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Our industry-focused Investment Banking Group provides advisory services and financing solutions to help propel your goals forward. It includes the Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Group, the Corporate Finance and Advisory Group, and the Financial Sponsors Group. Our professionals have a long track record of tailoring solutions to unlock value and help our clients reach their critical business milestones.

Financial Sponsors Group

Fifth Third’s Financial Sponsors Group provides nationwide coverage to more than 150 of the most successful, middle-market private equity firms and family offices in the country. What is a financial sponsor? We believe a financial sponsor is a trusted partner who thinks beyond individual transactions, and adds value to clients’ investment strategies with innovative thinking and actionable ideas.

Our highly strategic advisory approach makes us uniquely qualified to deliver M&A, leveraged finance, loan syndication and equity franchise solutions to the financial sponsor community and their portfolio companies. As part of Fifth Third, financial sponsors investment banking partners with both industry and product teams to achieve consistently strong execution on behalf of our clients.

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A Full Range of Advanced Capabilities

The Financial Sponsors Group provides a full suite of Capital Markets, Investment Banking and Corporate Banking capabilities across our clients’ investment life cycle: 

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