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Deal Size: $500M–$1B

M&A Firms for $500M–$1B Deals

28 firms in the Top 100 cover transactions in this range.

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$500M–$1B Quick Stats
Firms Covering This Range28 of 100
Most Common SegmentLarge Market
Top IndustryTechnology
#1 Ranked FirmHoulihan Lokey
Adjacent bands:Under $5M$5M–$10M$10M–$25M$25M–$50M$50M–$100M$100M–$250M$250M–$500M$500M–$1B$1B+
Overview

M&A advisory for $500M–$1B transactions

28 of the 100 firms in this ranking cover deals in the $500M–$1B range. Advisor fit tends to matter more than advisor prestige at any given size: a firm with real experience closing deals at your scale will usually outperform a larger firm that treats your deal as a smaller engagement.

Segment

Where these firms sit

Market segment among the 28 firms covering $500M–$1B deals.

Large Market
11
Middle / Large Market
7
Middle Market
6
Large / Middle Market
4
Industries

Top industries at this size

Technology
28
Healthcare
26
Consumer
26
Ranked Firms

Firms covering $500M–$1B deals

Ranked by overall Top 100 research rank, filtered to firms whose deal-size range overlaps $500M–$1B.

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RankFirmIndustry FocusSegmentDeal Size
52 Houlihan LokeyLos Angeles, CA Technology, Healthcare, Consumer, Industrials Middle / Large Market $100M–$1B+ 53 William BlairChicago, IL Technology, Healthcare, Consumer, Financial Services Middle / Large Market $50M–$1B+ 54 Piper SandlerMinneapolis, MN Healthcare, Financial Services, Technology, Consumer Middle / Large Market $50M–$1B+ 55 Raymond James Investment BankingSt. Petersburg, FL Technology, Healthcare, Consumer, Industrials Middle / Large Market $50M–$1B+ 56 StifelSt. Louis, MO Technology, Healthcare, Consumer, Industrials Middle / Large Market $50M–$1B+ 57 Lincoln InternationalChicago, IL Industrials, Business Services, Consumer, Healthcare Middle Market $50M–$1B+ 58 Harris WilliamsRichmond, VA Industrials, Business Services, Healthcare, Consumer Middle Market $50M–$1B+ 59 Baird Global Investment BankingMilwaukee, WI Industrials, Technology, Healthcare, Consumer Middle / Large Market $50M–$1B+
Sources

Where this data comes from

Firm rankings & deal-size rangesAxial Advisor 100, 2026 ↗
Band overlap countsCalculated from normalized firm-level ranges
Data as ofAug 19, 2026
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