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Overview

Experience has shown us the benefits of specializing — in our case, as advisors on corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions and valuations for firms in the insurance and financial services industries.

To provide our clients with additional capabilities — whether it's accessing alternative financing or exploring global relationships, we have developed close working relationships with other industry and investment specialists.

IMAS

In the United Kingdom, Hales has a strategic alliance with IMAS Corporate Advisors. With offices in London and Leeds, IMAS has specialized in the insurance and financial services industries for more than a decade, has advised on over 50 transactions since its founding.

For more details on IMAS, please click here.

Rainmaker Advisory, LLC

Rainmaker Advisory, LLC joined Hales & Co in 2009 as a strategic partner with over 25 years experience in retail insurance broking and is lead by David E. Estrada, Managing Director. David began his career with employee benefits production for local, regional, and eventually global concerns culminating as a Vice President for Willis Group Holdings, where he received the Exceptional Producer Council Award in 2001. Following his production career David began building high growth employee benefit practices for regional firms in the SF Bay Area in 2003, which led him to a role growing USI Holding’s Northern California Region as President and CEO in 2005. With industry experience spanning production to operating a $20Million region for a top 10 public insurance broker, David brings a unique perspective to driving new business results, agency operations, acquisition and integrations, and people and culture development. He has been nationally recognized as a top producer and operator with retail insurance broking and now specializes in agency growth consulting and integration planning. David received his BS in Economics from Santa Clara University.

E-Mail: destrada@rainmakeradvisory.com