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Top M&A Firms in California

9 firms in the Top 100 are headquartered in California.

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California Quick Stats
Firms Headquartered Here9 of 100
Most Common SegmentLower Middle Market
Most Common Deal Size$25M–$50M
Top IndustryTechnology
#1 Ranked FirmThe Advisory
Nearby:New YorkFloridaIllinoisTexasNorth Carolina
Overview

M&A advisory in California

9 of the 100 firms in the Top 100 are headquartered in California. A firm being headquartered here says very little on its own about whether it's the right fit for your deal. Filter by deal size and industry before you filter by location.

Industries

What California firms cover

Among the 9 California-headquartered firms, by industry focus.

Technology
8
Business Services
5
Consumer
5
Industrials
3
Healthcare
3
Media
2
Financial Services
1
Deal Size

California deal-size distribution

By overlapping deal-size band, among the 9 California firms.

$5M–$10M
3
$10M–$25M
6
$25M–$50M
7
$50M–$100M
7
$100M–$250M
6
$250M–$500M
4
$500M–$1B
2
Ranked Firms

California firms in the Top 100

Ranked by overall Top 100 research rank.

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RankFirmIndustry FocusSegmentDeal Size
05TOP 10 The AdvisoryBeverly Hills, CA Industrials, Home Services, Business Services Lower Middle Market $5M–$100M 11TOP 25 Embarc AdvisorsWest Hollywood, CA Technology, SaaS, Digital, Business Services Lower Middle / Middle Market $10M–$250M 20TOP 25 Meritage PartnersNewport Beach, CA Technology, Business Services, Consumer Lower Middle Market $5M–$150M 21TOP 25 Solganick & Co.Los Angeles, CA Software, IT Services, Digital Media, Healthcare IT Lower Middle / Middle Market $10M–$250M 51 Intrepid Investment BankersLos Angeles, CA Consumer, Technology, Healthcare, Business Services Middle Market $25M–$500M 52 Houlihan LokeyLos Angeles, CA Technology, Healthcare, Consumer, Industrials Middle / Large Market $100M–$1B+ 67 Qatalyst PartnersSan Francisco, CA Software, Internet, Digital Media, Technology Large Market $250M–$1B+ 84 Software Equity GroupSan Diego, CA B2B Software, SaaS Lower Middle / Middle Market $10M–$500M
Sources

Where this data comes from

Firm rankings & HQ locationsAxial Advisor 100, 2026 ↗
Deal-size distributionCalculated from normalized firm-level ranges
Data as ofAug 19, 2026
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