Bio

Michael McGinley joined Prairie Capital Advisors in 2012 and is a shareholder in the firm. He provides financial advisory services primarily to middle-market, privately-held businesses in a wide range of industries. Michael specializes in all aspects of ownership transition and financial advisory services to business owners, Boards of Directors and trustees, including employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising and the valuation of businesses and business interests for strategic planning, gift and estate tax planning, financial accounting and reporting, buy-sell agreements and dispute resolution. He is also instrumental in developing Prairie’s ESOP sell-side and capital raise practice. Michael frequently presents on ESOP-related topics, including sell-side advisory, capital raising, valuation and corporate governance, in a wide variety of venues, such as the National Center for Employee Ownership, The ESOP Association, the American Council of Engineering Companies and the Treatment Center’s annual conference on investment and valuation. He has also written on ESOP-related topics for publications in the furniture and behavioral health industries. Notably, Michael co-authored Making Sense of Your New ESOP: A Leader’s Guide.‍ Michael serves as a member of The ESOP Association’s Valuation Advisory Committee, and he was recognized as a Top 40 Under Forty honoree by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) in 2017.