1876
Manchester origins
Manchester Exchange & Investment Company was established in England, with roots in investment and brokerage.
Representative offices · Columbus · Sarasota
A legacy of enterprise.A vision for tomorrow.
Manex Business Alliance is a holding, management and advisory firm working across investment, technology, media, automotive and emerging opportunities.
The Manex approach
Long-term value over short-term noise.
Manex Business Alliance manages and advises ventures where strategic thinking, disciplined operations and decisive execution can create enduring value. The group established its Columbus presence in 1995 through a merger with Omni Financial and has worked across financial services, entertainment, real estate, automotive finance, software and developing technologies.
We immerse ourselves in each opportunity, identify what can be done better, faster and at less cost, then help build a practical plan of action.
1876Historic roots
1995Columbus operations
300+People across divisions
20+Feature-film projects
A 150-year perspective
From exchange to innovation.
1987–1990
A changing ownership era
A portion of the enterprise was acquired by Lazard Frères in 1987. Following a later divestiture, the company returned to British ownership in 1990.
1995
Columbus and Omni Financial
The group established its Columbus, Ohio presence through a merger with Omni Financial, creating the foundation for its U.S. financial-services operations.
1997–1998
The Manex turnaround
Manex assumed the debt of Mass.Illusions, preserved its artists and contracts, moved the visual-effects company from Lenox, Massachusetts to Alameda, California, and renamed it Manex Visual Effects.
1998–2000
Award-winning expansion
The visual-effects team delivered What Dreams May Come and The Matrix, while Manex expanded into studio operations and interactive media.
Today
Business Alliance
Manex applies a century and a half of investment, turnaround and operating experience to businesses, technologies and brands.
U.S. operations
Financial services, entertainment and operating companies.
The American group included Omni Financial Management and its operating subsidiaries, Omni Financial Securities, Inc., a full-service brokerage, and Omni Financial Advisors.
Alongside the financial-services businesses, Manex developed its entertainment, studio and interactive operations—building a diversified organization with representative offices and operating relationships in multiple markets.
More than 300 peopleAt its peak, the Manex family employed more than 300 people across its divisions. Our next chapter applies the same restructuring discipline with modern AI and automation: delivering substantially more individualized service with a deliberately leaner operating structure—not recreating yesterday’s overhead.
Selected engagements
Experience across industries.
Organizations Manex and its principals have worked with across financial services, life sciences, real estate, technology and entertainment.
Company engagement
The Manex Entertainment legacy.
Manex helped transform a visual-effects company facing bankruptcy into a multifaceted entertainment organization encompassing feature-film visual effects, commercial work, studio operations and interactive media.
Manex Visual Effects contributed to more than 20 feature films and high-end commercials, including consecutive Academy Award winners What Dreams May Come and The Matrix.
The MatrixWhat Dreams May ComeMission: Impossible IICrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonAmerican BeautyMichael Jordan to the Max
Group interests
Companies, ventures and advisory.
Advisory & Finance
Manex Business Advisors
Practical guidance for business owners navigating restructuring, operational challenges, strategic finance and growth. We help clarify priorities, improve performance and develop actionable plans that strengthen the business and support lasting success.
Advisory
C-Suite Coaching & Advisory
Confidential coaching for C-suite executives, senior leaders and business owners, offering an experienced sounding board for strategic decisions, stronger leadership and sustainable growth—with practical guidance and accountability.
Executive development
Acquisitions & Business Transitions
Strategic guidance for buying, selling and transitioning businesses, from evaluating opportunities and structuring transactions to integration and operational continuity.
Business transitions
Strategic Partnerships & Licensing
Connecting businesses, brands and innovators through strategic alliances, licensing opportunities and collaborative ventures that open new markets and revenue streams.
Partnerships & licensing
Let’s start with a conversation.
Your first call or email exchange is free. Tell us what you need, ask questions and explore whether MANEX is the right fit. There is no fee or obligation for this introductory discussion.
or email us directly at info@manexbusinessalliance.com
Ready to proceed together?
If we both agree to move forward after our introductory discussion, the initial advisory consultation is $295. Please pay only after we have confirmed that next step with you.
Automotive
Collector Car Services
Know what your collector car is worth. MANEX provides certified appraisals for classic, custom and exotic vehicles, backed by 35 years of collector-car experience. Our $295 remote appraisal service is available in all 50 states and evaluates the vehicle information, condition, modifications, restoration history and detailed photographs you provide. Submit your vehicle details, photographs and owner attestation through our dedicated appraisal page.
Certified appraisals · All 50 statesRequest an Appraisal
Bobo’s Rods & Customs
Bring your vision to life with Rob Bobo, who has owned and customized his own cars since 1986 and later acquired an established dealership through Bobo’s, founded in 1986 and already 30 years old when he purchased it. From design concepts and renderings to locating a donor vehicle—or working with the car you already own—Rob develops detailed build and customization specifications, defining the look, components and finishes that turn your idea into a clear plan.
Design · Build specifications · CustomizationExplore Custom Builds
VFT
Your next ride, without the runaround. For a $295 service fee, we find several vehicles matching your criteria and send pictures in a protected format. We handle visual inspection, purchase-price negotiation, shipping arrangements and connections to specialty classic- and collector-car lenders. Backed by 35 years of collector-car and dealer experience, we ask the right questions, check supporting information and coordinate the purchase details for you.
Vehicle sourcing & purchase assistanceFind My Ride
Media, Workforce & Innovation
SAFEcorp
Private asset vaults and secure storage solutions for cryptocurrency, precious metals, collectibles and other high-value assets. Combining advanced physical security, biometric access and personalized asset protection services.
PRIVATE ASSET VAULTS & SECURITYClick for Investment & Partnership Opportunities
Manex Workforce Transition
Employer-funded, AI-assisted outplacement for companies navigating automation and restructuring—combining personalized career strategy with a lean, scalable delivery model.
New venture · Workforce transformation
Manex Media
Film, television and digital-media development informed by an award-winning entertainment legacy.
Media
Emerging Ventures
Selective opportunities spanning AI, Web3, fintech, data privacy and strategic partnerships.
Innovation
Start a conversation
We look for consequential opportunities.
For business advisory, partnership proposals and investment opportunities, contact Manex Business Alliance.