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Corporate Finance Associates - NE

1 Closed Deal via Axial 11 Total Closed Deals

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Welcome to CFA-MidWest, the oldest and largest, mid-market, mergers & acquisition advisory firm in the region. We focus on providing a full range of M&A support services for middle market companies. We are committed to delivering results for our clients.As a business intermediary, CFA represents clients in the sale, merger, purchase, and valuation of closely held businesses. We specialize in manufacturing, distribution, and service companies who have sales of $3 Million to $100 Million located throughout the USA. We have represented clients from California to New York, from Washington state…

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• Jul 2023 Advised Xaris in its sale to RiverDam
• Jul 2023 Advised Oral Care in its sale to Tandartsprayktijk Kennermerland
• Jul 2023 Advised Mikrona Group in its sale to WinterBerg Group
• Jul 2023 Advised CLAAS in its sale to Feick

Stout Capital, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals

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Stout is a global investment bank and advisory firm specializing in corporate finance, valuation, financial disputes, and investigations. We serve a range of clients, from public corporations to privately held companies in numerous industries. Our clients and their advisors rely on our premier expertise, deep industry knowledge, and unparalleled responsiveness on complex matters.Investment BankingOur industry-focused bankers specialize in mergers and acquisitions, private capital raising, and other financial advisory services for privately held businesses, portfolio companies of private…

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• Apr 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer
• Jan 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Atlas Technology Group, LLC

131 Total Closed Deals

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Atlas Technology Group is a technology-focused investment bank with particular expertise in providing sell-side M&A advisory services to global software companies. Our other services cover the full range of strategic transactions including buy-side M&A advisory, private placements, carve outs, and spin offs. We offer our combination of sector-based expertise and investment banking skills to companies globally from our offices in San Francisco.The quality of our differentiated advice is a function of both our focus and the depth of experience of our partners, who were senior technology…

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• Feb 2023 Advised Storeforce in its sale to AKKR
• Jan 2023 Advised Ziftsolutions in its sale to INVESTCORP
• Jan 2023 Advised Qudini in its sale to VERINT
• Oct 2022 Advised Scope 5 in its sale to ENVIRON

NewCap Partners Inc.

88 Total Closed Deals

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NewCap Partners is a 30 year old investment bank serving the lower middle market. We work with business owners, boards, shareholders and management teams to develop and execute on financial transactions and implement strategies to maximize shareholder value. Our senior investment bankers have experience dealing with both public and private companies in a variety of industries. The industry expertise of our bankers is complemented by independent industry consultants who provide us with contacts and insights into a variety of industries.Over the last 30 years, we have completed a variety of…

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• Oct 2023 Advised I3D MFG in its sale to BTX Precision
• Dec 2021 Advised Eagle Engineered Solutions in its sale to Beehive3D
• Apr 2021 Advised Morf3D in its sale to Nikon
• Aug 2020 Advised Altivon in its sale to ConvergeOne

GulfStar Group

73 Total Closed Deals

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GulfStar is one of the leading middle market investment banking firms in the United States. We help business owners succeed by offering a level of negotiation experience, strategic and valuation insights and transaction guidance you simply won’t find elsewhere or doing it yourself. How? We recruit top talent and foster a culture that is personally invested in the results we help our clients achieve. Our services include mergers and acquisitions, private placements, and financial advisory services. To date, GulfStar has completed more than 700 transactions involving buyers and sellers from…

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• Apr 2016 Advised Cactus Fuel, LLC in its sale to Hastings Equity Partners
• Mar 2016 Advised Gibson Applied Technology & Engineering, Inc. on an investment from Morgan Stanley Credit Partners
• Dec 2015 Advised The Infinity Group in its sale to Wood Group
• Dec 2015 Advised XL Parts in its sale to Marubeni America Corporation

The DAK Group

73 Total Closed Deals

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The DAK Group. is an established middle market investment bank providing advisory and execution of exit strategies, divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, financing and restructuring solutions. Committed to optimizing value for the business owner and stakeholders, The DAK Group applies a hallmark approach characterized by a deep understanding of the strategic value of a business. Since its founding in 1984, The DAK Group has successfully closed hundreds of transactions involving public and privately-held corporations, cross-border transactions, family businesses and financial sponsors. T

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• Sep 2025 Advised Coastal Properties in its sale to Howard Hanna Allen Tate Real Estate
• May 2025 Advised Couranto in its sale to Prenax
• Apr 2025 Advised Trademark Roofing LLC in its sale to Unified Service Partners
• Mar 2025 Advised Drape Kings in its sale to Quest Events

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VRA Partners, LLC

51 Total Closed Deals

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VRA Partners is an independent investment banking firm that focuses on providing merger and acquisition advisory services to leading middle-market companies and private equity groups located throughout the U.S. VRA Partners also assists companies with raising capital for growth, acquisitions, recapitalization, going-private and management buy-out transactions, as well as provides fairness opinions, valuations and strategic advisory services. The professionals of VRA Partners have completed more than 550 transactions with aggregate transaction value in excess of $40 billion across a broad…

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• Aug 2023 Advised Advanced Practice Education Associates, Inc. in its sale to Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC
• May 2023 Advised SquareMouth in its sale to Specialty Program Group, LLC
• Apr 2023 Advised Modus eDiscovery Inc. in its sale to Repario
• Sep 2022 Advised Business Intelligence Associates in its sale to HaystackID

The Dillard Anderson Group

44 Total Closed Deals

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The Dillard Anderson Group specializes in providing acquisitions and exit strategies for the owners of mid-market oil and gas service, manufacturing and business services companies. Our sole objective is to assist the owner in realizing the maximum value that the market will pay for their business. Working as an agent for the owner, we analyze all aspects of each individual business including market, financial position, competition and personnel. Through our well established professional network - established over the past thirty years - qualified candidates are identified. The client company…

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• Jun 2026 Advised The Loomis Agency/iluminere in its sale to Meet The People
• Oct 2024 Advised Premier Transportation on an investment from The Hoffman Family of Companies
• Jul 2019 Advised Southwest Medical and Dental in its sale to DHPI, Inc.
• Feb 2018 Advised Excel Stimulation (Certain Assets) on an investment from Rock Hard Cementing

The McLean Group, LLC

44 Total Closed Deals

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The McLean Group is an investment bank providing mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital formation, market intelligence, business valuation, litigation support and exit planning services to middle market businesses. Headquartered in Washington, DC's technology, communications and government contracting corridor, we are among the largest independent middle market investment banks in the nation. The McLean Group has a presence in more than 30 cities in the US and Canada, serving domestic and international clients with a broad resume of successfully consummated financial transactions. Our…

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• Jun 2019 Advised CDM Fitness Holding in its sale to Spanos Barber Jesse & Co
• Jun 2019 Advised KeyLogic in its sale to IIA Technologies
• Apr 2019 Advised Trowbridge & Trowbridge, LLC in its sale to Enlightenment Capital
• Mar 2019 Advised Phacil in its sale to ByLight

XLCS Partners

42 Total Closed Deals

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XLCS Partners, Inc. is an independent investment banking firm that provides M&A advisory, capital raising and debt advisory for select clients globally. Middle market companies and private equity funds rely on our creative solutions, thoughtful insight and truthful advice when considering exiting their companies, making strategic acquisitions, partnering with private equity sponsors and raising debt or equity capital.and raising debt or equity capital..

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• Apr 2017 Advised SSP Innovations on an investment from Warren Equity Partners
• Dec 2016 Advised Broken Arrow Communications in its sale to Blue Sage Capital and Private Equity Capital Corporation
• Nov 2016 Advised The Industrial Graphics Division of GSI Technologies in its sale to Cypress MultiGraphics
• Nov 2016 Advised White Distribution & Supply in its sale to Slate Capital Group

ROTH Capital Partners, LLC

40 Total Closed Deals

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ROTH is an investment banking firm dedicated to the small-cap public market. Since its inception in 1984, ROTH has been an innovator in this market. Headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, ROTH has regional offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle and New York as well as Hong Kong Limited international office. ROTH is a privately owned firm that has built a culture of success and innovation. Our approach is driven by our current principals, who are not only the owners of the business but most of whom have been with us for more than 10 years. Our goal has always been to service the needs of…

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• Oct 2017 Advised Coban Technologies in its sale to Safe Fleet
• Sep 2017 Advised Renesola on an investment from Renesola
• May 2016 Advised Joolz on an investment from Gimv
• May 2016 Advised Eureka on an investment from KarpReilly Ltd.

FourBridges Capital Advisors

40 Total Closed Deals

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FourBridges Capital is an investment banking firm that serves business owners across the Southeast. We act as the interface between our clients and the capital markets, helping them to identify potential investors or acquisition targets and successfully complete transactions. Our senior professionals draw on both expertise in investment banking and experience as C-level executives, and they have spent most of their careers serving the middle market. For information regarding our past deals, please visit: fourbridgescapital.com/transactions

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• Jul 2025 Advised Metro Plumbing Heating and Air in its sale to USA Hometown Experts
• Apr 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• May 2024 Advised Available Plastics Inc. in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2024 Advised Southeast Lineman Training Center in its sale to Warren Equity Partners

HighBank Advisors

39 Total Closed Deals

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HighBank was formed in 2009 by its founding partner Stephen Gaines. HighBank is a mid market investment bank and financial advisory firm headquartered in Denton, Maryland. HighBank provides a wide range of m&a, capital raising and restructuring consulting services to meet the needs of our clients. We provide thorough, objective and conflict-free advice and innovative ideas and solutions to both middle and emerging market companies. Our firm was formed on a mission that our clients deserve to have their highest expectations met and to receive higher value for their investments of money and…

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• Aug 2025 Advised Bethke Landscaping in its sale to Landscape Workshop
• Aug 2024 Advised ThinkStack in its sale to Confidential Company
• Mar 2022 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Sep 2017 Advised Unit Solutions LLC on an investment from Undisclosed

Oaklyn Consulting

38 Total Closed Deals

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Oaklyn Consulting is a different kind of investment banking advisor for small to mid-sized organizations. We help clients negotiate mergers, acquisitions, capital raises, recapitalizations and joint ventures.We serve founder-owned and investor-backed businesses as well as nonprofits, co-ops, and professional services firms.We have earned the trust of referral partners, who are investment bankers, investors, lenders, lawyers, wealth advisors and similar professionals.Working as consultants, or "hourly investment bankers," we help where traditional investment banking advisors cannot.Since 2016,…

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• Jun 2026 Advised 911 Custom in its sale to LEHR Upfitters Holdings
• Apr 2026 Advised Calmont Beverage in its sale to Baker Distributing
• Nov 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Nov 2025 Advised Shotflow in its sale to Creative Force

Sterling Point Advisors

37 Total Closed Deals

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Sterling Point Advisors is a boutique mergers and acquisitions advisory firm serving family-owned and privately-held businesses. We help business owners navigate the strategic challenges of growing or exiting their businesses. 

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• Jan 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2025 Advised Fire Safety Products in its sale to PE backed company
• Apr 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Feb 2024 Advised Scale Systems Inc. (B&D Industrial) in its sale to System Scale Corporation

CoveView Advisors

37 Total Closed Deals

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CoveView is an Independent advisory firm, providing corporate finance services to corporations, private equity firms and financial institutions. Our partners average more than 25 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, leveraged finance, and restructuring.We bring continuous senior-level attention to every engagement with a focus on delivering unbiased strategic advice without the burden of institutional constraints or conflicts of interest. We have perspective from both middle market and big company experience that we bring to every client…

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• May 2018 Assisted Long's in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• May 2018 Assisted Abode in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• Mar 2018 Advised Beaulieu Group in its sale to Engineered Floors, LLC
• Feb 2018 Advised Bedrock Manufacturing Co. on an investment from Multiple Investors

Bryant Park Capital

36 Total Closed Deals

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Founded in 1991, Bryant Park Capital is a boutique investment bank, which excels in helping both public and private companies meet their strategic objectives through Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Raising, and Strategic Advisory. The partners have completed over 400 deals, representing over $30 billion in transaction value.

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• Dec 2024 Assisted Pasadena Private Lending in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• Sep 2024 Assisted Deminor Recovery Services in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• Jul 2024 Assisted High Rise Financial in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• Aug 2023 Assisted Modeso in securing debt financing from Confidential Company

Carriage Hill Inc.

32 Total Closed Deals

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Carriage Hill is an investment bank that specializes in privately negotiated transactions between private middle market companies and high quality private equity groups. This is accomplished without the use of traditional books and the auction process. We have a prominent record and respected reputation for successfully helping shareholders of privately held middle market companies navigate the challenges of reorganizing assets, accelerating growth through acquisitions, finding hidden value, resolving shareholder disputes, planning generational transitions and planning exit strategies.…

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• Dec 2016 Advised Bright Life in its sale to BDC Management LLC
• Nov 2016 Advised Interview Stream/Brazos in its sale to RIVS
• Aug 2016 Advised The Orthodontic Store, Inc. in its sale to Young Innovations
• Aug 2016 Advised Prestige Cosmetics in its sale to Caret Corporation

Scura Partners

30 Total Closed Deals

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Scura Paley and Company is an independent investment banking firm centrally located in Manhattan in New York City. We provide financial advisory and capital raising services to middle market companies and invest our own capital in selective situations. SP's partners have an average of twenty-five years of experience in a broad array of industries providing nearly every investment banking product and service to our clients. The hallmarks of our approach are: Senior attention Broad access Analytical rigor Tailored solutions Unbiased advice Unparalleled client support. SP's partners have been…

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• Apr 2021 Advised Big Man Washes in its sale to National Carwash Solutions (NCS)
• Jan 2021 Advised Innovative Control Systems (ICS) in its sale to Dover Corporation
• Feb 2020 Advised Polished Metals Limited Inc. in its sale to Sky Island Capital
• Oct 2019 Advised Karma Agency in its sale to Tailwind Capital

Pickwick Capital Partners

29 Total Closed Deals

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Pickwick Capital Partners, LLC assists middle-market companies and alternative investment firms achieve their strategic, financing and M&A objectives. We do this through a focused and collaborative process driven by the talent of our advisors, who bring a wealth of experience from leading investment banks such as Morgan Stanley, Jefferies & Company, Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, and others.Our team is comprised of energetic, hands-on solution providers. We focus on quality, and each and every transaction is important to us. Pickwick clients can be assured their advisors are true partners with…

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• Apr 2023 Advised Harmony Energy Technology in its sale to Zircon Corporation
• Feb 2023 Advised Telegia Communications in its sale to One Ring Networks
• Dec 2022 Advised Topo Athletic in its sale to Designer Brands
• Jul 2022 Advised Desert iNET in its sale to BAM Broadband