Dyal Co. (Gordon Dyal)
Gordon Dyal & Co. Advisory Group LP is a New York-based M&A advisory firm founded by Gordon E. Dyal. Its affiliated broker-dealer, Gordon Dyal & Co., LLC, provides broker-dealer services and is wholly owned by the advisory group.
What stands out about Dyal Co. (Gordon Dyal)
Public sources describe Dyal Co. as an M&A advisory firm serving mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring, joint ventures, special situations, and related assignments across multiple industries worldwide. Its affiliated broker-dealer is registered with the SEC and is a FINRA member.[1]
What does Dyal Co. (Gordon Dyal) do?
Gordon Dyal & Co. Advisory Group LP is a New York-based mergers-and-acquisitions advisory firm founded by Gordon E. Dyal. Its principal office is at 152 West 57th Street, 39th Floor, New York, NY 10019.
The firm presents its work as advice and execution across strategic M&A and special situations. Gordon E. Dyal is identified by the FINRA firm report as the founding partner, president, CEO, and CCO of Gordon Dyal & Co., LLC.[1][4]
The firm publicly states that it advises on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and sales, portfolio restructuring, joint ventures, spin-offs and split-offs, defense against hostile or unsolicited raids, activist shareholder situations, and Board of Director special committee assignments.[1]
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What should a business owner evaluate before hiring Dyal Co. (Gordon Dyal)?
For an owner evaluating an advisory engagement, the public record describes Dyal Co. around negotiated and defensive M&A, divestitures, special committees, activist situations, and fairness-opinion assignments rather than a publicly described principal-investment or acquisition-fund model. Documented work includes strategic acquisitions, a proposed public-company transaction, and a 2023 combination with Allkem.
An owner should clarify which legal entity would sign the engagement and receive fees, how conflicts and prior-client relationships would be handled, which professionals would lead the assignment, and what buyer universe and outreach approach would be proposed. The cited official homepage does not publish a universal success-fee percentage, minimum fee, tail period, termination schedule, or other standard engagement-fee terms. Quantitative client-selection criteria and a completed-transaction archive are not published on the cited official homepage.[1][2][5][7]
Which legal entity will sign the engagement and receive fees
What are the retainer, success-fee, minimum-fee, tail, expense-reimbursement, indemnification, and termination provisions
What transaction-size and sector experience does the firm have that may relate to the company
What size transactions and clients does Dyal Co. (Gordon Dyal) focus on?
The firm’s official website describes client relationships spanning multiple industries worldwide rather than publishing a detailed sector-by-sector focus list.
An SEC-filed Arcadium Lithium proxy states that Gordon Dyal was selected in part for its experience and reputation in the lithium sector and knowledge of Arcadium Lithium’s business and affairs. This documents transaction-specific lithium-sector experience without establishing a formal sector allocation policy.[1][2]
- Gordon Dyal & Co., LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to Day One Biopharmaceuticals in its acquisition of Mersana Therapeutics, completed January 6, 2026.
- In a February 11, 2025 company announcement, Novonesis stated that it was exclusively advised by Gordon Dyal & Co. in connection with its transaction with dsm-firmenich concerning the Feed Enzyme Alliance.
- In the proposed Rio Tinto acquisition of Arcadium Lithium, Gordon Dyal provided financial advice to Arcadium Lithium and delivered a fairness opinion dated October 9, 2024.
- Gordon Dyal & Co., LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to Livent Corporation in connection with its 2023 combination with Allkem Limited.
Publicly stated assignments cover strategic M&A, divestitures and sales, portfolio restructuring, joint ventures, spin-offs or split-offs, hostile or unsolicited raid defense, activist shareholder situations, and special committee work.
The firm’s public descriptions also state that Gordon E. Dyal founded it to build long-term strategic client relationships across multiple industries worldwide.[1]
What does Dyal Co. (Gordon Dyal) publicly disclose about fees, process and engagement terms?
The cited official homepage does not publish a universal success-fee percentage, minimum fee, tail period, termination schedule, or other standard engagement-fee terms.
The same homepage does not state minimum or maximum transaction size, revenue, EBITDA, or other quantitative client-selection thresholds. It describes service across multiple industries worldwide but does not publish a formal sector allocation policy or detailed sector-by-sector focus list.
The cited official homepage does not provide a public archive of completed transactions, transaction values, buyer identities, or deal-by-deal engagement terms.[1]
Gordon Dyal & Co., LLC is identified as a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA. The entity is wholly owned by Gordon Dyal & Co. Advisory Group LP.
FINRA’s current firm report identifies Gordon Dyal & Co., LLC as CRD #284175 and SEC #8-69791, with its main office at 152 West 57th Street, 39th Floor, New York, NY 10019. The report lists Gordon Dyal & Co. Advisory Group LP as owning 75% or more of the broker-dealer.[3][4]
The public descriptions identify the firm’s advisory mandates and selected transaction roles, including exclusive financial-advisor and fairness-opinion assignments. The sources cited for this profile do not establish a standard buyer-outreach sequence, valuation process, engagement timeline, or other uniform process for all assignments.[1][2][5]
Questions to ask before hiring Dyal Co. (Gordon Dyal)
Which legal entity will sign the engagement and receive fees?
What are the retainer, success-fee, minimum-fee, tail, expense-reimbursement, indemnification, and termination provisions?
What transaction-size and sector experience does the firm have that may relate to the company?
How will conflicts be screened given the firm's work for strategic buyers and sellers?
Which professionals will lead the process, and what buyer universe and outreach strategy would be used?
Can the firm provide comparable completed transactions, including outcomes, timing, valuation range, and referenceable clients?
Sources & research notes
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