While working on a transaction nearly two decades ago, two friends stayed up late one night discussing business and life, passion and responsibility. In an industry of black knights and hostile takeovers, was it possible to do well for our clients and still do good for the world?

We decided to give it a try, and Astor Group was born.

An essential principle on which the Astor Group was founded was to always place ethics over ease. What does this mean? It means worrying about doing what is right rather than about doing what is easy right now.

While profits are critical to our success, we believe that money only has value when it is used to improve the lives of our clients and families, friends and strangers. Accordingly, a portion of our sales are invested in charitable programs around the world.

While our individual backgrounds include investment banking and law, strategic consulting and sales and marketing, our principals have all worked as entrepreneurs or run large organizations. Despite our varied pasts, we share an enthusiasm for helping companies grow. 

We recognize that our clients are much more than corporate entities - they are individuals whose trust we earn in each interaction. Even more than the results we achieve, the character we exhibit provides the foundation for our relationships. 

As a result of our diverse experiences, we understand the difficult choices that companies must often make. Together, we create whatever conditions are necessary to achieve desired objectives - whether we are identifying optimal investment targets, helping entrepreneurs increase their value in advance of a sale or providing the strategy necessary to accelerate a company's growth before it goes public.