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Financial Sponsors Coverage

Merger & acquisition, advisory, and capital-raising solutions for organizations at every stage of growth

Overview

A substantial and growing advisor to the private equity community.

Private equity firms occupy a significant position in the mergers & acquisitions landscape, representing both buyers and sellers of businesses as well as serving as sponsors of leading companies accessing the capital markets for debt or equity financings. Stifel takes pride in the depth and quality of its relationships with Financial Sponsors. We maintain regular dialogue and deal flow with over 600 private equity firms.

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Notable Transactions

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$ 130,000,000
Exclusive Advisor to Seller

Has Agreed to Divest Non-Core Assets

Industrial & Environmental Services

Mar 2026

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Feb 2026

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$ 1,512,000,000
Joint Bookrunning Manager

Initial Public Offering

Industrial Technology, Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Feb 2026

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Sole Placement Agent

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Industrial & Environmental Services

Jan 2026

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Advisor to Seller

Has Received a Majority Growth Investment

Software

Dec 2025

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Lead Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Transportation & Logistics

Dec 2025

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Diversified Industries

Nov 2025

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Sole Placement Agent

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Nov 2025

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Transportation & Logistics

Nov 2025

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

HealthTech

Oct 2025

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$338,235,280
Joint Bookrunning Manager

Initial Public Offering

Restaurants

Sep 2025

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$728,000,000
Joint Bookrunning Manager

IPO

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Sep 2025

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Aug 2025

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$2,665,000,000
Joint Lead Arranger

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Transportation & Logistics

Aug 2025

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Technology

Aug 2025

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Apr 2025

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Apr 2025

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$202,000,000
Joint Bookrunning Manager

Initial Public Offering

Medtech

Mar 2025

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Lender

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Mar 2025

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Mar 2025

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C$131,000,000
Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Industrial & Environmental Services

Feb 2025

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Healthcare

Feb 2025

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$1,075,000,000
Joint Lead Arranger

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Packaging, Diversified Industries

Dec 2024

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$350,000,000
Joint Bookrunner

Senior Secured Notes

Paper & Forest Products, Diversified Industries

Dec 2024

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Food & Beverage

Dec 2024

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Services

Dec 2024

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Tech-Enabled Services

Nov 2024

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$196,956,533
Joint Bookrunner

Follow-on Offering

Energy & Natural Resources

Nov 2024

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$152,500,000
Joint Bookrunner

Follow-on Offering

Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

Nov 2024

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$900,000,000
Joint Bookrunner

Senior Secured Notes

Food & Beverage

Nov 2024

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$610,000,000
Joint Lead Arranger

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Food & Beverage

Nov 2024

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Advisor to Buyers

Mergers & Acquisitions

Food & Beverage

Nov 2024

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$2,435,000,000
Joint Lead Arranger

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Tech-Enabled Services

Oct 2024

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$2,200,000,000
Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Tech-Enabled Services

Oct 2024

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Transportation & Logistics

Sep 2024

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Lead Arranger & Administrative Agent

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Industrial & Environmental Services, Leveraged Finance

Sep 2024

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Industrial & Environmental Services

Sep 2024

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$96,000,000
Joint Bookrunner

Follow-on Offering

Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

Sep 2024

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Sole Placement Agent

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Consumer Products

Aug 2024

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$395,000,000
Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Industrial Technology

Jul 2024

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

HealthTech

Jul 2024

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Industrial & Environmental Services

Jul 2024

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Services

Jul 2024

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Consumer Products

Jun 2024

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Tech-Enabled Services

May 2024

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

May 2024

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$1,640,000,000
Joint Lead Arranger / Joint Bookrunning Manager

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Capital Goods

May 2024

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Industrial & Environmental Services

May 2024

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$9,844,961
Sole Placement Agent

Registered Direct

Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

Apr 2024

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Specialty Distribution, Packaging

Apr 2024

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Mar 2024

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$620,000,000
Joint Lead Arranger

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Packaging

Mar 2024

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$1,000,000,000
Joint Lead Arranger

Term Loan

Software

Mar 2024

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Internet & Digital Media

Mar 2024

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Tech-Enabled Services

Mar 2024

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$205,000,000
Joint Lead Arranger

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Industrial & Environmental Services

Mar 2024

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Specialty Distribution, Building Products

Mar 2024

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$400,000,000
Joint Lead Arranger

Term Loan B

Specialty Distribution, Building Products

Feb 2024

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Feb 2024

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$170,000,000
Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Tech-Enabled Services

Dec 2023

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Debt Placement Agent

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Industrial Technology

Dec 2023

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Joint Lead Arranger

Senior Secured Credit Faciltity

Automotive Aftermarket

Dec 2023

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Automotive Aftermarket

Dec 2023

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Consumer & Retail

Dec 2023

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$1,425,000,000
Joint Lead Arranger

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Packaging

Nov 2023

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$700,000,000
Joint Bookrunner

Senior Secured Notes

Packaging

Nov 2023

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Services

Nov 2023

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Financial Advisor

Mergers & Acquisitions

Consumer, Technology

Nov 2023

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$1,600,000,000
Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Industrial Technology

Oct 2023

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$300,000,000
Joint Bookrunner

Follow-on Offering

Restaurants

Sep 2023

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Tech-Enabled Services

Aug 2023

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Co-Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Internet & Digital Media

Aug 2023

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Advisor to Seller

Mergers & Acquisitions

Consumer Products

Aug 2023

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Advisor to Buyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure

Aug 2023

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$256,000,000
Joint Bookrunning Manager

Initial Public Offering

Energy & Natural Resources

Jun 2023

Currency volume represents full credit to each underwriter. All transaction announcements appear as a matter of record only. Stifel collectively refers to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and other affiliated broker-dealer subsidiaries of Stifel Financial Corp.

Team

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Zeeshan Memon

Head of Financial Sponsors

New York

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Andrew Collina

Managing Director and Head of Mid-Market Sponsors

Boston

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Thomas Flanagan

Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Financial Sponsors

New York

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Ted Tutun

Managing Director and Head of Large Cap Sponsors

New York

Tim Bottrell at Stifel

Tim Bottrell

Managing Director

New York

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David Collins

Managing Director

Baltimore

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Alain Dobkin

Managing Director

Tel Aviv

Brett Donelan

Brett Donelan

Managing Director

New York

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Amy Hertenstein

Managing Director

New York

Lee Olive at Stifel

Lee Olive

Managing Director

New York

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Alex Price

Managing Director

London

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Michael Wolff

Managing Director

Frankfurt

Shivali Bhammer at Stifel

Shivali Bhammer

Director

London

Danny Gaona at Stifel

Daniel Gaona

Director

New York

Eline Lang at Stifel

Eline Lang

Director

Paris

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Zachary Ross

Director

New York

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George Sabbouh

Director

Toronto

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