Top Manufacturing M&A Advisory Firms

DLA-Mergers & Acquisitions

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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DLA-Mergers & Acquisitions is a middle market advisory firm located in Overland Park, Kansas. With a seasoned team of experts, DLA helps business owners prepare for growth through acquisition or plan for an exit.

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• Mar 2019 Advised Undisclosed in its sale to Waterside Capital Partners, LLC

Smith Holland Advisors

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Smith Holland is a different type of middle market M&A advisory firm. Based out of Chicago, we believe results should come before fees and maximizing shareholder value for clients is at the core of everything we do. Every Smith Holland advisor knows how stressful and unpredictable the M&A process can because we have all personally started, operated and sold businesses of our own, which gives us an added layer of transactional insight that can’t be learned in the classroom. The risks are always higher on the sell-side of the deal and that’s why every Smith Holland M&A transaction is led by…

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• Aug 2020 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer

Zpen Ventures

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I have been helping Groups Buy and Sell their companies for over 17 yrs.I have sold over 100 different transactions to date. Having also been involved hands on with several businesses in different industries, has given me the opportunity to understand businesses from the operators side. This experience helps me to locate quality companies both for sale and for purchase. If you are looking to acquire or looking to retire, I would love the opportunity to help you.

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• Dec 2022 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer

Keystone Capital Markets

94 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Keystone Capital is a leading Southern California based Investment Bank that provides sophisticated M&A and financial advisory services to middle-market businesses. We offer our clients the expertise and capabilities of a large Wall Street Investment Bank coupled with the energy and attention of a smaller, more entrepreneurial firm. We believe investment banking is about relationships and results, and we rely upon our extensive experience to extract maximum value for our clients. Our philosophy emphasizes lasting, value added relationships, and is founded on an approach that delivers:…

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• Apr 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Nov 2025 Advised Fabricast, Inc. in its sale to United Equipment Accessories (UEA)
• Jun 2025 Advised Healthcare Cost Solutions in its sale to Coker
• Apr 2025 Advised Desco Manufacturing Company, Inc. in its sale to ShoreView

FirePower Capital

61 Total Closed Deals

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Our M&A professionals have directly executed on more than 100 deals since 2013. We advise private, owner-operated Canadian companies on their major transactional activity: mergers & acquisitions (sell- and buy-side) and growth. Our work spans most industries except for resource extraction, pharmaceuticals and life sciences.Thoughtful advice, keen market insight, bespoke but technology-driven transaction processes and a quickly-expanding network have led to our deals getting over the finish line with significantly more certainty and creativity than our competitors can point to.In…

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• Feb 2026 Advised IAM Concepts in its sale to Accenture
• Aug 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2024 Advised Addmore Group in its sale to Danilee Capital
• Jul 2024 Advised HM Pipe in its sale to Core and Main

Affinity Ventures, Inc

57 Total Closed Deals

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YOUR STRATEGIC CHOICE FOR SUCCESS Affinity Ventures is a nationally recognized merger and acquisitions firm, specializing in complete advisory services to middle market companies. We are affiliated with the Alliance of M&A Advisors, ACG, IBBA, M&A Source and CBC industry groups and have earned many awards of distinction. As an example, our principal is one of only 85 accredited M&A Master Intermediaries in North America. Our experienced transaction team has a rich history of helping clients with business valuations, divestiture preparation, buyer identification and the complete facilitation…

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• Sep 2025 Advised NDS in its sale to Private Equity
• Mar 2024 Advised NuAge Builders in its sale to Private Equity
• Jan 2024 Advised Herbs, Etc. in its sale to Rosewood Private Investments
• Jul 2023 Advised L & K Electric Inc. in its sale to Platform Company

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HDL Capital

51 Total Closed Deals

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Based in Toronto, Canada, HDL Capital Inc. (“HDL”) is a boutique M&A and Transaction Services advisory firm, specializing in arranging transformational transactions for small & mid-market companies in the $5M to $150M+ value range. HDL Managements’ 25-year track record includes over 200 successful transactions, totalling over $2 billion.HDL is dedicated to driving and unlocking shareholder value by arranging Sell-Side M&A transactions with Strategic and Financial buyers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond. HDL also works with select clients to enhance organic growth by planning…

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• May 2026 Advised Glatz Concerts in its sale to Loft Entertainment
• Feb 2026 Advised Vantix Systems Inc. in its sale to Aplin
• Feb 2025 Advised The Woods Cannabis in its sale to Fika Company
• Jun 2024 Advised Canadian Music Week in its sale to Loft Entertainment

Confederation M&A

50 Total Closed Deals

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Confederation M&A is a trusted full-service M&A firm made up of highly experienced Advisors situated in Eastern Canada with offices in Charlottetown, Fredericton, Moncton, Halifax, and Ottawa. Our service offerings include sell-side advisory services, buy-side advisory services, management buy outs and buy ins, and part or whole divestitures.Being a proud member of the Cornerstone International Alliance, Confederation M&A is globally connected firm. The trusted team has facilitated successful transactions both nationally and internationally.Confederation M&A specializes in the…

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• Jul 2026 Advised Gibson Dental Clinic in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jul 2025 Advised City Glass in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jul 2025 Advised Quality Sound Alarm Ltd. in its sale to Galineer Capital Partners
• Jun 2025 Advised CPA - EPR Robichaud & Associates in its sale to Confidential Company

Adam Noble Group

42 Total Closed Deals

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For 3 decades, we have guided business owners confidentially to exit their business for the biggest paycheck of their life! Adam Noble Group LLC provides discreet, confidential business valuation and ownership transfers of privately held companies. Our multiple specialties including Aerospace and Defense, Oilfield services, Technology, Construction trades, Craft Breweries, Partnership Buyouts, Patented products, Manufacturing, Service and Wholesale Distributors. Our experienced intermediary services including valuation, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, buyer searches and…

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• Jul 2026 Advised TX Fiberoptic Construction in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Sep 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Mar 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Great Plains Capital Partners, LLC

40 Total Closed Deals

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GPCP is a Merger & Acquisition advisory firm founded to provide the highest level of performance and success for clients while using honesty and integrity throughout each relationship. The Management Team of GPCP brings over 30 years of successful transactional and business advisory experience to each client engagement.Whether you are looking to sell your business, buy a business, create a succession/exit plan to maximize the value of your business or need financing to grow your business, we can help you. We side with the philosophy to always do the right thing in any circumstance, as we…

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• Aug 2026 Assisted Raptor Manufacturing in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• May 2026 Advised Polymeric in its sale to Nocopi Technologies
• May 2026 Advised Texas-based Valve Manufacturer in its sale to Strategic Buyer
• Nov 2025 Advised Distinctive Quality Painting in its sale to Paint Innovators

Tecacq Mergers & Acquisitions

40 Total Closed Deals

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TECACQ M&A, specializes in Mergers & Acquisitions, ESOP’s, and Corporate Finance, with services in Business Development Strategy, Pre-Due Diligence Support, and Post Merger Transactions, for closely held middle-market companies.Our firm has gained access to literally thousands of qualified buyers and sellers both domestically & internationally. TECACQ has progressed by adopting the simple philosophy of professionalism and service. We serve most industries from Energy, Service, Manufacturing, Distribution, Technology, Security, and Health Care.

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• May 2016 Advised Southwest Information Technology Company in its sale to Undisclosed Buyer
• Apr 2016 Advised Oil & Gas Chemical Company in its sale to Undisclosed Buyer
• Apr 2016 Advised East Coast Security Patrol Service in its sale to Undisclosed Buyer
• Apr 2016 Advised European "French" Fashion Distributor in its sale to Undisclosed Buyer

True North M&A

31 Total Closed Deals

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True North Mergers & Acquisitions, headquartered in Minneapolis, is a national sell-side and buy-side advisory firm spun out of Sunbelt Business Advisors in September 2021. TNMA's senior professionals have built, operated, and sold successful companies, allowing the firm to perform transactions across all industry sectors. When you choose TNMA, you're not just hiring another investment banker; you're gaining passionate advocates for your business who have been in your shoes before. TNMA's dedication goes beyond the transaction to help founders and family business owners leave a legacy…

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• Jan 2026 Advised Full-service Earthwork and Specialty Contractor in its sale to Internal Buyer
• Dec 2025 Advised Screen Printing and Promotional Products in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jul 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jul 2025 Advised Fargo Engineering in its sale to Legacy Ventures

BKD Corporate Finance

29 Total Closed Deals

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BKD Capital Advisors, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BKD, LLP, provides services to help companies and stockholders create value and meet their corporate finance objectives. Our staff includes corporate finance specialists, investment bankers and financial analysts with experience in financial services, health care and manufacturing & distribution industries. The firm is also a member of FINRA and SIPC. Our professionals have a broad perspective on the issues you face and have the ability to share insights into numerous services, including the following:Mergers & AcquisitionsCompany Sales…

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• Oct 2015 Advised Specialty Food Distributor in its sale to A Private Investor Group
• Jul 2015 Advised William Beckett Plastics in its sale to MOCAP
• Jun 2015 Advised Bootz Industries in its sale to The Sterling Group
• Mar 2015 Advised Metals Technology Corporation in its sale to Bradford Equities Management

Cross Keys Capital

29 Total Closed Deals

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Cross Keys Capital has offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Chicago, Illinois. With a team of more than 20 professionals, we provide our clients with a full suite of investment banking advisory services including sell-side and buy-side M&A, recapitalizations, restructurings, and capital raising. At the onset, we perform comprehensive diligence and analyses on our clients to identify key deal factors, including the quality of the management team, the stability and track record of the business, the strength and testing of the company’s financial profile, and its competitive positioning.

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• Nov 2020 Advised World Wide Farms, Inc. in its sale to Osprey Capital, LLC
• Feb 2020 Advised Arrow Solutions in its sale to AlayaCare
• Feb 2020 Advised G&P Land in its sale to Summit Resources LLC
• Jul 2015 Advised Kramer Direct in its sale to Dialog Direct

Lenox Hill Capital Advisors

26 Total Closed Deals

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Lenox Hill Capital Advisors is a mergers & acquisitions advisory firm founded on the principles of integrity, commitment and individualized attention. Our clients are leading middle-market companies in a variety of industry sectors. The firm provides specialized investment banking services to private clients, including mergers & acquisitions transactions, private equity transactions, debt financing or restructuring, mezzanine financing, leveraged buyouts, strategic partnering, joint ventures, ownership transition planning, business plan consulting and other related advisory services in…

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• Mar 2023 Advised Lakeville Kitchen & Bath in its sale to Riverhead Building Supply Corp
• Feb 2018 Assisted IPBrands in securing debt financing from Private Investor
• Jan 2018 Advised IP Brands in its sale to private investor group
• Aug 2017 Advised RPM Tech Inc. in its sale to Alamo Group Inc.

SLATE Partners

25 Total Closed Deals

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SLATE Partners is a boutique investment bank that provides sell-side and buy-side mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services exclusively to companies in the building materials and building services (BMS) industry. This specifically includes manufacturers, distributors, and producers of both natural and manufactured building materials. It also includes building services companies such as architects, engineers, and construction/facilities services providers. SLATE works with family and entrepreneur-owned businesses, as well as private equity portfolio companies,…

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• Nov 2016 Advised HomeSphere LLC in its sale to Teakwood Capital
• Oct 2016 Advised Frontier Fire Protection LLC in its sale to Champlain Capital
• Jul 2016 Advised Griplock Systems in its sale to Salt Creek Capital
• Apr 2016 Advised Split Rail Fence & Supply Co. in its sale to Building Industry Partners

Align Business Advisory Services

23 Total Closed Deals

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Align Business Advisory Services ("Align") is a nationwide Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory firm focused on the lower-middle-market. Their team of industry professionals align buyers and sellers in successful transactions, providing advice and guidance before, during, and after the transaction.Align's mission is to provide lower-middle-market businesses with enterprise expertise and innovative and personalized service. We provide concierge service to ensure that the right buyers and sellers are aligned for success and enterprise value creation. To date, our firm has facilitated over $3B in…

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• May 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• May 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• May 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2023 Advised Affinity Waste Solutions in its sale to Trivest Partners

Liberty Ridge Advisors

23 Total Closed Deals

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Liberty Ridge is the most difficult and treacherous trek on the Pacific Northwest’s iconic Mt. Rainier. As founders, with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest, we consider Liberty Ridge the perfect metaphor to represent the challenging yet rewarding endeavors that a merger or acquisition can be for business owners.The final summit, for any private business owner, is to achieve hard earned liquidity and successfully exit the business on one’s own terms. Even the most experienced climbers understand that it’s a team effort and would never dare to summit Liberty Ridge without the aid of an…

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• Jul 2024 Advised Universal Refrigeration in its sale to CoolSys
• Mar 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2023 Advised Willamette Graystone in its sale to Quikrete
• Aug 2023 Advised Norfil in its sale to Muir Beach Capital LLC

Stillwater Capital

23 Total Closed Deals

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Stillwater is a leading North American Mergers & Acquisitions advisor. We help business owners develop and execute winning M&A strategies.For sellers - we maximize shareholder value while minimizing uncertainty.For buyers - we source proprietary deals and negotiate transactions that achieve strategic objectives.We have closed over 100 transactions throughout North America, in a variety of industries. Typical transactions are $2-10m EBITDA. As trusted advisors, we believe in a client-focused approach that is built on trust and discretion.

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• Nov 2025 Advised Davis Controls Ltd in its sale to Hoskin Scientific
• Apr 2025 Advised Maxcraft Avionics in its sale to Maverick Aviation Group
• May 2024 Advised Primeline Windows & Doors in its sale to Triumph Holdings
• Jun 2023 Advised TOTALogisticx in its sale to Aptean

McDonald Dalton Capital Partners

22 Total Closed Deals

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McDonald Dalton Capital Partners is a highly experienced capital markets firm with a focus on completing successful transactions for our clients. The partners have over 70 years of experience in: Venture capital investmentsPublic capital market transactions and complianceMergers and acquisitionsCorporate growth financing We have a commitment to excellence and a proven record in: Raising capital for both early-stage and well-established companiesMaintaining confidentiality for our clients throughout the capitalization processMaximizing valuations in many diverse transactions and capital…

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• Jun 2025 Advised Toro Oilfield Services LLC in its sale to Ascendis Energy Control Systems LLC
• Aug 2023 Advised Worldport Communications Inc. in its sale to Energis Ltd.
• Feb 2023 Advised Premier Integrator of Custom Touchscreen Technologies in its sale to NYSE-listed Manufacturer
• Aug 2022 Advised System Integration Company in its sale to NYSE-listed IT Consulting Services Company