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Greenwood Village, Colorado, May14, 2024 - Forbes Partners announced today that Brooks Crankshaw has joined the firm as Managing Director, effective April 22.?He has responsibility for leading clients through transformative investment banking transactions. With more than three decades of experience and $5 billion of closed transactions, Crankshaw specializes in working with companies from diverse industries including facility, industrial, and professional services.?Prior to joining Forbes Partners, Crankshaw served as Managing Director at Balmoral Advisors in Chicago where he led the Business Services Investment Banking team.?Earlier, Crankshaw founded and ran Highland Ridge Capital which provided sell-side and capital formation advisory.?Highland Ridge was named a top middle-market investment bank by Axial. His career is rooted in an 18-year tenure at J.P. Morgan Securities where he served as Managing Director and led various initiatives including managing an international team in London, England.?The team primarily raised institutional capital for European clients. “As Forbes Partners continues to spearhead success in the realm of boutique investment banking, we are thrilled to welcome Brooks Crankshaw to our esteemed team” said Bob Forbes, Founder and President.?“With his unparalleled expertise and track record of delivering results, we are poised to meet the burgeoning demand for our services, particularly in the dynamic business and industrial services sectors. Crankshaw's addition further solidifies our commitment to excellence and positions us for continued growth and innovation in serving our clients' evolving needs." Crankshaw earned an MBA in Finance and Corporate Strategy from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan.?He is an active member in the Denver chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth and contributes his time as a volunteer Land Steward for Jefferson County Open Space. Link to Bio: https://lnkd.in/gkDj3HDx Forbes Partners provides investment banking and transaction related business advisory services to exceptional middle market companies. This award-winning firm offers deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, raising capital, and financial restructuring, through a team of senior advisors with 300+ years and $90+ billion of combined transaction experience across a wide variety of industries and around the globe. With offices in Denver, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, and Charlotte, NC, Forbes has been recognized as the M&A Middle Market Firm of the Year for the past seven years and was named one of the fastest-growing private companies in America by Inc. Magazine. For more information, visit www.forbes-partners.com.

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