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Reinvention Capital Advisors Co.

Current public materials identify Evolve Capital Partners as a New York investment bank founded in 2012 by Alexander Koles. Regulatory records connect the historical Reinvention Capital Advisors name with Alexander Koles and financial-advisory activity.

Key takeaway

What stands out about Reinvention Capital Advisors Co.

The firm publicly describes a technology and financial-services focus and offers sell-side and buy-side M&A, capital raising, restructuring, recapitalization, and related advisory services. Owners should confirm current size thresholds, fees, contracting entities, buyer coverage, conflicts, and the role of BA Securities before engagement.[1][2][3][4][5][7]

What does Reinvention Capital Advisors Co. do?

Reinvention Capital Advisors Co. is associated with the current public operating identity Evolve Capital Partners. Evolve states that it was founded in New York in 2012 by Alexander Koles and focuses on companies at the intersection of technology and financial services. A FINRA BrokerCheck report for Alexander Koles lists Reinvention Capital Advisors as a director-level business activity beginning in April 2012. Evolve also describes its senior professionals as remaining committed to engagements and transactions from beginning to end while emphasizing independent, objective, and unconflicted advice.[1][2][7] Publicly stated services include mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, fairness opinions, capital raises, private-equity and family-office capital, refinancing, restructuring, and recapitalization advisory. Evolve also describes placement-agent support, debt and equity capital raising, and special-situations capital advisory in its public services materials.[3]

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.

Public size / criteria information
Evolve states that its M&A team advises both profitable companies and companies experiencing rapid growth. The cited official M&A page does not state a universal minimum revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, or transaction-size threshold.[4]

What should a business owner evaluate before hiring Reinvention Capital Advisors Co.?

An owner evaluating the firm can compare the stated technology-enabled financial-services focus with the company’s business, and can assess the disclosed sell-side process, senior-professional involvement, and representative transaction categories. Before engagement, the owner should clarify the current revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, and transaction-size parameters for a new mandate; the senior professionals who would lead the work; the balance of sell-side and buy-side engagements; the fee structure; the contracting legal entity; and which services would be provided through BA Securities. The owner may also request current references and additional information about comparable transaction values and buyer identities.[3][4][5][7]
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What are the current revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, and transaction-size thresholds for a new mandate

The cited official M&A page describes experience with profitable and rapidly growing companies but does not state universal minimum thresholds.[4]
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Which senior professionals would lead the engagement

Evolve states that senior professionals remain committed to engagements and transactions from beginning to end; the specific proposed team should be confirmed.[7]
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What percentage of engagements are sell-side versus buy-side

Evolve publicly states that it provides both sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory, but the cited process disclosure does not provide the mix of mandates.[4]

What size transactions and clients does Reinvention Capital Advisors Co. focus on?

Evolve states that it focuses exclusively on companies at the intersection of technology-enabled solutions and financial services. Its primary verticals are Insurance and Capital Markets.[5] Evolve’s official selected-transactions page identifies Safely, Vanguard, Pacific Crest Services, Insuritas, ETF Global, ClinicalMind, Kelly, and Southwest Adjusters among its representative transactions. The page also identifies Knights Solution, Simpler Trading, eAssist, Aegis, DocuPhase, Pace Funding, Advisor Software, Wakely, Security Vault Work, Finmason, Matchmove, Vulcan, Lease Dimensions, United Wind, Calpian, and Suncrest. The listed examples span Insurance, Capital Markets, financial-advisor, and M&A-advisory categories. The cited transactions page does not publish transaction values, consideration terms, or complete closing dates for each listed transaction.[5] Evolve states that it provides both sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory. Its disclosed capabilities include opportunity identification, evaluation, transaction structuring, negotiation, diligence management, and financing support where needed. Its sell-side process also includes identifying buyers, preparing marketing documents, managing diligence, negotiating with potential buyers, structuring transactions, and closing transactions.[4]

What does Reinvention Capital Advisors Co. publicly disclose about fees, process and engagement terms?

The cited official M&A page does not state a universal minimum revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, or transaction-size threshold. The cited official selected-transactions page does not publish transaction values, consideration terms, or complete closing dates for each listed transaction. The cited official services page does not publish a standard advisory fee schedule, minimum engagement fee, success-fee percentage, or termination-fee schedule.[3][4][5] Evolve’s official services page states that securities products and investment-banking services are offered through BA Securities, LLC, Member FINRA SIPC. It also states that Evolve and BA Securities are separate, unaffiliated entities.[3] For sell-side assignments, Evolve describes a process covering buyer identification, marketing materials, diligence management, negotiation, transaction structuring, and closing. For both sell-side and buy-side mandates, it cites opportunity identification, evaluation, structuring, negotiation, diligence management, and financing support where needed. Evolve also states that senior professionals remain committed from beginning to end.[4][7]

Questions to ask before hiring Reinvention Capital Advisors Co.

What are the current revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, and transaction-size thresholds for a new mandate?
The cited official M&A page describes experience with profitable and rapidly growing companies but does not state universal minimum thresholds.[4]
Which senior professionals would lead the engagement?
Evolve states that senior professionals remain committed to engagements and transactions from beginning to end; the specific proposed team should be confirmed.[7]
What percentage of engagements are sell-side versus buy-side?
Evolve publicly states that it provides both sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory, but the cited process disclosure does not provide the mix of mandates.[4]
What are the upfront, monthly, success, expense, and termination fees?
The cited official services page does not publish a standard advisory fee schedule, minimum engagement fee, success-fee percentage, or termination-fee schedule.[3]
Which legal entity would contract with the seller, and what services would be provided through BA Securities?
The official services disclosure states that Evolve and BA Securities are separate, unaffiliated entities and that securities products and investment-banking services are offered through BA Securities.[3]
Can the firm provide current references and disclose recent comparable transaction values and buyer identities?
The selected-transactions page identifies representative transactions but does not publish transaction values, consideration terms, or complete closing dates for each listed transaction.[5]

Sources & research notes

Public-source research
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  2. FINRA regulatory record
  3. Services / capabilities
  4. Services / capabilities
  5. Industry / market focus
  6. Geography / market coverage
  7. Investment approach
  8. SEC filing / regulatory record
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