When experience, trust and senior attention matter more than anything else.

Services We Offer

Senior Attention From Start to Finish

Sell-Side Advisory

We manage sale transactions for privately-held businesses across a wide spectrum of industries

Acquisition Advisory

With our proprietary technology and platform, we assist clients with their acquisition strategy.

Capital Raise

We lead and manage the process of raising equity capital through our strong private equity relationships

Situations That Fit Well With Us

When Clients Want Senior Attention, Confidentiality and Expertise

Sell-Side Transactions

Family-Owned Businesses Interested in Exploring an Exit

We advise family-owned businesses that are sometimes well more than 100 years old and in their 3rd or 4th generation. We are trusted advisors to assist them maximize their options and value while preserving the legacy and culture of the business.

Entrepreneurs who are ready to either exit or take on a strategic and/or financial partner

Having walked the path of an entrepreneur ourselves, we know the hard work of building a business. We know how important it is for whomever steps in your shoes that they understand where the business is heading and how to help unlock value.

Larger corporates seeking to divest a non-core asset or unlocking hidden value

As different product lines or departments grow and evolve, sometimes it makes sense to pursue a strategic sale to unlock value. This can inject the parent company with liquidity and give the divested asset a fresh outlook.

Institutional investors pursuing a sale or recapitalization of their interest in a business

Private equity owners typically need to return capital that they leveraged on their initial investment. We have spent our entire careers working with these sophisticated investors and can offer them unrivaled expertise, senior attention and value as they monetize their investment.

Acquisition Transactions

Deploying a strong brand and/or model vertically or horizontally

We offer four service models for clients who are interested in pursuing a multi-target acquisition strategy. Our proprietary platform has been designed for growth at scale and built for cross-functional collaboration across internal and external teams.

Highly targeted "one-off" transactions

These situations are highly opportunitic and can be episodic yet we are brought in to greatly increase the likelihood of a successful transaction, bolster the Deal Team with experience and, of course, our tech-enabled diligence platorm.

Clients lean on our team to help them frame an acquisition strategy

By far the biggest value-creation opportunity for the vast majority of strategic and financial investors alike is the acquisition strategy. This can also be catastrophic if not scoped out and developed properly. Our team delivers robust perspective and actionable playbooks for clients as they evaluate and prepare an acquisition strategy.

Capital Raise Transactions

Sourcing growth and/or buyout equity to recapitalize a business

Whether an existing investor needs to exit or a new investor comes in to bolster the capital base, we lead and manage this process. To secure this capital at the best possible terms, we bring our strong capital relationships and solid market positioning of the business.

Securing debt to refinance existing debt and/or add new capital

With elevated interest rates, it is more important than ever to run a competitive process, ensuring best possible terms for a debt raise. We leverage our strong capital relationships and experience running an efficient process so clients can confidently decide how to proceed.

When all capital options are on the table

Clients frequently have access to more than one type of capital; sometimes debt and equity can be raised together as a way to optimize terms of both. As the private capital markets become more sophisticated, we are strong believers in reaching deep into and across our capital network to raise the best possible combination of capital.

Market Insights

Our Perspective on Tactics, Market Trends and Case Studies

Uplift Partners, LLC
150 N. Wacker Dr, 30th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

Office: 312-543-1815

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