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Advisory & Consulting  ·  Independent Sponsor

Strategy.
Execution.
Investment.

Nexturn is a boutique advisory, consulting, and investment firm. We guide businesses, executives, and investors through pivotal decisions, strategy, and execution — and acquire and operate companies as an independent sponsor.

Who we serve

Business Owners Corporate Executives Private Equity & Investors Corporate Development
Mountain road with a turn ahead

Visionaries see down the road

and around the next turn.

What We Do

Two Ways We Create Value

Nexturn works along two connected tracks: hands-on advisory and consulting for businesses, executives, and institutions, and direct ownership as an independent sponsor.

01 — Advisory & Consulting

Advisory & Consulting

We work alongside management teams and leaders to make high-impact decisions and then execute them — from strategy through implementation.

Strategic Advisory & M&A Preparation

Growth strategy, market analysis, transaction readiness, pre-diligence, and board or operating-partner engagements.

Executive Transition & Entrepreneurship

Confidential support for senior leaders moving from corporate roles into ownership — on their own timeline.

Business Incubation & Development

Turning ideas into scalable businesses: model design, execution roadmaps, and investor readiness.

Business Development & Growth Execution

Revenue and expansion strategy, partnerships, operational scaling, and turnaround initiatives.

02 — Independent Sponsor

Independent Sponsor

Nexturn identifies, acquires, and operates small- to lower-middle-market companies with strong growth potential — partnering with private equity firms and investors on sourcing, diligence, and value creation.

Business & Financial Services

Operating companies with established cash flows and room to grow.

Technology Solutions

Technology serving business services, financial services, athletics, and adjacent industries.

Scalable Operating Businesses

Companies positioned for transformation and value creation.

Seeking partnerships with PE firms and investors across targeted industry segments.

Who We Serve

Trusted at Inflection Points

Four kinds of clients turn to us at pivotal moments. Each section shows how we help: through advisory and consulting, and through direct investment as an independent sponsor where it makes sense.

Business Owners

Owners and principals facing growth, a strategic transition, a sale, or operational complexity that calls for an experienced outside perspective.

How we help

  • Growth and scale planning; operational turnaround
  • Sale readiness and M&A preparation
  • As independent sponsor, a potential acquisition partner and liquidity path

Corporate Executives & Senior Managers

A discreet, managed path for the working executive seeking to move from corporate leadership into entrepreneurship and ownership — without disrupting their current career.

How we help — Executive Transition Advisory

Discovery & Confidential Assessment

Strategy & Transition Planning

Opportunity Development & Evaluation

Execution & Structuring

Launch & Early-Stage Support

Private Equity & Investors

Funds and investors seeking a trusted advisor, board director, or operating partner with real operating experience.

How we help

  • Sourcing, diligence, and post-investment value creation
  • Board, advisory, and operating-partner roles
  • Independent-sponsor co-investment and partnership

Corporate Development & M&A Teams

Teams evaluating acquisition targets that need fast, credible groundwork before committing full resources.

How we help

  • Pre-diligence on potential acquisition targets
  • Operational assessment and market context
  • Early-stage evaluation and screening

About Nexturn

The Intersection of Consulting, Strategy & Investment

Nexturn operates at the intersection of consulting, business development, and private investment. Our professionals combine Fortune 500 operating experience with consulting discipline and execution expertise.

Our Philosophy

"We create wealth while enhancing the lives of our stakeholders — management teams, employees, investors, customers, and the communities in which we operate."

Engagement Models

Leadership

AF

Alan Frelix

Founder & Managing Partner

Alan Frelix is an entrepreneur, senior executive, and strategic advisor with more than 25 years of leadership across mortgage technology, financial services, title and settlement operations, and management consulting. As Founder and CEO of The Closing Exchange, he built and scaled a technology-enabled national signing-services platform serving the mortgage, auto, insurance, and structured-settlement industries, guiding it from startup to its 2024 acquisition by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). He then served as Director of Title Solutions at ICE through early 2026, leading the strategy, vision, and deployment of title and settlement products across the lending ecosystem.

As Managing Partner of Nexturn Management Group and an Independent Sponsor, he leads lower-middle-market acquisition initiatives and advises entrepreneurs and executives on strategy, operations, and value creation. Earlier in his career he served as President of LandSafe Services and Title & Closing Executive at Bank of America — where his leadership delivered the platform’s first profitable years and its sale to Stewart Lender Services. He also held senior executive strategy roles at Countrywide Financial and Stewart Lender Services, as well as senior management consulting roles. He holds an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business and a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Whether you’re navigating a critical decision, exploring entrepreneurship, or pursuing an acquisition, Nexturn is ready to partner with you.