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CoView Capital, Inc.

16 Total Closed Deals

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CoView Capital, Inc. is an investment banking and advisory firm founded by senior professionals with extensive domestic and international experience. The firm was established to provide an innovative approach to traditional and complex financial issues facing both growing and mature companies. CoView's advisory and investment banking activities encompass a wide range of services including mergers and acquisitions,valuations, consulting and strategic planning, capital raising for expansion and acquisitions, leveraged recapitalizations, fairness opinions, due diligence reviews, and advising…

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• Nov 2023 Advised Surge Private Equity in its sale to Coastal Amusement Inc.
• Nov 2023 Advised Benchmark in its sale to Tiger Supplies
• Jul 2023 Advised Respect Manufacturing in its sale to MYKU Biosciences LLC
• Jul 2023 Advised Alliance Entertainment in its sale to Mecca Electronics

Ankura Capital Advisors

16 Total Closed Deals

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Ankura Capital Advisors, LLC (ACA) (Member FINRA, SIPC) offers investment banking services related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures as well as private placement capital raises:M&A financial advisory for private and publicly traded companies, investment funds, and not-for-profit organizationsBuy-side advisorySell-side advisory (including dispositions of divisions and non-core assets)Private placement transactions: placement agent services in connection with the sale of equity, debt, and hybrid securities to financial investors and strategic partnersLoan brokeringCapital RaisingOur…

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• Oct 2025 Advised Wilbur on an investment from Investible
• Apr 2025 Assisted Broadway Strategic Return Fund in securing debt financing from BC Partners
• Feb 2025 Advised DCL Monteith Plant in its sale to Lorama Group Inc.
• Feb 2025 Advised DCL Waterfoot Plant in its sale to Lorama Group Inc.

Business Capital

14 Total Closed Deals

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Business Capital is a leading commercial finance and debt restructuring firm specializing in arranging customized debt based solutions for rapidly growing as well as distressed small and middle market companies nationwide who require a unique, timely and tailored financing structure to address their particular needs. In situations where conventional capital sources are not an option, Business Capital has repeatedly delivered financial solutions to a broad assortment of private and public companies seeking additional liquidity.

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• Jun 2015 Assisted Ice Cream Manufacturer in securing debt financing from Confidential
• May 2015 Advised Hortau on an investment from Confidential Capital Provider
• Mar 2015 Assisted General Engineering Contractor in securing debt financing from Confidential
• Feb 2015 Assisted Frozen Treats Mfgr. in securing debt financing from Confidential

Transitus Capital

14 Total Closed Deals

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Transitus Capital provides Investment Banking services to middle market firms in a wide array of industries. We offer clients a strategic approach to Merger & Acquisition advisory and Capital Raising Solutions. Our singular focus on the middle market allows us the opportunity to work closely with clients to provide top tier guidance throughout the transaction.

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• Jul 2023 Advised Connectrac in its sale to LeGrand
• Jul 2023 Advised Elite in its sale to LKQ
• Jul 2023 Advised Made Ya Smile Dental in its sale to Dental Care Alliance
• Jul 2023 Advised Standard Pump Parts in its sale to Hicks Equity Partners

Roadmap Advisors

13 Total Closed Deals

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Roadmap Advisors is a boutique investment banking firm providing acquisition search, sell-side and advisory services:For buyers, we execute proactive, thesis-driven acquisition searches to uncover, evaluate and close acquisitionsFor sellers, we leverage our intimate understanding of the buy-side perspective to extract full value in the sale of our clients’ companiesOur corporate advisory service helps clients identify pockets of opportunity and create significant value within their operationsWe have participated in tens of thousands of transaction opportunities throughout our…

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• Oct 2024 Advised Aggregates Company in its sale to Aggregates Company
• May 2024 Assisted Foodservice Company in securing debt financing from Specialty Finance Co.
• Mar 2024 Advised Tank Cleaning Contractor in its sale to Family Office
• Aug 2023 Advised Majestic Collision & Frame Repair in its sale to Merx Truck & Trailer

MaximForte

12 Total Closed Deals

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MaximForte is a dedicated Investment Banking & Sell Side M&A advisory firm focused on founder-led and family-owned lower mid-market growth-oriented companies (EBITDA $2m - $50m). Our services include M&A Advisory, Capital Advisory (Debt and Equity) and Business Consulting. We represent companies based out of United States and Canada. MaximForte LLC offers securities through Finalis Securities LLC; Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction is located at 450 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10017, 800-962-0418.

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• May 2026 Assisted Private Healthcare Group in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• May 2026 Assisted Villa St Luc in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• May 2026 Assisted Centre D'Accueil Mon Chez Nous in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• Apr 2026 Advised Sahar Hospice in its sale to Confidential Company

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BlackTorch Capital

12 Total Closed Deals

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BlackTorch Capital is a results-driven investment banking firm providing strategic and financial solutions customized to meet the needs of public and private middle-market companies and their capital providers. SINGULAR SOLUTIONS No two companies are exactly alike. Their circumstances and challenges always differ. That’s why, before recommending any specific strategy, we always invest the time necessary to understand your issues, your business model and your objectives. Remaining flexible and focused allows us to create singular, innovative solutions. PROVEN EXPERIENCE Our senior investment…

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• Aug 2014 Advised CloudCover in its sale to Not Disclosed
• Jul 2014 Advised Dane Technologies on an investment from Not Disclosed
• Jul 2014 Advised Comforts of Home in its sale to Not Disclosed
• Jul 2014 Advised Boundary Medical in its sale to IMI Health

Clarke Advisors LLC

12 Total Closed Deals

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Clarke Advisors LLC is a specialized Financial Advisory and Merchant Banking Firm, providing the highest quality Investment Banking services including institutional financing, merger, acquisition and divestiture for small to medium-sized private and public companies. Clarke's Industry Focus is Transportation, Logistics and Technology. Members of Clarke are FINRA Licensed Series 7, 79 and 63 . Based in the Phoenix metropolitan area, Clarke's services include: Sell-Side, Buy-Side and Capital Market placements including; venture capital, private equity and debt recapitalization's Clarke's…

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• Jun 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2023 Advised Midstate Mechanical in its sale to Bain Capital
• Aug 2023 Advised AG Express Line Inc. in its sale to Caymus Capital
• Aug 2023 Advised Proserv Logistics in its sale to Action Heavy Haul LLC

Dunning Capital LLC

11 Total Closed Deals

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At Dunning Capital we provide investment banking and financial consulting services to emerging and middle-market companies. We manage acquisition and divesture transactions, raise private capital, provide strategic advice for corporate development, and strive to ensure the successful planning and implementation of future transactions.Based in Raleigh since 2000, North Carolina, our firm services a broad range of companies in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast that require assistance with growth opportunities or execution of strategic projects and transactions.

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• Jul 2023 Advised Super Market Information Systems on an investment from The Provident Bank
• Jul 2023 Advised Sabex, Inc. in its sale to Roundtable Healthcare Partners, L.P.
• Jul 2023 Advised Clark's Pharmacy in its sale to Rite Aid
• Jul 2023 Advised Center Pharmacy in its sale to Stanley Labs

Argo Capital Advisors

11 Total Closed Deals

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ARGO Capital Advisors is a New York-based firm providing investment banking and strategic advisory services. We provide guidance and support to entrepreneurs and companies across a wide range of industries, including but not limited to Consumer, Industrials, Logistics, Distribution, Software, Tech-enabled Services, Fintech and Cannabis. ARGO helps companies launch, establish and develop themselves into successful and mature operations as well as guide the entrepreneurs through capital raises, funding rounds, recapitalizations, sales, or acquisition financing transactions. Our traditional…

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• Aug 2023 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• Jul 2023 Advised Bennington in its sale to Polaris
• Jul 2023 Advised PINK Jeep Tours in its sale to Herschend Family
• Jul 2023 Advised Kinetek in its sale to Nidec

India Brook Partners

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India Brook Partners, LLC is an independent investment banking firm providing the highest level of value added advice and services to corporations and institutional investors, specializing in the food and beverage industry. We work with many management and family owned middle market companies and investors, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions. We offer clients market access, specialized industry knowledge, valuation expertise and effective transaction management to achieve highly competitive results. The firm's website is at http://www.indiabrook.com.

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• Jul 2023 Advised Spangler in its sale to Kencraft
• Jul 2023 Advised TSC Holding Co. in its sale to Taormina Sales Company
• Jul 2023 Advised Taormina Sales Corp. in its sale to Campania Foods Company
• May 2017 Advised Nuts.com in its sale to Koppers Chocolate

Fortis Capital Management Group

11 Total Closed Deals

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Fortis Capital is a young innovative investment banking firm headquartered in the Palm Beaches, servicing the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Fortis has a pragmatic approach to every project with the ambition to be bold & audacious. The firm draws from a broad base of partner firms specializing in equity and/or debt, giving way to opportunistic private placement.The firm’s investment strategy is centered on identifying market inefficiencies and partnering with financial institutions & investment firms that recapitalize or reposition capital assets to assist in the growth of…

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• Aug 2023 Advised Custom Engineered Window & Door Company on an investment from Anonymous Company
• Aug 2023 Advised Agricultural Business on an investment from Anonymous Company
• Aug 2023 Advised Medical Device on an investment from Anonymous Company
• Aug 2023 Advised Fiber Recycling Company in its sale to Anonymous Company

Exitwise, LLC

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Our clients recommend us to their friends because we help sell companies faster and for more money ... and the proof is in the data.By leveraging our global network of industry specialized, M&A experts, we create the best teams of M&A experts for each of our clients to create optimal outcomes.The right team of industry specialized, M&A experts will know your buyer pool better than anyone. This means your M&A team can create the right amount of buyer competition to help you maximize the sale of your business.

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• Mar 2024 Advised TakeLessons in its sale to Betterfly
• Jul 2023 Advised One Monroe in its sale to Great Lakes Tile Products
• Jul 2023 Advised Artech in its sale to The Dako Group
• Jul 2023 Advised Vista Equity Partners in its sale to EventUp

Turnstone Investment Banking

10 Total Closed Deals

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Founded on decades of trusted advisory experience, Turnstone Investment Banking is a leading independent investment banking firm serving family and founder owned businesses across the Midwest and throughout the United States. Headquartered in Kansas City, the firm combines senior-level attention, deep transactional expertise, and a relationship-driven approach to guide clients through complex and transformative business decisions.Turnstone is a FINRA-registered investment banking firm, and the team brings more than a century of combined experience across mergers and acquisitions, capital…

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• Oct 2025 Advised Circle C Paving in its sale to Pavement Preservation Group
• Mar 2025 Advised Allied Materials & Equipment in its sale to Maple Hill Capital
• Nov 2024 Advised Vance Brothers in its sale to Pavement Preservation Group
• Jun 2023 Advised Chance Rides Manufacturing Inc. in its sale to Permanent Equity

Calabasas Capital

10 Total Closed Deals

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Calabasas Capital is a boutique financial advisory firm primarily serving lower-middle-market (typically with between $10MM and $100MM in revenue) privately-held companies, business owners and entrepreneurs.• Our goal is always to Maximize Value for our clients• We provide customized advisory services tailored to each client’s unique circumstances and opportunities• Our team members each have over 20 years experience in investment banking, private equity and Big 4 public accounting. Our services include:• Sell Side Mergers & Acquisitions• Private Equity &…

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• Jan 2023 Advised Bandwagon Brokerage in its sale to Wholesale Produce Supply
• Aug 2022 Advised Innovative Plastics in its sale to Global Supply LLC
• Jul 2022 Advised Moulded Fibre Technology, Inc. in its sale to CKF Inc.
• Dec 2021 Advised InvoTech Systems in its sale to HID Global

GT Securities

10 Total Closed Deals

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Founded in 2002, GT Securities is a modern, tech-driven investment bank and broker-dealer platform that facilitates winning transactions between our 300+ independent investment banker partners, companies looking to grow or exit, and investors/buyers seeking ROI. We have successfully passed multiple regular cycle FINRA, SEC, and state securities examinations & audits and have a fully “clean” compliance record.

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• Aug 2023 Advised Metropolitan Skin Clinic in its sale to Growthink Capital
• Aug 2023 Advised MPulse Software, Inc. in its sale to Anonymous Company
• May 2022 Advised Blue Whale Materials in its sale to Ara Partners
• Mar 2022 Advised Agro Logistic Systems Inc. in its sale to MGK

Westlake Securities

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Westlake Securities is a middle market investment bank founded in 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. Westlake’s principals come from diverse backgrounds advising, operating and investing in middle market companies. Our clients benefit from the team’s deep understanding of deal strategy, operational improvements, equity value creation and transaction process. We view our clients as partners, working closely with them to develop a sincere understanding of their goals and drivers of their business to determine what it will take to create the growth and/or liquidity desired.

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• Aug 2023 Advised Little Woodrow's on an investment from PGIM Private Capital
• Aug 2023 Advised McDonald Welding Supply in its sale to John Sales & Services
• Aug 2023 Advised Rollin Greens on an investment from AMEDEO
• Aug 2023 Advised Applied Natural Gas Fuels Inc. on an investment from PIMCO

Artesia Capital, LLC

10 Total Closed Deals

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Artesia Capital is a boutique investment bank and M&A advisory firm focused on securing debt and equity for middle-market and upper-middle-market companies. Artesia also offers advisory and investor relations services. We specialize in Consumer Products, Food and Beverages, Distilleries, Wineries, Retail, eCommerce, Packaging, Cannabis and CBD, Health Care, Packaging, SaaS, FinTech, Digital Media, Real Estate, Advertising, and Industrials.

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• May 2024 Assisted Sunshine Enclosures in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• Jun 2023 Assisted Aggrigator in securing debt financing from US Strategic Capital
• May 2023 Advised Dog Park Publishing in its sale to I'd Rather Be With My Dog
• Mar 2023 Assisted Sunshine Packaging in securing debt financing from Oxford Bank

Rockland Advisory Group

9 Total Closed Deals

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Rockland Advisory Group, LLC (www.rocklandadvisory.com) is an investment banking and financial advisory firm offering independent, objective and value-added investment banking services to middle market companies and their owners. Through its affiliated broker dealer, Rockland Securities, LLC, Rockland provides merger, acquisition, divestiture, debt and equity financing, capital restructuring and advisory services. All of our Partners have more than 25 years of experience in financial services and are experienced in structuring, financing, negotiating and closing complex transactions across…

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• Apr 2015 Advised Dry Systems Technologies, Inc. on an investment from Yorkshire Equity
• Oct 2014 Advised OP-marks, Inc. in its sale to Viscot Medical, LLC
• Nov 2013 Advised Garden State Engineering in its sale to SISD
• Nov 2013 Advised Carmagen Engineering, Inc. in its sale to Mistras Group, Inc

NextGen Capital LLC

8 Total Closed Deals

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NextGen Capital is a privately held investment bank, multi-family office, and private capital investment firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and with regional offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Orange County, California. We offer independent, unbiased financial counsel focused on the unique needs of entrepreneurs and majority shareholders – offering our clients a wide range of services and access to global investment opportunities, capital markets, tax, operating expertise, philanthropy, estate planning and cash management. We are a trusted financial advisor for a select group of…

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• Jul 2025 Advised Elmer Candy Corporation in its sale to The Hoffmann Family of Companies
• Jan 2025 Advised Statewide Roofing, Inc. in its sale to Point 41 Capital Partners LLC
• Dec 2024 Advised Brake Supply, Inc. in its sale to H-E Parts International
• Dec 2023 Advised The Wonder Project, Inc. on an investment from Confidential Company