Exceptional companies need
an exceptional investment bank.
Forbes Partners is a market-leading boutique investment bank. We are hyper-focused on businesses that have strong growth outlooks and solid foundations of market leadership, compelling and enduring business models, and attractive sectors.
We’ve built a different model to create extraordinary results for these elite companies. We work with a select few clients each year, swarm them with deep senior experience and expertise, and engineer customized processes using unconventional techniques to move quickly and deliver maximum value.
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Why the Outdoor Industry is Ripe for Investment and Consolidation
Outdoor recreation is one of the hottest segments on the buy-side right now, seen as a healthy, growing and recession-proof category that is attracting steady buyer interest.
Forbes Partners Managing Director Dan Pellegrino named 2023 Colorado Titan 100
Dan Pellegrino, Managing Director and Partner at Forbes Partners, has been recognized as a 2023 Colorado Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Colorado’s Top 100 CEOs & C-level executives....
Forbes Partners Named M&A Advisory Firm of the Year in Colorado – 2023
Denver, March 24, 2023 – Forbes Partners, an award-winning middle market investment banking firm, has won the 'M&A Advisory Firm of the Year in Colorado – 2023' in the Global Advisory Experts...
Roundtable: Mergers and Acquisitions
In January 2023, Utah Business partnered with Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar to host a roundtable event featuring local finance and business leaders. Moderated by Serene Papenfuss,...
Featured Services
Selling Businesses
We work with the business owner to prepare the enterprise for sale which includes creating an optimal positioning strategy, engaging the best buyers, managing a competitive bidding process, negotiating the most favorable terms, and closing the transaction.
Buying Businesses
Middle market companies looking to grow through acquisitions engage our team to develop an informed strategy, identify and engage with targets, enrich negotiations with market and valuation insights, and then structure, price, and close transactions.
Restructuring Capital
We help our clients restructure debt or recapitalize their business to meet evolving needs. Many owners desire liquidity while still maintaining control of their businesses. Forbes can help them achieve their goal.
Diverse backgrounds. Deep experience.
Forbes Partners’ sector specialists have extensive knowledge and experience across an expansive range of industries. Our senior-level relationships with strategic and financial buyers, acquisition targets, investors, and thought leaders in these sectors open doors to opportunities for our clients—whether they are seeking financing, a strategic partner, or a prospective buyer.

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Recent Deals
We are hyper-focused on businesses that have strong growth outlooks and solid foundations of market leadership, compelling and enduring business models, and attractive sectors. Last year Forbes helped sell 15 companies with an average deal size of 112M.
The above transactions may include both Forbes Partners clients and clients of its non Broker-Dealer affiliate, The Forbes M+A Group. Click the transaction image to learn more.