- Completed deals
- 150+
- Total transaction value
- $15B
- Partner-led engagements
- 100%
Client success is our north star
See HowCase Studies
Founders Group is a boutique investment bank specializing in mergers & acquisitions advisory services for family-, founder-, and management-owned companies.
See howFounders Group endeavors to deliver exceptional outcomes for its clients. Our partners understand the perspectives, goals, and modi operandi of buyers, and position our clients to receive top-of-market bids from motivated, high-quality acquirers in professionally-executed sell-side processes.
Select deals
- Access Physical Therapy
Has been acquired by
Confluent Health
- Astound Commerce
Has been acquired by
RLH Equity Partners
- DecoPac
Has been acquired by
Kohlberg & Co.
- Interface Analysis Associates
Has been acquired by
Fit For Work
- Solmetex
Has been acquired by
Avista Capital Partners
- SureWerx
Has been acquired by
The Riverside Company
- Univar Environmental Services
Environmental Services
Has been acquired by
AEA Investors
- WorkSTEPS
Has been acquired by
Fit For Work - MOTION Physical Therapy
Has been acquired by
Confluent Health - Foothills Physical Therapy
Has been acquired by
Confluent Health - Felt Technologies
Has been recapitalized by
1984 Ventures
et al
- IBIS Rice
Has been recapitalized by
Wildlife Conservation Society
et al
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Healthcare Delivery
Demographic growth, workforce constraints, and the migration of care into outpatient, home-based, and virtual settings continue to drive consolidation across healthcare delivery.
Insights: Healthcare Delivery2026 Healthcare Delivery M&A OutlookTechnology & Technological Services
Artificial intelligence is simultaneously creating acquisition opportunities and forcing buyers to reassess established software and technology-services models.
Insights: Technology & Technological Services2026 Technology M&A OutlookConsumer Goods & Products
Consumer markets remain increasingly polarized between differentiated brands with clear relevance and undistinguished products competing primarily on price.
Insights: Consumer Goods & Products2026 Consumer M&A OutlookPharma Services
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies continue to outsource development, manufacturing, and commercialization activities, supporting durable demand for specialized service providers across the drug lifecycle.
Insights: Pharma Services2026 Pharma Services M&A OutlookMed Tech & Devices
Medical technology transaction activity is supported by aging demographics, procedure volume growth, and strategic acquirers’ reliance on M&A to replenish product pipelines and enter adjacent categories.
Insights: Med Tech & Devices2026 Med Tech M&A OutlookIndustrials & Distribution
Reshoring, infrastructure investment, supply-chain localization, automation, and increased defense and energy spending continue to support activity across industrial markets.
Insights: Industrials & Distribution2026 Industrials M&A OutlookBusiness & Essential Services
Demand for outsourced business and essential services continues to benefit from labor constraints, increasing regulatory complexity, and customers’ preference for specialized third-party providers.
Insights: Business & Essential Services2026 Services M&A OutlookHealthcare Delivery
Demographic growth, workforce constraints, and the migration of care into outpatient, home-based, and virtual settings continue to drive consolidation across healthcare delivery.
Insights: Healthcare Delivery2026 Healthcare Delivery M&A OutlookHealthcare Delivery
Demographic growth, workforce constraints, and the migration of care into outpatient, home-based, and virtual settings continue to drive consolidation across healthcare delivery.
Insights: Healthcare Delivery2026 Healthcare Delivery M&A OutlookHealthcare Delivery
Demographic growth, workforce constraints, and the migration of care into outpatient, home-based, and virtual settings continue to drive consolidation across healthcare delivery.
Insights: Healthcare Delivery2026 Healthcare Delivery M&A OutlookHealthcare Delivery
Demographic growth, workforce constraints, and the migration of care into outpatient, home-based, and virtual settings continue to drive consolidation across healthcare delivery.
Insights: Healthcare Delivery2026 Healthcare Delivery M&A OutlookConsumer Goods & Products
Consumer markets remain increasingly polarized between differentiated brands with clear relevance and undistinguished products competing primarily on price.
Insights: Consumer Goods & Products2026 Consumer M&A OutlookFounders Group partners have extensive experience on both the sell-side and buy-side of M&A deals involving companies with $2-10M EBITDA. What others call the lower middle market, we call our sweet spot.
Our experience as investment bankers and private equity investors across 150+ deals equips us with the tribal knowledge and nationwide relationships to best position your company to a targeted, competitive buyer group, leading to a swift and optimal outcome across your key transaction goals.
From transaction value, to your role or retirement after the deal, to the next owner’s plans for your team and brand, we listen to your vision for a successful transaction, and then we work to quickly turn that vision into reality. Having sat in the operator’s seat ourselves, we know companies are more than financials and slide decks, and that comes across in how we work at every step of the way.
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Engagement Inquiries
Our partners lead every engagement directly. To preserve that level of attention, and to ensure client-advisor fit, Founders Group accepts a limited number of new clients at a time. Owners who may wish to work with us are encouraged to begin the conversation early.
Or reach our partners directly
Ali Naseer
Co-Founder & Partner
Ali@FoundersG.com(952) 797-4679Matt Menzi
Co-Founder & Partner
Matt@FoundersG.com(301) 767-5616