Note == The Windward Group, Inc. formally merged with Cortland Valuation Group, Inc. on January 1, 2014. A Corporate Valuation & Financial Advisory Firm The Windward Group provides a full spectrum of general and industry-specific valuation and financial advisory services to public and private corporations, governments, accounting and consulting firms, banks and lenders, pension funds, insurance carriers, early-stage companies, private investors, and family-owned interests.