Capital Advisory · Strategic Guidance

Evolution was founded on a simple underlying premise: we want to help.

Partnership-oriented capital markets and strategic advisory for founders, private equity firms, and independent sponsors — across the full capital spectrum.

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50+
Years combined experience
100+
Capital raise transactions
700+
Capital provider relationships
$25B+
Capital raised
Our Story

Partnership-oriented, built for how business actually works today.

With 50+ combined years in banking and consulting, we’ve worked with hundreds of businesses — underwriting acquisition financing, raising growth capital for founder-owned companies, and seeing just about everything traditional markets have to offer.

In the years since 2020, the patterns changed. Economic conditions shifted, business owners went looking for new solutions, and new pockets of capital began forming that remained obscure compared to traditional sources. Some needs could still be addressed the traditional way. A growing number could not.

Evolution was founded on a simple underlying premise: we want to help our clients adapt. To evolve. Together.

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What We Do

Purpose-built service offerings, tailored to meet critical needs throughout a company’s lifecycle.

Financial Readiness

  • Office of the CFO services
  • Financial planning, modeling & budgeting
  • KPI dashboards to improve decision-making
  • Evaluation of internal data & reporting gaps
  • Reporting prepared for institutional capital

Capital Optimization

  • Capital structure evaluation vs. objectives & markets
  • Existing capital provider negotiations
  • Independent, unconflicted capital-raising expertise
  • Turn-key execution, as an extension of the company
  • Relationships across the entire balance sheet

Technology Improvement

  • A.I. enablement: readiness, training, agent value quantification & Chief A.I. Officer support
  • Technology strategy & roadmaps, incl. value creation plans for sponsors
  • Software spend rationalization & finance function automation

Strategic Advisory

  • Board of Directors participation
  • Value creation initiatives
  • Market positioning & differentiation assessment
  • Growth avenue evaluation, incl. acquisitions
  • Acquisition target diligence & pre-transaction prep

One overarching goal: value creation for our clients.

Who We Serve

Built for the Middle Market

Two kinds of clients, one standard of execution.

Founder & Family-Owned Businesses

Institutional-quality capital markets execution, with the hands-on support an owner-led company needs to grow, refinance or prepare for what comes next.

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Private Equity Sponsors & Portfolio Companies

Acquisition, recapitalization and refinancing across the capital structure, plus the reporting and KPI work that drives value inside the portfolio.

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When to Call Us

We Help Leadership Teams Through Pivotal Moments

Clients tend to call when one of these is on the table. A short conversation now usually saves time later.

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01

Refinancing or Maturing Debt

A facility is coming due and the business has outgrown the terms it signed.

02

Covenant Pressure or Amendments

Performance has moved and the lender relationship needs a plan, not a surprise.

03

Raising Growth Capital

A capital expenditure, sales expansion or acquisition needs the right structure behind it.

04

Preparing for a Sale or PE Process

Buyers and investors will diligence the numbers; the numbers should be ready first.

05

CFO-Level Support Without a Full-Time Hire

Planning, reporting and KPIs need an experienced hand on a fractional basis.

06

Deciding Where AI Fits

Leadership wants to know where AI will change the business and where it will not.

Why Evolution Advisory Partners

Independent Advice, Institutional Execution

Conflict-Free and Independent

We are agnostic to capital source, so our advice stays objective and actionable.

High Touch, Start to Finish

A dedicated team from pitch through funding and thereafter.

Underwriter’s Perspective

We know how to sell a thesis to an investment committee.

One Firm, Four Disciplines

Capital, finance, technology and strategy, working as an extension of your team.

Let’s talk about where you’re headed.

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