When is a new consultancy not a new consultancy? Perhaps when it’s the product of many years of both experience and long-term planning. Jess Varughese, managing partner of New York-based Milestone Advisory Services, has an extensive history in mergers and acquisitions with KPMG, and between Varughese and Milestone’s other two partners, Konstantine Kostakis and Peter Bond, Milestone’s leadership has more than 50 years of capital markets and wholesale financial services expertise. How is the nine-month-old firm different? Varughese points to a number of factors, including its completely independent nature and its market-focused philosophy, adding, “We like to take pride with that we’re different from the typical consulting firm in that we’re not all about consulting speak and mounting presentations. Everything we do is focused on that ultimate deliverable for our client.” To learn what else makes Milestone special, recently spoke with Varughese.
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