Investment Banking Services

 

Hilliard Lyons is a full service investment services firm headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Established in 1854, Hilliard Lyons is one of the oldest member firms of the New York Stock Exchange.
 
Hilliard Lyons’ Investment Banking Group is dedicated to maximizing the value and liquidity of privately held businesses. The firm provides expert merger & acquisition and corporate finance services to companies within a variety of industries and sizes.
 
Our Focus:
 
Hilliard Lyons services the needs of emerging and mid-market companies. Our regional focus and smaller size make our services ideally suited to closely-held, family-owned companies.
 
Client Profile:
  • Middle market – Transactions up to $100 million
  • Typically closely held or family held
  • Seeking re-capitalization or sale
  • Established business looking to acquire or divest
  • Growing companies in need of capital
 
Our team has experience across various industry sectors – we are adept at structuring deals and maximizing value for our clients, not simply focusing on one sector of the economy. In the past we have worked with basic industrial / manufacturing, business services, healthcare, financial services and consumer / retail businesses. 
 
Capital Sourcing Expertise
  • Public offerings of debt & equity securities
  • Institutional private placements of debt & equity securities
·         Private Equity
·         Venture Capital
·         Mezzanine Financing
·         Commercial Bank Restructuring
  • Representative uses of capital raised:
·         Acquisition financing
·         Growth/ expansion capital
·         Management buyout/ buyin
·         Recapitalizations
 
Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Services
  • Ownership transition/ succession planning services
  • Sell-side and buy-side representation
  • Management/leveraged buyout advisory services and related financing
  • Fairness opinions and M&A valuation
  • ESOPs


Our Commitment
Dedication to Service - Hilliard Lyons is able to offer a level of service and attention to middle-market companies that the large “Wall Street” firms only offer to their largest clients.
Customized Process – Tailored process for every transaction helps client achieve specific objectives and maximize shareholder value.
Establish Expectations Early in Process – Due diligence and valuation work expended early in, or prior to, a formal engagement promotes consistent expectations.
Confidentiality – Professionally managed process helps protect confidentiality.
Objectivity – Our commitment is to the client, not pre-existing relationships with prospective buyers and financing services that leave the client wondering, “Who is my advisor working for?”
Aligned Incentives – Flexible contingency-based fee structures align our incentives with the client.
Maximizing Value – Our experience at creating competition among interested buyers and financing sources within the process helps maximize pricing and terms of a transaction