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Houlihan Capital

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  • 19 Total Closed Deals
Houlihan Capital is a leading, solutions-driven valuation, financial advisory and boutique investment banking firm committed to delivering superior client value. We pride ourselves on being thought leaders in an ever-changing landscape. Houlihan Capital is a FINRA and SIPC member, committed to the highest levels of professional ethics and standards. Investment Banking Services We provide sell side and buy side M&A advisory services, institutional private placement and capital raises. Valuation and Financial Advisory We provide an array of services that range from portfolio valuation,…
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JTW Advisors

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JTW Advisors Overview:We are a Boutique Investment Bank Focused Exclusively on The Real Estate and Blue-Collar Business Industries.Advisory Services: Valuations, Sell-Side and Buy-Side Mergers & Acquisitions for Building Products and Services Companies, as well as Home Builders.Capital Raising: Equity, Debt, Hybrid, Other (Lot/Land Banking)    
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Baird Business Owner Solutions

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  • 17 Total Closed Deals
We advise buyers and sellers on business sales, mergers, acquisitions, ESOPs and other similar transactions. Our Business Owner Solutions team will deliver the strategic advice and practical guidance to help you achieve the optimal outcome in your business transition. Our credentialed, experienced business valuation team understands both the art and science of business valuation. We tailor each project to the client's unique situation and needs. The ongoing M&A experience of our Business Owner Solutions team is a critical factor grounding our valuations in the real world.When you're ready to…
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Johnsen, Fretty, & Co.

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JFC is a boutique investment banking firm specializing in providing M&A advisory, capital raising, and strategic consulting services to Out-of-Home, Place-based, and Digital Media companies (collectively "OOH"). Over the last 30 years, we have completed over 400 OOH transactions across North America, with aggregate deal value approx. $5.0 billion. Our clients include Traditional Outdoor companies (e.g. major-market, smaller-market billboards), Alternative OOH companies (e.g. street furniture, transit, in-store, resorts, washrooms, coffee-sleeves, etc), and Digital OOH media companies…
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Kinsella Group, Inc.

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Kinsella Group is a middle-market boutique investment bank and business advisory firm representing sellers, buyers and companies seeking capital to grow. Our professionals hold SEC securities licenses as Broker/Dealer representatives. We focus today in the healthcare sector helping clients grow, generate liquidity and enhance financial and operational strength. Our Firm’s origins are in turnaround consulting and financial restructuring in the industrial space. Our principals have all held senior positions in operating companies having personal experience with issues business owners face…
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CoView Capital, Inc.

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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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Ankura Capital Advisors

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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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Business Capital

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  • 14 Total Closed Deals
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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Transitus Capital

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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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Chaffe & Associates, Inc.

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Chaffe & Associates, Inc. was founded in 1982 by D.B.H. Chaffe III to provide specialized investment banking services to financial and business interests. Its clients include publicly held companies, family-owned businesses, banks and other financial institutions. Chaffe has earned a strong reputation as a valued resource for a broad base of clients that includes companies in numerous industries.
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Szymon Zephan Capital

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  • 13 Total Closed Deals
Our mission is to help our clients succeed in all of their endeavours. At Szymon Zephan Capital, every customer is important. And our reputation hinges on the fact that we treat even our smallest clients with the same respect and diligence we would treat our largest clients. We earn the trust of our clients and our lenders by our actions every single day. An independent financial advisory firm serving clients with sound advice and effective solutions to strategic and financial matters. We operate in a global network of relationships with key decision-makers in corporations, governments and…
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Corporate Finance Associates - Mid. South

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CFA was ranked among the top 10 M&A Advisors for U.S. transactions under $50 million by Thomson Reuters, Corporate Finance Associates is an international investment banking firm serving middle-market businesses. For nearly 60 years, Corporate Finance Associates has been advocating on behalf of business owners who are restructuring a company, either through divestiture, merger, acquisition or recapitalization. We also frequently work with private equity firms and strategic buyers to find acquisition targets. As the whole is generally greater than the sum of the parts, a synergistic acquisition…
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Aurum Capital Connect

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  • 13 Total Closed Deals
Aurum Capital Connect is a Denver- and Dallas-based investment bank and strategic advisory group that specializes in M&A and capital formation for middle market companies. We firmly believe active involvement with our client companies is key to success; we work closely with management teams to develop and execute strategy, open doors to capital, and create meaningful exits.
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Roadmap Advisors

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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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Ridgecrest Capital Partners

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  • 12 Total Closed Deals
Ridgecrest Capital Partners is a private investment bank based in San Francisco providing expert merger and acquisitions, capital raising and financial restructuring advisory services for leading technology and other growth companies.Ridgecrest was founded in 2001 to address the unmet needs of middle market companies for top-quality investment banking services. The firm brings senior and experienced Wall Street investment banking talent to bear on typically smaller transactions—professional assistance that is rarely accessible in such situations. Members of our team have managed scores of…
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MaximForte

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  • 12 Total Closed Deals
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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Vesta Partners

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  • 12 Total Closed Deals
Vesta Partners is an investment banking and strategic services firm that serves the hospitality, healthcare, sports, real estate, financial services and financial technology industries. The firm specializes in mergers & acquisitions, capital raising, financial restructuring, and strategic initiative support. The firm's principals have led or advised on some of the more significant transactions and strategic initiatives in the industries they serve. Additionally, the firm has considerable cross-border transaction experience that can be leveraged by clients with international capital raising or…
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iMerge Advisors

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Since 2001, investment banking firm, iMerge Advisors has focused exclusively on small to mid-market technology companies within the internet, application software, software as a service (SaaS), and cloud computing verticals that are both growing and profitable with revenues exceeding $5 million and up. For more than a decade iMerge Advisors has provided exemplary mergers & acquisitions and investment banking services to those technology business owners wishing to position and capture the highest values for their businesses. Perhaps you have received an unsolicited approach from a buyer or…
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Avalon Net Worth

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Avalon Net Worth confidentially provides clients the quality and technical expertise of a major investment bank while maintaining the personal service and efficiency of a boutique firm. Since 1992, Avalon has worked with high caliber, committed business owners, senior executives and entrepreneurs as they have expanded businesses, re-capitalized or re-organized firms, sold or purchased companies, and gained liquidity for themselves and their shareholders. Our clients have ranged from mid-market private companies to Fortune 500 companies to early stage firms. Avalon Net Worth and Avalon…
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BlackTorch Capital

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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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