Marlin & Associates (M&A) is a specialized advisory and consulting firm focused exclusively on providing a limited number of highly specialized, transaction-related services to US and international middle-market firms in technology, information, media and business-services. Our focus is on providing advice related to strategic mergers & acquisitions, private placements, corporate and asset divestitures, growth and business strategy, and valuations, with emphasis on serving information and technology firms that supply other businesses with content, capabilities, software, databases, technology or other business services and tools.

Marlin & Associates' professionals have advised on over 200 successfully completed transactions in this sector and the firm has been the recipient of numerous awards including Middle Market Investment Banking Firm of the Year, Middle Market Financing Agent of the Year - Equity, and numerous "Deal-of-the-Year" awards.

As advisers, we help business owners, managers and boards of directors that are looking to sell their entire business - or divisions, or to bring in financial or strategic investors. Additionally, we selectively advise prospective buyers. We offer advice on capital structure and on the opportunities to sell debt or equity in private transactions. We perform business valuations and issue opinions confirming the fairness of a particular transaction from a financial point of view, for both publicly traded and privately held firms. We are not a registered Bank or Broker/Dealer.

As consultants, we offer straightforward, realistic in-depth assessments, evaluate competitive positioning, uncover pitfalls and opportunities, identify synergies within and outside organizations, and evaluate build-versus-buy options. We help our clients to identify, understand, prioritize, and act on business strategic and financial issues most vital to their long-term success.

M&A's unique blend of operational and financial experience, combined with the firm's consulting and transactional services is invaluable to clients. Our clients get senior attention on every assignment. We are willing to take on transactions of unusual difficulty or modest size, and are committed to the delivery of the highest quality service. We strive to provide our clients with considered, results-oriented advice. Our approach is to apply authoritative knowledge to provide exceptional value, in the most efficient manner.

We believe that every CEO and Board of Directors has a plan, a dream or a “vision”. Our job is to help them
realize it.