Top Forest Products Investment Banks

Livingstone Partners

10 Total Closed Deals

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Livingstone is an international mid-market M&A and debt advisory firm with offices in Beijing, Chicago, Düsseldorf, London, Los Angeles, Madrid and Stockholm. We have deep industry expertise, and extensive global coverage, with dedicated teams across our offices serving five segments: Business Services, Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial, and Media & Technology.

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• Oct 2024 Advised RH Marine in its sale to VINCI Energies
• Oct 2024 Advised Bakker Sliedrecht in its sale to VINCI Energies
• Sep 2024 Advised Clafis Ingenieus in its sale to Team Eiffel
• Sep 2024 Advised Cine City in its sale to Pathe

Mirus Capital Advisors, Inc.

10 Total Closed Deals

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Successful business owners have turned to Mirus Capital Advisors for more than 30 years to help them realize their ultimate accomplishment – the sale of their business. Mirus is a leading New England based firm with over 300 closed transactions focused on providing exceptional investment banking services to our middle-market clients. As a middle-market investment bank focused on mergers and acquisitions, Mirus drives successful deals for companies in the consumer, industrial, business services, healthcare and technology industries. Mirus has proven time and again that its deep industry…

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• Apr 2024 Advised ONSET in its sale to LI-COR
• Apr 2024 Advised LidoChem in its sale to Valudor Products, LLC
• Mar 2024 Advised BradFord in its sale to Prince
• Dec 2023 Advised Applied Biomath in its sale to Certara

Turnstone Investment Banking

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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

GT Securities

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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

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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

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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

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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

Bruml Capital Corporation

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Founded in 1986, BCC is one of Cleveland's most experienced independent investment banking firms, providing advisory and investment banking services to entrepreneurs, privately held and publicly held middle-market companies, private equity firms, and family offices. Our experience includes advising on the sale of businesses, strategic acquisitions, private capital, valuations and related matters. Since BCC's inception, we have remained consistent in our mission to private owners and entrepreneurs and have completed hundreds of transactions and valuations for our clients with one goal in mind:…

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• Mar 2017 Advised Gries Financial, LLC on an investment from Ownership Recapitalization Plan
• Oct 2016 Advised Bear Metallurgical Company in its sale to Yildirim Holding Inc.
• Sep 2015 Advised Minnetonka Audio Software in its sale to The Telos Alliance
• Dec 2014 Advised Radiant Electric Heat in its sale to Solarflo Corporation

CriticalPoint Partners

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CriticalPoint Partners (CPP) is an M&A Advisory Firm and Investment Bank, headquartered in Los Angeles. Focused on sourcing, negotiating and executing a range of transactions for our clients, we strive to enhance shareholder value through acquisitions, or to maximize proceeds in a business sale. We take a long-term view with respect to our clients and build partnerships that span the course of multiple transactions. CPP was founded upon the core principle of providing world-class strategic advice to lower middle market companies. As experienced principal investors, we bring decades of deal…

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• Nov 2014 Advised Brixton in its sale to Altamont Capital Partners
• May 2014 Advised My School Things in its sale to CriticalPoint Capital
• Mar 2014 Acquired My School Things
• Nov 2013 Advised Tarazi Specialty Foods in its sale to Highwood Farms

FCL Capital Partners

6 Total Closed Deals

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FCL Capital Partners is a nationally focused investment banking firm serving private companies seeking to sell their business, acquire another company, or secure additional capital for growth, buyout, restructuring, and recapitalization. Our principals have extensive Investment Banking and Restructuring experience at bulge-bracket investment banks and hedge funds advising public and private companies in various industries including consumer & retail, business services, transportation & logistics, and manufacturing. FCL's founder, Rafael De Paoli, has been a trusted…

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• Nov 2024 Advised Stonemark Construction Management in its sale to Mark G. Anderson Consultants, Inc.
• Sep 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2024 Advised A&B Tropical Produce in its sale to Confidential Company
• Oct 2023 Advised PA China Farm in its sale to GrubMarket

The Chicago Corporation

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The Chicago Corporation is an independent Chicago-based investment banking firm focused on providing middle-market companies with a range of financial and corporate advisory services including merger and acquisitions, institutional debt and equity capital raising, and financial restructuring. The Chicago Corporation leverages the broad experience of its team to evaluate and implement financial strategies designed to maximize the value of a client's business. The firm is committed to a "client-first" approach, which ensures that its professionals work together to find the best market-based…

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• Jul 2017 Advised Benefit Administrative Systems, LLC in its sale to HealthComp Holdings
• Feb 2016 Advised Holton Food Products Company in its sale to Mantrose-Haeuser Co., Inc
• Jun 2015 Advised Bridgeview Bancorp, Inc. on an investment from Various Investors
• May 2014 Advised Go Packaging, LLC in its sale to Welch Packaging Group

Mid-States Advisors, Inc

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Mid-States Advisors is a family-owned boutique financial and business advisory firm that focuses on middle-market businesses looking for assistance with Mergers & Acquisitions, Debt Placement, and Fractional CFO services.Mid-States Capital, our predecessor entity, was founded in 1995 by Joe Alam Sr. after a successful career as a CPA and turnaround specialist. Mid-States Capital’s services focused on debt placement solutions for middle-market businesses dealing with unique or difficult issues, including workouts, highly-leveraged transactions, and high-growth situations.​In 2015,…

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• Apr 2025 Advised HMS Products in its sale to AIDA Engineering
• Jan 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2025 Advised RBR Machine in its sale to Confidential Company
• Sep 2013 Advised Forging Company in its sale to Partner Buyout

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Salomon Whitney LLC

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Our investment banking products are tailored to various client needs. Developing a thorough understanding of our client’s specific goals and evaluating the market dynamics of various industry sectors, we strive to provide unbiased finance solutions.​Our ability to analyze all aspects of our client companies and assess the feasibility of all corporate finance options, allows us to recommend a solution tailored specifically for our clients. Building strong relationships with major institutional, strategic and corporate investors are powerful resources used to implement our corporate…

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• Jan 2019 Invested in LYFT
• Jan 2019 Invested in Palantir Usa Inc.
• Jan 2019 Invested in Airbnb
• Jan 2019 Invested in Pinterest

Sequence Financial Specialists

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Working with small and middle market companies, we assist our client's pursuit of their financial goals by building trusting relationships and utilizing our expertise in the transactional process while providing individually tailored services and solutions.

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• Dec 2013 Advised McCall Farms, Inc. in its sale to McCall Farms, Inc.
• Oct 2013 Advised Buy Here Pay Here Dealer on an investment from Private Investor
• Jul 2012 Advised French Quarter on an investment from Private Buyer
• Jun 2010 Advised All Seasons Ice, LLC in its sale to Large Competitor

AllianceOne Enterprises

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AllianceOne Enterprises (“AllianceOne Enterprises” or “AOE”) is a boutique investment banking and financial advisory firm providing a specific range of services primarily to lower to middle market companies (enterprise values ranging from $5 million to $50 million). Since 1983, the professionals of AllianceOne Enterprises have worked with smaller companies of select sectors throughout the United States by evaluating and effecting both capital market and strategic transactions (mergers/acquisitions/divestitures).    AOE’s principals have a unique and complementary set of…

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• Feb 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Sep 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Sep 2020 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2020 Advised Confidential E-Commerce Apparel Company in its sale to Confidential Strategic

Adaptive Capital Partners

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Adaptive Capital Partners is a boutique investment bank advising privately held businesses on sell-side M&A, capital raises, and strategic transactions. The firm was founded to address the need for more personalized, strategic advisory services within the middle market. Built on a commitment to integrity, excellence, and long-term partnership, the firm has quickly developed a reputation as a trusted advisor focused on delivering optimal outcomes for its clients. Our deep expertise and experience form the foundation for the comprehensive strategic services we provide today. Visit…

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• Mar 2026 Advised CFO Hub, LLC in its sale to Carr, Riggs & Ingram
• Jun 2025 Advised Kinco in its sale to Mechanix Wear
• Jan 2025 Advised enTrust Wealth Advisors in its sale to AlphaCore Wealth Advisory

RA Capital Advisors

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RA Capital Advisors is a leading private investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, private financings, shareholder matters, restructurings and crisis situations for clients ranging from middle market companies to the Fortune 500. Founded in 1988, the firm has served as financial advisor on some of the most significant and complex transactions in U.S. corporate history. RA Capital Advisors is a private investment bank. TRUSTED ADVISORS Since inception, RA Capital Advisors has consummated transactions on behalf of our advisory clients with an aggregate value in excess of $60…

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• Aug 2011 Advised Mosaic, Inc. in its sale to Linquest Corporation
• Aug 2011 Advised Gerber Scientific in its sale to Vector Capital for $283,000,000

Boustead Securities, LLC

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Boustead's bankers offer a wide range of capital market transactions -Raise equity for late-stage private or small cap public companies -Arrange senior or junior debt for US or international operations -Complete M&A projects efficiently and at best values -Assist with stock buybacks, M&A defense reviews, exchange offers, etc.

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• Feb 2013 Advised Drug Co. on an investment from Various investors
• Jan 2013 Advised Kiva Brand of Products on an investment from RG Barry

Watermark Advisors

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Watermark prepares buyers and sellers to achieve ultimate success in their mergers and acquisitions endeavors. The firm uniquely offers "the M&A Bridge Approach." This is a collaborative, comprehensive approach that includes necessary steps in three phases of preparation, transaction, and integration. Watermark has served over 85 clients including 23 transaction clients. Through its various due diligence partners it uniquely serves in helping the client avoid fumbles and landmines in the M&A process.

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• Jun 2021 Advised SouthEastern, LLC in its sale to Class Valuation, LLC
• Jun 2019 Advised kVA LLC in its sale to Underwriters Laboratories (UL)