Independent Boutique Investment Bank — New York · White Plains · Los Angeles · Salt Lake City — Est. 2015

The premier choice fortailored corporate financesolutions.

DBD Investment Bank is a leading bespoke investment bank specializing in M&A, capital formation and financial restructuring for middle-market private companies, entrepreneurs and select institutional clients. Over 100 years of collective experience — trained at bulge-bracket banks and multibillion-dollar corporations — brought to bear on one engagement at a time.

Run the Valuation Modeler Get in Touch
0+Years Collective Experience
0Professionals · Apollo-Verified
$0MAnnual Firm Revenue
0Offices · National Reach

◆ Founding records vary 2015–2018 across data providers; DBD Partners LLC incorporation records show 2015. Headcount & revenue per Apollo (verified).

What We Do — 01

Innovative solutions for yourcorporate finance needs.

Customized solutions across the full capital structure — from sell-side M&A and growth capital to restructuring and generational transfer. A high-touch experience that mirrors the service levels of larger banks, tailored specifically for middle-market clients. Select any line to see when it applies.

Instrument 01 — Signature

What is your companyworth — and what will you keep?

Our EBITDA Multiple & Enterprise Valuation Modeler. Set your TTM revenue, margin and sector; we compute an indicative enterprise value range, success-fee scenarios under four structures, and net proceeds at close. Over 100 years of collective experience sits behind the real thing — this is the transparent first step.

Inputs Illustrative

Sector multiples are DBD illustrative middle-market comps (synthetic). This modeler produces an indicative range only — it is not a valuation opinion or a fairness opinion.

Enterprise Value Output

Indicative Base-Case EV
$37.0M
Range $31.4M – $42.5M · EBITDA $5.3M · 7.0× multiple
$5.3MImplied EBITDA
7.0×Sector Multiple
±15%Band Width
Sensitivity — EV ($M) by Margin × Multiple

Fees & Net Proceeds

Success fee — Modern Lehman$1.66M
Effective fee rate4.5%
Less net debt$2.0M
Net proceeds at close$33.3M

Benchmarks: all-in LMM advisory fees typically run 5–9% of EV at $10M and 2–4% at $100M (industry survey composites, illustrative). Taxes excluded — consult your tax advisor. Retainers ($5K–$15K/mo) are typically credited against the success fee at close.

Discuss With a Managing Director

EV by Sector At Your EBITDA

Where your earnings would price across our 12 sectors of focus. Select a row to re-run the model.

Instrument 02 — Confidential

The blind teaserdeal vault.

Fifteen live-style mandates across our sectors of focus — financials blurred until a mutual NDA is in place, exactly as they would be in a real process. Request access on any card; approval is simulated instantly for this tracker, and your request is logged locally.

◆ All vault listings are synthetic and illustrative — representative of the customized corporate finance solutions DBD structures: M&A, growth capital, carve-outs, private credit, acquisition financing, equity recapitalizations and restructurings.

Instrument 03 — Deal Ledger

Transaction tombstonearchive & deal ledger.

Forty representative engagements across twelve sectors — the pattern our 100+ years of collective experience repeats: a curated buyer universe, a competitive process, and a close that maximizes value. Every entry is synthetic and illustrative; the methodology is real. Select any tombstone for the full deal story.

Representative synthetic engagements, 2020–2026 · select a row for the deal story
Year Code Name Sector Enterprise Value EBITDA Multiple Buyer Type Lead Office

Instrument 04 — Process

The 8-stage deal lifecycle,week by week.

Expert precision, unwavering determination — and a schedule you can see. Lower middle-market processes typically close in 6–12 months; middle-market in 8–14. Select any stage for deliverables, documents, ownership, fees and risks. Drag the progress marker to simulate where your deal would stand.

Week 0 of 25Stage: Engagement & Preparation

◆ Typical durations drawn from published lower-middle-market process benchmarks (illustrative). Task-level detail synthesized from standard sell-side practice. DBD's high-touch model mirrors the service levels of larger banks — tailored specifically for middle-market clients.

Instrument 05 — Distribution

Buyer universeconcentration heatmap.

150 representative buyer relationships across North America — strategic acquirers in deep blue, financial sponsors in gold. A lower middle-market process typically activates 60–150 buyers; a middle-market process, 150–400. Filter by sector and buyer type; select any marker for its acquisition criteria. All profiles synthetic and illustrative.

STYLIZED — NOT TO SCALE · DBD BUYER UNIVERSE (SYNTHETIC)
150Relationships Shown
—Strategic Acquirers
—Financial Sponsors
4Offices · NY · White Plains · LA · SLC
Strategic acquirer Financial sponsor (PE · FO · search · institutional) DBD office Marker size = acquisition appetite (synthetic)

Our People — 07

Unparalleled expertise,genuine care.

Our success stems from a team that pairs technical excellence with genuine care for clients' needs. Together, these professionals bring over 100 years of industry experience, having led transformative projects across bulge-bracket banks, multibillion-dollar corporations and middle-market businesses.

GS

Gregory Shalov

Founder & Managing Partner · Verified

Prior to co-founding DBD Investment Bank & Partners, Mr. Shalov served as Managing Partner at ONEtoONE Corporate Finance USA, where he drove the M&A, Restructuring and Capital Formation divisions to annual growth rates exceeding 100%.

His entrepreneurial acumen was demonstrated through co-founding a private equity consulting firm, where his leadership of sales divisions catalyzed two portfolio companies to revenues of $50M and $20M respectively — identifying opportunities and executing operational improvements that delivered substantial value.

Over two decades of distinguished investment banking and private equity experience across multiple sectors, with significant achievements in M&A, restructuring and operational leadership.

Oberlin CollegeEx-ONEtoONE Corporate Finance USAFather of Four20+ Years IB / PE

gregory@dbdpartners.com ◆

◆ Leadership above verified from public professional records (Apollo, firm website, LinkedIn — Sep 2026). The full 21-person team (Apollo-verified headcount) includes additional vice presidents, associates and analysts across all four offices. "Tenured" reflects long-service designation in source records.

Our Approach — Double Black Diamond

Each engagement draws on the team's diverse perspectives while remaining precisely tailored to the client's unique circumstances — turning complex challenges into remarkable achievements.

01

Relentless Work Ethic

We swarm each engagement with deep senior attention — a select few clients per year, not an assembly line. The same discipline that built $50M and $20M portfolio companies from the inside.

02

Technical Skill

Financial modeling, CIM architecture, buyer-universe science and negotiation mechanics refined across bulge-bracket platforms and multibillion-dollar corporations — then scaled down to serve the middle market personally.

03

Creativity

Carve-outs, equity recaps, private credit stacks, generational transfers — bespoke structures engineered for private-company realities, not borrowed from a public-company playbook.

04

Exceptional Results

Exceptional results, even in the face of the most complex challenges. A high-touch experience that mirrors the service levels of larger banks — tailored specifically for middle-market clients.

Sectors of Focus — 08

Delivering exceptional results,no matter the industry.

We bring unparalleled industry insights to the middle market, leveraging deep expertise across twelve sectors. Select any sector to load its illustrative median EBITDA multiple into the valuation modeler above.

Insights — 09

Notes fromthe deal desk.

Field notes on middle-market process economics — the numbers a founder should know before signing an engagement letter. Benchmarks drawn from published industry survey composites; ranges illustrative.

Experience the Difference — 10

Let's discuss yourstrategic goals.

Contact DBD Investment Bank today to leverage our expertise, dedication and innovative approach. Every enquiry is read by a Managing Director — not a sales team.

Please enter your full name (min 2 characters).

Please enter your company name.

Please enter a valid email address.

Please choose an EV range so we can route you to the right Managing Director.

◆ Enquiry logged.

Thank you — a Managing Director will reply within one business day.

Tracker build note: no backend is attached; your enquiry was stored only in this browser's localStorage.

Headquarters

+1 (914) 912-7594

info@dbdinvestmentbank.com
333 Hudson Street, Suite 902
New York, NY 10013

Offices

New York, NY — 333 Hudson Street
White Plains, NY — 360 Hamilton Ave, 10601
Los Angeles, CA · Salt Lake City, UT

What Happens Next

  1. Reply within one business day from Gregory Shalov or a Managing Director.
  2. A 45-minute introductory call under mutual NDA — no obligation.
  3. An indicative valuation range and tailored process proposal within two weeks.
DBD