Enter the public marketswith confidence.

We guide founder-led companies through the transition to the public markets while preserving the leadership and vision that built the business along the way.

Clarity before commitment. Confidence before execution.

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CURRENT MANDATE

McKinley Acquisition Corp.

Belay’s current advisory mandate is McKinley Acquisition Corp., a Nasdaq-listed company trading under the ticker MKLY.

TickerMKLY
ExchangeNasdaq
StatusListed
LISTING DAYAdam Dooley and Peter Wright mark the McKinley listing.NASDAQ MARKETSITE · TIMES SQUARE · 2025

McKinley Acquisition Corp. is a separate SEC-registered entity. Belay Global Partners provides strategic advisory services and is not affiliated with McKinley except as expressly disclosed.

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Founder Alignment

Built to align with the company, not just the transaction.

“A public listing should strengthen the company, not displace the leadership, discipline, and long-term vision that built it.”

Adam Dooley, Founder & Chairman, Belay Global Partners
Adam Dooley at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Times Square
At Nasdaq — Nasdaq MarketSite · Times Square

Advisory Model

A more controlled path to public ownership.

Belay advises company leadership teams and boards through the critical decisions that shape a public-market transition, from early evaluation and transaction structure to registration coordination, and post-listing governance.

We are built for complex public-market transitions where structure, sequencing, and execution discipline matter.

Going public creates the platform. What leadership does with that platform determines how valuable the company can become.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Built for companies with the scale and discipline to be public.

Belay advises private companies that have outgrown the limits of private capital and are evaluating whether a public listing can provide a stronger platform for growth, liquidity, and long-term capital access.

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Ownership

Founder-led, closely held, or strategic carve-outs from larger companies, where control and culture matter.

02

Capital Need

$100M–$500M in growth capital, liquidity, or balance-sheet flexibility.

03

Operating History

Two years of audited financials or a clear path to audit-readiness.

04

Financial Profile

Growing revenue, improving margins, and a credible public-company narrative.