Business View Magazine - Dec 2023

PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Argent Trust Company www.argenttrust.com Working with leading investment banking, law and valuation firms, Argent Trust is a premier ESOP trustee that can serve as transaction, ongoing or successor trustee or special fiduciary. The company is a subsidiary of Argent Financial Group, an independent financial services firm responsible for over $65 billion in client assets. n TI-Trust, Inc. www.ti-trust.com Building on 65 years of experience, TI-TRUST offers clients fiduciary services for employee benefit plans, including ESOPs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, and Nonqualified Plans. TI-TRUST proudly enjoys a reputation as a “high-touch” client-centered fiduciary service provider. Our flexibility allows us to offer service solutions whether we serve as trustee, custodian, or consultant. n Principal Financial Group www.principal.com At Principal, we deliver an experience you won’t find anywhere else. Our full spectrum of ESOP recordkeeping and administrative services can make life easier for companies and employee owners. With more plans under our belts than anyone else, we excel at supporting ESOPs no matter the company size, structure, or industry. n GreatBanc Trust Company www.greatbanctrust.com n Wintrust Financial www.wintrust.com for its services in the past five years alone! This doesn’t even count the seven key individuals in the company who have been recognized as Top 40 under 40 Honorees by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA). Prairie has displayed an incredible ability to collaborate with its clients and professional partners throughout the years. “We perform a specific role and function, which helps us to serve as an exceptionally strong partner for the other professionals who are the trusted advisors to our clients, without a concern of conflicting interests,” Diehl explains. It’s performance like this that is really stoking the fires of enthusiasm for ownership transition, and the buzz is arriving at the perfect time, as many baby boomers are exiting their companies. So, Prairie finds itself right in the middle of the Silver Tsunami of ownership transfer that experts have been predicting for the past decade and, with it, a rise of ESOP structure advocacy. For Prairie, helping others pursue this opportunity is just another day in the office. The Prairie Bunch 172 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 12