Additional, specialized Sponsor Coverage
professionals introduce dedicated Buy-Side M&A advisory to
Capstone's fully integrated suite of services.
BOSTON, Dec. 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Capstone Partners, a leading middle market
investment banking firm, announces the launch of its newly formed
Buy-Side M&A Advisory Group (the Group). Kaity Templin recently joined the firm
as a Director on its Sponsor Coverage Team to oversee the
development of the function. Deepening service offerings include
outsourced corporate development solutions for private equity and
corporate clients seeking inorganic growth through proprietary
acquisitions in both one-off transactions and long-term
buy-and-build engagements.
Fully equipped to provide buy-side M&A retained search
services, the Group has a specialized focus on add-on acquisition
searches for sponsor-backed platforms. As the M&A market
becomes increasingly competitive at the platform level and highly
fragmented industries are continuously targeted, Capstone
anticipates that the private equity community will continue to
pursue buy-and-build strategies to create value within their
existing portfolios.
Capstone leverages its scale and industry depth by pairing each
retained search engagement with a dedicated sector-focused M&A
banking expert to provide insight and guidance on the current
dealmaking environment. This integrated and relationship-oriented
approach ensures a market-informed process from beginning to
end.
The Group is comprised of professionals with strong experience
in a variety of specialties ranging from industry research, company
valuation, modeling, and financial statement analysis, to
performing retained search outreach and relationship management.
The growth of the team is a significant priority within the firm's
2025 strategy, solidifying its commitment to expanding capabilities
and serving clients throughout the full scope of the business
lifecycle.
Capstone's Sponsor Coverage Group collaborates closely with the
firm's Business Development Team, Corporate Financing Groups
(Equity Capital Advisory and Debt Capital Advisory), and
senior M&A advisors to provide a fully integrated function that
complements its current service offerings to the private equity and
corporate community.
Templin, who joined Capstone Partners from Copper Run,
commented, "Due to challenging market conditions, we've seen a
significant uptick in add-on activity over the last year and a half
as sponsors have focused internally, growing their existing
portfolios through smaller strategic tuck-in acquisitions. As the
M&A market rebounds and more deals come to market, we expect
private equity firms to continue to underwrite add-on M&A
activity into their strategy to offset high platform
valuations."
Brendan Burke, Head of Sponsor
Coverage at Capstone Partners, added, "At Capstone, we are building
a full-service investment banking and capital solutions offering
for private companies and private equity investors. With the launch
of this Buy-Side Advisory practice, we see a huge opportunity to
partner with our Sponsor and Corporate clients to scale their
platform investments. Pairing the product expertise in Buy-Side
outreach with the bench of vertical specialists that we have spent
the last 20 years assembling is a compelling and differentiated
offering in middle market investment banking. We plan to grow this
team considerably in the coming years to a position of market
leadership."
ABOUT CAPSTONE PARTNERS
For over 20 years, the firm has been a trusted advisor to
leading middle market companies, offering a fully integrated range
of investment banking and financial advisory services uniquely
tailored to help owners, investors, and creditors through each
stage of the company's lifecycle. Capstone's services include
M&A advisory, debt and equity placement, corporate
restructuring, special situations, valuation and fairness opinions,
and financial advisory services. Headquartered in Boston, the firm has 175+ professionals across
the U.S. With 12 dedicated industry groups, Capstone delivers
sector-specific expertise through large, cross-functional teams.
Capstone is a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
(NASDAQ: HBAN). For more information, visit
www.capstonepartners.com.
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