Top Los Angeles Investment Banks with Recent Private M&A Activity

Active Firms

123

TTM Deal Flow

$3M-$17M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range

Top Sectors by Activity

Industrials 40%

Technology 12%

Consumer Goods 11%

Business Services 11%

Transportation 9%

Key Attributes

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

Columbia Capital

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The Columbia Capital companies provide a broad range of services to emerging growth and middle market companies and to investment funds relating to raising capital and mergers and acquisitions. We seek to work with high-growth companies with exciting businesses and technologies and quality management teams to assist them in building the company, enhancing value and raising capital and we work with successful fund managers assisting them with introductions to institutional investors. Our professionals have the experience and expertise to provide valuable advice and guidance. We have contacts…

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Capital 42 Advisors

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Capital 42 Advisors is an independent investment bank that provides merger and acquisition advisory, growth capital and valuation services exclusively for lower middle market private companies.Our philosophy is straightforward: exceptional outcomes are not accidental. They result from rigorous preparation, strategic alignment, and thoughtful execution. We operate with discretion, discipline, and a commitment to quality over volume.Securities administered through Hamilton Grant LLC, Member FINRA and SIPC. Capital 42 Advisors and Hamilton Grant are not affiliated

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CB Capital Partners

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CB Capital Partners is a specialized investment banking firm, which focuses on creating value through customized financial advisory assignments including capital raises, debt placements, strategic and financial partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions transactions. CB Capital Partners' experienced professionals help clients analyze financial alternatives, identify strategic and financial sources of capital, and structure and negotiate terms, which meet their objectives. CB Capital Partners was founded in 2001 in order to bring innovative and value-added solutions to our clientele through a…

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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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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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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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KAL Capital

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Our firm has a clear mission: to empower companies and their owners with a comprehensive suite of M&A advisory and capital-raising services. We achieve this by staying laser-focused on aerospace & defense and providing unbiased, long-term advice that always prioritizes our clients’ best interests.At KAL Capital, we pride ourselves on being honest, nimble and adaptable, ensuring that our services align perfectly with our clients’ unique needs and objectives.

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Armory Securities, LLC

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Armory Securities is one of the leading investment banks dedicated solely to helping middle market companies and their constituents through the myriad of complex problems that confront them. Whether it’s mergers and acquisitions, debt or equity financings, restructuring or workouts, or general strategic advisory or consulting, our team of professionals brings a level of expertise that is uncommon in our marketplace.Since the original formation of our team in 2008, we have been involved in over $8 billion of financial transactions involving 32 diverse engagements. Our team has been…

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Corporate Finance Associates - San Francisco

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Corporate Finance Associates (CFA) is one of North America's oldest and most prominent investment banking firms serving middle-market companies. In its over 60 year history, CFA has recorded thousands of successful transactions by working diligently on the client’s behalf. Our global footprint and network of over 50 experienced professionals make CFA uniquely qualified to help you realize your business goals.Our mission is to provide services that give your company an edge in the M & A market place. The CFA team has the investment banking track record and exceptional…

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E. Coonrod & Co.

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E. Coonrod & Co., LLC was founded on the belief that investment banking and corporate finance do not need to be a zero-sum game. We don’t believe that one side of the equation needs to lose for the other side to gain. That’s why we provide honest, practical, and sound financial and operational advice for our global clients, delivering service with respect and integrity.We have a firm understanding of the unique characteristics and needs of business leaders within our core focus industries. Our specialists apply up-to-date information on creating custom-tailored solutions that work to…

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Anomalie Group

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WE'RE TAKING INVESTMENT BANKING SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT.As a middle market company, you have a choice. You could choose to go the traditional route and likely find yourself lost in the layers of a big investment bank. Or you could veer off in a completely new direction. At Anomalie, you’ll find the agility & personal attention of a boutique firm and the resources and connections of a larger one.LIKE OUR NAME IMPLIES, WE’RE NOT YOUR TYPICAL INVESTMENT BANKING FIRM.We’re a diverse group of atypical individuals who don’t think or act like investment bankers. But we all have a proven…

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Trinity Capital LLC

69 Total Closed Deals

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Trinity Capital LLC is an independent FINRA regulated investment banking boutique. As a trusted advisor, we navigate complicated transactions for family run businesses, large corporations and industry focused investors. Our advisory services include buying and selling private businesses, raising equity and debt capital, restructuring troubled companies, consulting and generating business valuation opinions. Since we began in 2000, Trinity has closed in excess of 500 transactions exceeding $10 billion. The firm was formed with the specific purpose of providing clients with unparalleled…

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Apr 2014 Advised Paradise Foods, Inc. on an investment from City National Bank
Apr 2014 Advised Realty Resources Hospitality LLC on an investment from Confidential / Undisclosed
Apr 2014 Advised Tacala, LLC and Boom Foods, LLC in its sale to Altamont Capital Partners
Apr 2014 Advised Tromble & Company, Inc., Tromble and Company Operations, Inc., and Tromble and Company East, Inc. in its sale to Coastal QSR LLC

Westcove Partners

17 Total Closed Deals

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The Westcove team brings decades of experience advising middle market healthcare organizations through the merger and acquisition process. We focus exclusively on middle-market advisory service and often the first liquidity event for our client organization. We find the best strategic fit for each client to maximize transaction value, and secure their legacy and future prosperity.

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Jun 2023 Advised Columbus Aesthetics & Plastic Surgery on an investment from Aesthetic Partners
Apr 2023 Advised Bay Area Cardiology & Vascular on an investment from Cardiovascular Associates of America
Feb 2023 Advised Kaufman & Davis on an investment from Prime Aesthetics
Jan 2023 Advised Achieve Beyond in its sale to Inspira

OR Capital Group

16 Total Closed Deals

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Company OverviewOR Capital Group, Inc. is a full-service investment bank focused on lower middle-market businesses. We advise on M&A, capital raises, and restructurings across industries including Media & Entertainment, Consumer & Retail, Food & Beverage, Technology, Business Services, Healthcare, and Aerospace & Defense.Mission & ValuesWe are driven by a commitment to excellence, integrity, and client success. Our values emphasize purpose-driven collaboration, continuous improvement, respect, and forward-thinking solutions in an evolving market. We truly believe when…

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Feb 2026 Advised Tubebuddy in its sale to GameSquare Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: GAME)
Jan 2026 Advised Giant Worldwide in its sale to Cineverse Corp (NASDAQ: CNVS)
Dec 2023 Advised Connor Concepts on an investment from Capital Spring
Dec 2023 Advised Tropicale Food on an investment from Wind Point Partners

Genoa Partners

13 Total Closed Deals

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Genoa Partners is an M&A advisory firm. We are dedicated to selling privately held businesses and executing corporate finance transactions for growing companies, their owners and intrepid entrepreneurs. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California with Managing Directors located in Los Angeles and Orange counties, our firm is committed to providing innovative, cost efficient services and solutions that are designed for private company sales, acquisitions and raising growth capital through institutional providers. Our slogan of Trust. Growth. Liquidity. attracts a culture driven to prosper…

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Dec 2023 Advised Southern California Fleet Services in its sale to SVT Fleet
Nov 2023 Advised Source Graphics in its sale to MatterHackers
Nov 2022 Advised Rise Bar in its sale to USANA
Aug 2022 Advised Polyfab in its sale to Daiho

Xnergy

10 Total Closed Deals

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Xnergy Financial is an international investment bank that provides corporate finance and merger & acquisition strategy to emerging and middle-market companies.

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Aug 2023 Acquired BMW Dealership
Aug 2023 Acquired Full Circle Recycling
Aug 2023 Invested in Ramp Rate
Aug 2023 Provided debt financing to ExxonMobil

Reynolds Advisory Partners, LLC

5 Total Closed Deals

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Reynolds Advisory Partners is a boutique investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and related financial advisory services focused on middle market clients nationwide. We provide differentiated, value added advice and services to clients facing complex strategic decisions and transactions. We believe that clients are best served by the most experienced and skilled professional bankers available who also share in our "client-first" philosophy. The senior bankers at Reynolds Advisory Partners average over 25 years of experience, have collectively completed over…

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Jan 2014 Advised Reaction Design in its sale to Ansys
Nov 2013 Advised Solid Gold Health Products for Pets in its sale to VMG Capital
Dec 2012 Advised Jims Formal Wear in its sale to Armory Capital
Jun 2011 Advised Chemical Lab Products in its sale to KIK Custom Products

Backbone Capital Advisors

4 Total Closed Deals

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Mar 2019 Advised Continuum Global Solutions in its sale to Skyview Capital
Jan 2019 Advised Burrana in its sale to JW Hill Capital
Aug 2018 Advised Future Tech Metals in its sale to Avem Partners LLC
Jul 2018 Advised Total Care RX in its sale to Celerity Partners

Clifton Larson Allen

1 Total Closed Deal

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CLA is the 8th largest accounting firm in the United States and provides a range of professional services to over 70,000 business clients. Our firm has over 125 offices across the country and we have deep expertise in a number of industry verticals. Our Transaction Services group works with businesses looking to transition ownership through investment banking and related services.

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Dec 2024 Advised Garven Holdings, LLC in its sale to Card Factory

DealSource Partners, LLC

1 Total Closed Deal

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DealSource Partners is dedicated to providing the highest quality M&A, Corporate Finance, and Strategic Advisory services to middle market companies nationwide – both private and public. Comprised of some of the most experienced, senior-level transaction experts in the country, we join as strategic partners with our clients to provide unparalleled transaction expertise. Whether you are raising capital to reach the next level, recapitalizing to diversify your personal portfolio, or preparing to exit, our team will work with you to craft a strategy and plan to meet your goals and…

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Jan 2016 Advised Polymer Engineering Corporation in its sale to 3M

Firms in the Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles Investment Banks is $3M-$17M, with a core EBITDA range of $500K-$3M. 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.

Location can be an important consideration, but it does not necessarily define where a firm is active. Firms based in Los Angeles may bring regional knowledge, local relationships, and experience with businesses in the area, while many also pursue opportunities across a broader geographic footprint. Geography is best considered alongside sector focus, company size, and relevant transaction activity.

Not necessarily. A firm’s location does not always define its geographic reach. Many Investment Banks based in Los Angeles are active across multiple regions, while firms based elsewhere may also participate in the Los Angeles market. Location can provide useful context, but it should not be interpreted as a firm’s geographic boundary.

When comparing Investment Banks in Los Angeles, consider factors such as sector focus, size range, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 60 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 Los Angeles Investment Banks directory, you can request information here.

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