Introduction
Fort Dearborn Advisors provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services and debt and junior capital placements to companies with enterprise values above $10 million. We have a wealth of experience and dedicated transaction groups in select industries including Automotive & Transportation Equipment, Business Services, Consumer Products & Retail, Food Processing & Distribution, Industrial Distribution, Industrial Growth, Metal Processing and Packaging, Printing & Publishing.
Our clients include many leading, privately held companies, private equity firms and public corporations.
We have six differentiating factors:
Industry Focus. Each of our bankers has developed expertise in specific industry sectors, which enables us to address the unique aspects of each transaction.
Operational Focus. Our professionals have experience in finance, marketing, sales and general management. As a result, we frequently uncover hidden value by recommending tangible operating improvements that increase the value of transactions. This experience also helps us better articulate a company's value drivers and identify the ideal buyers or investors.
Senior Bankers. We staff each assignment with bankers that have many years of experience. In fact, on every assignment, a bankers with an average of 20 years of experience is involved with every aspect of a transaction.
Independent and Relationship Driven. We take great pride in our reputation, integrity and professional relationships. As an independent boutique free of conflicts, our sole focus is delivering excellent client service and value; we strive to build enduring relationships. We frequently become trusted long-term confidants of our clients, helping them achieve success long after our engagement ends.
Expert Negotiating and Deal Structuring Expertise. Fort Dearborn Advisors brings extraordinary negotiating talent – developed through years of experience – to continually achieve the best prices and terms on all of our transactions. We thoroughly evaluate transactions from multiple perspectives and then carefully structure deals in an optimal way to generate the best price and terms. Tax issues are always carefully considered so our clients maximize after-tax proceeds.
Middle Market Focus. We don't just serve this market segment when deal activity slows; it's our exclusive focus regardless of market conditions. Most of our clients have revenues in excess of $10 million, generate cash flow in excess of $1 million and are pursuing transactions of $10 million and larger.