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Boutique M&A Advisory Services in AI answers

Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey are nearly even in recommendations, with Goldman Sachs cited for large education and software transactions and Houlihan Lokey for EdTech M&A. For cross-border M&A between the US and Japan, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group share the most mentions.

Since Jul 6Updated Nov 14, 2026Based on 167 AI answersReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

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#	BrandMentioned in	Mentioned in	Recommended for
#1	Houlihan Lokey 35% EdTech M&A advisory and capital raising	35%	EdTech M&A advisory and capital raising
#1	Goldman Sachs 28% Large education and software transactions, including potential EdTech deals	28%	Large education and software transactions, including potential EdTech deals
#3	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 25% Cross-border M&A between the US and Japan	25%	Cross-border M&A between the US and Japan
#3	Mizuho Financial Group 25% Cross-border advisory between Japan and the US	25%	Cross-border advisory between Japan and the US
#3	Nomura 23% Cross-border M&A connecting Japanese firms with US opportunities	23%	Cross-border M&A connecting Japanese firms with US opportunities
#3	Capstone Partners 21% Middle-market manufacturing and education company transactions	21%	Middle-market manufacturing and education company transactions
#3	J.P. Morgan, Owned by JPMorgan Chase 20% Large global education and software transactions	20%	Large global education and software transactions
#8	Takenaka Partners 19%	19%
#8	Solganick & Co. 19% Education, learning and training technology transactions	19%	Education, learning and training technology transactions
#8	BDA Partners 18% Asia-related cross-border M&A involving Japanese buyers and US sellers	18%	Asia-related cross-border M&A involving Japanese buyers and US sellers
#8	Syntax Partners 17%	17%
#8	Morgan Stanley 17% Large technology, software and platform transactions	17%	Large technology, software and platform transactions
#8	FE International 15%	15%
#8	FOCUS Investment Banking 14%	14%
#8	XIB Capital 14%	14%
#16	Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 13%	13%
#16	Right Street Advisors 12%	12%
#16	Cadence M&A Advisors 11%	11%
#16	MelCap Partners 11%	11%
#16	Educated Ventures 11%	11%
#16	Lincoln International 11%	11%
#16	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 11%	11%
#16	DC Advisory 10%	10%
#16	Jefferies 10%	10%
#16	Pacific Advisory Group of America LLC (PAGA) 10%	10%
#16	Intrepid Investment Bankers 10%	10%
#16	Wilcox Investment Bankers 10%	10%
#16	Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Morgan Stanley product line 10%	10%
#16	Evercore 9%	9%
#16	Greenhill & Co. 8%	8%
#16	Lazard 8%	8%
#32	Berkery Noyes 8%	8%
#32	Calabasas Capital 8%	8%
#32	Hyde Park Capital 8%	8%
#32	Rothschild & Co 8%	8%
#32	Tyton Partners 7%	7%
#32	Carleton McKenna & Co. 7%	7%
#32	William Blair 7%	7%
#32	JPMorgan Chase 7%	7%
#32	Robert W. Baird & Co. 7%	7%
#32	Daiwa Securities Group 6%	6%
#32	Raymond James 6%	6%
#32	SMBC Nikko Securities 6%	6%
#32	Nfluence Partners 5%	5%
#32	Pacific Gateway Equity 5%	5%
#32	Crosspoint Advisors 5%	5%
#32	Qatalyst Partners 5%	5%
#32	Citigroup 5%	5%
#32	Bank of America 5%	5%
#32	Stout 5%	5%
#32	Bridgepoint Investment Banking 5%	5%
#32	Tillerman & Co. 5%	5%
#32	KKR 5%	5%
#32	Versailles Group 4%	4%
#32	PMCF 4%	4%
#32	Harris Williams 4%	4%
#32	Merger 4%	4%
#32	Bowman/Hanson 4%	4%
#32	Brown Gibbons Lang & Company 4%	4%
#32	Stevenson & Company 4%	4%
#32	Axial 4%	4%
#62	Sentinel Capital Partners 4%	4%
#62	Carter Morse & Goodrich 4%	4%
#62	Calder Capital 4%	4%
#62	Stifel 4%	4%
#62	Oppenheimer 4%	4%
#62	Synergy Business Brokers 3%	3%
#62	Ithron Advisors 3%	3%
#62	The Lenox Group, LLC 3%	3%
#62	Mizuho Securities, Mizuho Financial Group product line 3%	3%
#62	AIBJ (Asia Investment Banking Japan) 3%	3%
#62	MSouth Equity Partners 2%	2%
#62	InvestmentBank 2%	2%
#62	The Riverside Company 2%	2%
#62	BellMark Partners 2%	2%
#62	MUFG Bank, Owned by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 2%	2%
#62	MidCap Advisors 2%	2%
#62	Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, Morgan Stanley product line 2%	2%
#62	Salt Creek Advisory 2%	2%
#62	Vista Point Advisors 2%	2%
#62	The Carlyle Group 2%	2%
#62	Windsor Drake 2%	2%
#62	Bain Capital 2%	2%
#62	Nihon M&A Center 2%	2%
#62	Generational Equity 2%	2%
#62	UBS 2%	2%
#62	Peakstone Group 2%	2%
#62	Hill View Partners 2%	2%
#62	Clearview Capital 2%	2%
#62	League Park Advisors 2%	2%
#62	FourBridges Capital 2%	2%
#62	Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide (CFAW) 2%	2%
#62	AQ Technology Partners 2%	2%
#62	Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Financial Group product line 2%	2%
#62	Nautic Partners 2%	2%
#62	Meliora Advisory 2%	2%
#62	Westlake Securities 2%	2%
#62	Trout Capital Advisors 2%	2%
#62	Jackim Woods 2%	2%
#62	Piper Sandler 2%	2%

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