ESOP and ERISA Advisory

Kroll's Corporate Finance ESOP/ERISA practice is a leading corporate finance and valuation advisor to companies and ERISA fiduciaries. Duff & Phelps acquired Kroll in 2018 and unified under the Kroll brand in 2020.

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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has rattled markets and investors. What actions should be taken by companies to stay ahead of the current banking crisis? Bob Bartell, CFA, Managing Director and President of Kroll Corporate Finance, offers some practical advice for borrowers and investors.


With completing over 1000 assignments, we are the firm of choice for structuring, raising financing, fairness opinions, and valuing stock in employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) transactions and nonpublic assets, including employer securities held by ESOPs and ERISA pension plans. A pioneer in ESOP planning and transaction execution, we guide principals, companies and fiduciaries through the complex financial and valuation implications of the financial, regulatory and tax aspects of these transactions.

ESOP Advisory

  • Fairness opinions
  • Valuations 
  • Initial ESOP transaction execution, feasibility, design, and structuring
  • Arranging the financing in leveraged ESOP transactions 
  • Representing ESOP-owned companies for sale, or assisting an ESOP-owned company making an acquisition

ERISA Advisory

  • Valuations related to the sale, purchase, or contribution of stock to ERISA plans 
  • Valuation of illiquid assets, such as limited partnership interests or real estate, held in ERISA plans 
  • Advising ERISA fiduciaries in transactions
  • Fairness and valuation opinions related to transactions by ERISA plans in illiquid assets

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has rattled markets and investors. What actions should be taken by companies to stay ahead of the current banking crisis? Bob Bartell, CFA, Managing Director and President of Kroll Corporate Finance, offers some practical advice for borrowers and investors.


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Elyse Bluth
Elyse Bluth
Managing Director
ESOP and ERISA Advisory
Chicago
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Christopher Janssen
Chris Janssen
Managing Director and Global Head of Transaction Opinions
Fairness and Solvency Opinions
Chicago
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Bob Bartell
Robert A. Bartell, CFA
President, Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance and Restructuring
Chicago
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Sheryl Cefali
Sheryl Cefali
Managing Director
Fairness and Solvency Opinions
Los Angeles
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David Turf
David Turf
Managing Director
Fairness and Solvency Opinions
Chicago
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