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Chicago Skyline at night. Invision Capital Advisors is located in downtown Chicago.

Providing highly skilled Investment Banking and Merger and Acquisitions Advisory Services to lower middle market companies.

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ABOUT

INVISION CAPITAL ADVISORS

ABOUT

INVISION CAPITAL ADVISORS

Invision Capital Advisors (ICA) is a specialized Investment Bank and Merger & Acquisitions Advisory firm.

Invision Capital Advisors was created to serve a specific niche in the marketplace that has been ignored or underserved by traditional Investment Banks and M&A Advisors. Co-Founders, Eric Dunn and Robert Castillo noticed a lack of options for businesses in this market, finding that only small boutique firms with inadequate resources or big bulge firms that would only dedicate junior level skill sets were the only options for businesses of this size. ICA created a firm with a highly specialized team of experts possessing complementary skill sets to provide clients with the perfect mix of big firm talent and boutique firm care and focus.

 

Our Firm

  • Headquartered in Chicago, IL

  • 14 Private Equity and Investment Banking Professionals

  • Advisory & Operating Partner Network of CEOs and Former Business Owners

Our Experience

  • 100+ Years of Combined Mergers & Acquisitions Experience

  • 200+ Transactions Completed

Our Focus

  • Lower Middle Market Companies

  • Food & Beverage, Industrial Manufacturing and Technology Services Verticals

  • Flexible Capital Solutions and Sound Advisory Services

OUR SERVICES

Sell-Side Advisory

Strategic Sales

  • Identify strategic buyers and their respective synergies

  • Maintain strict levels of confidentiality

  • Create a competitive and engaging process

  • Qualify buyers to ensure ability to make compelling offers

  • Generate the best offers in terms of valuation and terms

  • Professional support and negotiation

Key Criteria: Over $20M in sales, breakeven or clear path to profitability

 

Recapitalizations

  • Receive backing from private equity firms or family offices

  • Provide shareholder liquidity

  • Accelerate the growth of the business

  • Gain the support of other experts in the industry

  • Better position the company by increasing its value

Key Criteria: $3M - $25M in EBITDA, Management Team with "equity like compensation"

Buy-Side Advisory

Strategic Acquisition

  • Identify companies meeting buyer’s criteria and engage owners directly and confidentially

  • Shortcut the time required for organic market penetration, talent or capability enhancement

  • Decrease exposure from customer concentration levels

  • Increase the buyer’s enterprise value

Key Criteria: Available funds, diverse enough for target's success

Co-Investment Services

  • Receive backing from private equity firms or family offices

  • Secure funding to  execute strategic acquisitions

  • Identify either Invision as co-investor or third-party sources such as debt (senior or sub-ordinated) or equity

  • Create mutual alignment for the buyer’s success

  • Drive speed and certainty to close

Key Criteria: $3M - $25M in EBITDA or strong hold potential

Special Situations

ICA can also assist businesses with unique opportunities that arise, such as the following:

  • Handling an unsolicited offer from a competitor    

  • Negotiating with an interested Private Equity firm  

  • Business Partner transitions  

  • ESOP Programs  

  • Growth Capital Options

  • Banking relationships and funding

​​Invision Capital has helped numerous clients through these challenges and can customize a special service offering to meet your unique situation.

SERVICES

EXPERTISE

Invision Capital Advisors has deep expertise and experience with lower middle-market companies defined as companies with:

  • Revenues between $20 Million and $250 Million; and/or

  • EBITDA between  Breakeven - $25 Million

The leadership team has over 100 years of combined transaction experience with deep expertise

in the following Industries:

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Subsectors

Cooking Equipment

Repair / Maintenance Services

Food Service

Distribution

Ingredients

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Subsectors

Software-as-a-Service

Healthcare Technology

Infrastructure

Staffing / Consulting

Managed Services

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Subsectors

Metal Fabrication

Injection Molding / Plastic Packaging

Chemicals / Finishing

Tool & Die

Branded & Custom Products

EXPERTISE

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

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CONTACT

INVISION CAPITAL ADVISORS

OUR ADDRESS

110 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 3325 

Chicago, IL 60606
Tel:  312-236-4600

 

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