Austin Associates provides consulting services and specialized investment banking expertise to financial institutions. The company s services include buy-side and sell-side assistance, capital planning, stock valuations, strategic planning, branch planning and expansion, executive compensation plans, holding company formations, preparing new charters, regulatory liaisons, executive recruitment, shareholder relations and sub-s conversions. Its financial management services include asset and liability management, interest rate risk analysis, profitability analysis, total risk management solutions, data processing and operational review, merger integration, evaluation of financial departments, budgeting and peer group comparisons. The firm is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio.