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Cross Keys Capital

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 29 Total Closed Deals
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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Align Business Advisory Services

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 23 Total Closed Deals
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.The firm is based in Orlando, Florida, with locations throughout the country such as Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, and Dallas. Align's mission is to provide lower-middle-market businesses with enterprise expertise and innovative and personalized service. We provide concierge service to…
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Liberty Ridge Advisors

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 23 Total Closed Deals
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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Stillwater Capital

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 22 Total Closed Deals
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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Adam Noble Group

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 21 Total Closed Deals
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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True North M&A

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 21 Total Closed Deals
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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Business Acquisition and Merger Associates

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 20 Total Closed Deals
Business Acquisition and Merger Associates is a results-oriented, middle market intermediary firm located in Charlotte, NC. Founded on the principle of adding value and professional skill to business transfers, BAMA helps clients acquire or sell companies.Our "buyer" clients are both financial and strategic buyers, management teams, private equity groups and mezz lenders who are looking to invest in good companies. "Seller" clients include business owners who desire recapitalizations for founder-family business transfer, growth capital, corporate divestitures and those seeking business…
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Osage Advisors

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 18 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 2001, Osage Advisors is a boutique Investment Banking firm dedicated to helping business owners receive the maximum value from the sale of their companies. We use traditional investment banking techniques, typically not available to owners of closely-held businesses to create a competitive environment that delivers multiple options and the best prices for our clients.Our teams of Advisors are former business owners who understand that selling a business is personal and, therefore, we are committed to our clients - not just the deal. We tailor our process to meet the needs of each…
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International Resource Group, Inc

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 17 Total Closed Deals
International Resource Group, Inc doing business as Sunbelt International is Ohio's premier business transfer specialist and acquisition company. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company services the low to mid-level market segment. Working intimately with privately and closely held companies, we boast a success rate that is above and beyond the traditional service provider. Utilizing enhanced technologies, the buyer lead generation is a combination of both innovative and strategic marketing. For our buyers we implement a methodology that ensures that you have all the information…
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Concord Ventures

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 17 Total Closed Deals
Concord Ventures is a boutique investment banking firm representing business sellers in the $3,000,000-$500,000,000 value range in manufacturing, service, distribution, retail, and technology. We are headquartered near Seattle, in Bellevue, WA. Concord Ventures also provides financing services for acquisitions and recapitalizations and offers business valuation services.
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Jul 2018
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Jun 2012
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Nov 2010
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May 2010
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IBG - International Business Group, Ltd.

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 17 Total Closed Deals
IBG Business exists to bring clients “best of the best” skills and knowledge that deliver maximum value when they are ready to sell or buy a business. The firm is based on a distinctive character and shared values, defined by continuous commitment to deliver business owners the very best in M&A services.Our hands-on M&A experience with privately held middle market businesses is broad and deep. IBG Business was founded by combining the expertise, resources and best practices by industry leaders in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) profession and owners of top M&A advisor firms from across…
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Venture 7 Advisors

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 16 Total Closed Deals
Venture 7 Advisors provides sell-side merger and acquisition support to lower middle market companies throughout the United States from our offices in New York, Massachusetts and Vermont.
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Protegrity Advisors

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 16 Total Closed Deals
Protegrity Advisors is a leading M&A advisory firm focused on lower middle market transactions for companies with revenue ranging from $10 million to $100 million. With a management team averaging over 25 years of transactional experience, we have a proven track record of successfully closing deals with public and private companies and private equity firms across the U.S. and internationally. Our reputation for representing highly sought-after clients attracts a wide range of buyers, and our extensive network, proprietary database, and dedicated research team position us to deliver…
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Exit Strategies Group, Inc.

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 14 Total Closed Deals
Exit Strategies Group provides quality sell-side M&A advisory and business valuation services for $5-100 million revenue closely-held companies, in several industries.If you are looking for a professional M&A Advisor, Investment Banker or Deal Maker to help sell your company and optimize your results, we invite you to contact us for a confidential discussion. We also provide independent business valuation services for M&A, MBO, ESOP, Buy-Sell, tax and other purposes.
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Skyline Advisors

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 13 Total Closed Deals
Skyline Advisors teams with high growth and lower middle market companies to position for and complete strategic transactions. This includes mergers and acquisitions (sell-side and buy-side), corporate finance (venture capital, private equity, debt, mezzanine capital, etc.), and the strategic use of real estate.Skyline Advisors is a division of Ideation Ventures, Inc. Services involving securities are offered through M&A Securities Group, Inc. (“MAS”). Services involving real estate brokerage are offered through Berkshire Hathaway Homservices Ambassador Real Estate…
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Whitehorn Merchant Capital

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 13 Total Closed Deals
Whitehorn Merchant Capital Inc. is an independent Calgary, Alberta based business advisory firm. Our focus is to assist private business owners and management teams effectively plan business succession in order to reach financial, strategic and personal goals.We believe this fundamental planning is critical to long-term business success. In order to maximize the value of any enterprise, business succession activities must be undertaken throughout its entire life cycle.At Whitehorn, business succession activities include:Developing and implementing strategies to enhance business valueExecuting…
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Salt Creek Partners

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 12 Total Closed Deals
Salt Creek Partners (SCP) is a full-service M&A advisory firm guiding business leaders in the emerging and middle markets. Our mission is centered on investing in long-term relationships with our clients through independent, trusted, and innovative advice, and to achieve superior results in line with the overall strategic objectives of the company. SCP’s team of complementary partners have proven track records with managing complex financial transactions, providing investment banking services, performing market research and analysis, guiding companies from concept through hyper growth,…
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Smythe LLP

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 12 Total Closed Deals
Smythe Advisory is a BC-based practice recognized for exceptional work in the areas of business valuations, transaction advisory, property & casualty insurance consulting, litigation support, financing and capital structuring.Our Advisory Group is made up of a team of Chartered Business Valuators (CBVs), Financial and Business Advisors and Analysts that will bring you the service and value you need. We are flexible, cost-effective, committed to our clients and offer a full range of business advisory services to clients of all sizes and across various…
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Montgomery Consulting

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 11 Total Closed Deals
Montgomery Consulting, LLC is a small to mid market M&A consulting firm based in Virginia with market concentration in construction, industrial and commercial facility services, professional services, engineering, environmental, and distribution services. Since 1999, the company has been involved in more than 60 deals, primarily from the sell side in acquisitions.
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May 2014
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Mar 2013
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Aug 2010
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Jul 2009
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Casspium Associates, Inc.

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 11 Total Closed Deals
Casspium Associates is a New York-based Buyside Mergers and Acquisitions Intermediary that specializes in providing Outsourced Mergers and Acquisitions Origination services for strategic corporations and private equity-backed portfolio company clients actively seeking to acquire and invest in companies with $5 million to $250 million in revenues and $3 million to $15 million in EBITDA.
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