Strategic Advisory Services for Business Owners & Real Estate Investors
Expert guidance across sell-side, buy-side, capital formation, portfolio strategy, and specialized real estate advisory.
How We Help
Lions Financial supports privately-held businesses and real estate investors through complex financial events using our proven Four-Step SIRE© Process (Survey, Insight, Recommend, Execute). Below is an overview of our core advisory services.
Sell-Side Representation
The Client's Need:
Business owners and real estate investors require expert guidance to navigate the complex process of selling their commercial or investment properties. Their primary need is to maximize the value of their asset and ensure a smooth, confidential transaction while avoiding costly mistakes. They seek a trusted advisor to manage the entire process, from accurate valuation and strategic marketing to complex negotiations and closing.
Our Support & Solution:
Lions Financial acts as a comprehensive sell-side advisor, guiding clients through every stage of the business exit and property sale. We apply our proprietary Four-Step SIRE© Process (Survey, Insight, Recommend, Execute) to deliver a tailored strategy.
Our support includes:
- Strategic Valuation: Performing a rigorous business and property valuation to ascertain its true market worth.
- Value Highlighting: Identifying and highlighting key value drivers to position the asset effectively for sale.
- Expert Negotiation: Leveraging deep due diligence and expertise in complex deal structures (including earn-outs and seller financing) to secure the most favorable terms.
- Process Management: Managing the entire sale process, from marketing to qualified buyers and capital providers to ensuring a seamless due diligence and closing.
Представительство на стороне покупателя
The Client's Need:
Investors, business owners, and funds need a strategic partner to identify, analyze, and acquire real estate assets that align with their specific growth or investment criteria. They require expert assistance in sourcing viable opportunities (including off-market deals), conducting rigorous due diligence, securing optimal financing, and skillfully negotiating the purchase to ensure they are paying the right price and a favorable terms.
Our Support & Solution:
Lions Financial acts as a dedicated buy-side advisor, managing the entire acquisition lifecycle. We utilize our Four-Step SIRE© Process (Survey, Insight, Recommend, Execute) to pinpoint client objectives and deliver a clear acquisition strategy.
Our support includes:
- Opportunity Sourcing: Leveraging our network and business development teams to identify target properties that match the client’s goals.
- Financial & Due Diligence: Providing comprehensive valuation and financial due diligence services to assess risks, confirm financials, and validate the investment’s value.
- Financing Strategy: Guiding clients through our Commercial Real Estate Financing services to secure the necessary capital and loan structures.
- Expert Negotiation: Handling all negotiations to secure the best possible purchase price and terms, managing the process through due diligence and a successful closing.
Инвестиции и портфельное консультирование
The Client's Need:
Investors, family offices, and institutions with real estate holdings need a holistic strategy that goes beyond single transactions. They require expert, high-level guidance to optimize their entire portfolio, manage risk, and identify the right opportunities for acquisition, development, or disposition to maximize their long-term returns and financial objectives.
Our Support & Solution:
Lions Financial serves as a high-touch advisory partner, leveraging our Capital Markets expertise and the Four-Step SIRE© Process (Survey, Insight, Recommend, Execute).
We provide comprehensive portfolio management by:
- Analyzing the client’s existing assets to understand their financial objectives, risk tolerance, and market position.
- Developing customized investment strategies, including rigorous due diligence and valuation for potential acquisitions.
- Advising on optimal capital structure, including debt restructuring, recapitalization, or identifying new funding sources from our network of capital providers.
- Guiding strategic decisions on asset sales or exit strategies to ensure the portfolio is balanced and aligned with the client’s goals for sustainable growth.
Долговые и финансовые решения
The Client's Need:
Real estate investors, developers, and owners need reliable and structured access to capital to fund their projects. They face the challenge of navigating a complex, fragmented lending market to secure the right financing for acquisitions, construction, refinancing, or recapitalizations, often requiring specialized debt structures that traditional banks cannot provide.
Our Support & Solution:
Lions Financial acts as the client’s dedicated capital markets advisor, managing the entire financing process. Using our Four-Step SIRE© Process (Survey, Insight, Recommend, Execute), we analyze the project’s capital requirements and identify the optimal debt structure.
We leverage our extensive network of capital providers—including banks, private equity firms, and specialty lenders—to source, negotiate, and secure the most favorable terms for all types of financing, including senior, bridge, construction, and mezzanine loans.
Структурирование акционерного капитала и формирование капитала
The Client's Need:
Real estate sponsors and developers need to “fill the gap” in their capital stack after securing debt. They require sophisticated equity partners—like private equity firms, family offices, or accredited investors—to fund their acquisitions or development projects. Their challenge is creating a complex partnership structure (such as a Joint Venture or a Preferred Equity deal) that is both attractive to investors and aligns with their own financial goals.
Our Support & Solution:
Lions Financial acts as the client’s dedicated capital advisor, specializing in structuring and raising programmatic, joint venture, and preferred equity. We apply our Four-Step SIRE© Process (Survey, Insight, Recommend, Execute) to analyze the project, design the optimal partnership and “waterfall” distribution model, and prepare a compelling investment package.
We then leverage our extensive network of capital providers to source the right partners, negotiate the terms, and facilitate a successful closing.
NNN / STNL Advisory (Featured Specialty)
The Client's Need:
Clients, particularly 1031 Exchange investors and those seeking passive wealth preservation, need specialized expertise to acquire and dispose of Single-Tenant Net Lease (STNL) properties. Their primary need is to secure stable, long-term, management-free income from credit-worthy corporate tenants (e.g., fast-food chains, pharmacies, dollar stores). They face the challenge of finding high-quality inventory, analyzing complex lease structures, and meeting rigid 1031 transaction deadlines.
Our Support & Solution:
As a featured specialty, Lions Financial provides high-touch, strategic advisory for this niche asset class.
We guide clients through the entire NNN/STNL lifecycle by:
- Sourcing a curated pipeline of off-market and listed properties that match the client’s risk and income goals.
- Performing rigorous underwriting that focuses heavily on tenant credit quality, lease terms, and underlying real estate fundamentals.
- Executing rapid, seamless transactions, which is critical for time-sensitive 1031 exchanges, and leveraging our national network to maximize value for sellers.
Overview of Work
Lions Financial operates as a specialized advisory firm focused on three core pillars: Business Consulting, Risk Management, and Capital Markets.Our work is centered on guiding privately-held businesses and real estate investors through complex financial events. This includes:
Capital Markets & Real Estate
Sourcing debt and equity for real estate acquisitions, development, and recapitalizations. This involves structuring joint ventures, raising capital, and providing expert advisory for specialized assets like NNN/STNL properties, especially for 1031 Exchange clients.
Бизнес-консультации
Managing buy-side and sell-side representation, guiding clients through the entire process of an acquisition or a business exit.
Risk & Portfolio Management:
Providing high-level advisory on investment portfolios, executive compensation, succession planning, and other complex risk solutions.
Ideal Customer Profile
Our ideal client is a privately-held, entrepreneurially-run business with annual revenues between $3 million and $50 million.
This profile typically includes:
- Independent business owners
- Family-owned businesses
- Partner-owned companies
- Real estate investors and developers seeking capital or advisory
- Clients in a “growth mode” needing to structure their next phase
Советы, которые помогут вам сделать правильный шаг
Ознакомьтесь со статьями, которые упрощают процесс продажи, предлагают стратегические рекомендации и помогают максимально увеличить стоимость вашей недвижимости.
Изучение инвестиционных возможностей в процветающем промышленном секторе Вудсайда, штат Нью-Йорк By: Исследовательская группа
Вудсайд, оживленный район в Квинсе, штат Нью-Йорк, претерпел значительные изменения в своем промышленном секторе. Исторически известный как центр производства и логистики благодаря своему стратегическому расположению и развитой инфраструктуре, Вудсайд превратился в динамичный рынок, привлекающий разнообразные промышленные инвестиции.
Горячие точки недвижимости Квинса: Определение лучших мест для инвестиций
Квинс, один из самых быстрорастущих районов Нью-Йорка, предлагает перспективные возможности для инвестиций в недвижимость. В то время как стоимость недвижимости на Манхэттене и в Бруклине резко возрастает, инвесторы все чаще обращаются к Квинсу за высоким потенциалом роста и разнообразными вариантами вложений.
Горячие точки недвижимости Квинса: Определение лучших мест для инвестиций
Квинс, один из самых быстрорастущих районов Нью-Йорка, предлагает перспективные возможности для инвестиций в недвижимость. В то время как стоимость недвижимости на Манхэттене и в Бруклине резко возрастает, инвесторы все чаще обращаются к Квинсу за высоким потенциалом роста и разнообразными вариантами вложений.
Горячие точки недвижимости Квинса: Определение лучших мест для инвестиций
Квинс, один из самых быстрорастущих районов Нью-Йорка, предлагает перспективные возможности для инвестиций в недвижимость. В то время как стоимость недвижимости на Манхэттене и в Бруклине резко возрастает, инвесторы все чаще обращаются к Квинсу за высоким потенциалом роста и разнообразными вариантами вложений.
Ready to Discuss Your Strategy?
Schedule a consultation to explore how Lions Financial can support your next financial milestone.
Русский 
English 
简体中文 
Español de México 
Français 
हिन्दी