Top Retail Investment Banks

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

Kreshmore Group

32 Total Closed Deals

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Kreshmore Group (KG) started operations in 2009 and has grown to become a leading restructuring and M&A advisory firm serving clients nationwide. The firm serves myriad niche industries while focusing on lower-middle & mid-market companies within the continental United States. Headquartered in Lemont, Illinois, with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Naples, Florida, KG assists clients in restructures/turnarounds, workouts, recapitalizations, M&A, real estate capital markets and real estate asset management, business sale prep, senior and subordinated debt structuring, diligence…

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• Nov 2025 Assisted SIENA LAKE in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• Oct 2025 Advised Sackett in its sale to MTC Do More
• Sep 2025 Assisted Planet Group Inc in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• Aug 2025 Assisted PROMETCO in securing debt financing from Confidential Company

NewPoint Capital Partners

31 Total Closed Deals

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NewPoint Capital Partners Inc. is an independent, mid-market investment banking firm. We advise on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, private financings, capital restructurings and management buyouts. Established over 25 years ago on the principles of trust and integrity, we are dedicated to providing quality financial services to companies, management groups, shareholders and other stakeholders. NewPoint is the Canadian partner of Clairfield International. Clairfield is an international corporate finance firm that provides advisory services, mainly in crossborder mergers and…

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• Jun 2024 Advised Management and Third Party Advisors in its sale to Setpoint Building Automation
• Sep 2016 Advised ISN in its sale to Investigative Reserach Group
• Jul 2016 Advised Great Lakes Food Company, a portfolio company of Covington Capital Corporation in its sale to White Owl Family Office
• Mar 2016 Advised Camus Hydronics Ltd. in its sale to Cleaver-Brooks (portfolio company of Harbour Group)

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

Balmoral Advisors, LLC

28 Total Closed Deals

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Balmoral Advisors is an independent, specialty investment bank dedicated to providing mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, and financial restructuring advisory services involving mid-sized transactions. We specialize in helping clients sell their businesses, find and complete acquisitions, and raise or refinance capital. We work with business owners, corporations and financial investors worldwide involving early stage growth companies, successful mature businesses, corporate divestitures, distressed and special situations.

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• Apr 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2025 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• Dec 2023 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Dec 2020 Advised Allpoints, Inc. Building Services in its sale to Service Logic

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Focus Strategies Investment Banking

28 Total Closed Deals

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Based in Austin Texas, Focus Strategies has earned a reputation as a premier middle-market investment bank focused on serving the unique needs of privately held businesses seeking capital or ownership transition. Built on an impeccable reputation for high integrity, we help companies and their owners flourish by applying broad experience, industry expertise, hands-on guidance and local knowledge to maximize shareholder value. Focus Strategies specializes in merger and acquisition advisory, raising capital and providing strategic advisory services for founder-owned middle market companies. We…

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• Oct 2024 Advised Lamar Technical Services, Inc. in its sale to Think Power Solutions
• Oct 2023 Assisted Milk + Honey in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• May 2023 Advised Trace Analytics LLC in its sale to Ingersoll Rand
• Feb 2023 Advised MSB School Services in its sale to Craftsman Capital

League Park Advisors

25 Total Closed Deals

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​League Park is a boutique investment bank that professionally and ethically advises clients on strategies aimed to maximize shareholder value. We assist middle market companies with transactions that generate value through mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, capital raising, structured finance, and outsourced corporate development.Our deep industry expertise spans business services, healthcare, industrial, retail and consumer products, specialty distribution, technology and transportation and logistics. With a unique blend of investment banking, corporate development, private…

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• Oct 2024 Advised SOSS® Door Hardware in its sale to Allegion plc
• Apr 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Apr 2024 Advised Arco Comfort Air, LLC in its sale to Confidential Company
• Apr 2024 Advised Childers Holding Company Inc. in its sale to Grove Mountain Partners

Brock Capital Group, LLC

20 Total Closed Deals

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Employing the unparalleled collective experience and relationships of its 45+ managing directors, Brock Capital Group offers investment banking advisory and consulting services to clients on a broad variety of matters at the most senior level. Brock partners include former heads of investment banking groups at global Wall Street firms as well as C-level executives and directors of Fortune 500 companies. No other firm brings the same level of expertise to middle market clients. Services include advising and leading private company sales, corporate spin-outs, management buy-outs, private…

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• Dec 2014 Advised WesTest Engineering Corporation in its sale to Rantec Power Systems
• Nov 2014 Assisted Aerofleet in securing debt financing from Board Advisory
• Mar 2014 Advised Exosome Diagnostics on an investment from Qiagen
• Jan 2014 Advised Chrysler Group LLC in its sale to Fiat North America LLC

Neri Capital Partners

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Established in April of 2006, Neri Capital Partners, an independent boutique investment bank, provides Merger and Acquisition and Advisory services for owners of privately held companies. Our firm has multi-market sector experience for companies whose revenue ranges from $5.0 to $50.0 million. Neri Capital is recognized for simplifying complex transactions, and advising clients in making the best decisions for their business, not ours.  We generally work with profitable ($1.0 to $15.0 million EBITDA) manufacturers, business-to-business services, tech, healthcare, trades,…

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• Dec 2014 Advised Sexton Dental Clinic, Inc. in its sale to A Private Investor
• Nov 2014 Advised Carpenter Avionics, Inc. in its sale to Momentum Aviation Holdings, Inc.
• Jul 2014 Advised The Mews, LLC in its sale to Senior Living, Inc.
• May 2014 Advised Carter Insulation and Services, Inc. in its sale to Franklin Asset Management, LLC

Houlihan Capital

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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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• Aug 2023 Advised AMI in its sale to Israel Aerospace Industries Inc.
• Aug 2023 Acquired Aero-Mark LLC
• Aug 2023 Assisted Bond Medical in securing debt financing from Bank of America
• Aug 2023 Advised Clay Petroleum Group in its sale to HESS

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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• Oct 2024 Advised Aggregates Company in its sale to Aggregates Company
• May 2024 Assisted Foodservice Company in securing debt financing from Specialty Finance Co.
• Mar 2024 Advised Tank Cleaning Contractor in its sale to Family Office
• Aug 2023 Advised Majestic Collision & Frame Repair in its sale to Merx Truck & Trailer

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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• Aug 2014 Advised CloudCover in its sale to Not Disclosed
• Jul 2014 Advised Dane Technologies on an investment from Not Disclosed
• Jul 2014 Advised Comforts of Home in its sale to Not Disclosed
• Jul 2014 Advised Boundary Medical in its sale to IMI Health

Quazar

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Quazar Capital Corporation, founded in 1990, is a private Investment Banking firm specializing in Merger and Acquisition (M&A) services including:Sell-Side AdvisoryBusiness Planning & Exit PlanningGrowth Planning & Buy-Side Advisory, andFinancing & Deblt PlacementQuazar typically works with private and closely-held businesses with sales between $5 Million and $100 Million. There is no substitute for experience and integrity when you retain merger and acquisition professionals to help you buy or sell a company. With Quazar’s 30-plus years of successfully working with numerous companies,…

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• May 2024 Advised Brainier Solutions in its sale to ClearCompany
• Apr 2024 Advised SET Environmental in its sale to Foothills Environmental
• Apr 2024 Advised Versa-Lok Family of Companies in its sale to CC Companies and Rock Hard Landscape Supply
• May 2023 Advised Gentle Transitions of California in its sale to Corporate Relocation International

Dunning Capital LLC

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At Dunning Capital we provide investment banking and financial consulting services to emerging and middle-market companies. We manage acquisition and divesture transactions, raise private capital, provide strategic advice for corporate development, and strive to ensure the successful planning and implementation of future transactions.Based in Raleigh since 2000, North Carolina, our firm services a broad range of companies in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast that require assistance with growth opportunities or execution of strategic projects and transactions.

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• Jul 2023 Advised Super Market Information Systems on an investment from The Provident Bank
• Jul 2023 Advised Sabex, Inc. in its sale to Roundtable Healthcare Partners, L.P.
• Jul 2023 Advised Clark's Pharmacy in its sale to Rite Aid
• Jul 2023 Advised Center Pharmacy in its sale to Stanley Labs

India Brook Partners

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India Brook Partners, LLC is an independent investment banking firm providing the highest level of value added advice and services to corporations and institutional investors, specializing in the food and beverage industry. We work with many management and family owned middle market companies and investors, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions. We offer clients market access, specialized industry knowledge, valuation expertise and effective transaction management to achieve highly competitive results. The firm's website is at http://www.indiabrook.com.

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• Jul 2023 Advised Spangler in its sale to Kencraft
• Jul 2023 Advised TSC Holding Co. in its sale to Taormina Sales Company
• Jul 2023 Advised Taormina Sales Corp. in its sale to Campania Foods Company
• May 2017 Advised Nuts.com in its sale to Koppers Chocolate

Exitwise, LLC

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Our clients recommend us to their friends because we help sell companies faster and for more money ... and the proof is in the data.By leveraging our global network of industry specialized, M&A experts, we create the best teams of M&A experts for each of our clients to create optimal outcomes.The right team of industry specialized, M&A experts will know your buyer pool better than anyone. This means your M&A team can create the right amount of buyer competition to help you maximize the sale of your business.

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• Mar 2024 Advised TakeLessons in its sale to Betterfly
• Jul 2023 Advised One Monroe in its sale to Great Lakes Tile Products
• Jul 2023 Advised Artech in its sale to The Dako Group
• Jul 2023 Advised Vista Equity Partners in its sale to EventUp

Mirus Capital Advisors, Inc.

10 Total Closed Deals

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Successful business owners have turned to Mirus Capital Advisors for more than 30 years to help them realize their ultimate accomplishment – the sale of their business. Mirus is a leading New England based firm with over 300 closed transactions focused on providing exceptional investment banking services to our middle-market clients. As a middle-market investment bank focused on mergers and acquisitions, Mirus drives successful deals for companies in the consumer, industrial, business services, healthcare and technology industries. Mirus has proven time and again that its deep industry…

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• Apr 2024 Advised ONSET in its sale to LI-COR
• Apr 2024 Advised LidoChem in its sale to Valudor Products, LLC
• Mar 2024 Advised BradFord in its sale to Prince
• Dec 2023 Advised Applied Biomath in its sale to Certara

Viant Capital

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Viant Capital is a San Francisco-based boutique investment bank committed to providing emerging growth and small to mid-market companies with high quality strategic advisory and capital raising services. Since 1998, Viant Capital has consistently produced superior outcomes for our clients and their shareholders. Leveraging decades of strategic, financial, and operational experience, our professionals provide each of our clients with in-depth industry knowledge and expert advice on the optimal way to approach strategic and financing processes. We believe in developing strong relationships with…

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• Aug 2023 Advised Entwine in its sale to Extron
• Aug 2023 Advised Monkey Group in its sale to EZ Cater
• Aug 2023 Advised CDTA in its sale to DISA
• Aug 2023 Advised Parley Pro in its sale to LexisNexis

CCC Investment Banking

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CCC Investment Banking is one of Canada's leading independent mid-market investment banks. Our focus is serving the successful owners of private businesses, but our clients also include small and mid-cap public companies as well as divisions of larger companies. We are known for developing innovative solutions that create value. Our entrepreneurial spirit and never-quit attitude distinguish us from others. The result is a 35-year track record of successfully completing transactions. CCC provides expert advisory services in the following areas: Mergers and acquisitions, including management…

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• Aug 2023 Advised Hiway Fuel Services Ltd in its sale to Major Mobile Refueling Company
• Aug 2023 Advised Patlon Aircraft & Industries Limited in its sale to Alchemy Capital Partners
• Jul 2023 Advised Boyd Pharmaceuticals in its sale to Norwell Consumer Healthcare Inc.
• Jun 2023 Advised Sargent Farms in its sale to Sunrise Farms