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Our Philadelphia-based team advises exceptional business builders and enterprising families around the United States and the world. We grew up in family businesses and began our own careers by founding and scaling middle-market businesses. We understand the challenges, complexity, and the evolving solutions around every stage of business growth, drawing on the global resources of UBS across commercial banking, investment banking, wealth management, fiduciary trust services, and research.

Our curated national ecosystem of sophisticated advisors in tax, legal, consulting, and credit support our deep client partnerships. Ultimately our clients want to focus on growing the top line - and partnering with us to make sure the wealth outcomes are optimized in every way for generations.

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Launch. Grow. Exit your business.

We understand that when it comes to the business you have personally built, you're going to be invested at every level. From launching to growing to ultimately exiting your company our team can help you make smarter decisions each step of the way.

Launch. Grow. Exit your business.

You’re selling within the year

You’re selling within the year

You’re 3 years away from exiting

You’re 3 years away from exiting

You’re considering an exit in 5 years

You’re considering an exit in 5 years

  • Finalize your trust and estate strategies 
  • Work with us to interview and select the investment banker that works best for you
  • Finalize your exit plan and focus on getting the best deal for the sale
  • Coordinate with your investment banker to help create competitive tension among prospective buyers and meet potential acquirers, review offers and negotiate the sale
  • As needed, prepare employees and managers for the transition
  • Think about what’s next for you and your future, after the sale
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  • Refine your trust and estate strategies with your tax and legal advisors to take advantage of strategies that may increase future net proceeds from a sale*
  • Begin conducting an analysis of likely buyer interest and sector outlook, trends and business cycles to help identify the right timing of the sale
  • Build the right pre-sale advisory team, including an investment banker, attorney and CPA
  • Explore gift and estate strategies to help maximize net proceeds from a sale

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  • Discuss trust and estate strategies and tax and legal advisors to take advantage of strategies that may increase future net proceeds from a sale*
  • Fine-tune your business model to be most appealing to a buyer
  • Make sure business documentation and financial statements are in order
  • Put together a team to prepare the business and optimize value
  • Strengthen your management team
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Getting ready to exit?

What business owners need to know now to prepare for a successful sale

73% of business owners who recently sold their companies spent two years or less preparing to sell. Yet 81% said they wish they’d spent more time preparing. Gain insights from business owners who recently sold in our latest Investor Watch report, Wind in your sales.

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Connecting you to the deep resources of UBS

By seeing the big picture, we provide access to the global platforms and the financial and intellectual strengths of UBS’s experts in Wealth Management, Asset Management and our Private and Investment Banks.

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Our mission is to provide quality strategies customized to your needs. Our goal is to be your primary source of financial advice. To this end, we concentrate our efforts on developing long-term relationships through a commitment to quality client service.

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    Elijah Dornstreich

    Managing Director–Wealth Management

    Financial Advisor

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    Elijah is a Private Banker and Managing Director, and leads the Dornstreich DePaul Group in UBS's boutique Private Wealth division. His team is highly skilled in serving private enterprises and family-and founder-led businesses, offering a combination of personal attention and institutional-scale solutions. His approach is not just about wealth management; but navigating the full business lifecycle from growth to exit strategies, focusing on unlocking value at every stage.

    Elijah quarterbacks a multidisciplinary team of specialists in investment banking, estate planning, tax optimization and insurance. His team empowers clients to strategically navigate financial decisions, such as recapitalizations, business exits, and advanced structures like Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and captive insurance solutions. The team’s analytical capabilities offer clients visibility into the financial implications of M&A, concentrated stock holdings, and investment opportunities, for global families with intricate and multifaceted balance sheets.

    Leveraging UBS’s global platform—one that serves more than half of the world’s billionaires—the team designs sophisticated portfolios incorporating global equities, fixed income, private markets, structured solutions, and where appropriate, direct equity investments in private opportunities.

    Elijah's commitment to the community extends beyond the boardroom. He’s served as Trustee and Treasurer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History and continues to serve on the board of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) in Philadelphia, the advisory board of the Satell Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Council for Discovery Science at Penn Medicine.

    Outside of work, Elijah enjoys family time by the lake in the mountains. He is a member of Waynesborough Country Club and the Union League of Philadelphia and lives in Berwyn, PA, with his wife, Gennifer, and their two daughters, Miriam and Penelope.

      • University of Pennsylvania, BA
        1735 Market Street
        Mellon Bank Center
        Philadelphia, PA 19103
        elijah.dornstreich@ubs.com
        Elijah Dornstreich
        1735 Market Street,Philadelphia,PA,19103
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        Ryan DePaul CFP, CEPA

        Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

        Financial Advisor

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        Ryan advises high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, business owners, and corporate executives on all aspects of wealth planning, including strategic asset allocation, wealth transfer, and charitable giving. Prior to joining UBS he was with Bernstein Private Wealth Management, and prior to that, was previously a financial advisor at ING Financial Partners. He holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®) designations. Ryan holds a BA from Wake Forest University and an MS from Villanova University.

          • Wake Forest University, BA
          • Villanova University, MS
          • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
          • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER
          1735 Market Street
          Mellon Bank Center
          Philadelphia, PA 19103
          ryan.depaul@ubs.com
          Ryan DePaul CFP, CEPA
          1735 Market Street,Philadelphia,PA,19103
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          Michaela O'Connell

          Authorized Officer

          Senior Wealth Strategy Associate

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          Michaela began her career in the finance industry after graduating from Susquehanna University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. She is currently pursuing an MBA at Drexel University. Notably, Michaela has also passed the SIE, Series 7, Series 63, and Series 66 exams. Outside of work, Michaela enjoys reading, traveling, and running along Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.

            • Susquehanna University, B.S. Marketing
              1735 Market Street
              Mellon Bank Center
              Philadelphia, PA 19103
              michaela.oconnell@ubs.com
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              1735 Market Street,Philadelphia,PA,19103
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              Jack Ramirez

              Authorized Officer

              Senior Wealth Strategy Associate

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              Jack is a Senior Wealth Strategy Associate with the Dornstreich DePaul team in the Philadelphia Office. He began his career at Vanguard as a Retirement Specialist and was most recently an Associate with Bernstein Private Wealth Management.

               Jack graduated with a B.B.A. in Finance from Loyola University of Maryland, and he currently holds his Series 7, 63, and 66 licenses.

               Outside of work, Jack is an active player and board member of the Schuylkill River Rugby Club; he also enjoys spending time with his family and watching Philadelphia sports.

                    1735 Market Street
                    Mellon Bank Center
                    Philadelphia, PA 19103
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                    Executive Director

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                    Sheree Woods, CFP®

                    NMLS #797777

                    Senior Wealth Management Banker, UBS Bank USA, N.A.

                    Current role and areas of expertise

                    Sheree joined UBS Bank USA in 2016, and she is currently a Senior Wealth Management Banker covering the Atlanta PWM, Charlotte PWM, Philadelphia PWM, Southern Virginia, Georgia and the Carolinas offices.

                    Leveraging her extensive background in relationship banking, Sheree is focused on providing Financial Advisors and their clients with a variety of banking and lending options, where suitable, to complement their overall wealth management objectives. By presenting both asset and liability management strategies, Sheree is able to highlight all that UBS Bank USA has to offer to help ensure awareness of opportunities on both sides of the balance sheet.

                    Professional history

                    Sheree began her career in financial services in 1994. Prior to joining UBS, Sheree spent five years as a Private Banker at Morgan Stanley. Sheree has held positions as a Commercial Lender for BB&T and Wachovia. She also served as a Market Executive for Coastal Banking Company.

                    Education and personal information

                    In Sheree’s role as a Senior Wealth Management Banker, her NMLS # is 797777. She holds permissive Series 7 and Series 66 securities licenses, and CFP®. Sheree also holds a BBA in Finance from Georgia Southern University.

                    Outside the office, Sheree stays active through gardening, tennis and boating. She also enjoys cooking, entertaining and gathering with friends and spending time with her two adult stepsons, Levi and Addison and daughters-in-law, Laura and Kylie. Sheree is an avid tennis player.

                    Sheree resides in Sandy Springs, Georgia with her husband Kendall, a 2x IRONMAN and 12x 70.3 IRONMAN, and has fun crewing for his IRONMAN events. Sheree and Kendall also volunteer with the Kyle Pease Foundation.

                    Senior Wealth Management Bankers are employees of UBS Bank USA. UBS Bank USA is a subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Bank USA, N.A., Member FDIC, NMLS No. 947868. Equal Housing Lender.

                     

                  • Shawna Hamilton

                    Executive Director

                    Senior Strategist, Family Advisory and Philanthropy Services

                  • Kirtana Patel

                    Executive Director

                    Life Insurance Planning Consultant

                  • Christopher McCullough

                    Executive Director

                    Wealth Planning Strategist

                  • Matthew Morris, CFA

                    Managing Director

                    Head, Portfolio Advisory Group Midwest, New York and Northeast Division

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