ENTRY 18: Would like to see Acosta and Nelson as the same color. We need to have the two names with equivalent emphasis. Right now Nelson pops out of the black.
The color scheme is nice. Possibly the A and N as larger caps and in the same blue, but 'Group' the black or grey with a medium-light emphasis instead of bold.
Try the markers in between as vertical lines ... | ... instead of bullets.
We'd like to make sure the logo can be used both stack with icon on top of verbiage AND icon to the side (as you've shown).
The modern icon is great - there something slightly less abstract? Very hard balance, but we are both an established and modern firm.
ENTRY 12 AND 16: Like the concept but it's too close to the AIG logo with caps and box around (
http://www.aigcorporate.com/index.html)