What GLC Advisors does

GLC Advisors & Co. is a privately held, boutique investment banking advisory firm founded in 2009 by Abe Han and J. Soren Reynertson and headquartered at 600 Lexington Avenue, New York, with additional offices in Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The firm provides senior-level, unconflicted advisory services across four core practice areas: Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory, Restructuring & Recapitalization, Financing & Debt Advisory, and Valuation & Fairness Opinions. GLC's professionals have collectively advised on over $800 billion of M&A enterprise value and $450 billion of restructuring debt and preferred securities across more than 250 restructuring transactions, and the firm is consistently ranked among the top 10 restructuring advisors globally by Thomson Reuters.

The firm operates a vertical segmentation strategy with dedicated industry coverage in Technology, Healthcare, Gaming, Media & Telecommunications, Energy & Power, Business Services, Consumer & Retail, Diversified Industrials, Financial Services, Metals/Mining/Aggregates, Aerospace & Defense, and Municipals & Tax-Exempt. GLC also operates three wholly-owned subsidiaries — GLC Securities, LLC (FINRA broker-dealer), GLC Municipal Advisors, LLC (SEC/MSRB registered), and GLC Investment Advisors (distressed investing) — that extend the firm's capabilities across the capital structure. The firm generates revenue exclusively through transaction-based advisory fees and professional services fees, with pricing negotiated on a deal-by-deal basis, and distributes its services solely through direct, senior-led advisory relationships.

GLC's client base spans middle-market companies, large-cap enterprises, private equity firms, and government entities, with marquee mandates including Hertz's $19 billion restructuring, iHeartMedia's $22 billion Chapter 11 reorganization, Caesars Entertainment's $18 billion restructuring, Puerto Rico's $5.2 billion municipal restructuring, and Virgin Galactic's recent recapitalization. The firm employs 11-50 professionals, the majority of whom are Managing Directors and senior advisors recruited from leading Wall Street institutions including UBS, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, Lehman Brothers, Houlihan Lokey, and KPMG Corporate Finance.

Name

GLC Advisors

Legal name

GLC Advisors & Co.

Website

https://glca.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GLC Advisors & Co. is a privately held boutique investment banking advisory firm providing senior-level M&A, restructuring, financing, and valuation services to middle-market and large-cap clients across the U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Banking Advisory

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF), Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG)

Keywords

• Investment banking advisory
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Restructuring advisory
• Debt financing advisory
• Valuation fairness opinions

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. M&A Advisory Fees: Transaction-based advisory fees for merger and acquisition engagements, including sell-side and buy-side advisory services for middle market to large cap transactions.
2. Restructuring Advisory: Fees for financial restructuring engagements including Chapter 11 reorganizations, out-of-court workouts, and creditor advisory services.
3. Valuation & Fairness Opinions: Fees for independent valuation services and fairness opinions for corporate transactions, typically on a retainer or fixed-fee basis.
4. Financing & Debt Advisory: Advisory fees for structuring and placing debt financings for mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and other corporate transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GLC Advisors & Co. is a boutique investment banking advisory firm providing senior-level, unconflicted advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, financing and debt advisory, and valuation and fairness opinions. The firm serves middle market to large cap companies, private equity firms, municipalities, and tribal gaming entities, delivering engagements through wholly owned subsidiaries including GLC Securities (FINRA broker-dealer) and GLC Municipal Advisors (SEC/MSRB registered).

Product overview

GLC Advisors & Co. is a leading independent investment banking advisory firm that offers a unified suite of financial advisory services rather than a software product platform. The firm's core service offerings include Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory, Restructuring & Recapitalization, Financing & Debt Advisory, and Valuation & Fairness Opinions. These services are delivered by senior-level professionals who provide objective, unconflicted advice to companies, boards, and capital providers. The firm also publishes periodic research reports including Software Capital Markets Reports and IT Services Capital Markets Reports, which provide market intelligence on deal activity, valuations, and trends in the technology and IT services sectors. The company operates across multiple industry sectors including Technology, Healthcare, Gaming, Energy & Power, Financial Services, and others, with offices in New York, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory
• Restructuring & Recapitalization
• Financing & Debt Advisory
• Valuation & Fairness Opinions
• Broker-Dealer Securities Services
• Municipal Advisory Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $800 billion+ in M&A transactions advised
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ducera Partners: Ducera Partners is a boutique investment banking advisory firm specializing in restructuring, M&A, and capital structure advisory, closely mirroring GLC's product mix and senior-led model. Several GLC alumni (e.g., Jeff Raithel) previously worked at Ducera, reinforcing direct comparability.
• Houlihan Lokey: Houlihan Lokey is a global investment bank with a leading restructuring practice that consistently ranks among the top global advisors alongside GLC. Both firms serve creditor committees, debtors, and PE sponsors with restructuring and M&A advisory services.
• PJT Partners: PJT Partners is a boutique investment bank with a flagship restructuring advisory practice and growing M&A franchise, directly competing with GLC for large-cap restructuring mandates. Its top-tier restructuring franchise is a near-direct comparable.
• Moelis & Company: Moelis is a boutique investment bank offering M&A, restructuring, and capital markets advisory — directly comparable to GLC's four core service lines. Several GLC senior advisors (e.g., Kent Savagian) previously worked at Moelis.
• Evercore: Evercore is a leading independent investment banking advisory firm offering M&A, restructuring, and capital markets advice. It is a high-end boutique comparable to GLC in service mix and senior-led positioning.
• Centerview Partners: Centerview is an elite independent advisory firm providing M&A, restructuring, and capital markets advice to companies and boards, comparable to GLC in its focus on senior-led, unconflicted advisory mandates.
• Perella Weinberg Partners: Perella Weinberg is an independent global advisory firm offering M&A, restructuring, and capital markets advice, directly comparable to GLC's boutique, senior-led service model.
• Lincoln International: Lincoln International is a global mid-market investment bank offering M&A and capital markets advisory, directly comparable to GLC's middle-market focus on founder- and sponsor-led transactions.

Broad incumbents

• Lazard: Lazard is a global financial advisory and asset management firm with a strong M&A and restructuring practice, providing a broader-scope benchmark to GLC. While larger and more diversified, it competes for the same senior advisory mandates.

Emerging players

• Solomon Partners: Solomon Partners is a capital advisory and investment banking firm that recently hired GLC alumnus Michael Sellinger, representing direct competitive overlap in capital advisory and restructuring services at the boutique level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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