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Mizuho agrees $550mn deal for boutique investment bank Greenhill

Financial Times M&A

Japanese group is paying significant premium as it seeks to quicken US expansion

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Carlyle sells Cogentrix Energy to Quantum Capital in $3bn deal

Private Equity Wire

We will continue to be very active in those areas through our existing portfolio companies, as well as new investments that we make.” ” The transaction was facilitated by boutique investment bank Lazard and law firm Latham & Watkins, whom Cogentrix hired to explore the sale, as reported by the Financial Times in June.

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Fear of recession will not stop deals, says Centerview’s Blair Effron

Financial Times M&A

Co-founder of boutique investment bank says pressure from new technologies has made M&A ‘less cyclical’

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Centerview bankers face off in court over ‘oral partnership agreement’

Financial Times M&A

Dispute involving former employee David Handler shines spotlight on inner workings of boutique investment bank

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Dealmakers’ worst nightmare

Financial Times M&A

Plus, boutique investment bank Raine pockets a huge fee and Deutsche Bank’s chair makes his mark

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Private Credit Arrives in the Lower Middle Market: A Conversation with Bridgepoint’s Matt Plooster

Axial

Today’s guest is Matt Plooster, founder and CEO of Bridgepoint, a boutique investment bank based in Omaha, Nebraska. We start the conversation with a background on private credit and its origins.

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Business Broker vs M&A Advisor: Finding a Partner to Help You Sell Your Business

Axial

These firms typically focus on businesses with $1M+ EBITDA that are large and complex but not yet big enough to attract attention from larger banks and advisory firms. M&A advisors can operate as smaller, standalone firms or as divisions within boutique investment banks.