Merger Advisories
Execution excellence for middle market companies
Piper Jaffray is consistently top-ranked among all M&A firms nationwide for deal activity. Why? We’ve assembled one of the strongest groups of M&A professionals in the industry. Our M&A-dedicated investment bankers use an industry-focused approach and a proven selling process, leveraging years of experience to advise and maximize value for our clients.
We provide a full range of strategic M&A advisory services to public and private companies and private equity firms. Our services include:
Some of the services we offer are:
- Exclusive sale advisories
- Leveraged recaps
- Management buyouts
- Acqusition advisories
- Acquisition financing alternatives
- Fairness opinions
- Strategic alternatives
- "Going private" transactions
- Special committee advisories
- Share repurchase strategies
- Defensive advisories
Representative M&A clients
| Date | Client | Type | Ticker | Deal Size ($ in MM) | Team |
| 07/10 | SenoRX, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 213.0 | Health Care | |
| 05/10 | Captain D's, LLC | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 04/10 | Switch & Data Facilities Co., Inc. | Seller Advisory | 867.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 04/10 | Medquist Inc., a portfolio company of CBay Systems | Buyer Advisory | 116.3 | Health Care | |
| 04/10 | Invatec | Seller Advisory | 500.0 | Health Care | |
| 04/10 | Education Connection Services, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 500.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 02/10 | Merz GmbH & Co. KGaA | Buyer Advisory | 253.0 | Health Care | |
| 02/10 | Centaur Services Ltd. | Seller Advisory | 47.0 | Health Care | |
| 02/10 | RadPharm Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 01/10 | Arch Aluminum & Glass Co., Inc. | Seller Advisory | 64.0 | Industrial Growth | |
| 01/10 | CHF Solutions Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 12/09 | ATI Enterprises Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 12/09 | Discrete Wireless, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 11/09 | Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited | Buyer Advisory | 52.5 | Industrial Growth | |
| 11/09 | Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited | Merger Advisory | 40.8 | Industrial Growth | |
| 11/09 | Zephyr Insurance Company | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Financial Institutions | |
| 10/09 | NetStreams, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 7.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 10/09 | CuraGen Corp. | Seller Advisory | 93.5 | Health Care | |
| 09/09 | Agent Logic Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 08/09 | SoftBrands, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 80.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 07/09 | Radiac Abrasives Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 07/09 | People Media | Seller Advisory | 80.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 06/09 | VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 512.0 | Health Care | |
| 05/09 | VICORP Restaurants, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 05/09 | Nubrands Group Holdings Limited | Buyer Advisory | 197.6 | Industrial Growth | |
| 05/09 | Avalon Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Seller Advisory | 10.0 | Health Care | |
| 05/09 | Junefield Department Store Group Limited | Buyer Advisory | 14.2 | Industrial Growth | |
| 04/09 | Muze Inc. | Seller Advisory | 16.5 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 04/09 | Fortegra Financial Corporation | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Financial Institutions | |
| 04/09 | Medtronic, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 700.0 | Health Care | |
| 03/09 | Urban Decay Cosmetics, LLC | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 03/09 | Lionsgate | Buyer Advisory | 255.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 03/09 | Bacchus Vascular, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 01/09 | Transmeta Corporation | Seller Advisory | 255.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 12/08 | Eclipsys Corp. | Buyer Advisory | 38.5 | Health Care | |
| 10/08 | DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 10/08 | The Endurance International Group, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 10/08 | Eclipsys Corp. | Buyer Advisory | 43.0 | Health Care | |
| 10/08 | HealthPlan Holdings, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 08/08 | Credence Systems GmbH | Fairness Opinion | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 08/08 | Sharp Corporation | Seller Advisory | 99.0 | Health Care | |
| 07/08 | Leggett & Platt, Inc. Leggett & Platt Aluminum Group | Seller Advisory | 350.0 | Industrial Growth | |
| 07/08 | Kintera Inc. | Seller Advisory | 45.7 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 07/08 | Lone Star Funds | Buyer Advisory | 5900.0 | Financial Institutions | |
| 07/08 | Reliant Technologies | Merger Advisory | 95.0 | Health Care | |
| 07/08 | EP MedSystems Inc. | Seller Advisory | 91.0 | Health Care | |
| 04/08 | Market Track, LLC | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 04/08 | Douglas Theatre Company | Merger Advisory | 40.5 | Industrial Growth | |
| 04/08 | FMG Acquisition Corp. | Fairness Opinion | 95.0 | Financial Institutions | |
| 03/08 | Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 239.0 | Health Care | |
| 03/08 | Timothy's Coffees of the World, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 03/08 | Specific Media, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 03/08 | Blu Dot Design & Manufacturing, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 03/08 | LNK Partners | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 03/08 | The Wellstead of Rogers | Seller Advisory | 48.5 | Health Care | |
| 02/08 | Eclipsys Corp. | Buyer Advisory | 53.0 | Health Care | |
| 02/08 | Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, LLC | Seller Advisory | 94.0 | Consumer | |
| 02/08 | AGEIA Technologies, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 02/08 | eyeonics, Inc. | Merger Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 01/08 | AppTec Laboratory Services, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 163.0 | Health Care | |
| 01/08 | Universal Trailer Corporation, a portfolio company of Dubin Clark & Company Inc. | Seller Advisory | 45.0 | Industrial Growth | |
| 01/08 | CGEN Digital Media Network Co. Ltd. | Seller Advisory | 350.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 12/07 | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 43.6 | Industrial Growth | |
| 12/07 | Rudolph Technologies, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 12/07 | iTradeNetwork, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 11/07 | Marshall BankFirst SVS | Seller Advisory | 60.6 | Financial Institutions | |
| 11/07 | Kele, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 11/07 | Medtronic, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 420.0 | Health Care | |
| 11/07 | Optimost LLC | Seller Advisory | 52.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 10/07 | BarrierSafe Solutions, a portfolio company of Riverside Parnters and StoneCreek Capital | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 10/07 | Atlantis Components, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 71.0 | Health Care | |
| 10/07 | Carey International, a portfolio company of Chartwell Investments | Seller Advisory | 60.0 | Industrial Growth | |
| 10/07 | Lone Star U.S. Acquisitions, LLC | Buyer Advisory | 300.0 | Financial Institutions | |
| 10/07 | Engineered Materials Solutions, a portfolio company of Blue Point Capital Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 09/07 | Associated Grocers, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 09/07 | Aegis Loan Servicing, a division of Aegis Mortgage Corporation, a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Financial Institutions | |
| 09/07 | Everlast Worldwide Inc. | Seller Advisory | 191.0 | Consumer | |
| 09/07 | Staktek Holdings, Inc. | Fairness Opinion | 30.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 08/07 | US BioEnergy Corporation | Fairness Opinion | 230.0 | Clean Technology and Renewables | |
| 08/07 | Sipex Corporation | Merger Advisory | 243.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 08/07 | Yard House USA, LLC | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 08/07 | JDS Pharmaceuticals, LLC | Seller Advisory | 125.0 | Health Care | |
| 08/07 | Nursefinders, Inc., a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 07/07 | The Harris Soup Company, a portfolio company of TSG Consumer Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 07/07 | NightHawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. | Fairness Opinion | 62.5 | Health Care | |
| 07/07 | 24/7 Real Media, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 649.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 07/07 | Jonathan Engineered Solutions, a portfolio company of Industrial Growth Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 06/07 | Outback Steakhouse, a portfolio company of OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc. | Fairness Opinion | 3482.0 | Consumer | |
| 06/07 | Sanitors, Inc., a portfolio company of Cravey, Green & Wahlen | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 06/07 | MidCountry Bank | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Financial Institutions | |
| 05/07 | ConvergeOne Holdings Corporation, a portfolio company of Nautic Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 04/07 | Rex Stores Corporation | Fairness Opinion | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 04/07 | Z'Tejas Southwest Grill | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 03/07 | Churchill Capital, Mezzanine Finance Business | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Financial Institutions | |
| 03/07 | Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 03/07 | Seminole Tribe of Florida | Buyer Advisory | 975.0 | Consumer | |
| 02/07 | Kellermeyer Building Services, a portfolio company of CIVC Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 02/07 | PlayCore Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of Chartwell Investments | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 02/07 | Golf Galaxy, Inc. | Merger Advisory | 225.0 | Consumer | |
| 01/07 | RITA Medical Systems, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 220.0 | Health Care | |
| 01/07 | American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 01/07 | Pemstar, Inc. | Fairness Opinion | 298.4 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 12/06 | Classic Party Rentals, a portfolio company of Dubin Clark & Company | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 12/06 | Lone Star Funds | Buyer Advisory | 586.0 | Consumer | |
| 11/06 | Excelligence Learning Corporation | Seller Advisory | 125.3 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 11/06 | Jamba Juice Company | Merger Advisory | 265.0 | Consumer | |
| 10/06 | RxKinetix Inc. | Seller Advisory | 20.0 | Health Care | |
| 10/06 | Spectra Gases, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 10/06 | Berbee Information Networks Corporation | Seller Advisory | 184.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 10/06 | The White Lily Foods Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 10/06 | TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. | Merger Advisory | 71.5 | Health Care | |
| 10/06 | ATS Medical Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 58.0 | Health Care | |
| 09/06 | Bunn Capitol Company | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 09/06 | Confluent Surgical, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 245.0 | Health Care | |
| 08/06 | Real Mex Restaurants, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 08/06 | Onyx Software Corporation | Seller Advisory | 92.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 08/06 | Applied Financial, LLC | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Financial Institutions | |
| 07/06 | BulkRegister | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 07/06 | Beacon Holdings Corporation, a portfolio company of the Riverside Company | Seller Advisory | 95.5 | Industrial Growth | |
| 07/06 | American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 715.0 | Health Care | |
| 06/06 | Andersen Corporation | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 06/06 | Bravo Development, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 06/06 | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. | Fairness Opinion | 50.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 06/06 | Club Staffing Inc., a portfolio company of Olympus Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 05/06 | Catalina Restaurant Group, Inc., a portfolio company of Wexford Capital LLC | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 05/06 | Nielsen & Bainbridge, a portfolio company of The Jordan Company | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 05/06 | Diamond Foods, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 18.0 | Consumer | |
| 05/06 | CancerVax Corporation | Merger Advisory | 94.0 | Health Care | |
| 04/06 | UnionTools, Inc., a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital Management | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 03/06 | NLS Animal Health | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 03/06 | Valley Fresh Inc. | Seller Advisory | 78.0 | Consumer | |
| 03/06 | York Label Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of Huron Capital Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 03/06 | BriteSmile, Inc., Associated Center Business | Seller Advisory | 35.0 | Health Care | |
| 03/06 | Dave & Buster's Inc. | Seller Advisory | 375.0 | Consumer | |
| 02/06 | Animas Corporation | Seller Advisory | 518.6 | Health Care | |
| 02/06 | Oasis Outsourcing, Inc., a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 02/06 | Rudolph Technologies, Inc. | Merger Advisory | 193.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 01/06 | Hand Innovations LLC | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 01/06 | P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 01/06 | ev3 Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 105.9 | Health Care | |
| 01/06 | Maxim Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Merger Advisory | 38.1 | Health Care | |
| 01/06 | WS Packaging Group, Inc., a portfolio company of Brantley Partners and Mellon Ventures, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 12/05 | West Bancorporation, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Financial Institutions | |
| 12/05 | Precision Camera & Video Repair, Inc., a portfolio company of Calvert Street Capital Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 12/05 | Corgentech Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 101.6 | Health Care | |
| 12/05 | Epicor Software Corporation | Buyer Advisory | 121.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 11/05 | Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 1189.4 | Health Care | |
| 11/05 | United Road Towing, a division of United Road Services, Inc. a portfolio company of Charterhouse Group | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 11/05 | El Pollo Loco Inc., a portfolio company of American Securities Capital Partners, L.P. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 11/05 | ESCORT Inc., a portfolio company of American Capital Strategies, Ltd. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 10/05 | Claim Jumper Restaurants LLC | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 10/05 | America's Body Company, a portfolio company of Linsalata Capital Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 10/05 | Exopack Holding Corp., a portfolio company of The Sterling Group | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 10/05 | Garden Fresh Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of Centre Partners Management LLC and Fairmont Capital, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 09/05 | Industrial Container Services, LLC, a portfolio company of CIC Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 09/05 | Almedica International Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 09/05 | The Restaurant Company, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery | Seller Advisory | 245.0 | Consumer | |
| 09/05 | Numatics, Incorporated | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 09/05 | The YoFarm Company, a portfolio company of Stolberg Equity Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 09/05 | Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc. | Merger Advisory | 1700.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 09/05 | ChildrenFirst, Inc., a portfolio company of Carousel Capital Partners & Corporate Partners LLC | Seller Advisory | 61.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 08/05 | White River Capital, Inc. | Block Trade | 50.0 | Financial Institutions | |
| 08/05 | GED Integrated Solutions, Inc., a portfolio company of Morgenthaler Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 08/05 | TB Corp., parent company of Taco Bueno Restaurants, L.P., a portfolio company of Jacobson Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 08/05 | Royce Medical Holding Inc. | Seller Advisory | 216.0 | Health Care | |
| 08/05 | Avid Technology, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 312.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 08/05 | Lancaster Laboratories, Inc. and its key shareholder, Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison | Seller Advisory | 150.0 | Health Care | |
| 08/05 | Colder Products Company | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 07/05 | Nancy's Specialty Foods, Inc., a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Co., LLC | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 07/05 | AGA Medical Corp., shareholder interest | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 07/05 | Department 56, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 190.0 | Consumer | |
| 07/05 | Norwesco, Inc., a portfolio company of Norwest Equity Partners and Brockway Moran & Partners | Seller Advisory | 162.0 | Industrial Growth | |
| 07/05 | Tyco Healthcare, a subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd. | Buyer Advisory | 66.0 | Health Care | |
| 07/05 | Transneuronix, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 260.0 | Health Care | |
| 06/05 | Web Marketing Holdings, Inc. dba Web Clients | Seller Advisory | 141.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 06/05 | National Semiconductor Corporation, cordless business unit | Seller Advisory | 60.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 05/05 | Bear Creek Country Kitchens LLC | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 05/05 | Andersen Corporation | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 05/05 | Selig Sealing Products, Inc., a portfolio company of The Riverside Company | Seller Advisory | 100.0 | Industrial Growth | |
| 04/05 | Clayton Services, Inc. and The Murrayhill Company | Merger Advisory | Undisclosed | Financial Institutions | |
| 04/05 | Hormel Foods Corporation | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 03/05 | Standard Microsystems Corporation | Buyer Advisory | 94.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 03/05 | Marshall Retail Group, LLC, a portfolio company of ICV Capital Partners, LLC | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 03/05 | Cytyc Corporation | Buyer Advisory | 160.0 | Health Care | |
| 02/05 | International Multifoods, U.S. Foodservice & Bakery Products, a division of The J.M. Smucker Company | Seller Advisory | 43.0 | Consumer | |
| 02/05 | JHT Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of Merit Capital Partners, LLC | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 02/05 | Greenfield Online, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 30.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 01/05 | Lone Star Funds | Buyer Advisory | 660.0 | Consumer | |
| 01/05 | Bumble Bee Seafoods, LLC | Buyer Advisory | 45.0 | Consumer | |
| 01/05 | Endocardial Solutions, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 270.3 | Health Care | |
| 12/04 | Marvin Windows and Doors | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 12/04 | Hormel Foods Corporation | Buyer Advisory | 185.7 | Consumer | |
| 12/04 | Captain D's, LLC, a portfolio company of Lone Star Funds | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 12/04 | Roxio, Inc. (consumer software division) | Seller Advisory | 85.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 12/04 | Cash America International, Inc. | Fairness Opinion | 120.0 | Financial Institutions | |
| 12/04 | Peak Industries, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 44.0 | Health Care | |
| 12/04 | Bell Automotive Products, Inc., a portfolio company of Brentwood Associates | Seller Advisory | 60.0 | Industrial Growth | |
| 11/04 | Dealix Corporation | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 11/04 | Opus Medical, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 130.0 | Health Care | |
| 11/04 | ViroPharma Incorporated | Buyer Advisory | 116.0 | Health Care | |
| 11/04 | Tango Acquisition, Inc., a whollyowned subsidiary of Dave & Buster's Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 47.0 | Consumer | |
| 10/04 | Residential Services Group, Inc., a portfolio company of Wellspring Capital Management | Seller Advisory | 150.0 | Industrial Growth | |
| 10/04 | ZOLL Medical Corporation | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 10/04 | Arch Aluminum & Glass Co., Inc., an investment of Long Point Capital | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 09/04 | California & Washington Company | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 08/04 | Becker Underwood, Inc., a portfolio company of Century Park Capital Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 08/04 | Avid Technology, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 209.5 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 08/04 | Decide Interactive | Seller Advisory | 33.5 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 08/04 | SaladTime LLC, a division of Tanimura & Antle | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 07/04 | Intersil Corporation | Buyer Advisory | 529.0 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 07/04 | American Medical Systems Holdings Inc. | Buyer Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 07/04 | Jerr-Dan Corp., a portfolio company of Littlejohn & Co. | Seller Advisory | 80.0 | Industrial Growth | |
| 07/04 | QualServ Corporation, a portfolio company of Mercury Capital, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 07/04 | Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc., a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Co. | Seller Advisory | 227.5 | Industrial Growth | |
| 07/04 | American Coin Merchandising, Inc., a portfolio company of Wellspring Capital Management | Seller Advisory | 235.0 | Industrial Growth | |
| 07/04 | Mimi's Cafe Inc. | Seller Advisory | 182.0 | Consumer | |
| 07/04 | Fantastic Foods, Inc. and Napa Valley Kitchens, Inc., subsidiaries of Homegrown Natural Foods, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 06/04 | CTI Molecular Imaging Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 41.0 | Health Care | |
| 06/04 | Premier Lease Services, L.C. | Seller Advisory | 34.0 | Financial Institutions | |
| 06/04 | MedSource Technologies, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 230.0 | Health Care | |
| 06/04 | ResCare Inc. | Seller Advisory | 83.4 | Health Care | |
| 06/04 | Interpore International, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 282.0 | Health Care | |
| 05/04 | Scivex, Inc., a portfolio company of KRG Capital Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 05/04 | Accubuilt, Inc., a portfolio company of PNC Equity Management Corp. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 05/04 | Coastal Bancorp, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 230.0 | Financial Institutions | |
| 05/04 | Wrap Pack Products Corporation, a portfolio company of Prospect Partners | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 05/04 | J. Manheimer Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 04/04 | TheraSense, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 1261.0 | Health Care | |
| 04/04 | Hat World Corporation, a portfolio company of Saunders Karp & Megrue | Seller Advisory | 177.4 | Consumer | |
| 03/04 | Dharmacon, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 84.0 | Health Care | |
| 03/04 | Novacept, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 325.0 | Health Care | |
| 03/04 | Oregon Chai, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Consumer | |
| 03/04 | Snowden Pencer, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 03/04 | Orchids Paper Products Company | Leveraged Buyout | Undisclosed | Industrial Growth | |
| 02/04 | PMC Commercial Trust | Merger Advisory | 72.2 | Financial Institutions | |
| 02/04 | Cameron Health, Inc. | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Health Care | |
| 01/04 | Radiant Systems, Inc. | Buyer Advisory | 45.2 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | |
| 01/04 | SetCap Holdings Corporation | Seller Advisory | Undisclosed | Financial Institutions | |
| 01/04 | Voyant Technologies, Inc. | Seller Advisory | 145.7 | Technology, Media and Telecommunications |