About Bentley

Why Hire Bentley?

Middle market companies should select Bentley for their investment banking needs for many important reasons:

SENIOR LEVEL ATTENTION: Comprised of only senior level professionals, Bentley is committed to having senior people actually execute the transaction and stay actively involved throughout the project.

CRITICAL MASS: Our growing investment banking group exceeds the size of most regional investment banks. Each Bentley professional can draw on the expertise of all other senior investment bankers.

SPECIALIZED SERVICES: Our team includes specialists in mergers/acquisitions/divestitures, private placements, public offering advisory, restructurings/work-outs, and executive personal financial planning to provide the full range of professional investment banking services.

VARIED TRANSACTION EXPERIENCE: Bentley professionals have typically spent 15-25 years at major Wall Street firms, and therefore have substantial experience in representing clients in a wide variety of transactions, under various market conditions.

MULTIPLE INDUSTRY COVERAGE: In addition to extensive transaction experience, we have also worked with companies in many different industries. Although we have specialists in media/entertainment/broadcasting, health care, real estate/lodging consumer products, financial institutions, technology/Internet, and telecommunications, we also have many "generalists" who have worked extensively with a wide variety of other industries.

INTERNATIONAL BACKGROUNDS AND CAPABILITIES: Bentley's domestic presence is complemented by strong international capabilities. Several of our professionals have lived and worked overseas, and we have the necessary contacts to complete transactions in Europe, Japan, Canada and other important markets. We also have experience in Eastern Europe, particularly in their privatization programs.

MIDDLE MARKET FOCUS: We specialize in the unique needs of middle market companies, often managed by an owner/entrepreneur, who are seeking creative investment banking services from senior level professionals.

MAJOR WALL STREET FIRM CONNECTIONS: Having worked at major firms, we have excellent connections at almost all of the major Wall Street firms. These high level contacts can benefit our clients as we assist them on certain transactions such as public offerings, tender offers, etc.

ACCESS TO INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL SOURCES: We are very familiar with many institutional sources of debt and equity capital, for both large and small transactions. Over 700 institutions have made formal presentations about their investment criteria to the Bentley professionals at our weekly group meetings.

NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: As an independent investment banking advisory firm, Bentley acts only as an advisor or agent, not as a principal or merchant banker. Bentley does not have the inherent conflicts of interest that can arise with a trading desk, sales department, or with research analysts at major financial institutions.

CONFIDENTIALITY: Bentley is able to maintain confidential material under close supervision, particularly when compared to larger firms in which many professionals may have access to such confidential information.

REGISTERED N.A.S.D. BROKER-DEALER: Bentley is a licensed broker-dealer that is registered with the National Association of Securities Dealers (N.A.S.D.) and Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.).

CUSTOMIZED FEE STRUCTURES: Unencumbered by an institutionalized fee structure and excessive corporate overhead, we can tailor our fees to our client's needs and the nature of the transaction on a basis that is attractive to the client.