CSG Partners is a boutique investment bank specializing in ESOPs, mergers and acquisitions, and capital advisory services for middle-market companies. The firm is headquartered in New York and has an additional office in San Francisco.

In 2010, The M&A Advisor awarded CSG Partners the Acquisition Financing Deal of the Year award for the ESOP buyout of International Intimates. The firm was also named a finalist for 9 other awards, including: Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year, Debt Financing Agent of the Year, Consumer and Retail Deal of the Year (above $50MM), Professional Services Deal of the Year, Debt Financing Deal of the Year (above $75MM), Acquisition Financing Deal of the Year (for a second transaction), Middle-Market Financing Deal of the Year (below $100MM) (nominated for two transactions), and Debt Financing Deal of the Year (below $75MM).

According to Thomson Reuters, CSG Partners is ranked among the nation's top investment banks for US M&A transactions up to $100MM in value.

History

The firm began in 2001, when a group of investment banking professionals and former CEOs created a boutique investment bank in affiliation with American Express. Originally named Corporate Solutions Group (CSG), the firm was founded to provide general investment banking services for middle-market clients of American Express. By 2003, the management team divested the firm from American Express and began focusing on its primary niche: structuring and closing ESOP transactions. In 2008, the firm opened an office in San Francisco in response to business opportunities on the West Coast. In 2010, the firm renamed itself CSG Partners.

Work

Since 2002, CSG Partners has structured and closed over 80 ESOP buyouts for companies with a total value exceeding $5 Billion. For capital advisory engagements, the firm has raised or restructured over $2 Billion. The firm has represented clients with values ranging from $10 million to $500 million across the country. Some of its notable clients have included:

• Nicole Miller
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• SDI Technologies
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• Robert's Hawaii
• Heartland Brewery
• L&M Development

External links

• http://www.csgpartners.com
• http://fashionbusinessreport.com/Nicole_Miller.html