Questions
- What does a corporate advisor do?
- A corporate advisor helps owners, boards and investors with significant business decisions: buying or selling a business, raising or restructuring capital, bringing in a partner or planning succession. The role covers strategy, structure, finding the right counterparties and negotiating terms.
- Who does Jaron work with?
- Business owners and families, boards and directors, private investors and family offices, and growth companies.
- Is there a minimum size of engagement?
- There is no fixed threshold. What matters is that the decision is significant for the people making it.
- How does an engagement start?
- New engagements come by introduction. The first step is a conversation about the situation and what a good outcome looks like. If it's a fit, the scope and terms are agreed in writing before work begins.
- How are fees structured?
- Fees are agreed at the outset and set out in an engagement letter. Depending on the work, they may be a retainer, a fee on completion, or a combination of the two.
- Is the work confidential?
- Yes. Client names and engagements are not disclosed, and confidentiality agreements are put in place wherever they are needed.
- Does Jaron work alongside other advisors?
- Yes. Most engagements involve lawyers, accountants and financiers. Jaron works alongside a client's existing advisors and coordinates them through the process.
- Does he act for both sides of a deal?
- No. On any engagement he acts for one party only.
- Where is he based?
- New York.
Engagements are by introduction.
How introductions work