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…
Ravinia Capital LLC is a boutique investment bank located in Chicago, IL. Ravinia advisory services are tailored towards middle market clients throughout the U.S, focusing on Mergers & Acquisition structuring, debt advisory, and strategic consulting. Ravinia's client focus is at the heart of everything we do.Our boutique advisory practice is typically centered around privately-held companies with revenues between $25 million to $350 million. Ravinia has a demonstrated a successful track record with clients that are both profitable and unprofitable.Ravinia Capital has been routinely…
Grand Avenue Capital Partners is a FINRA licensed broker/dealer authorized to manage security transactions and merger/acquisitions. Our firm focuses on sell- and buy-side investment banking assignments for domestic North American client companies with revenues $10-150 million which are typically profitable and established. We are prepared to serve clients globally; approximately 15% of our practice has been in Asia where we have been involved in substantially larger transactions with world-scale companies and investors. We have been engaged by private companies in China with up to $2.5…
Downstream Energy Partners is an independent, privately-held investment bank providing national merger & acquisition (M&A) and strategic advisory services in the energy and retail sectors
Egwele & Company is an independent boutique investment bank providing financial and strategic advisory services to entrepreneurs, corporations, private funds and institutional investors. Provides advice on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, recapitalizations and private placements.
Dramatic changes in the business environment have brought about new challenges and demands that businesses must face on a continual basis. The Wolf Financial Group was formed to allow us to best serve the varied business needs of our clients as they address these challenges.The companies offer an extensive range of accounting, tax, consulting and financial advisory services to closely held businesses and their owners, governmental entities, healthcare institutions, not-for-profit organizations, community banks and employee benefit plan sponsors. Each client works with a team of Wolf Financial…
We sell privately owned companies and we raise capital for entrepreneurs and businesses. Our clients are normally in the range of $10-$100 million of revenue.
Jordan Knauff and Company was founded in 2001 by G. Cook Jordan, Jr., and Thomas E. Knauff with a clear purpose: to provide the best available investment banking services to middle market companies, the entrepreneurs who lead them, and the financial entities that transact with them.On a consolidated basis JKC personnel offer expertise in investment banking services to Middle-Market companies owned by affiliated larger privately held and publicly traded corporations, private equity groups, families, partnerships, and sole proprietors. A summary of our experience includes:Over 200 business…
Oak Street Advisors was founded on the principle that mid market companies not only deserve, but also require, the same level of investment banking, consulting services and access to capital markets commonly available only to large companies. Oak Street Advisors was established to provide that level of expertise and experience in a manner tailored to mid-market companies. Whether selling or acquiring a business, or seeking funding or financing, Oak Street Advisors can provide the direction and support typically available only from large banking firms. In providing services for our clients,…
Prairie Capital Advisors, Inc. serves closely held, private firms located throughout the U.S. As transactions are being considered, Prairie Capital Advisors assists by providing decision-making analysis that objectively compares the impacts of various alternative strategies and structures, ranging from fractional intra-family gifts to sales of entire enterprises. Different transaction forms can have widely divergent consequences with respect to execution timeline, taxes, risk assumed and other factors. Thus, intelligent and thorough analysis is critical because it presents the impacts of…
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.
William Blair is a global investment banking and asset management firm. We are committed to building enduring relationships with our clients and providing expertise and solutions to meet their evolving needs. An independent and employee-owned firm, William Blair is based in Chicago, with offices in 19 cities across five continents.Our Company – At a GlanceFounded in 1935 by William McCormick BlairIndependent and employee-ownedMore than 1,350 employeesMore than $78 billion in client assets (as March 31, 2016)Investment Banking transactions have covered more than 30 countries, 625 companies,…
Merger and Acquisition AdvisoryCreative and Trusted Advice with Outstanding ExecutionOur M&A Advisory services bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to helping you achieve your goals: personal, corporate and financial. We have the experience and successful track record to ensure your transaction is handled in an unbiased manner designed to help define your goals and optimize their outcome.Our professionals have successfully led and completed numerous transactions for private business owners, private equity firms and management teams across a range of transaction alternatives, industries…
Billow Butler & Company, L.L.C. ("BBC") is an investment bank dedicated to advising middle market business owners on the sale of their companies. With backgrounds at the nation's top law firms, commercial banks, investment banks and financial consulting firms, our professionals bring a level of expertise, integrity and professionalism to the middle market that is traditionally only available to owners of larger companies. Our efforts are focused on working on behalf of our clients to ensure the best possible results in a sale transaction.
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…
XMS Capital Partners goes beyond transaction-focused investment banking. Our clients know us for our thoughtful judgment, in-depth collaboration and creative solutions. Our unwavering commitment to providing the right advice is how we become a trusted advisor. That's Involvement Banking.
Baker Tilly Capital, LLC is a boutique investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capital sourcing, project finance, and corporate finance advisory services. The Baker Tilly Capital team is led by investment bankers and corporate finance specialists that have meaningful experience advising clients in evaluating strategic and financial alternatives, creating and executing sell side and buy side M&A strategies, and identifying cost-effective financing alternatives and sources. Baker Tilly Capital, LLC is a subsidiary of Baker Tilly US, LLP, a national accounting and…
Kuhn Capital is a boutique investment bank specializing in mid-market M&A, fund raising, recapitalizations and restructurings. Our clients are primarily digital technology players -- companies that produce data, software, business or professional services, and digital devices. All our principals have senior operating and investment experience in these industries and have initiated deals altogether worth over $5 billion.We advise our clients on growth strategy, manage their acquisition or divestment campaigns (including finding the right transaction partner and optimizing transaction terms),…
Our goal is to be a strong financial partner for our clients and at the same time provide them with professional guidance as a valuable business advisor that is there for them every step of the way.
