About Us

GSM, is a Chicago area M&A Advisory firm founded by private equity investors, investment bankers, management consultants, and operating executives. Our core advisory services include Merger & Aacquisition Sell Side Advisory, Corporate Development Acquisition Services, Capital Access, Growth Strategy, Business Performance Improvement, Deal Due Diligence, Business Assessments, and Interim CXO services. The extensive experience of our advisors allows us to work with middle market companies across a wide range of industries which include business services, manufacturing, engineered products, technology, healthcare, and e-commerce companies. In addition, we work with growth and finacially challenged companies and their controlling shareholders to transition their business & operating models to the next level of performance.

The combination of our investment banking, board of directors, corporate finance, strategy, and operational expertise provides us with an unique value proposition when working with C-level executives, business owners, and Private Equity groups who need to prepare businesses for sale, value businesses, and explore strategic alternatives for mergers, growth capital, or financial restructuring. Private Equity Groups, Family Offices, and CXOs find our insights during due diligence to be particularly useful along with our expertise in post merger integration and business transformation initiatives.

As value added advisors to private equity groups and management teams, we strive to help our clients:

Achieve their Growth Objectives via acquisitions, mergers, and divestitures,
Execute adaptable business Strategies which create and sustain their competitive advantage,
Build effecient operating models which are supported by effective Management practices and operating metrics.

We are experienced investment bankers, board members, business advisors and operating executives who bring intellectual resources as well as capital access to our clients.