The professionals at Goldsmith CEO Advisors have decades of experience representing sellers of companies in a broad range of industries. We don’t hand off assignments to junior bankers at any point in the process and are always laser-focused on obtaining the highest purchase price and most favorable deal terms for our clients.

Steve Goldsmith
Founder and Managing Partner

Steve is the Founder and Managing Partner of Goldsmith CEO Advisors. Previously, he was the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Goldsmith, Agio, Helms & Company, one of the nation’s leading privately held middle-market investment banks. The company grew to over 125 professionals in the U.S., Europe and the Far East. It was acquired by Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ), a multi-billion dollar financial advisory and asset management firm. Mr. Goldsmith has established a long-standing reputation of bringing Wall Street quality investment banking expertise to the middle-market. Over the past 40 years, he has perfected a unique process and record of obtaining premium purchase prices for sellers of private and public companies and, as a result, is recognized as one of the country’s most accomplished mergers and acquisitions specialists in domestic and cross-border transactions. Steve has participated in corporate mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures throughout his investment banking career, totaling billions of cash consideration.

Mr. Goldsmith has acted as the trusted financial advisor to CEOs, entrepreneurs, private equity groups, and public and private companies in M&A transactions of every type in virtually every industry. Steve is a highly sought-after speaker, frequently addressing other M&A and business professionals both here and abroad on a full range of M&A topics. He is widely respected for his insight and strategy concerning the sale of middle-market companies and is often quoted by authors and journalists worldwide. Steve currently serves on the board of advisors of Maryville College and LEF II, a private equity group focusing on companies with market capitalizations ranging from $50 to $500 million. Before beginning his investment banking career in 1977, he held key positions with Abbott Laboratories, The Coca-Cola Company, and IBM Corporation.

Contact:
Phone: 239-860-9000
Email: steve@goldsmithceo.com