Established Buy-Side Advisor to Leading Lower Middle Market Growth Companies ...

RKJ Partners is a Denver, Colorado–based investment banking firm founded in 2008 with a singular focus on providing buy-side M&A advisory services within the lower middle market. Since inception, the firm has built a reputation for helping clients successfully acquire profitable, founder-owned businesses, typically targeting companies generating between $1 million and $5 million of EBITDA. RKJ Partners combines disciplined transaction execution with a proprietary, relationship-driven sourcing model designed to uncover off-market acquisition opportunities that are not broadly marketed.

The firm works closely with three primary client groups: private equity firms seeking platform investments and strategic add-on acquisitions, operating companies pursuing growth through acquisitions, and independent sponsors and entrepreneurs executing control investments. RKJ’s services span the full acquisition lifecycle, including target identification, valuation and financial analysis, outreach and relationship development, diligence coordination, transaction structuring, negotiation, and acquisition financing support.

RKJ Partners differentiates itself through its hands-on approach and deep engagement in each transaction, acting as an extension of its clients’ investment and corporate development teams. By leveraging extensive industry relationships, data-driven targeting strategies, and persistent proprietary outreach, the firm consistently generates high-quality deal flow while maintaining a focus on transaction certainty and efficient execution.

With more than 20 years of experience navigating lower middle market transactions, RKJ Partners is committed to helping clients deploy capital effectively, mitigate risk, and build long-term value through disciplined acquisition strategies.