Investment Banking · Est. 2001 · New York

Good companies deserve great advisors too.

Summit Ridge Bank advises founders, family-owned businesses, private equity firms, and corporates on the decisions that define a company’s next chapter: mergers, acquisitions, and raising capital.

$5B+In transactions completed
2001Founded in New York
Middle marketOur focus, by design
Senior-ledAttention on every deal
Who we serve

Most of our clients aren’t on the cover of the Wall Street Journal.

They built something real: a business doing $50 million, maybe $200 million, with employees who’ve been there for years. At some point, every owner asks the same questions: Is now the right time? What is this actually worth? Who do I trust to help me figure that out?

That’s exactly who we built Summit Ridge for, and it’s why we pair senior-banker attention with deep research and disciplined execution.

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What we do

Advisory across the full transaction lifecycle

From first valuation to final close, we advise middle-market companies through the moments that matter most.

Sell-Side M&A

Positioning your company for the market, running a disciplined process, and negotiating terms that reflect what you’ve built.

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Buy-Side M&A

Sourcing, evaluating, and executing acquisitions that advance a clear strategic thesis for corporates and financial sponsors.

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Capital Raises

Connecting growing companies with the right private capital, whether debt or equity, to fund expansion, transitions, and recapitalizations.

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Strategic Advisory

Trusted counsel between transactions, helping owners and boards weigh options, timing, and value with a long-term view.

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Market intelligence

What the middle market is actually trading at

We track every transaction in our coverage sectors so that when we tell an owner what their business is worth, the number has evidence behind it. A rolling twelve-month view.

Sector Transactions With disclosed value EV / EBITDA range
Business Services 2,140 134 6.0x – 8.8x
Industrial & Manufacturing 2,136 233 6.5x – 9.5x
Technology & Software 2,104 280 7.6x – 11.1x
Financial Services 1,589 335 6.4x – 9.3x
Consumer & Retail 1,289 305 4.9x – 7.1x
Healthcare 1,114 226 8.3x – 12.1x
Energy & Infrastructure 217 55 6.5x – 9.5x
Transportation & Logistics 184 23 3.3x – 4.8x

Source: Summit Ridge proprietary deal flow database. Trailing twelve months to August 2026, US targets, operating companies only. Multiple ranges are indicative of private middle-market transactions and will vary with size, growth, customer concentration and deal structure.

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How we work

The Summit Ridge difference

Every engagement is led by senior bankers and built on the belief that great advice compounds over decades, not deals.

01

Senior attention

The bankers you meet are the bankers who do the work, start to finish.

02

Deep research

Sector knowledge and diligence that let us defend value with conviction.

03

Disciplined execution

Structured processes that protect momentum, leverage, and confidentiality.

04

Lasting relationships

We measure success by the clients who come back and refer their peers.

Let’s talk about what’s next.

Exploring a sale, an acquisition, or simply want a candid read on value and timing? The conversation is confidential and without obligation.

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