Top Financial Services Investment Banks with Recent Private M&A Activity

284

Active Firms

325

TTM Deal Flow

$3M-$27M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$5M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 14%

Florida 10%

New York 7%

Texas 6%

Illinois 5%

Key Attributes

Best For: Complex Transactions | Typical Fee: Retainer & Success fee | Coverage: Dedicated, Sector-Focused Deal Teams

Watts Capital LLC

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Watts Capital, LLC is an investment bank focused on lower middle market and early stage companies in the Technology/Media/Telecom, Cleantech, Energy, and Real Estate sectors. We also provide placement services for top performing hedge fund, private equity and real estate managers.Our investment adviser affiliate provides wealth management services to high net worth families, as well as manages long-only and alternative investment strategies.

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Michael Stein & Associates  2010 Ltd. 

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Michael Stein founded Michael Stein & Associates 2010 Ltd., a boutique consulting firm that advises clients in the field of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate finance, re-organizations and going public, several years ago. He has acted both on the buy side and sell side of a transaction in numerous industries and has guided many clients, both large and small.With over 30 years of extensive experience acting as both principal and agent, Michael has established a reputation of being able to negotiate and structure a deal that actually closes. His level of commitment to a…

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Northland Securities

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Northland is a full service investment bank with the capabilities and expertise to provide strategic M&A advisory, underwriting, and placement agent services. Our investment banking professionals have years of experience from some of the most highly regarded names in investment banking, and our reputation is built upon senior-level attention, deep sector knowledge, and innovative thinking. Our experience and sector focus have led Northland to become recognized as one of the premier investment banking firms serving growth companies.Northland focuses on middle market companies in the high…

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Inverness Advisors, LLC

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Inverness Advisors is a strategic advisor to middle-market and growth stage companies in the technology, media and enterprise services sectors. Inverness represents clients in M&A, financing and other strategic transactions. Our partners have extensive experience, having run investment banking groups at firms including Hambrecht & Quist, Montgomery & Company, Cowen and Lehman Brothers. The Inverness team has a strong track-record of success in closing transactions with the leading strategic and private equity buyers in the industry.INDEPENDENT ADVICE. EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS. 20+…

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Metro Equity Capital

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Metro provides assistance in Buying or Selling Businesses and also provides Financial Advisory and strategic Investment Banking services. Metro’s Investment Banking services includes debt financing, institutional equity, merger, acquisition and divestiture for small to medium-sized private and public companies (those between $10 million and $500 million in revenue). Our capital market team is managed by licensed Investment Bankers with extensive experience in institutional equity, debt financing, and mezzanine finance for small to medium-sized private and public companies. As seasoned…

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Join Business Capital

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Join Business Capital provides investment banking services to companies in México and Latin America, specializing in the energy, infrastructure and tourism sectors. We are part of Join Business Global Group which began operations 20 years ago, and provides consulting services in financial, fiscal, legal, accounting and administrative areas. We have developed strong business platforms seeking to increase the profitability of our customers by providing high value added services.Our StrategyWe work closely with each of our customers to understand the dynamics of their industry, and identify the…

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Accurent

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Accurent is a global advisory, real estate, financial services and venture capital conglomerate headquartered in New York City and London. Our firm has a long track record of publicly listing and funding companies via our $3.5billion fund partnership; advising leading private equity and venture-backed businesses, micro to large-cap public companies; as well as co-investing alongside family offices and UHNW individuals. The firm’s specialties span capital raising or direct injection in the form of private equity and debt via our $3.5BLN fund partnership and venture capital arm Accurent…

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Entoro

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Entoro is a global investment banking and financial services firm with a proven track record in mid-market energy and infrastructure investment banking, including platform-based distribution. The Entoro Group of companies includes Entoro Capital (Energy and Infrastructure Investment Banking), Entoro Securities (FINRA licensed Broker/Dealer – formerly The Oil & Gas Asset Clearinghouse II), and Entoro International (Advisory and Merchant Banking).Entoro brings together investment banking professionals with energy industry expertise to provide financial and strategic solutions to a global…

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Ehrenberg Chesler Investment Bankers

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Ehrenberg Chesler is a private investment bank that delivers the highest level of independent strategic advice to our clients. As a small firm, senior team members focus on each of our client's needs, providing the uncommonly high level of service and integrity for which Ehrenberg Chesler is known.We provide merger & acquisition, private placement, financial restructuring, and advisory services to companies with capital needs, or that are otherwise confronting financial change. In addition to our work on larger transactions, we pride ourselves on the lasting relationships we have built with…

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Crosbie & Company Inc.

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Crosbie is an independent, employee owned Canadian investment banking firm that provides a wide array of financial advisory services to private and public companies, their boards, shareholders and other key stakeholders.With a reputation and expertise built through advising on hundreds of successful M&A, financing and restructuring transactions over 25 years, we are able to mobilize quickly to provide advice and complete transactions that add significant value for our clients.Areas of expertise include advising on the sale of companies, mergers and acquisitions, providing valuations and…

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FocalPoint Partners, LLC

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FocalPoint is a leading independent full-service Investment Bank. With a diverse range of M&A, capital raising, and restructuring advisory services, we are ideally positioned to meet the needs of middle market companies in all stages of the corporate life cycle. We pride ourselves on providing objective advice and "outside the box" thinking in order to come up with the right solutions for our clients without the conflicts experienced by many of our competitors. The following are some of the ways we differentiate from other middle market investment banks: - Not a One-Trick Pony: Our diverse…

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Navigant Capital Advisors

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Navigant Capital Advisors ("NCA") is the dedicated corporate finance business unit of Navigant Consulting, Inc. NCA serves the middle market Investment Banking, Restructuring, Valuation, and Transaction Advisory needs of companies, private equity groups, lenders, and other creditor constituencies.With over 100 dedicated and experienced finance professionals nationwide, NCA advises on mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; arranges private placements of debt and equity; and, provides a full range of corporate finance services in any industry.In an era of distress, disputes, and financial and…

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The Inman Company

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For forty five years, the consultants at The Inman Company have served as advisors to the owners of family businesses and private companies. We have create shareholder value through merger, sale, leaseback, acquisition, restructuring, refinancing, or recapitalization. We have closed hundreds of transactions across N America totaling $3 Billion in value. We provide an unprecedented combination of experience, expertise, independence, and commitmentOur clients include some of N Americas most prominent family businesses in a number of industries including manufacturing, distribution, healthcare,…

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Loofbourrow Associates Inc.

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Founded 1980, Loofbourrow is a private investment bank doing private placements of debt and equity of between $5 and 500 million.

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Falls Capital Advisors

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Falls Capital Advisors specializes in the sale, acquisition, valuation and financing of middle-market companies. Our sellers typically have annual revenues of $5 Million to $100 Million. They include both privately-held companies and divestitures of privately-held and publicly-traded companies. Our buyers range from private equity groups and wealthy individuals to strategic buyers including Fortune 500 companies and leading foreign concerns. Our valuations are “real world” analyses of the prices and terms under which companies would likely sell to motivated strategic buyers, not merely…

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Firelight Partners

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Firelight Partners is a strategic advisor to emerging growth and small to mid-market companies. We provide a range of strategic consulting and investment banking services and have consistently produced superior outcomes for our clients and their shareholders. We focus on understanding our clients' strategic objectives, assisting in the development and implementation of growth acceleration and value creation strategies, and helping them navigate the complexities of raising capital, and buying and selling businesses.Leveraging many years of strategic, financial, and operational experience,…

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Premiere Lender

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EasierLoan.com is an Online Business Loan Generation Company - For Sale.It consists of a portfolio of business loan sites and financial domains names, established online in 2006, with the most popular business loan keywords. The sites bring around 500,000 in free financial traffic. All the sites have different valuable URL's like ProjectsFunding.com, LenderHouse.com, PremiereLender.com and ProjectsFinance.com.This network of 10 financial web sites established for 15 years in all major search engines provides a powerful and very valuable advertising space for any financial company to promote…

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Rainier Group, Inc.

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The Rainier Group was founded in 1988 to fill an unmet need of the owners of well established, private businesses. Specifically, we helped clients successfully address ownership changes that were to take place during their lifetime. Early on, we recognized a critical need to integrate business with personal objectives, and we began to cultivate more sophisticated capabilities to help our clients make critical decisions with greater confidence.We specialize in helping owners and founders of privately held companies identify, build and implement the best strategy for their situation. Since our…

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Crito Capital

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Crito Capital is an European-American placement platform. We raise capital for our clients, provide advice on business development matters, and assist with strategic issues facing both investment advisers and business owners looking to raise funds through private placement of securities. We are knowledgeable and experienced advisors to alternative fund managers and we are also capable investment bankers to companies in selected industry segments. We have worked with clients based in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. We specialize in understanding our clients from every…

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Palazzo Advisory | Acquisition

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PALAZZO Advises Entrepreneurs/Founders, Private Equity Firms and Strategic Buyers on Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Raises and StrategyOur M&A advisory practice is focused on navigating the complexities of selling and acquiring businesses. We specialize in the following services:Sell-side AdvisoryBuy-side AdvisoryValuations/Fairness OpinionsLeveraged & Management Buyouts

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Firms in the Financial Services Investment Banks directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Financial Services Investment Banks is $3M-$27M, with a core EBITDA range of $500K-$5M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

Relevant Financial Services experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 284 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Financial Services.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Financial Services Investment Banks directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Financial Services, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Investment Banks with experience in Financial Services, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 284 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the Financial Services Investment Banks directory, you can request information here.

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