An independent advisory firm for the owners of B2B companies
Laurent Capital advises on sales, acquisitions and recapitalizations for founder-owned, family-owned and sponsor-backed companies in the lower middle market.
Our firm
Laurent Capital was founded on a simple observation: in the lower middle market, the outcome of a transaction is decided less by the auction than by who is invited to it. Most advisors call the buyers they already know. The best counterparty is often a company that was never on anyone’s list.
Our partners have founded, built and sold companies, and have led acquisitions as operating executives. We bring that experience to every mandate, together with a proprietary platform that maps the full universe of buyers and targets in each of our sectors and keeps it current every day.
We work with a deliberately limited number of clients at a time. Each engagement is led by a partner from the first meeting to closing, and each is run to the same standard of preparation, confidentiality and candor.
- 8
- Sector practices
- 6
- Advisory services
- North America
- Primary coverage, with cross-border buyers
- $5M–$150M
- Revenue of companies we advise
Our principles
Six commitments that govern how we take on, run and close every engagement.
Independence
We are owned by our partners. We have no lending arm, no fund and no product to place, so the only thing we sell is advice.
Senior attention
The partner who wins a mandate runs it. Clients are never handed to a junior team after the pitch.
Confidentiality
Employees, customers and competitors learn about a transaction when the client decides they should, and not before.
Coverage
We contact every credible counterparty, not only the ones we know. Our platform exists so that no good buyer is missed.
Candor
We tell owners what their business is worth today, what would change that, and when the right answer is to wait.
Alignment
Our fees are weighted to outcomes. We are paid well when our clients are, and we decline mandates we do not believe in.
Considering a sale, an acquisition or a recapitalization?
Conversations with Laurent Capital are confidential and carry no obligation. A senior member of the firm responds to every inquiry within one business day.