Kingsbridge Capital Partners
Kingsbridge Capital Partners is a boutique lower-middle-market investment banking firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Its publicly stated services include seller and buyer representation, acquisition searches, exit and succession planning, valuations, and machinery and equipment appraisals.
What stands out about Kingsbridge Capital Partners
Kingsbridge Capital Partners publicly positions itself as a lower-middle-market M&A advisor for privately held companies with up to $100 million in revenues. Its services span sell-side and buy-side advisory, targeted acquisition searches, planning, valuation, and value-enhancement work.[1][2][3][4][5]
What does Kingsbridge Capital Partners do?
Kingsbridge Capital Partners describes itself as a boutique lower-middle-market investment banking firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. It states that it serves owners of privately held companies with up to $100 million in revenues.[1]
Publicly stated services include seller representation, buyer representation, sell-side and buy-side advisory, targeted acquisition searches, exit planning, succession planning, strategic planning, value-enhancement consulting, leadership coaching, business valuations, and machinery and equipment appraisals.[1][2]
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.
What should a business owner evaluate before hiring Kingsbridge Capital Partners?
Owners considering a sale or ownership transition can evaluate the firm’s stated seller representation, exit and succession planning, valuation, value-enhancement, and buyer-search services against their objectives. The M&A Services page does not provide named transaction examples or deal-level details, so an owner may wish to request comparable completed transactions, including dates, buyer and seller identities, and transaction values. The Contact page does not publish standardized advisory-fee, minimum-fee, termination-fee, or tail provisions; those terms should be requested directly.[1][2][5]
Can the firm provide three to five completed transactions by sector, revenue, geography, and transaction structure
What are the advisory fee, minimum fee, expense, termination, exclusivity, and tail provisions
Which professionals would lead the engagement, and what comparable seller-side and buyer-side assignments have they completed
What size transactions and clients does Kingsbridge Capital Partners focus on?
Kingsbridge’s equipment-appraisal page lists sample industries including aerospace, agriculture, apparel, banking, chemical manufacturing, construction, distribution, food processing, medical equipment, machine shops, manufacturing, printing, recycling, restaurants, schools, transportation and trucking, tugboats, and waste management.[4]
The M&A Services page states that the team has 24 years of lower-middle-market “done deals.” That page does not identify named transaction examples, transaction dates, buyer identities, seller identities, or transaction values.[2]
The firm publicly describes sell-side advisory, buy-side advisory, and targeted acquisition searches. Its acquisition-search service is directed to corporations, private equity groups, and family offices seeking businesses that fit their acquisition criteria.[2]
What does Kingsbridge Capital Partners publicly disclose about fees, process and engagement terms?
The M&A Services page states that the team has 24 years of lower-middle-market “done deals,” but does not identify named transaction examples, transaction dates, buyer identities, seller identities, or transaction values on that page.
The official Contact page does not publish a standardized advisory-fee schedule, minimum fee, termination fee, or tail provision.[2][5]
The equipment-appraisal page states that Kingsbridge provides IRS- and USPAP-compliant machinery and equipment appraisals to commercial lenders, CPAs, attorneys, and business owners. It also states that the appraisal reports are intended to withstand scrutiny from the IRS, SBA, courts, government agencies, CPAs, attorneys, and lenders.[4]
Kingsbridge states that it will not take a company to market unless it is confident that the business owner will meet his or her goals and that the deal will not be tripped up in due diligence. Its publicly stated advisory services include preparation-related planning, valuation, value-enhancement consulting, and transaction advisory work.[2][3]
Questions to ask before hiring Kingsbridge Capital Partners
Can the firm provide three to five completed transactions by sector, revenue, geography, and transaction structure?
What are the advisory fee, minimum fee, expense, termination, exclusivity, and tail provisions?
Which professionals would lead the engagement, and what comparable seller-side and buyer-side assignments have they completed?
How would valuation, strategic planning, value-enhancement consulting, and machinery and equipment appraisal services be coordinated for the engagement?
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