Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm focused on the global middle market. The firm advises private and public corporations and private equity firms on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructurings, business valuations and opinions, and other strategic matters.

Founders Advisors is an independent merger and acquisition advisory firm with expertise across a variety of sectors, including specialty distribution, and a focus on founder and family-owned businesses.

Harris Williams is a global investment bank specializing in M&A and private capital advisory services. Clients worldwide rely on us to help unlock value in their business and turn ambitious goals into reality.

Lincoln International has broad transaction experience within the global value-added distribution sector across various end markets. With significant expertise in each of these sectors individually, Lincoln brings deep knowledge, valuable contacts and global resources to each distribution transaction.

PMCF is a middle market investment bank providing sell-side, buy-side, and capital raising services to companies throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Since its inception nearly 30 years ago, PMCF has successfully completed more than 400 engagements for private, public and private-equity owned companies, with multiple dedicated teams focused on the distribution industry.

The Stephens Specialty Distribution and Services team concentrates on growing middle market companies that provide specialty distribution and services to a broad group of customers in diverse end markets regionally, nationally and globally. The Stephens team is unique in its specialization and combines deep industry knowledge with a full suite of investment banking services. We deliver expert advice on mergers, acquisitions, sales, divestitures and capital solutions as well as capital markets transactions in the public and private equity and debt markets. Since 2011, our team has advised on over 95+ successful M&A transactions and raised over $13 billion of capital for clients through debt and equity transactions.

Stifel is a full-service investment bank whose dedicated Specialty Distribution Group advises distributors that operate across a wide range of industries and end markets. Our team’s deep industry knowledge and relationships, paired with our extensive transaction experience with both strategic and private equity buyers, drive market-leading outcomes for our clients.