Why We Are Different
We believe that in three critical areas, Paragon stands out from our competition:
- Alignment of incentives. In each relationship we enter into, we look for ways to align our incentives with those of our clients. We often receive equity participation in lieu of cash fees and strive to make direct investments or other compensation arrangements that make us think and act like shareholders.
- Long-term perspective. We give our clients honest, critical feedback, even when that means recommending against a transaction. We firmly believe that by putting their long-term interests first, we will be rewarded with mutually-beneficial relationships.
- Senior-level attention. Other institutions will often use senior professionals to source deals and then hand off the execution to junior members of the team. At Paragon, we believe the quality of our execution is attributable to the sustained focus of our senior professionals. As a result, a senior Paragon professional will be involved in every step of each transaction.