Aethlon Capital, LLC
80 S 8th St., Ste. 4920
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-338-0934
| aethlon.com
| Sima Griffith
(managing principal)
| Equity capital raising for public and private companies with $10 million to $200 million in revenue; representing business owners on the sale or recapitalization of their companies; equity and debt financings from a network of capital sources, corporate partners, and value-added investors
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Allegiance Capital Corporation
80 S 8th St., Ste. 900
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-455-4557
| allcapcorp.com
| James Derks
(managing director)
| M&A advisory; capital raising
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Allison-Williams Company
90 S 7th St., Ste. 3850
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-333-3475
| allisonwilliams.com
| Robert Tengdin
(chairman of the board)
| Debt and equity capital, corporate finance, secondary private placement trading, structured deals, and mortgage and other loan trading
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Bayview Capital Group, LLC
214 Minnetonka Ave. S
Wayzata, MN 55391
| 952-345-2000
| bayviewcap.com
| Peter Slocum
(managing director)
Truck Morrison
(managing director)
Tyler Purdy
(vice president)
| Sales of companies with revenue of $10 million to $100 million
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BlackTorch Capital
23505 Smithtown Road, Ste. 274
Excelsior, MN 55331
| 612-875-5225
| blacktorchcapital.com
| Anthony Pence
(managing director)
| Middle-market companies, placements of $5 million or more for equity securities, and $10 million or more for debt securities
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Cherry Tree Companies
301 Carlson Pkwy., Ste. 103
Minnetonka, MN 55305
| 952-893-9012
| cherrytree.com
| Tony Christianson
(managing partner)
Gordon Stofer
(managing partner)
| M&A, private placements, valuations, advisory services
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Faelon Partners, Ltd.
4979 Olson Memorial Hwy., Ste. 101
Golden Valley, MN 55422
| 763-231-4200
| faelon.com
| Thomas Lyons
(president)
| Buy- and sell-side M&A advisors; consulting, valuation, and recapitalization services
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Greene Holcomb & Fisher
90 S 7th St., Ste. 5400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-904-5700
| ghf.net
| Hunt Greene
(managing director)
Joe Lavely
(managing director)
| M&A, private placements
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Gunflint Capital
5108 W 74th St., P.O. Box 390463
Edina, MN 55439
| 612-859-3961
| gunflintcapital.com
| Bill Cavanagh
(managing partner)
| Sell-side M&A, divestitures, LBOs, recaps, growth capital, and business exits for private companies with EBITDA between $1 million and $5 million
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Houlihan Lokey
225 S 6th St., Ste. 4950
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-338-2910
| hl.com
| Scott Richardson
(managing director)
Jonathan Cleveland
(managing director)
| M&A, equity and corporate finance, financial advisory services, financial restructuring
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Imperial Capital
60 S 6th St., Ste. 3720
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-692-6900
| imperialcapital.com
| Jim D'Aquila
(managing director)
| Institutional sales and trading; investment banking advisory, capital markets, and restructuring services; institutional research
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Lazard Middle Market
225 S 6th St., Ste. 4600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-339-0500
| lazardmm.com
| Michael McFadden
(co-CEO)
| M&A, restructuring, capital raising
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Lingate Financial Group
8301 Golden Valley Road, Ste. 210
Golden Valley, MN 55427
| 763-546-8201
| lingate.com
| Mike Hannon
(managing principal)
| M&A, family business transactions
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Lurie Besikof Lapidus Private Investment Banking, LLC
2501 Wayzata Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55405
| 612-377-4404
| lblpib.com
| Justin Besikof
(president)
Jake Fishman
(associate)
| Middle-market investment banking services; representing companies for sale and structuring business acquisitions
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The M&A Group, LLC
80 S 8th St., Ste. 3565
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-375-1190
| themergergroup.com
| Jon Freeland
(partner)
| M&A and financial advisory services to lower and middle-market companies in the United States and Europe
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Manchester Companies, Inc.
80 S 8th St., Ste. 4700
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-338-4722
| manchestercompanies.com
| Mark Sheffert
(CEO)
| Raising equity, subordinated and senior debt, and acquisition capital for later-stage venture, emerging growth, turnaround, and middle-market companies; also offers management consulting, MBOs, private placement, and going-private transactions
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The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc.
701 Xenia Ave. S, Ste. 100
Golden Valley, MN 55416
| 763-923-2200
| oakridgefinancial.com
| Thomas Niemiec
(managing director)
Randy Hines
(senior managing director)
| Private client and investment banking services, including private equity offerings, M&A, divestitures, restructuring, debt financing, and public offerings
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Orion Financial Corporation
8500 Normandale Lake Blvd., Ste. 920
Bloomington, MN 55437
| 952-767-7123
| orionfinancial.com
| Joe Kimmel
(principal)
Al Geiwitz
(principal)
| Boutique firm that acts as an agent in the sale of businesses and in financings; occasionally invests its own capital
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Prestwick Partners, LLC
212 3rd Ave. N, Ste. 535
Minneapolis, MN 55401
| 612-339-6114
| prestwickpartners.net
| Fritz Richards
(cofounder)
Ingo Schulz
(cofounder)
| Represents middle-market sellers, including privately owned business, private equity and corporate divestitures, and small-cap public companies
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Quazar Capital Corporation
3535 Plymouth Blvd., Ste. 210
Plymouth, MN 55447
| 763-550-9000
| quazarcapital.com
| Bruce Behm
(president)
| M&A services including sell-side advisory, business planning and exit planning, growth planning and buy-side advisory, and financing and debt placement
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Quetico Partners
800 LaSalle Ave., Ste. 1900
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-259-4990
| queticopartners.com
| William Sharpe
(managing director)
Gary O'Brien
(managing director)
| M&A, private placements
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SealedBid
5151 Edina Industrial Blvd., Ste. 140
Edina, MN 55439
| 952-893-0232
| sealedbid.com
| Gerald Clark
(managing officer)
| Assists lower mid-market companies, ranging from $2 million to more than $50 million in revenues, in sell-side or buy-side M&A; provides research and valuation, succession and exit planning, and accelerated sales
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Sunbelt Mergers and Acquisitions Group
3212 Rice St.
St. Paul, MN 55126
| 855-595-3212
| sunbeltmidwest.com, sunbelt-business-advisors.com
| Chris Jones
(executive vice president)
| M&A advisor focusing on the sale of privately held businesses with revenues of up to $100 million
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Teneca, LLC
6385 Old Shady Oak Road, Ste. 270
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
| 952-345-0306
| teneca.com
| Katherine Versells
(partner)
Roger Jones
(partner)
Mary Merrill
| M&A, private capital, and other financial advisory services
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TripleTree
7601 France Ave. S, Ste. 150
Edina, MN 55435
| 952-253-5300
| triple-tree.com
| Kevin Green
(founding managing director)
Dave Henderson
(founding managing director)
| M&A, principal investing, strategic advisory
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