Illinois Corporate Investments, Inc.
Illinois Corporate Investments is an M&A advisory firm whose official homepage identifies sell-side assignments, buy-side engagements, business valuations, and special M&A projects. The firm states that it serves businesses with Enterprise Value of $5MM to $50MM and specializes in manufacturing, service, and distribution businesses.
The firm publicly presents an advisory model spanning sell-side, buy-side, valuation, and special M&A assignments.
Its stated criteria include businesses with Enterprise Value of $5MM to $50MM, with sector coverage in manufacturing, services, and distribution and client representation in the United States, Europe, and Asia.[1][3]
What does Illinois Corporate Investments, Inc. do?
Illinois Corporate Investments, Inc. is an M&A advisory firm operating from Lincolnshire, Illinois. Its official homepage identifies Mike Adhikari as principal and lists the firm’s address as 175 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069.
The firm publicly describes services that include sell-side assignments, buy-side engagements, business valuations, and special M&A projects.[1]
Illinois Corporate Investments states that it performs sell-side assignments, buy-side engagements, business valuations, and special M&A projects.[1]
Owners comparing advisory firms can also review Auxo’s M&A advisor vs. business broker vs. investment bank comparison, advisor-selection guide, and sell-side advisor evaluation framework.
Published criteria: The current official homepage states that Illinois Corporate Investments serves businesses with Enterprise Value of $5MM to $50MM.[1]
What should a business owner evaluate before hiring Illinois Corporate Investments, Inc.?
For an owner evaluating an advisor, the firm’s stated service mix includes sell-side assignments and business valuations, with a stated Enterprise Value focus of $5MM to $50MM. Its stated specialties include manufacturing, service, and distribution businesses, and it says it has represented clients in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
The cited official homepage does not provide named transaction examples, deal details, firm-level regulatory identifiers, or fee and engagement terms. An owner may therefore wish to request representative references, a written engagement proposal, the legal and regulatory structure of the engagement, and a clear explanation of valuation, marketing, buyer-screening, and fee processes.[1]
Which legal entity would sign the engagement letter and receive fees
Is the firm or any affiliate registered as a broker-dealer, investment adviser, or state-licensed intermediary
Can the firm provide recent sell-side references in the owner's industry and Enterprise Value range
What size transactions and clients does Illinois Corporate Investments, Inc. focus on?
The firm states that it specializes in manufacturing, service, and distribution businesses. It also states that it has completed transactions involving profitable and under-performing businesses in many industries, for private and public companies.[1]
The official homepage states that Illinois Corporate Investments has completed sell-side assignments, buy-side engagements, business valuations, and special M&A projects, but it does not identify named transaction examples.
The cited official homepage does not disclose individual transaction names, transaction dates, transaction values, buyer identities, seller identities, or consideration terms.[1]
The firm’s stated transaction focus includes sell-side assignments, buy-side engagements, business valuations, and special M&A projects. The current official homepage states that the firm has completed engagements in each of these areas.[1]
What does Illinois Corporate Investments, Inc. publicly disclose about fees, process and engagement terms?
The cited official homepage does not disclose individual transaction names, transaction dates, transaction values, buyer identities, seller identities, or consideration terms.
The same cited official homepage does not provide firm-level broker-dealer, investment-adviser, CRD, SEC, FINRA, or state-registration identifiers, and does not publish fee percentages, minimum fees, expense provisions, exclusivity terms, termination provisions, or tail-period terms.[1]
The official homepage describes Illinois Corporate Investments as an M&A advisory firm but does not provide firm-level broker-dealer, investment-adviser, CRD, SEC, FINRA, or state-registration identifiers.
SEC Government-Business Forum materials list Mike Adhikari as a participant associated with Illinois Corporate Investments, Inc. in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Those materials do not state that the firm is a registered broker-dealer or investment adviser.[1][2]
The official homepage identifies sell-side assignments, buy-side engagements, business valuations, and special M&A projects as the firm’s service categories. It does not publish fee percentages, minimum fees, expense provisions, exclusivity terms, termination provisions, or tail-period terms.[1]
Questions to ask before hiring Illinois Corporate Investments, Inc.
Which legal entity would sign the engagement letter and receive fees?
Is the firm or any affiliate registered as a broker-dealer, investment adviser, or state-licensed intermediary?
Can the firm provide recent sell-side references in the owner's industry and Enterprise Value range?
What percentage of engagements are sell-side versus buy-side?
What are the success fee, retainer, minimum fee, expense, exclusivity, termination, and tail provisions?
How are prospective buyers identified and screened, including strategic, financial, and international buyers?
Can the firm provide anonymized examples showing transaction size, valuation process, timing, and outcome?
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