Investment Banking & Advisory
New York · London
Investment Banking & Advisory

Capital markets and advisory, across the full structure.

From follow-on offerings and private placements to restructuring, fairness opinions and M&A — Rising River Partners advises public and private companies wherever the decision touches capital.

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Our perspective

Most mandates begin as a question, not yet a transaction.

Raise, sell, refinance, restructure — or wait. We are engaged to answer that first, and only then to execute the alternative that survives the analysis. The structure follows the decision, never the other way round.

What we do

Two desks, one mandate.

Capital markets execution and corporate advisory sit in the same room, so the financing option and the strategic option are weighed against each other — not sold separately.

01

Investment Banking

Capital markets
Follow-On Offerings Additional equity for companies already public.
Registered Directs Negotiated sales to a selected group of institutions.
At-The-Market Offerings Equity issued into the market gradually, on your timing.
Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicles SPAC formation, sponsorship and business combination.
PIPEs & Private Placements Private capital into public and private issuers.
Fixed Income Offerings Debt raised across the credit spectrum.
02

Advisory

Corporate & strategic
Mergers & Acquisitions Sell-side, buy-side and merger execution end to end.
Capital Raising Equity and debt mandates, privately negotiated.
Balance Sheet & Corporate Restructuring Rebuilding the capital structure under pressure.
Debt Restructuring Negotiated outcomes with lenders and holders.
Corporate Fairness Opinions Independent views for boards and special committees.
Solvency Opinions Third-party analysis supporting a contemplated transaction.
Board Placement Directors matched to the mandate ahead.
Who we work with

We stand between companies and capital — in both directions.

ISSUER OWNER BOARD Raising capital Exploring a sale Weighing alternatives EQUITY CREDIT STRATEGIC Institutional investors Lenders & fixed income Corporate acquirers RISING RIVER
Sell-side

Sales, mergers and divestitures.

We position the asset and run a discreet, curated process — negotiation and diligence held to a clean close, whether that is a whole company, a division or a carve-out.

Buy-side

Acquisitions and consolidation.

We source and qualify targets against a defined thesis, then carry the diligence and financing work through to ownership.

Strategic advisory

Bespoke assignments.

Boards and management engage us on strategic alternatives, capital structure, fairness and solvency — work that may never become a transaction at all.

What we cover

Sectors we advise.

Deep transaction experience across the industries where founder- and family-owned businesses create lasting value. Hover to pause.

Technology
Healthcare
Financial Services
Consumer
Industrials
Business Services
By the numbers

A record built on outcomes.

$15B+
Committed capital across our buyer network
300+
Acquisitions completed in 2024
2
Global offices — New York & London
100%
Focus on founder- & family-owned businesses
On sell-side mandates

No fee. No commission. To the seller.

Sell a company through Rising River Partners and you pay us nothing — no engagement fee, no success commission, no hidden costs. Your proceeds stay entirely your own.

0%Engagement fee
0%Success commission
100%Of proceeds to you
How we work

Four phases,
one mandate.

Financing or advisory, every engagement runs the same disciplined arc — discovery through to a clean close.

01

Mandate & alternatives

We establish the objective and pressure-test every route to it — raise, sell, refinance or hold — before any market activity begins.

02

Structure & positioning

We select the instrument, build the materials and approach a curated set of investors, lenders or counterparties — confidentially, on your terms.

03

Negotiation & diligence

We manage competing interest, pricing and due diligence to keep leverage on your side of the table through to signed terms.

04

Close & beyond

We see the transaction through completion — and stay on the register for whatever the capital structure needs next.

Where we operate

One advisory team, two financial capitals.

From New York and London, Rising River Partners reaches strategic and financial buyers across North America and Europe.

HQ
New York
North America
Europe
London
EMEA
Why Rising River Partners

Built around the mandate, not the product.

Confidential by design

A controlled process that protects the business, its people and its story.

A network on both sides

Direct relationships with institutional investors, lenders and acquirers across two continents.

Product-neutral advice

We are not selling one instrument, so the recommendation follows the objective.

End-to-end execution

One team from first conversation to completion — and the handover beyond it.

Start the conversation

Raising, selling, or weighing the alternatives?

Begin a confidential conversation with the Rising River Partners investment banking and advisory team.

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