M&A: Sell-Side
Maximizing shareholder value for business owners and investors
Privately-held and public companies, and private equity firms around the globe count on our mergers & acquisitions (M&A) team for comprehensive financial advisory services and expert guidance. We assist buyers and sellers by providing in-depth financial and strategic analysis, identifying optimal potential transaction partners, developing creative deal structures, and negotiating complex M&A transaction terms.
Your business is unique. You don’t want an advisor who just shows up when it’s time to sell, you want an advocate. Selling companies for private business owners, corporations, and financial sponsors is our specialty. Our commitment to clients is consistent and simple: get the deal done right and deliver the highest quality outcome – both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Featured Transactions
Leapfrog
has received an investment from
Palladin Consumer Retail Partners
Research Triangle
has affiliated with
Heartland Dental, a portfolio company of KKR
Eurocebollas
has sold a minority stake to
Nazca Capital
Silent Break Security
has been acquired by
NetSPI, a portfolio of Sunstone Partners
Self
has divested a minority stake and secured financing from
Armada Credit Partners
McBath, a portfolio company of Nazca
has been acquired by
The Engineered Stone Group, a Cranemere Holding Company
Nordic Drilling System
has been acquired by
Storskogen
Biototal
has been acquired by
MVI
Gebauer & Griller Kabelwerke Gesellschaft m.b.H.
has sold its elevator and escalator business to
Lafayette Mittelstand Capital
Schumacher Electric Corporation
has been acquired by
Lincolnshire Management, Inc.
MACH AG
has acquired a majority stake in
MAIN Capital Partners
AT - Automation Technology GmbH
has been acquired by
PINOVA Capital
Progressive Behavioral Science
has been acquired by
Cultivate, a portfolio company of Imperial Capital
L.T. Harnett
has been acquired by
A&R Logistics, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners
Kurtz GmbH
has sold its mechanical manufacturing division to
IZW Innovative Zerspannungstechnik Wiebelbach GmbH
Marley, filial de etex
has been acquired by
Kutana Group
WE ARE Unrelenting Advocates
We fight in your corner. But we don't stop there. We'll be with you for the long-haul, as your business grows, acquires and sells.WE ARE Unrelenting Advocates
We fight in your corner. But we don't stop there. We'll be with you for the long-haul, as your business grows, acquires and sells.
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Additional Insights
- NewsSilent Break Security has been acquired to NetSPILivingstone is pleased to announce it has advised Silent Break Security (“SBS” or “The Company”), a leader in cybersecurity and penetration testing, on its sale to NetSPI, a portfolio company of Sunstone Partners. Founded in 2011, SBS is a leading provider of transformative cybersecurity solutions...
- NewsLivingstone ranked #1 M&A firm in Germany by WirtschaftsWocheLivingstone has been ranked number one by WirtschaftsWoche, a Handelsblatt Media Group subsidiary, in its annual competition. WirtschaftsWoche, represented by an advisory board and a top-class jury, ranks the best firms in a two-step process, judging firms using the categories “self-perception” and...
- NewsLivingstone advises Gebauer & Griller on its divestment of the elevator cable business assets to Lafayette Mittelstand CapitalLivingstone's Special Situations practice has advised Gebauer & Griller Kabelwerke Gesellschaft m.b.H., headquartered in Vienna, on a carve-out of the elevator cable business.
- NewsLivingstone Plugs-in New Partner to Energize Schumacher ElectricLivingstone is pleased to announce the sale of second-generation family-owned Schumacher Electric Corporation (“SEC” or the “Company”) to Lincolnshire Management, Inc. (“Lincolnshire”). Donald (“Don”) Schumacher will remain with the Company as both an investor and member of the board of directors....