ABOUT ECUITEE

We've sat on

both sides

of the table.

Most M&A advisors have never run a business, made a payroll, or felt the weight of an exit decision that affects a family, a team, and decades of work. At Ecuitee, our advisors bring operating experience alongside finance credentials.

"We love what we do — structuring deals, dissecting financials, and helping owners navigate the most consequential moments in their business life."
JOSE ESCAY — CEO & LEAD ADVISOR
At A Glance
Transaction range
₱50M – ₱5B+
Fee model
Success-based
Coverage
Philippines & cross-border
Advisory model
Senior-only
Who We Are
Expert advisory, delivered with discretion and senior attention on every engagement.

At Ecuitee, we specialize in deal-making, investment strategy, and corporate finance — helping businesses and investors seize high-value opportunities across the Philippines and selected international markets.

We bring a powerful blend of financial expertise and real-world business experience to every transaction.

We thrive on numbers, strategy, and market insights. We love dissecting financials, structuring deals, and leveraging deep market knowledge to drive smarter transactions.

But credentials alone aren't enough. What sets us apart is our hands-on operating experience — we understand the challenges that business owners face at pivotal moments.

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How we think

We treat every engagement as if our own equity were in the deal.

Our approach is disciplined and practical: clarify the transaction objective, evaluate strategic fit, build decision-grade financial models, qualify counterparties, manage confidential processes, and negotiate toward executable outcomes.

We give you an honest valuation range, an honest assessment of your options, and an honest timeline — even when the truth is inconvenient.

You will never be oversold on what your business is worth or how fast we can close it.

That discipline is why our clients trust us with the most consequential decisions of their business lives.

Why we exist

To give business owners the same caliber of advisory that corporations take for granted.

Large corporations have entire M&A teams, investment banks, and legal counsel on retainer.

Business owners — even very successful ones — often go into the most important transaction of their lives without anyone in their corner who has done this before.

Ecuitee exists to change that.

We bring institutional-quality advisory to the Philippine mid-market. Every client, every mandate, every deal — handled with the same rigor we would apply to a billion-peso corporate transaction.

THE TEAM
Jose Escay
Jose Escay
CEO & Lead Advisor · Founder
MBA · George Washington University
International Business, Investments & Capital Markets

Jose leads all client mandates at Ecuitee across sell-side and buy-side transactions, valuation, capital strategy, due diligence, and strategic partnerships.

He brings a C-suite operating perspective to every deal — combining executive leadership experience, financial analysis, cross-border business judgment, and hands-on deal execution.

He advises business owners, corporate acquirers, investors, and entrepreneurs on acquisitions, divestitures, growth capital, market entry, succession, and value-creation strategies.

Jose is known for bringing structure to complexity — working with owners at pivotal moments with confidentiality, clarity, and senior-level judgment.

Cynthia F. Robel
Cynthia F. Robel
COO & Senior Advisor
Accountancy · Portfolio Management
Project Finance Advisory

Cynthia supports transaction execution, capital structuring, investment analysis, and project development at Ecuitee.

With a background in accountancy, financial advisory, and portfolio management, she brings analytical discipline and operating rigor to every client mandate.

Her work ensures that every deal Ecuitee touches is backed by clean financial analysis, rigorous due diligence, and a structured approach to risk.

She helps give clients the confidence to move decisively at critical moments.

HOW WE WORK
Transparent process. No surprises.
01
Discovery call
Free. 30 minutes. We learn about your business and goals. You learn if we're the right fit. No obligation, no pitch.
02
Engagement & mandate
We agree on scope and objectives. You're assigned a senior advisor — not a team you'll never meet.
03
Valuation & positioning
We build a financial model grounded in your actual numbers. We identify value drivers and position accordingly.
04
Confidential outreach
Blind profiles. Qualified buyer outreach. NDA-gated information sharing. Your identity protected throughout.
05
Negotiation
We represent your interests — price, terms, reps and warranties, and transition arrangements.
06
Closing & transition
We manage the final process through signing and handover, coordinating with legal and regulatory requirements.
07
Post-close support
Guidance on integration and succession. We remain available through the handover period.
OUR VALUES
The principles that guide every engagement.
Discretion above all
Every engagement is confidential. We protect client information with NDA protocols, blind profiles, and strict need-to-know information sharing at every stage of the process.
Honesty over optimism
We give you an honest valuation range, an honest assessment of your options, and an honest timeline — even when the truth is inconvenient. You'll never be oversold.
Senior attention, always
We don't delegate your deal to junior staff. The people you meet in the first conversation are the people working your mandate through to close.
Aligned incentives
Our success fee model means we only earn when you close. No financial incentive to rush a deal, accept a bad offer, or leave value on the table.

Principal-led M&A advisory for Philippine and cross-border transactions. Discreet. Analytical. Execution-focused.

Prefer to speak directly? For confidential or time-sensitive matters, contact: contact@ecuitee.com