In 1990 BMC pioneered a specialized field of mediation: family and non-family business partnerships. Its unique focus on closely-held companies means our Associates thoroughly understand the ins and outs of co-owning and co-managing closely-held companies. BMC has successfully mediated disputes among co-owners of every type of company from startups to fourth generation, from no revenue to $2 billion annual revenue, from cemetery owners to data mining firms.
At the core of our mediation clients’ situations are partners experiencing difficulty. Partner conflicts are typically a complex mix of business and interpersonal issues so BMC’s multidisciplinary team of mediators is ideally suited to address almost any type of partner disputes. Helping partners is BMC’s passion.
“BMC's co-mediator approach, combining high-level business and counseling skills, helped ensure we stayed on track through highly charged, complex negotiations. The ability to recognize the skill sets we needed and bring them to bear allowed us to do much more than would have been possible in a typical business consultation.”
"BMC’s mediators did an outstanding you job of bringing the interests of the two sides of our family into focus (all 14 of us!). They were instrumental in our reaching an agreement, which has now been officially signed and is being implemented by all family members."
“Going in, we needed steady hands guiding us as we made our way through a critical inflection. All signs are that we succeeded and we’re on our way to a better phase. It’s a credit to you two that all of us are optimistic about the company’s future and our joint enterprise, and no one's nursing any bruises!”
“BMC helped the two of us misaligned co-founders realize the optimal resolution was crafting a new operating agreement and restructuring our ownership so the company would again be viable. Our resolution allowed our company to thrive for 5 years and then be acquired by a Fortune 500 firm for multiples of its value when we were fighting.”
"Ours is a family owned and operated technology manufacturing company with the multitude of complexities that come with being a family business. I engaged BMC based on a Board Member’s referral. Our co-mediators worked diligently to deeply understand our issues and help us reach a higher level of understanding and effectiveness. They are true professionals with a high level of competence. They made a valuable contribution to both us and the corporation."
“BMC did an outstanding job bridging the differences between two of my partner clients, facilitating communications, and laying out the options for a successful resolution of the business's operations/structure. They also worked well with my law office so we were able to easily finalize the legal documents for a successful resolution of our client's business dispute. I’m pleased to still be working with both parties after all this.”
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When dynamic duos become sparring partners, it’s time to hire a business mediator.
Entrepreneurs are used to warfare, whether it’s in the boardroom with venture capitalists or on the competitive battlefield. But nothing leaves more scars than partnership brawls.