Top United States Investment Banks

Statesman Business Advisors, LLC

29 Total Closed Deals

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Statesman Business Advisors, LLC ("Statesman") is a unique financial advisory and services firm dedicated to serving the corporate finance needs of privately held companies and financial institutions operating in the middle-market. Since our founding in 1995, Statesman has developed an exceptional reputation for adding value to the transaction process and getting deals done the right way. We offer more than just transactional experience and market knowledge – we employ innovative strategies, creative solutions, and the special problem solving skills necessary to achieve superior results for…

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• Jun 2017 Advised Argos Material Distribution in its sale to Action Gypsum Supply
• May 2017 Advised Oildom Publishing in its sale to Gulf Publishing Company
• Mar 2017 Advised Burton in its sale to Scott Vaughan
• Oct 2016 Assisted Nex-gen Advanced Fuel Systems in securing debt financing from North Texas Certified Development Organization

Scott-Macon Group, Inc

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Scott-Macon Group, Inc. (nka SMG Securities, Inc.) is one of the oldest independent investment banks in the United States focused on middle market transactions in the range of $10 million to $500 million. Founded in 1973 by Alfred L. Scott, the firm is comprised of senior professionals who have had extensive transaction experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, valuations and fairness opinions and general corporate financial consulting.

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• Jan 2013 Advised Blue Buddha in its sale to BrainTrust
• Jan 2013 Advised SureFit LLC in its sale to Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics
• Jan 2013 Advised Interview in its sale to Brant Publishing Company
• Jan 2013 Advised Goshen Rubber Companies, Inc. in its sale to Wynn's International, Inc.

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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  Precision Industrial Fabrication Manufacturer
  NDA Available CIM Available South Atlantic

  Revenue

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  EBITDA

  $1.1M

  Margin

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• Industrials
  Regional Fire Protection Services Platform
  NDA Available CIM Available Middle Atlantic

  Revenue

  $13.3M

  EBITDA

  $1.5M

  Margin

  11%

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• Transportation
  Industrial Equipment Platform With Meaningful EBITDA
  NDA Available CIM Available Eastern Midwest

  Revenue

  $36.7M

  EBITDA

  $9.5M

  Margin

  26%

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• Consumer Goods
  Outdoor Consumer Products Brand Platform
  NDA Available CIM Available Eastern Midwest

  Revenue

  $23.0M

  EBITDA

  $4.5M

  Margin

  20%

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• Technology
  Multi-Region IT Asset Disposition Provider
  NDA Available CIM Available West South Central

  Revenue

  $28.1M

  EBITDA

  $5.7M

  Margin

  20%

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• Technology
  Compliance-Driven Visitor Management Software Provider
  NDA Available CIM Available Eastern Midwest

  Revenue

  $3.7M

  EBITDA

  $1.7M

  Margin

  46%

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• Food & Hospitality
  Historic Winery and Hospitality Platform
  NDA Available CIM Available Middle Atlantic

  Revenue

  $13.2M

  EBITDA

  $1.3M

  Margin

  10%

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• Business Services
  Vertically Focused B2B Sales Development Provider
  NDA Available CIM Available South Atlantic

  Revenue

  $3.2M

  EBITDA

  $1.2M

  Margin

  37%

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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

Republic Capital Group

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•Founded in 2015, Republic Capital Group (“Republic”) is an independent investment bank that provides advisory services to the financial services industry, including wealth & asset management and accounting firms•Republic has emerged as one of the most prolific investment banks in the industry (with ~$150 billion of client assets transacted since 2022) and was awarded "Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year" by The M&A Advisor in 2023•We strive for innate partnership values that prove people are more important than any monetary or transactional situation, and we…

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• Aug 2023 Advised Affinia Financial Group in its sale to Sequoia Financial Group
• Jun 2023 Advised BerganKDV in its sale to Creative Planning
• Jun 2023 Advised Moneco Advisors on an investment from Emigrant Partners
• May 2023 Advised Brainard Capital in its sale to Pathstone

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

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Romanchuk & Co.

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Romanchuk & Co. is an award-winning boutique M&A investment banking firm with a focused expertise in advising companies within the energy and industrials sectors. We advise business owners on the preparation and sale of their company, assist them in identifying strategic opportunities, and help them execute upon those strategies. We specialize in providing sell-side M&A advisory services to lower middle-market companies with revenues or enterprise values ranging from $15 million to $250 million. For more information, please visit our website at www.romanchukco.com.Registered…

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• May 2024 Advised BCM & Associates in its sale to JMR Services
• Apr 2024 Advised Space City Services in its sale to Quantix
• Oct 2023 Advised Outsource Utility Construction Corp. in its sale to Jumana Capital
• Oct 2023 Advised Yates Line Co. in its sale to GridTek Utility Services

Peakview Partners

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Founded in 2015, Peakview Partners was established to provide focused and dedicated Partner-level advisory services for M&A and Financing transactions. Tim Dailey and Warren Henson, both with 30+ years of investment banking experience, came together with the vision of creating a boutique firm large enough to leverage a breadth of diverse experience while small enough for the Partners to deliver expertise and tailored support across the entire process directly to each client.Warren and Tim met nearly 20 years ago, and they worked on numerous transactions together when Warren was with Green…

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• Nov 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Oct 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Oct 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Sep 2024 Advised Access Mediquip in its sale to Water Street

Arlington Capital Advisors

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Arlington Capital Advisors is a boutique consumer-focused investment bank with a strong track record of helping clients in food & beverage, restaurants/hospitaliy, multi-unit franchies, and cannabis. Our financial professionals provide unbiased, strategic, qualified and technically sound advice to middle-market business owners on mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations, raising capital and other corporate finance matters. As former owners and operators of brands, we understand how to create win-win outcomes that increase the likelihood of success.Track record: We provide…

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• Jun 2025 Advised Stone Distributing Company in its sale to Hand Family Companies
• Apr 2025 Advised Tenzing Natural Energy on an investment from Heineken UK
• Sep 2024 Advised MOTH Drinks on an investment from Beringea
• Mar 2024 Advised BuzzBallz in its sale to Sazerac

Golden Circle Investment Banking

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Golden Circle is an investment bank with a unique and unwavering commitment to exclusively serving the lower middle market. With a strategic focus on this often underserved segment of the business landscape, GCA brings a tailored approach to meet the distinct needs of small and mid-sized enterprises. As a dedicated partner, the firm leverages its broad network of funder relationships and comprehensive suite of financial solutions to empower businesses within the lower middle market. Through a blend of high-touch personalized service, utilization of cutting-edge technology data platforms and…

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• Feb 2025 Advised Goodrich Brothers, Inc. in its sale to Confidential Company
• Nov 2024 Advised Western US Landscape Company in its sale to Strategic Buyer
• Jun 2024 Advised Quad Industries in its sale to Advanced Systems and Controls, Inc
• May 2024 Advised Field Crafts, Inc. in its sale to Lasting Impressions

Strategic Exit Advisors

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SEA is The Entrepreneurs Investment Bank. We understand what entrepreneurs have been through to build their company, we help them realize that value. SEA engages with lower middles market companies with $2 to $8 million of EBITDA. The companies we represent all have great stories to tell. We understand building a successful business is a complex and emotional endeavor. We appreciate what you’ve been through to build your company. Our job is to make sure you get paid for it.

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• Sep 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Mar 2025 Advised Strategic Exit Advisors in its sale to Confidential Company
• Mar 2025 Advised The MNM Group in its sale to Lynx Equity
• Jul 2024 Advised Raeyco on an investment from Confidential Company

MD Global Partners

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MD Global Partners is a Manhattan based investment bank that specializes in placing growth capital and providing restructuring and strategic advisory services in lower middle market public companies. Our broad range of financial and management resources provides clients with premium services that are generally only available to larger companies.  Executives in our firm have been in the industry for over 35 years, and have developed relationships with numerous financial institutions on Wall St. and around the world. For more information, visit: www.mdgpartners.com

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• Jan 2013 Advised EarthShell on an investment from .
• Jan 2012 Advised Naturade on an investment from .
• Jan 2012 Advised Amarantus BioSciences on an investment from .
• Jan 2012 Advised KORE Fit Living on an investment from .

Footprint Capital

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In our opinion, critical elements to providing sound advice come from experiences, a willingness to learn, and diversity. Each member of our team has followed a distinct path, giving us a view into mergers and acquisitions from all angles. These varying business perspectives include those of acquisition advisors, company owners, lenders, investors, internal strategists, accountants, and from within Fortune 500 companies. We have seen what works in successful engagements and how to predict and prevent problems in transactions. Such expertise means we can put ourselves in a client’s shoes and…

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• Dec 2023 Advised Advanced Services in its sale to Eco
• Dec 2023 Advised MRCS in its sale to Beacon Specialized Living
• Dec 2023 Advised The Basement Doctor in its sale to Tecum Equity
• Dec 2023 Advised Columbia Corrugated Box in its sale to SupplyOne

Brock Capital Group, LLC

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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

Berkery Noyes Investment Bankers

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POWERED BY KNOWLEDGEBerkery Noyes is an independent investment bank providing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory and financial consulting services to middle-market leaders in the global information, software, and technology industries.Our senior investment bankers, by focusing on transactions within specific vertical markets, bring deep knowledge to every assignment. The firm also has extensive experience working on behalf of healthcare, financial services, and education companies.Since its founding by Joseph W. Berkery in 1983, Berkery Noyes has assisted corporate clients in their…

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• Jul 2023 Advised protocols.io in its sale to Springer Nature
• Jul 2023 Advised Modus Engagement, Inc. in its sale to Bigtincan Holdings Limited
• Apr 2023 Advised Scribendi in its sale to Edanz Inc.
• Mar 2023 Advised Courtroom Connect in its sale to Greybull Stewardship

LCG Advisors

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LCG is a leading transaction advisory services firm specializing in investment banking, loan and investment due diligence, business valuations, restructuring & consulting, and other select advisory services. Our passion for finance and creativity drives us at LCG and we welcome challenges that most would shy away from. We meet the most complex client needs with energy, commitment, and innovative thinking.Founded in 2003, LCG has developed a reputation for consistently exceeding client expectations with a very high level of integrity and professionalism. LCG's team of more than 70…

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• Jun 2020 Advised Anistar Technologies in its sale to NSC Technologies, a portfolio company of White Wolf Capital
• Jun 2020 Advised PE Science on an investment from Kirtland Capital Partners
• Jan 2020 Advised SiteReady in its sale to CBRE
• Nov 2019 Advised Total Restoration in its sale to Kustom US

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

Solganick & Co.

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Founded in 2009, Solganick & Co. is an AI-enabled and data-driven investment bank and M&A advisory firm specializing in software and technology services companies. Its sector coverage includes AI, cloud, cybersecurity, data analytics, digital transformation, and healthcare IT, among others. Offices are located in Dallas and Los Angeles. We use artificial intelligence and data-driven research to support our M&A process from start to finish. Our deal team has completed over $20 billion in M&A transactions to date and consists of experienced M&A professionals, CFOs,…

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• Aug 2026 Advised Analytica Consulting in its sale to ImageNet
• Jul 2026 Advised Imagine Technology Group in its sale to DEX Imaging
• Mar 2025 Advised Kavaliro in its sale to Accordion
• Jun 2023 Advised Nextira in its sale to Accenture

Baird Business Owner Solutions

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We advise buyers and sellers on business sales, mergers, acquisitions, ESOPs and other similar transactions. Our Business Owner Solutions team will deliver the strategic advice and practical guidance to help you achieve the optimal outcome in your business transition. Our credentialed, experienced business valuation team understands both the art and science of business valuation. We tailor each project to the client's unique situation and needs. The ongoing M&A experience of our Business Owner Solutions team is a critical factor grounding our valuations in the real world.When you're ready to…

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• Dec 2017 Advised Pluto Corporation in its sale to Derby Supply Chain Solutions
• Oct 2017 Advised StaffMasters, Inc. in its sale to Hire Dynamics
• Aug 2017 Advised Kay Manufacturing in its sale to SRS Ventures
• May 2017 Advised Grandview Gallery in its sale to CID Capital