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INVESTMENT BANKING BOUTIQUE FIRMS

ABN Amro
A holding company with subsidiaries that perform commercial banking operations, investment banking and other
related financial activities.
www.abnamro.com

Akin Bay Company, LLC

NY-based firm providing advisory, private placement, and merger and acquisition services to public, private, and
family-owned middle market companies.
www.akinbay.com

Alerion Capital Group

Merchant banking firm with a private equity focus on middle market companies.
www.alerion.com

Allen & Co.

Serves variously as investor, underwriter, and broker to some of the biggest names in entertainment, technology,
and information.
www.hoovers.com/allen-&-company/--ID__51026--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml

Ansley Capital Group

Financial advisory firm focused on private companies in technology, healthcare, and outsourcing industries
seeking to raise capital in the institutional capital markets.
www.ansleycapital.com

Barrington Associates
An LA-based investment banking firm offering services including mergers and acquisitions, divesture advisory,
corporate finance, restructuring, and valuation services.
www.barringtonassociates.com

BB & T Capital Markets

Dedicated to delivering world-class corporate banking, investment banking, and capital markets solutions to
commercial clients, corporate clients, and government entities.
www.bbt.com/bbt/business/products/capitalmarkets.html

BCC Capital Partners

Provides investment banking and financial advisory services to middle market companies.
www.bcccapital.com

Bengur Bryan & Co.

Provides private placements, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital to middle-market companies.
www.bengurbryan.com

Bentley Associates L.P.

Senior-level investment bankers servicing middle-market companies.
www.bentleylp.com

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BNY Mellon
Formed in July 2007 through a merger between The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and Mellon Financial
Corporation of Pittsburgh.
www.bnymellon.com

Brookwood Associates, Inc.

Investment banking firm providing mergers and acquisitions, and private financing services to middle market
companies
www.brookwoodassociates.com

Brown Gibbons Lang and Company

A leading independent investment bank serving middle market companies and their owners throughout the U.S.
and internationally.
www.bglco.com

Casimir Capital
A private investment firm with a distinctive and successful approach to investing.
www.casimircapital.com

Capitalink, L.C.
Capitalink provides investment banking services for middle market and emerging growth companies.
www.capitalinklc.com

CIBC
A full service investment bank that provides corporate, government and institutional clients with innovative
solutions to help them raise capital, grow, and invest.
www.cibc.com/ca/investing/index.html

C. K. Cooper & Company

Provides clients with financial and strategic advice, capital formation (public and private), valuation and strategic
analysis and fairness opinions and transaction analysis.
www.ckcooper.com

Context Capital Group

Investment banking firm provides corporate finance services to middle market companies.
www.contextcapital.com

Corporate Investment Partners, Inc.

Financial advisory firm specializing in merger and acquisition services.
www.cipartners.net

Davis/Chambers & Company, Ltd.

Provides a broad range of financial consulting services to middle market clients.
www.davischambers.com

Decosimo Corporate Finance

Financial advisory services for middle market companies.
www.jdcf.com

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Dresner Investment Services
A leading middle-market investment bank providing merger and acquisition services, growth capital, valuations
and general corporate finance advisory.
www.dresnerco.com

Dunning Capital LLC

Raleigh, NC-based investment banking firm focused on middle market companies.
www.dunningcapital.com

Dynasty Capital Advisors

Merger and acquisition consulting, business valuation, and Employee Stock Ownership Plan advisory.
www.dynastycapital.net

Energy Capital Solutions

An investment banking firm focused on raising private capital and providing merger and acquisition advisory
services to public and private energy companies.
www.energycapitalsolutions.com/ecs

EquiCo
Specializes in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate finance for middle market companies.
www.equico.net

Equity Development Systems

Private investment banking, lending compliance, and investment recovery concern.
www.edsltd.com

Evercore
Seeks to make value-oriented private equity investments in middle-market businesses.
www.evercore.com

Friedman Billings Ramsey

Focuses on advisory, trading and research efforts in eight broad industry sectors – consumer, diversified
industrials, energy and natural resources, financial institutions, healthcare, insurance, real estate, and technology,
media and telecommunications.
www.fbrcapitalmarkets.com

Gateway Partners, Inc.

Executes strategic acquisition searches for well-capitalized acquirers.
www.gatewaypartnersinc.com

Gleacher Partners
A leading independent investment bank providing corporate strategic advice and investment management
services.
www.gleacher.com

Greenhill
Greenhill is not part of any larger financial institution that provide clients with completely objective advice
without conflicts of interest.
www.greenhill.com/homepage.php

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Green Tree Capital
Represents sellers of middle market companies, those buying a business or obtaining financing for a middle
market company.
www.greentreecapital.com

Growth Capital Partners, L.P.

Assists middle market companies in the Southwest achieve their growth objectives and increase shareholder
value.
www.growth-capital.com

Gulf Atlantic Capital Corporation

Provides capital sourcing, merger and acquisition, debt restructuring, turnaround management and lender services
to middle market companies.
www.gulfatlanticcapital.com

Gulf Star Group, Inc.

Provides investment banking services to middle market clients in the Southwest.
www.gulfstargroup.com

Harris Williams & Co.

Investment banking firm serving middle market companies.
www.harriswilliams.com/index2.php

Headwaters MB
Middle market investment banking firm providing financial services including merger and acquisition, capital
raising (both equity and debt), and advisory services.
www.headwatersmb.com

Houlihan Lokey
Provides a wide range of services, including mergers and acquisitions, financing, financial opinions and advisory
services, and financial restructuring.
www.hlhz.com

Hughes Group Carolinas

Assists middle market clients in mergers and acquisitions, valuations, and financing.
www.hughescarolinas.com

Innovation Advisors
Focused on mergers and acquisitions in the information technology, communications and media sectors.
www.innovationadvisors.com

Jeffries
A full-service investment bank and institutional securities firm focused on growing and midsized companies and
their investors.
www.jefferies.com

Jopling, Inc.
Provides investment banking services to middle market companies.
www.joplinginc.com

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Jordan Knauff & Company
The investment bank works with the lower middle market, helping successful entrepreneurs to sell businesses,
raise capital or undertake acquisitions.
www.jordanknauff.com

Lincoln Financial
A diversified financial services organization headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.
www.lfg.com

Matrix Capital Markets Group

An investment bank specializing in providing merger and acquisition advisory services to companies with
revenues from $10 million to $100 million.
www.matrixcapitalmarkets.com

McColl Partners
Provides leading investment banking services to middle-market companies and financial institutions.
www.mccollpartners.com

Mesirow Financial
A diversified financial services firm headquartered in Chicago.
www.mesirowfinancial.com

Middelton, Limburg & Company

Company specializing in mergers, acquisitions, business valuations, and other financial advisory services
beneficial to middle market business owners.
www.midlimco.com

Montauk Financial
A leading financial services company providing a full spectrum of investment products through independent
financial professionals nationwide.
www.montaukfinancial.com

Morgan Joseph
A full service investment banking firm with over 140 employees and seven offices in seven cities dedicated to
serving middle market companies.
www.morganjoseph.com

National City
Founded in 1845 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, a financial holding company with assets of over $100
billion.
www.nationalcity.com

Newbury, Piret & Co.

A Boston investment banking firm providing corporate finance services to technology companies.
www.newburypiret.com

Pacific Growth Equities

Their investment mission is to create better companies and finance new industries.
www.pacgrow.com

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Piper Jaffray
A leading middle market investment bank and institutional securities firm.
www.piperjaffray.com

Prairie Capital Advisors, Inc.

Provides financial advisory services to owners of middle market companies.
www.prairiecap.com

Prospect Partners
Focused on management led leveraged buyouts in the lower middle market.
www.prospect-partners.com

Robert W Baird
A wealth management, capital markets and asset management firm with offices in the United States, United
Kingdom, Germany and China.
www.rwbaird.com

Roseview Capital Partners

Providing capital advisory services to mid-sized, privately held companies.
www.roseviewcapitalpartners.com

Rudder Capital
Advisory firm that offers to develop and implement new growth strategies for small and midsize companies.
www.ruddercapital.com

Ryan Beck
Has 176 offices throughout the U.S. and Europe and has over 1,500 financial professionals providing financial
advice and innovative solutions to individuals, institutions and corporate clients.
www.stifel.com

Sandler O’Neill
A New York City based investment banking firm that maintains offices in New York City, Atlanta, Boston,
Chicago, and San Francisco.
www.sandleroneill.com

Savoy Capital Advisors

Boutique investment banking firm providing mergers, acquisitions and financial advisory services.
www.sca-ny.com

Scotia Capita
Represents the global corporate and investment banking, and capital markets businesses of the Scotiabank Group,
providing full service coverage in Canada and servicing selected niche markets globally.
www.scotiacapital.com

Seabury Group
Provides investment banking, financial advisory, restructuring, software development and consulting services for
all segments of the transportation and logistics industries, as well as for the travel, technology, real estate, and
insurance industries.
www.seaburygroup.com

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Seidman & Co Inc
Investment banking firm that principally services small and middle market companies.
www.seidman-co.com

Shields & Company, Inc.

Boston-based firm assisting middle market companies with mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, business
valuations, and financial advisory services.
www.shieldsco.com

Societe General
Aims to be a leading European corporate and investment bank, offering excellence of service to its clients, strong
profitability to the Group and its shareholders, and to be an employer of choice for its employees.
www.sgcib.com

Sperry, Mitchell and Company

Investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions involving private companies.
www.sperrymitchell.com

Stephens
A full service, privately owned investment bank headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, with offices across the
country in key markets, as well as abroad in London.
www.stephens.com

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey

Based in Atlanta, Georgia and provides comprehensive capital raising, strategic advisory, risk management, and
investment solutions to serve the needs of corporate clients across the nation.
www.suntrustrh.com

The Capital Corporation

Assists middle-market companies in mergers, acquisitions and business financing.
www.thecapitalcorp.com

CCC Investment Banking

Financial advisory firm and merchant bank to the North American mid-market.
www.cccinvestmentbanking.com

The DAK Group, Ltd.

Merger and acquisition and valuation for the middle market business owner.
www.dakgroup.com

The Greystone Group LLC

A specialty middle market investment banking firm based in La Jolla, CA focused on the cement and construction
material Industry.
www.thegreystonegroup.com

The McFaddin | Metis Group LLC

Mergers and acquisitions firm focused on the professional services industry.
www.mcfaddinmetis.com

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US Capital Partners LLC
Private investment banking firm, formed to provide middle-market companies first class investment banking
services by senior professionals who have significant Wall Street and operating experience.
www.uscapitalpartners.com

William Blair
A Chicago-based investment firm offering investment banking, asset management, equity research, institutional
and private brokerage, and private capital to individual, institutional, and issuing clients.
www.williamblair.com

Woodbridge Group, Inc.

Middle market investment bankers serving companies located in the Northeast and Middle Atlantic States.
Working for business owners with businesses that have achieved revenue between $5 million and $50 million.
www.woodbridgegrp.com

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