ButcherJoseph & Co.

09/29/2026

Robert Reavis was recently featured in Green Auto Market, discussing the trends shaping the transportation and logistics industry, from M&A activity and succession planning to the growing role of ESOPs in attracting and retaining drivers.

Robert also shares his perspective on autonomous trucking and why employee ownership is becoming an increasingly important option for transportation business owners considering their next chapter.

Robert Reavis talks to Green Auto Market about what he’s seeing with transport logistics clients through mergers and acquisitions, and with some clients converting over to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)

09/22/2026

Employee ownership continues to gain momentum across the middle market.

ButcherJoseph Director Robert Reavis recently shared his perspective with Employee Ownership (EO) on what investors are looking for in employee-owned transactions and the role ESOPs can play in employee retention, and where he’s seeing activity across the broader M&A market.

Employee ownership is taking off with middle-market investors, but they do want to see that business owners and employees understand their options and have their say.

09/21/2026

In construction, the most valuable asset may not be equipment, backlog, or geographic reach. Increasingly, it’s the workforce.

A persistent shortage of skilled labor is changing the M&A landscape as buyers place greater value on companies with experienced crews, strong field leadership, low turnover, and established training and apprenticeship programs. For construction business owners, that shift has important implications for both valuation and succession planning.

In our latest insight, Robert Reavis examines how skilled labor is influencing construction M&A, why acquisitions are increasingly being used as a workforce strategy, and what owners should consider as they evaluate a sale, recapitalization, or transition to employee ownership.

For most of the past decade, conversations about construction M&A centered on familiar themes: backlog quality, end-market exposure, equipment fleets, and geographic footprint.

09/07/2026

Happy ! Today we celebrate everyone in the workforce, including the employee owners who share directly in the value they help build, and everyone working to protect workers' rights. Here's to you and everything you make possible.

08/25/2026

We're proud to share that ButcherJoseph & Co. served as exclusive financial advisor to Spec-Tech Industrial Electric on its sale to its employees.

Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Fenton, Missouri, Spec-Tech has grown into a leading supplier of electrical, electronic, and automation components, serving OEMs, machine builders, contractors, and industrial end users nationwide. As an authorized distributor for many of the industry's leading manufacturers, the company also provides system design, engineering, manufacturing, start-up, and technical support.

The ESOP transaction gives Spec-Tech's employees a meaningful ownership stake in the company, reinforcing its employee-centric culture and preserving its independence for future generations.

Congratulations to our deal team, consisting of Patrick O'Neil, Robert Reavis, Courtney Funk, and Saiyid Kazmi, for delivering an excellent outcome for our client, and to the Mocker family and the entire Spec-Tech team on this exciting new chapter.

ButcherJoseph served as exclusive financial advisor to Spec-Tech Industrial Electric, a leading industrial controls distributor and integrator, on its sale to its employees.

08/19/2026

We're proud to share that ButcherJoseph & Co. served as financial advisor to Southern Shade Tree Co., Inc. on its recapitalization by Mosaic Capital Partners. Fieldstone Partners served as co-advisor alongside ButcherJoseph in the deal.

Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, Southern Shade Tree is a full-service landscaping company serving homebuilders, land developers, and homeowners associations across the Carolinas. Through its vertically integrated model, anchored by its acquisition of Bentwood Farms, the Company cultivates more than 4,500 acres of sod production and 100 acres of tree and shrub nurseries across eight farms.

Consistent with its employee-ownership mandate, Mosaic established an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) to create potential upside participation for all employees at Southern Shade Tree.

Congratulations to our deal team of Tristan Tahmaseb, Courtney Funk and Saiyid Kazmi on delivering an excellent outcome for our client and to Roger Braswell and the entire Southern Shade Tree team on this exciting new chapter.

ButcherJoseph & Co. served as financial advisor to Southern Shade Tree on its recapitalization by Mosaic Capital Partners.

08/18/2026

A strong M&A outcome starts well before a sale process begins.
In the second article in his M&A Preparedness for CFOs series, Patrick O'Neil explores how buyer-ready forecasting and disciplined working capital management can strengthen credibility, reduce diligence risk, and ultimately help maximize value.

Aligning Forecasting and Working Capital Management with Buyer Expectations

07/29/2026

Succession planning is a growing challenge for St. Louis business owners, and many are approaching retirement without a clear plan for what comes next. As part of the St. Louis Employee Ownership Initiative, ButcherJoseph & Co. Director Tristan Tahmaseb joined FOX 2's Off the Clock to talk about an option worth more attention: selling to employees through an ESOP.

ButcherJoseph is proud to be a partner in the St. Louis Employee Ownership Initiative, helping raise awareness of employee ownership as a path that benefits owners, employees, and the local economy.

ButcherJoseph & Co. Director Tristan Tahmaseb joined FOX 2's Off the Clock to talk about one of the biggest issues facing business owners today: what happens to a company when its owner is ready to retire.

07/21/2026

ButcherJoseph & Co. advised Fred Weber, Inc.. on the majority sale of General Drilling Inc. to Mascarene Partners-backed Iron Pillar United Mining Group.

The transaction combines General Drilling, a 50+ year blast-hole drilling specialist serving stone quarries, with Venture Drilling East (d/b/a Two Eight Southeast) to create a scaled drilling services platform for the U.S. aggregates industry across the Southeast and Midwest.

Congratulations to our deal team of Robert Reavis, Trey Dodd, and Saiyid Kazmi on getting this one across the finish line and providing an excellent outcome for our client.

ButcherJoseph Advises Fred Weber on the Majority Sale of General Drilling

07/10/2026

The transportation market is improving, but the recovery isn't quite complete. After years of margin pressure, excess capacity, and market uncertainty, conditions are beginning to improve. Yet the industry continues to navigate a challenging environment where strategic decisions matter more than ever.

In his latest article, Robert Reavis examines what's driving the market, what has changed, what hasn't, and what owners should consider as they plan for the future.

As we move through 2026, there are increasingly clear signs that the transportation & logistics market is turning.