Top Restaurants Investment Banks with Recent Private M&A Activity

177

Active Firms

313

TTM Deal Flow

$3M-$27M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 14%

Florida 12%

Texas 8%

Illinois 6%

New York 5%

Key Attributes

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

Gideon Liberty & Co.

1 Total Closed Deal

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Unlike traditional brokers, the firm prioritizes strategic buyer alignment over volume-driven processes. Gideon Liberty develops comprehensive valuation narratives that showcase growth trajectory, competitive positioning, and long-term value drivers — enabling owners to attract premium offers.The firm is distinguished by its transparency and confidentiality standards, providing owners with clear visibility into buyer outreach, inquiry engagement, and executed NDAs before any sensitive information is disclosed.

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Apr 2026 Advised Industrial Company in its sale to Strategic buyer

Schwendel-Van Deusen

1 Total Closed Deal

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Our investment banking services are crafted to empower businesses and investors to achieve their financial aspirations. We offer an array of financial services, including capital sourcing, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, and other intricate financial transactions. Our team of seasoned professionals possesses a profound comprehension of the global financial markets and collaborates closely with clients to devise bespoke solutions that cater to their unique needs. Whether you're a burgeoning start-up seeking to raise capital or a well-established corporation aiming to…

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Apr 2026 Advised EpiVax in its sale to SV Health Investors

GVC Financial Services, LLC

1 Total Closed Deal

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GVC Advisory Services Ltd (GVC) assists its clients by providing a thorough, independent evaluation and analysis of current operations, operating results, strategic planning, and the development of effective growth strategies. Our services are designed to provide improvements in cash flows, liquidity, and return on capital. Our mission statement is to maximize our clients' operational efficiencies and, in many cases, to prepare them for funding from the capital markets.GVC is composed of two principals and two executives possessing over 40 years of relevant business, advisory and investment…

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Sep 2014 Advised Manufactruing Company in its sale to Private Equity Firm

Jahani & Associates

1 Total Closed Deal

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Jahani and Associates (J&A) is a privately held investment bank headquartered in New York City. J&A specializes in the intangible assets of the healthcare and technology verticals. The firm provides capital advisory, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory, and management consulting services to clients all over the globe.

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Nov 2020 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Confidential Company

Clements Capital LLC

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Commercial Mortgage Banking and Business Capital Consulting related to Corporate Finance with a focus on term assets (real estate and equipment). Collaboration with private equity firms, hedge funds, commercial banks, law firms, accounting firms, investment bankers, commercial finance companies (ABL and Structured Finance lenders), and turnaround/management consultants.Distressed Debt focus helping developers salvage residential and mixed-use development projects. Arranging Discounted Payoffs (DPO's) and repricing of developmental projects through institutional funds.Specialties: Construction…

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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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Mastodon Ventures, Inc

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Mastodon Ventures, Inc. provides strategic advisory services to restaurant companies with enterprise values of $20 million to $400 million.MV Equity Partners, Inc., our affiliate, is a Merchant Bank focused on direct investments in special situation opportunities within the Restaurant Industry.

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Incognito Ventures

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Venture Advisory + FundingWe are experienced entrepreneurs, storytellers, and investors who understand all aspects of starting, growing and executing a vision. We primarily engage with opportunities in the media, entertainment, and technology sector.AdvisoryWe help emerging entrepreneurs driving great opportunities to raise money, so they can operate from a place of abundance. We help entrepreneurs craft a compelling story that highlights the true value of their opportunities. We identify and match the right investment partners from our global network of investors so that the…

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Dunn Rush & Co., LLC

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Dunn Rush & Co. was founded in 2009 to provide high quality mergers and acquisition advisory services to middle market companies valued between $20 million and $200 million. The Firm specializes in working with the owners of private companies who are looking to sell their business.Dunn Rush & Co. has significant expertise in the following industry sectors: Business Services; Consumer & Healthy Living; Defense & Security; Healthcare & Life Sciences; Industrial & Manufacturing; and Technology & Media. The Firm is a registered Broker-Dealer and is headquartered at 225 Franklin Street, Boston MA…

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Venturi & Company LLC

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Founded in 1996 as a corporate finance advisory firm, Venturi & Company provides advice in relation to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, financial restructurings, private placements, strategic alliances, cross-border transactions and other corporate finance matters. The firm's professionals draw upon decades of corporate finance and capital markets experience to provide objective, customized advice to clients across a broad range of industries. The firm devotes senior-level attention to each client, accessing an extensive network of established relationships to obtain optimal results.…

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Destined

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We are a partnership of former business owners and operating executives. Our founders developed the Destined service offering after 20 years of experience building their own companies. We have a deep understanding of how middle market businesses operate. The goal in creating Destined was to combine extensive transaction experience with an analytical and quantitative framework in order to transfer our knowledge to business owners. Our unique service offering blends the organizational transformation elements of consulting with the strategic elements of finance. Our team is focused on the…

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Farlie Turner & Co

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Farlie Turner was formed to provide sophisticated, high quality advisory and financing services to middle market companies. We are committed to exceeding client expectations by delivering value-added advice and excellence in execution.Our service proposition is founded on the following core principles:Client Focus and Integrity We are 100% focused on our clients and dedicated to building lasting, long-term relationships. We operate with the highest level of integrity, understanding that our reputations are on the line with each transaction.Experience With a combination of merger and…

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Fairmount Partners LLC

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Fairmount Partners is one of the largest independent investment banking firms in the Mid-Atlantic region, focused exclusively on middle-market and emerging growth companies. We provide a range of investment banking and capital advisory services, including merger and acquisition advisory, private debt and equity placements, fairness opinions, valuations, and strategic advisory. The firm focuses its activities on companies in the Healthcare, Industrial & Consumer, IT & Business Services, and Technology industries. Our team has closed hundreds of mergers and acquisitions and capital formation…

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The Astor Group

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Astor Group is an independent investment bank and strategic advisory firm. We partner with compelling companies to develop strategy, identify and execute mergers and acquisitions, raise capital, and solve financial and operational challenges.We carefully select our clients and only accept an engagement when we have passion for the brand, the people and the vision. We attribute much of our success to putting our hearts into every engagement and working exclusively with clients whom we believe in and whom we believe we can help better than anyone else. Unfettered by corporate hierarchy or…

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Threadstone Advisors

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Threadstone Advisors is a boutique investment bank focused exclusively on the Consumer & Retail sectors, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles

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Crosbie & Company Inc.

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Crosbie is an independent, employee owned Canadian investment banking firm that provides a wide array of financial advisory services to private and public companies, their boards, shareholders and other key stakeholders.With a reputation and expertise built through advising on hundreds of successful M&A, financing and restructuring transactions over 25 years, we are able to mobilize quickly to provide advice and complete transactions that add significant value for our clients.Areas of expertise include advising on the sale of companies, mergers and acquisitions, providing valuations and…

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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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Loofbourrow Associates Inc.

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Founded 1980, Loofbourrow is a private investment bank doing private placements of debt and equity of between $5 and 500 million.

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CSG Partners

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Recognized as the nation’s leading leveraged ESOP practice, CSG Partners has completed hundreds of transactions for middle market companies, ranging in enterprise value from $10 million to nearly $2 billion.Founded in 2000 by Larry Kaplan, CSG is headquartered in New York and has additional offices in San Francisco, Washington, DC, and Louisville.

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Corporate Finance Associates - Lexington

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Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide (CFAW) is an international mergers and acquisition (M&A) firm that has completed over 3500 transactions since 1956. CFAW is one of North America's most well respected investment banking firms serving middle-market companies with sales between $10MM and $250MM.Our goal is to provide world-class investment banking services to business owners in our dynamic and diverse region. The Lexington office combines extensive knowledge and experience with innovation and creativity to lead clients through a successful transaction. The keys to CFAW's success are…

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Firms in the Restaurants 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 Restaurants Investment Banks is $3M-$27M, with a core EBITDA range of $500K-$4M. 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.

Relevant Consumer Services experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 177 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Consumer Services.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Restaurants Investment Banks directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Consumer Services, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Investment Banks with experience in Consumer Services, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 177 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 Restaurants Investment Banks directory, you can request information here.

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