Targeted Searches
Identifying the right buyers, sellers and targets for your strategy.
Services
M&A, capital and consulting — unified
From our base at UNCW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, we harmonize mergers and acquisitions, capital financing and management consulting into one integrated practice.
Foundation & unified vision
One team for every stage of the corporate life cycle
Seahawk Innovation was established in 2013 as a public-private partnership with the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Operating out of the CIE, we bring founders, investors and acquirers together under a single, unified model.
Rather than handing you off between bankers, funders and consultants, we combine all three disciplines so every decision builds toward enterprise value and a successful exit.
Investment Banking
Buy / Sell Advisory Services
In partnership with premier Southeastern investment banking professionals, we deliver balanced advice across every risk/reward trade-off.
Due Diligence
Rigorous review that surfaces risk early and protects value.
Deal Structuring
Transaction structures aligned with your goals and tax position.
Negotiations
Experienced representation through to a successful close.
Core capabilities
From transaction readiness to valuation
Transaction Readiness Process
We create compelling “selling theses” designed to remove friction and reduce barriers for institutional and strategic acquirers — accelerating transaction timelines and maximizing close certainty.
Capital Raising
We evaluate your capital structure needs, debt versus equity, and source funding from optimal partners across early-stage, growth-stage and mature corporate stages.
Buy Side Searches
Using specialized databases and proprietary networks, we help Private Equity Groups (PEGs) and individual high-net-worth investors identify and close proprietary acquisition targets.
Valuation Services
Rigorous business valuation methodologies provide an actionable roadmap to build enterprise value, de-risk operations and optimize exit marketability — for external clients and Seahawk portfolio companies alike.
Consulting practice
Seahawk Innovation Advisory Services
A suite of consultative solutions led by former CEOs, serial entrepreneurs and subject matter specialists — covering the full life cycle of your business.
Business Process Engineering
Needs assessment, enterprise systems integration, and efficiency and bottleneck analysis.
Executive Coaching
Leadership and personal development, team loyalty cultivation and accountability structures.
Exit Planning
Valuation benchmarking, capital structure optimization and transition execution.
Human Resources
Talent acquisition and management, performance frameworks and executive succession planning.
IT Management
IT strategy, systems architecture, device management and technology execution.
Marketing
Market research, competitive positioning, value proposition differentiation and end-to-end go-to-market plans.
Sales Coaching & Training
Sales pipeline optimization, lead generation systems and referral-based business development.
Venture Acceleration & Incubation
Partnering with UNCW and the CIE to commercialize technologies and foster regional startups.
Let’s position your company for growth, acquisition or exit
Tell us where you are today and where you want to go. We’ll map out the path together.