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H&Q Advisory Partners

We have deep roots in the investment banking industry.

H&Q advises middle market IT and Business Services companies as they consider and execute important strategic transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations and capital raises.  With deep domain expertise, H&Q has long-standing relationships with relevant investors, lenders, acquirers and sellers.

What We Do

Innovative and Entrepreneurial Investment Bankers

With more than 60 years of collective experience at industry-leading investment banks, we offer our clients specialized, objective, professional advisory and execution services as they consider and undertake important strategic and financing transactions.

We have developed a far-reaching network of senior-level relationships with decision-makers at various relevant constituents throughout the world, which puts us in-the-flow on industry trends and strategic movements.  We are trusted experts in our field, and we have a humble and hungry attitude that we bring to each client engagement.

Our Leadership

Our Services

M&A Advisory Services

  • Sellside transactions
  • Buyside transactions
  • Majority recapitalizations
  • Restructurings

Capital Raising Services

  • Private growth equity
  • Private debt
  • Minority and dividend recapitalizations
  • IPO consulting and underwriter selection
  • Direct investments

Business Advisory Services

  • Management consulting
  • Board membership
  • Industry-specific roadmaps

We have completed more than 100 successful transactions, each one having its own unique challenges. You can count on H&Q’s team to bring its vast experience, assertiveness and creativity to the table in every transaction.

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Trusted Advisors

Of critical importance to us are our relationships with our clients. We work diligently to provide advice which enables them to make the best decisions possible for their companies, shareholders, employees and families, and to maximize the outcome in each transaction. This typically includes our providing data about transactions and trends in relevant markets as well as strategic and tactical information about valuation metrics and transaction terms based on our decades of deal-related experience, accumulated wisdom and best practices.
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Industry Experts

While we opportunistically work with companies in other industries, we work most frequently with middle market IT and Business Services companies, such as IT Consulting and Management Consulting companies, Managed Services companies, Staffing and Recruiting companies, Integrators, Software companies and other Business Process Outsourcing companies. We have deep domain expertise in these markets and know well the appetites of the strategic acquirors and private equity investors who participate in them. Our experience in these markets is unparalleled.
Leadership

We Take The Long View

On occasion, we may counsel a client not to undertake a transaction if we conclude that doing so will not maximize the outcome for the owners, even if we may suffer economic consequences as the result of this advice. Additionally, we take pride in always conveying to clients what we believe is the right strategy for them rather than what we believe they want to hear. As a result, we have earned a reputation as highly trusted advisors.
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