About Northern Edge
Northern Edge is a boutique investment bank with a core focus on sell-side financial advisory services for privately owned North American businesses.
We dedicate a senior team to lead and advise, support, and guide to deliver the best possible outcome for each of our clients.
What sets us apart: decades of experience have earned us a preeminent track record for completing successful transactions across virtually every industry and an enviable reputation for always being on our client’s side, every step of the way.
A sale is a significant point in a business owner’s journey, and the right path forward can be uncertain if you don’t know the way. By navigating it alongside our clients, we become their decisive advantage. Their Edge.
an average of
20+
years of M&A experience across our senior bankers
more than
150
completed transactions
Founded in
2006
an average of
190
prospective buyers identified for each client
Leading Business Owners to Achieve Their Ambitions
Over the course of many years and hundreds of transactions, we have developed a unique experience for the benefit of our clients, which is the product of our intentional and disciplined focus on selling middle market companies. No matter the industry in which your company operates, no matter how unique your business model or your products or services, Northern Edge is in a premier position to deliver beyond the expected results. Our mission and the way we conduct ourselves every single day is centered around doing this one thing well: advising our clients to achieve their ambitions. We don’t just see the big picture, we view it from your perspective.
Guiding Through Uncertainty
There are over thirty million owners of private middle market businesses in North America, and our observation is that many are underserved in their need for first-rate advice on completing a transaction. Selling your business is an intense and complicated process, filled with details and bound to disadvantage inexperienced participants. Moreover, we understand that it will be one of the most significant and stressful decisions you will face. Northern Edge offers the certainty and determination that comes from our unmatched expertise and single-minded commitment to achieving your objectives. As a Northern Edge client, our experience becomes yours; your goals become ours.
Only On Your Side
The destination is always the same: success. What success means and how we get there is unique for each and every one of our clients.
You are undoubtedly familiar with the operating environment and competitive landscape for your own business, but the path you need to take to execute a strategic transaction is often obscure. For most of our clients, standing still is not an option. Let our exceptional capabilities lead you forward.
With a long-term view and a singular focus on working with sellers, Northern Edge will navigate the way. Only on your side. Always on your side.
Industry Recognition
In the field of sell-side financial advisory services for business owners, we are a leading authority. We are recognized for our specialized expertise in successfully completing the sale of middle market companies by our clients, our peers, and our competition. Our success on behalf of our clients has garnered us an excellent reputation and distinguished industry awards.
2023
22nd Annual M&A Advisor Awards
Winner for Materials Deal of the Year
Winner for Cross-border Deal of the Year
$10M - $50M
Finalist for Investment Bank of the Year and nine deal categories
2022
21st Annual M&A Advisor Awards
Winner for M&A Deal of the Year
$50M - $100M
Winner for M&A Deal of the Year
$25M - $50M
Finalist for Boutique Investment Bank and several other categories
2022 Top 25 Investment Banks Axial's 2022 LMM Investment Banking League Tables
2021
20th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
Winner for Cross-border Deal of the Year
$10M - $25M
2020
19th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
Winner for M&A Deal of the Year
$25M - $50M
2019
18th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
Winner for M&A Deal of the Year
$25M - $50M
2018
17th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
Winner for Private Equity Deal of the Year
$10M - $50M
2017
16th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
Winner for M&A Deal of the Year
$10M - $25M
2016
15th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
Winner for Healthcare and Life Sciences Deal of the Year
Over $100M