Transaction Advisory

One team. Every angle. Stronger exits.

Grant Thornton and Stax have united to provide end-to-end insight across the full M&A value chain — helping sellers address the questions that matter most: Is the company positioned to win? Are the numbers credible? Is the team built for growth? Our coordinated approach builds buyer confidence, reduces surprises and accelerates deal execution. As you pursue transformative growth, our responsive, industry-focused teams guide you through every phase of the deal lifecycle with clarity and confidence.

Our integrated model delivers consistency that inspires confidence in every market and every deal. Senior-led, high-touch engagement ensures expert oversight and elevated quality, powered by data-driven insights and technology. Leveraging Grant Thornton Stax’s holistic transaction advisory experience — across financial, operational, tax, IT, commercial and human capital dimensions — we help identify opportunities, mitigate risks and craft buyer-ready narratives that drive stronger exits.

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Grant Thornton Advisors closes deal with diligence and value-creation provider Stax

September 22, 2025 — Grant Thornton Advisors has acquired Stax, a leading strategy firm specializing in due diligence and exit planning for PE firms.

How can we help you?

Grant Thornton Stax’s advisory teams tackle challenges alongside you, designing fresh solutions with a balance of scale, skill and service you’ll only find here.

Buy-side Due Diligence

Grounded in decades of partnership with private equity investors, our buy-side diligence combines deep sector expertise with a collaborative, transparent... Show more approach that drives results. We assess market dynamics, target alignment, competitive positioning and key value creation levers to inform confident investment decisions. From identifying growth opportunities to shaping post-acquisition strategies, we help clients uncover potential and maximize long-term value. Learn more -->

Value Creation & Growth Strategy

Partnering with management teams and sponsors, we design and execute practical value creation plans that maximize returns and position companies... Show more for long-term success. From deal close through the hold period and beyond, our collaborative approach drives measurable impact, sustainable growth and lasting enterprise value. Learn more -->

Exit Planning & Sell-side Positioning

Exit Planning and Sell-side Diligence empower management teams, sponsors and advisors to achieve strategic, high-value exits — whether... Show more months or years away. Leveraging decades of buy-side experience, we know what buyers seek and how to position each asset’s growth story with credibility and precision. Grounded in rigorous research and integrity, we help build investor confidence and deliver a clear blueprint for future growth. Learn more -->

Integrated Due Diligence

We help companies smoothly navigate complex transactions — whether buying, selling, restructuring, or providing capital solutions. From deal strategy... Show more and valuation to evaluating performance issues and identifying strategic alternatives, we assist you with negotiation through signing, closing and beyond. We dive deeply into the human capital, IT and supply chain assets and processes to provide a full picture of costs, growth potential and risks. And we help buyers and sellers validate financial assumptions, potential synergies and areas of concern with an objective evaluation of your models.

Transaction Management

We help you prepare for Day 1 and beyond. Our team helps keep clients from overpaying and overestimating cost synergies. We identify... Show more the risks, validate the value drivers, and recommend integration and separation considerations during diligence to make sure you’re ready to move toward long-term performance. If your transaction involves a carve-out that requires an integration or a separation, we assist you with the transitional services agreements (TSAs), planning and even the post-close management of the project to help make sure the newly configured organization delivers the value and synergies expected. A further benefit of working with Grant Thornton is our “one firm” approach that puts client experience at its center, allowing us to connect our pre-closing insights and findings to expert teams from our large Consulting practice to augment our client’s teams during post-closing value capture if specific technical, process, HR, or other skills are required.

Transaction Structuring and Consulting

We work with you to structure your deal and purchase or sale agreement to drive effective operations while minimizing... Show more tax liability. We understand the complex tax effects of deal structures, and we gather and assess various data inputs and assumptions. We have the experience and technical background to consider inputs including purchase or sale price, enterprise value, tax basis of assets, LLC interests, assumed liabilities, transaction costs and working capital adjustments as we help you create a structure that’s perfectly tailored for your needs whether you’re buying or selling an asset.

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