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The Crossing — When It's Time to Move

Preparation ends.
The crossing begins.

Base Camp gets you ready. The Crossing is the climb itself — running the transaction and negotiating the outcome, when the cost of getting it wrong is no longer theoretical.

"A plan is not a deal. Most advisors hand you a strategy and step back when the water gets deep. The Crossing is where we stay in the boat — running the process and negotiating the terms that have to hold in the real world."
What It Is

We don't hand you a map.
We make the crossing with you.

When the decision is made and the moment is real, execution is everything. We run the full process — positioning, outreach, diligence, and the negotiation that decides what the deal is actually worth. The stakes aren't abstract and the work isn't theoretical. This is where twenty years across the capital stack earns its keep.

What We Run

Three kinds of crossings.

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Sell-Side Process. A full sell-side engagement — positioning the asset, running the buyer process, and negotiating terms that survive diligence.
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Capital Raise. Growth equity, venture, or structured capital — built on a thesis a sophisticated investor will actually fund.
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Recapitalization. Ownership transitions and balance-sheet restructuring — engineered to hold when conditions change.
The Proof

Earned across the
capital stack.

$20MM to $2.6B in transaction experience across M&A, equity capital markets, and debt capital markets — buy-side, sell-side, and the full lifecycle.

Sell-Side M&A
New Era Cap
Sell-Side Advisor
Buy-Side M&A
Caleres / Allen Edmonds
Buy-Side Advisor
Equity Capital Markets
Canada Goose IPO & Follow-On
Joint Bookrunner
Equity Capital Markets
Farfetch IPO
Joint Bookrunner
Debt Capital Markets
Levi Strauss & Co.
Joint Bookrunner — Senior Notes
Buy-Side M&A
Blackstone / Diamonds Direct
Buy-Side Advisor
Begin the Crossing

Ready to move?

If the decision is made and the process is ahead of you, the next step is a conversation about what's actually at stake.