Corporate Development, Deal Teams and Investment Bankers

Corporate Development, Deal Teams and Investment Bankers

Win the Bid. Close with Confidence.

Kroll combines middle-market investment banking, transaction advisory, valuation and risk expertise, empowering corporate development and deal teams to execute transactions with speed, reduced risk and preserved value from first bid through post-close.

Full Lifecycle Support Across the Deal Continuum

Our deal advisory capabilities span every stage of the transaction lifecycle—helping you execute with confidence, unlock long-term value and make timely, informed decisions—while strengthening risk visibility and mitigation across the deal lifecycle.

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Kroll’s Investment Banking Practice

M&A Advisory

Kroll’s Investment Banking practice specializes in middle-market transactions, offering tailored M&A advisory and capital-raising services to private equity firms, corporations and business owners.

Equity Capital Markets Advisory

Kroll is a leading independent financial advisor to companies seeking to access the public equity markets.

Distressed M&A and Special Situations

Kroll professionals have advised hundreds of companies, investors and other stakeholders at all stages of distressed transactions and special situations.

Deal Advisory

Comprehensive Due Diligence

Our Comprehensive Due Diligence solutions help clients minimize risks and make the most informed business decisions. We support in the areas of tax, compliance and regulatory, ESG, operations/strategy, M&A, financial and accounting, investigations, disputes and cyber/IT risk.

Transaction Opinions

Our Transaction Opinions solutions span fairness opinions, solvency opinions, ESOP/ERISA advisory, board and special committee advisory and complex valuations.

Accounting Advisory

Technical accounting expertise across the entire deal life cycle from designing deal structures during the diligence phase through to post deal integration and dispute services.

Agency and Trustee Services

Leading provider of conflict free, flexible and highly efficient agency and trustee services to the global loan and bond markets.

Issuer Services

Recognized market leader with unique expertise to deliver global, tech-enabled solutions for liability management transactions, restructurings and corporate actions of any complexity.

Decision Intelligence

Turn complex data into strategic, decision-ready insight—so you can act faster and smarter.

Restructuring

Restructuring expertise that maximizes value and recovery

Business Transformation

Accelerating value through readiness and performance-led transformation.

Equity Capital Markets Advisory

Kroll is a leading independent financial advisor to companies seeking to access the public equity markets.

Valuation

Business Combinations / Purchase Price Allocation

Kroll’s expertise and independence have made us a leading provider of valuation services for business combinations.

Derivative Valuation and Share-Based Compensation

Many securities issued in connection with share-based compensation or M&A transactions involve derivatives that require a valuation for financial reporting or tax purposes.

Strategic Value Advisory

Kroll helps clients enhance fundamental company value by optimizing their transaction, investment, growth and operational strategies.

Our Proven Track Record

#1 Global Leader in Fairness Opinions (LSEG 2025)

Ranked #1 globally for total number of fairness opinions (2025).

Ranked #1 in the U.S. and globally for total number of fairness opinions over the last 5-, 10- and 20-year periods.

2024 Middle-Markets Deal of the Year Winner

M&A Advisory on Masonites acquisition of Fleetwood Windows and Doors

#1 Global Leader Agent on Bloomberg’s Global Liability Management Bond Table

Kroll is the top ranked agent for liability management with 205 transactions completed globally, covering over $150 billion over the last four years.

FAQs

Same day. We stand up one integrated team across QoE, operational and tax advisory, cyber and investigative checks - aligned to your auction timeline and ready to move at the pace the process demands.