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M&A Advisors Database

432 M&A advisory firms, investment banks and business brokers across 30 cities and 8 industries. Every entry was verified against the firm's own website. Where a firm does not publish a deal range, this says so rather than estimating one.

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Showing 13 of 432 firms in Chicago.

#FirmMarketDeal sizeSectorsLocationWebsite
1American Business AcquisitionsFocused specifically on Illinois and Indiana buyers and sellersChicago$500,000 to $20,000,000 and above, most deals in the mid single-digit millionsDiversified, concentrated in Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, Will and Kendall counties77 W Wacker Drive, Chicago
2Auctus Capital PartnersSecurities and investment banking services offered through a FINRA and SIPC memberChicagoLower middle marketBusiness services, industrials, consumer and retail, food and beverage, healthcare, technology190 S LaSalle St, Chicago
3Calder CapitalInc. 5000 listed, with regional offices across the MidwestChicago$1M to $250MManufacturing, distribution, construction and engineering, commercial services21660 Field Parkway, Deer Park, Illinois
4Dresner PartnersFounded 1991, FINRA registered and a member of Mergers AllianceChicagoMiddle market and lower middle marketIndustrials, healthcare, consumer, business services, technology and IT servicesChicago, Illinois, with a New York office
5EBIT AssociatesPositions itself around lower middle market Chicagoland transactionsChicagoLower middle marketDiversified, concentrated in northern IllinoisChicagoland, Illinois
6Kinsella GroupPrincipals licensed as FINRA securities agents through an affiliated broker dealerChicagoMiddle marketMedical technology and related healthcare products200 South Wacker Drive, Chicago
7Lincoln InternationalAlso provides valuations, opinions and private funds advisoryChicagoUpper middle marketIndustrials, healthcare, technology, consumer, business services, financial servicesChicago, Illinois, with offices worldwide
8Livingstone PartnersOperates as a global partnership across US and European officesChicagoMiddle marketIndustrial, consumer, healthcare, energy and infrastructure, technology and business services311 West Huron Street, Chicago
9Playbook Corporate AdvisoryIllinois registered business broker licence 310001536, over $174M in closed transactions since 2016Chicago$1M to $15MManufacturing, distribution, services, technology, retail and business services2500 W Bradley Place, Chicago
10Prairie Capital AdvisorsStates more than 825 completed transactions and over 475 valuations annuallyChicagoMiddle marketManufacturing, distribution, construction, food and beverage, healthcare, transportationChicago, Illinois, one of seven US offices
11Sikich Investment BankingOffers sell-side, buy-side and capital advisory from one teamChicagoMiddle marketManufacturing, technology, healthcare, professional services, retailChicago, Illinois
12Sun AcquisitionsMember of the Alliance of Mergers and Acquisitions AdvisorsChicagoMain Street through lower middle marketAll sectors across the Chicago metro8745 W Higgins Road, Chicago
13Venture10Also handles valuations and debt and equity capital raisingChicagoLower middle marketPrinting, direct marketing, packaging and related suppliersChicago, Illinois, with Dallas and Los Angeles offices

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