Middle
Market and Family-Owned companies are vitally important to the economy
as well as the business and cultural landscapes of our great nation.
Middle Market companies exceed 100,000 in number and $6 trillion
in value, and among their controlling owners are roughly 3 out of
every 10 high net worth households. However, according to a recent
survey, 94% of middle market companies are getting squeezed as they
face competition of equal or greater intensity as compared to ten
years ago. The survey respondents identified a greater focus on
price, more knowledgeable customers, and less client loyalty as
some of today's biggest causes of competition in their respective
industries. Additionally, rapid change, global competition, community
erosion, generational transitions, and market challenges all must
be recognized, addressed and resolved in order for such companies
to survive, compete and prosper.
BGA is a national affiliate network of seasoned,
professional services firms, which are dedicated to providing growth
advisory and investment banking services to middle market and family-owned
companies and their principals. BGA Member Firms collaborate to
address the three cornerstone needs for long-term, successful growth
of middle market companies: Growing Business Value, Managing Capital
and Liquidity, and Perfecting Governance and Control. This combined
service offering enables BGA to develop and nourish long-term relationships
with privately-owned companies, which are an integral fabric of
the global economy. BGA assists its clients to remain rooted in
their communities and to be competitive, not just in the United
States, but throughout the world.
BGA Affiliates pool experience, contacts, resources,
and processes to create tailor-made, value-added solutions for clients.
By combining the talents of leading middle market growth advisory
and investment advisory firms, BGA fulfills its mission to protect
and enhance the vitality of such businesses, and, thereby, the contribution
their stakeholders can make to their communities.
In addition to working directly with middle market
companies, we are also working with local and state initiatives
to develop programs and workshops to help address the many challenges
facing familyowned and middle market companies and their owners.
BGA is a committed community partner, with a purpose beyond profit.
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