Redefining the Standard of Excellence.

We are a tenured team of professionals with an unrelenting commitment to client care and extraordinary outcomes that redefine excellence in investment banking.

What We Stand For
We are true partners.
We excel at collaboration, believing it delivers the superior outcome.
What We Stand For
We are committed.
We run through walls for our clients, and then keep going.
What We Stand For
We are thoughtful.
We understand that, for each client, what’s important is different.
What We Stand For
We are creative.
We grasp nuances that lead to great insights, and provide smart solutions for often complex situations.
What We Stand For
We are worthy of trust.
We build relationships with clients and each other through accessibility, responsiveness, reliability and transparency.
 
Our People
Experience matters. Experience together matters much more. Our partners average over 15 years together at TM Capital and our team is rich in shared experience.
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Our colleagues work together on game changing transactions around the world. Senior support and a culture of collaboration provide a clear path for professional growth.

Our History
For nearly three decades, we’ve helped clients throughout North America and around the world realize their greatest possibilities.
 
2023
TM Capital is acquired by Janney Montgomery Scott, a leading full-service wealth management, capital markets and asset management firm dedicated to putting client needs first.
 
 
2022
TM Capital continues to lead with insightful industry research, publishing both the TM Capital Food & Beverage Report and the 2022 Building Products Report.
 
 
2021
TM Capital acquires CIM Partners and launches TM Catalyst, our newly formed Specialty Chemicals and Materials Industry Practice Group; Anthony Giorgio becomes a Partner and Managing Director to lead TM Catalyst.
 
 
2020
We are pleased to announce that Allan Cruickshanks has joined the Firm as a Managing Director.
 
 
2019 & Onward
In 2018, we complete our 300th transaction and cross $20 billion in aggregate completed transaction value.
 
 
2017
We are pleased to announce that Steven J. Hunter has joined TM Capital as a Managing Director and Shareholder to lead TM’s Financial Sponsor coverage.
 
 
2016
Highly regarded industry veteran David Felts joins TM Capital as a partner in our Atlanta office.
 
 
2015
TM Capital acquires Sanabe & Associates and Jonathan Mishkin joins as a Partner to co-lead our Industrials Practice, leveraging his decades of expertise in packaging, paper, forest and building products.
 
 
2014
We celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a then record-breaking year in which we complete transactions valued at more than $2 billion.
 
 
2013
James McLaren, former Head of International Corporate Finance for Goldman Sachs and the co-founder of Asante Partners, joins TM Capital as a Partner to expand our advisory capabilities for middle market healthcare companies.
 
 
2008
TM Capital expands its geographic and industry reach with the acquisition of Boston Corporate Finance, a Boston-based boutique and a tenured Oaklins alliance partner; Jim Grien is appointed President & CEO.
 
 
2001
Jim Grien, who had previously worked with TM Capital’s founders and had gone on to lead Prudential Securities’ investment bank, joins TM Capital and establishes our Atlanta office.
 
 
1994
TM Capital celebrates its first $1 billion milestone.
 
 
1989
With a commitment to industry expertise and exceptional client care, Greg Robertson, Paul Smolevitz and Michael Goldman join forces to acquire the investment banking operations of Thomson McKinnon and establish TM Capital in New York City.
 
Firm Highlights

Origins

Founded in 1989

Offices

Atlanta, Boston, and New York

International Presence

850 Oaklins professionals in 70 offices across 45 countries

Global Reach

One-third of transactions have a cross-border component

Expertise

Demonstrated expertise
in 5 industry sectors

Research

Our targeted research is regularly cited by major publications

Transactions

Over 300
notable transactions

Continued Progress

Record Year in 2021

Who We Work With
Our client roster includes major multinational companies, family and founder-owned businesses, and portfolio companies of leading private equity firms. We’re honored many of our clients return to us for guidance across multiple transactions.
 
 

We're an Award-Winning Organization

Our Global Reach
Since 1994 we have been a leading member of Oaklins – the world’s preeminent middle market M&A advisor – working side-by-side with our partners to execute complex, game changing cross-border mergers and acquisitions for our clients. Through our Oaklins colleagues, we assure our clients extraordinary access – built on enduring local relationships – in 45 countries including the major money centers of Europe, Asia and South America.