Boutique M&A advisory & venture strategy

We make your strategy and financing the perfect match.

We advise founders, family businesses, and growth-stage companies through sales, raises, and strategic decisions — the way a trusted advisor would, not the way a bank would.

"We only take on clients we'd want to grab dinner with."

That's not a tagline — it's how we decide who we work with. Every engagement is led personally by a partner, from the first call to closing.

Our approach

Advice that outlasts the deal.

Most advisory relationships end at closing. Ours tend to start there — because the guidance that matters most is usually the kind nobody bills for.

Founders and owners don't come to us because they need a banker to run a process. They come because they're facing a decision that will shape the next chapter of something they built — and they want someone in the room who has no motive but their outcome.

We keep our client list small on purpose. Each partner carries a handful of active mandates at a time, which means the person who takes your first call is the same person negotiating your term sheet six months later. We've turned away larger, easier mandates to protect that.

Whether the work is a sale, a capital raise, or simply deciding what to do next, we bring the same posture: ask the uncomfortable question early, model the downside honestly, and never let momentum substitute for judgment.

We'd rather lose a deal than lose your trust.

— a principle we hold every engagement to

What we do

Four ways we work alongside you.

Each engagement is shaped around where you are — selling, raising, renewing, or deciding what's next — but every one is led personally, start to finish.

M&A advisory

Sell-side and buy-side representation for owners weighing a sale, merger, or acquisition — run with the discretion a founder's story deserves.

  • Sell-side process management
  • Buyer identification & outreach
  • Negotiation & deal structuring
  • Seller Identification & outreach

Venture financing

Capital introductions and raise strategy for growth-stage companies who want a thinking partner, not just a list of investor names.

  • Raise strategy & positioning
  • Investor targeting & introductions
  • Term sheet negotiation

Strategic advisory

Ongoing counseling for boards and leadership teams navigating growth decisions, succession, or an eventual exit still years away.

  • Board & leadership counsel
  • Growth & succession planning
  • Long-range exit preparation

Renewal & strategic financing

For companies that need to reposition rather than sell — restructuring capital, refinancing debt, or bringing in a strategic partner to fund the next chapter.

  • Recapitalization & refinancing
  • Strategic & partner financing
  • Turnaround & restructuring counsel

How we work

A process built for trust, not speed.

We move quickly when it counts — but the sequence is deliberate, because rushing a relationship-based process usually costs more than it saves.

First

An honest conversation

No pitch deck. We talk through your situation, your goals, and whether we're actually the right fit — for both sides.

Second

A shared point of view

We build the valuation, positioning, or raise strategy together with you, so you understand every assumption behind it.

Third

Disciplined execution

Outreach, negotiation, and diligence run in parallel, with a partner in every material conversation — not a junior associate.

Fourth

Closing, and beyond

We stay reachable long after signing — most of our new mandates come from clients calling us again, years later.

Where we've worked

Depth across the sectors we know best.

We stay focused on industries where our relationships and pattern recognition genuinely give clients an edge.

E-commerce, SaaS Semiconductors & supply chain Enterprise software Healthcare services Industrial & manufacturing Consumer & specialty retail Business services Financial technology Family-owned businesses

Start a conversation

Tell us where you are — we'll tell you honestly if we're the right fit.

No obligation, no sales process. Just a candid first conversation about your situation, usually with a partner directly.