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…
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…
R.L. Hulett is a middle-market investment banking firm providing business owners, executives and private equity firms with M&A advisory services designed to deliver optimal outcomes. We have a deep commitment to the success of our clients and have a 40+ year track record with lead advisory roles in hundreds of transactions. What sets us apart is our passionate approach and our ability to deliver exceptional results through an unwavering commitment to client service.Since our founding in 1981, thousands of clients have trusted R.L. Hulett as their M&A advisors to help them achieve their goals.…
Tower Partners is a leading Private Investment Bank and Advisory Firm providing premier service to the middle market. Our team of industry veterans have advised sell-side and buy-side engagements with over $15 billion in value for entrepreneurs, family-run businesses and financial sponsors.We are a national firm with a global reach, supporting clients throughout the United States with headquarters in Columbia, MD and offices in Baltimore, MD, Denver, CO, and New York, NY.Our entrepreneurial roots and years of experience have solidified our will to charge forward when others might…
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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…
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…
CoView Capital, Inc. is an investment banking and advisory firm founded by senior professionals with extensive domestic and international experience. The firm was established to provide an innovative approach to traditional and complex financial issues facing both growing and mature companies. CoView's advisory and investment banking activities encompass a wide range of services including mergers and acquisitions,valuations, consulting and strategic planning, capital raising for expansion and acquisitions, leveraged recapitalizations, fairness opinions, due diligence reviews, and advising…
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,…
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.
Fortis Capital is a young innovative investment banking firm headquartered in the Palm Beaches, servicing the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Fortis has a pragmatic approach to every project with the ambition to be bold & audacious. The firm draws from a broad base of partner firms specializing in equity and/or debt, giving way to opportunistic private placement.The firm’s investment strategy is centered on identifying market inefficiencies and partnering with financial institutions & investment firms that recapitalize or reposition capital assets to assist in the growth of…
GT Securities provides investment banking services to emerging and middle market companies. We specialize in raising equity and debt capital and in executing acquisition, divestiture, and merger transactions for our clients. Our unique approach leverages Growthink's two core services — growth strategy consulting and corporate finance to provide unparalleled corporate advisory and capital raising services. GT Securities is the broker - dealer affiliate of Growthink, and is a member of FINRA and SIPC. Most boutique investment banks focus solely on corporate finance services and they fail to…
Westlake Securities is a middle market investment bank founded in 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. Westlake’s principals come from diverse backgrounds advising, operating and investing in middle market companies. Our clients benefit from the team’s deep understanding of deal strategy, operational improvements, equity value creation and transaction process. We view our clients as partners, working closely with them to develop a sincere understanding of their goals and drivers of their business to determine what it will take to create the growth and/or liquidity desired.
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…
Artesia Capital is a boutique investment bank and M&A advisory firm focused on securing debt and equity for middle-market and upper-middle-market companies. Artesia also offers advisory and investor relations services. We specialize in Consumer Products, Food and Beverages, Distilleries, Wineries, Retail, eCommerce, Packaging, Cannabis and CBD, Health Care, Packaging, SaaS, FinTech, Digital Media, Real Estate, Advertising, and Industrials.
Carl Marks Advisors is an investment bank that provides financial and operational advisory services. We are a collaborative partner delivering effective and durable results for our clients – whether they need solutions to complex problems or help navigating transition and growth. Our proactive, persistent approach breaks through roadblocks, identifies a viable path forward, and creates the alignment and momentum needed to achieve successful outcomes.At Carl Marks Advisors, we custom build integrated service teams for each client, uniting operational, transactional, and industry expertise to…
Ankura Capital Advisors, LLC (ACA) (Member FINRA, SIPC) offers investment banking services related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures as well as private placement capital raises:M&A financial advisory for private and publicly traded companies, investment funds, and not-for-profit organizationsBuy-side advisorySell-side advisory (including dispositions of divisions and non-core assets)Private placement transactions: placement agent services in connection with the sale of equity, debt, and hybrid securities to financial investors and strategic partnersLoan brokeringCapital RaisingOur…
FCL Capital Partners is a nationally focused investment banking firm serving private companies seeking to sell their business, acquire another company, or secure additional capital for growth, buyout, restructuring, and recapitalization. Our principals have extensive Investment Banking and Restructuring experience at bulge-bracket investment banks and hedge funds advising public and private companies in various industries including consumer & retail, business services, transportation & logistics, and manufacturing. FCL's founder, Rafael De Paoli, has been a trusted…
Mid-States Advisors is a family-owned boutique financial and business advisory firm that focuses on middle-market businesses looking for assistance with Mergers & Acquisitions, Debt Placement, and Fractional CFO services.Mid-States Capital, our predecessor entity, was founded in 1995 by Joe Alam Sr. after a successful career as a CPA and turnaround specialist. Mid-States Capital’s services focused on debt placement solutions for middle-market businesses dealing with unique or difficult issues, including workouts, highly-leveraged transactions, and high-growth situations.In 2015,…
Vaupen Financial Advisors, LLC is a boutique investment banking & advisory firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. We provide corporate finance and advisory services to lower middle-market clients in the United States and Latin America. Our typical client is a private company seeking a capital or advisory transaction of a minimum of $5 million, up to $75 Million. Services include raising Capital; Structured financings; Sell – side Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory services; as well as Debt Restructuring, & Loan Workout Advisory services and execution. We have…
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…
