Best M&A Advisors in Tampa: 9 Firms Ranked (2026)

1 Hyde Park Capital

Investment bank headquartered in downtown Tampa that states 300 transactions on its homepage and serves six industries.

Best for: Owners of Tampa Bay companies in healthcare, technology, industrials, business services, financial services or consumer that want a bank with a stated 300 transaction record.

Hyde Park Capital lists its Tampa headquarters at 701 N Franklin St., Tampa, FL 33602 on its contact page. Its homepage shows a counter of 300 transactions and names six industries: healthcare, technology, industrials, business services, financial services and consumer.

Its about page gives the size band and the basis for the count: the firm generally executes M&A transactions from about $20 million to $500 million or more in enterprise value, and the 300 or more transactions, totaling more than $11 billion, are described as the record of its senior bankers since 2000. Its press releases name individual sales, including Commercial Residential Aluminum to Garden City Equity.

Considerations: The about page ties the 300 plus figure to the senior bankers since 2000, not to the firm alone, so ask which closes were done at Hyde Park Capital. The stated size band starts around $20 million, so smaller owners should ask whether they fit.

Firm pages: Hyde Park Capital homepage; Hyde Park Capital contact page; Hyde Park Capital about page; Commercial Residential Aluminum to Garden City Equity.

2 Viking M&A

Mergers and acquisitions firm founded in 1996 with a Tampa office that states more than 950 business sales.

Best for: Owners of Tampa Bay trades, manufacturing, marine, automotive and services businesses valued between $1 million and $150 million.

Viking Mergers & Acquisitions lists its Tampa office at 1000 N Ashley Drive, Suite 315, Tampa, FL 33602 on its Tampa market page. The firm says it has brokered over 950 deals since 1996 and that it specializes in selling businesses valued between $1 million and $150 million.

The Tampa market page names local sales across environmental services, HVAC and plumbing, signage, industrial parts, boat trailers, boat dealerships, car dealerships, engineering services, multi-location physical therapy and sporting goods wholesale. Named examples include Knights Mechanical, FASTSIGNS, Florida Tool, Road King Trailers and Millers Boating Center.

In the ProCloser deal index, Viking appears as sell-side advisor on two records: Whitlock Infrastructure Solutions to Virtual Technologies Group (February 2, 2026) and Beyond Secure to NuView (January 13, 2026). Neither target is based in Tampa Bay.

Considerations: The firm's own pages give two totals (over 950 deals and a counter reading 800 plus) and two upper size limits ($100 million in the brokerage section, $150 million elsewhere). Ask which figures apply to the Tampa team and to businesses your size.

Firm pages: Viking M&A Tampa market page; Viking M&A homepage.

3 Colonnade Advisors

Investment bank with a Clearwater office that lists 72 transactions and over $10 billion in client outcomes.

Best for: Owners of auto dealership services, business services or financial services companies, including premium finance and insurance related businesses.

Colonnade Advisors lists 600 Cleveland St., Suite 272, Clearwater, FL 33755 on its contact page, alongside a Chicago office. Its transactions page lists 72 transactions, and its homepage cites over $10 billion in successful client outcomes.

Its sector coverage is narrower than the other Tier A firms: auto dealership services, business services and financial services. Named transactions include the sale of Pathward Financial's insurance premium finance business to Honor Capital, Stonemark to Imperial PFS, Crystal Fusion Technologies to APCO Holdings and Valley National Bank's sale of Agile Premium Finance to First Financial Bank.

Considerations: The transactions page carries no dates, and the sector list is narrow. Outside those three sectors, ask for comparable closes before going further.

Firm pages: Colonnade Advisors contact page; Colonnade Advisors transactions page; Colonnade Advisors homepage.

4 Benchmark International

Global M&A advisory firm with 15 listed offices, one in Tampa, that states more than $14.2 billion in engagements.

Best for: Owners who want a global buyer network and an advisor that covers 13 named industries, including construction, government contractors and transportation.

Benchmark International lists its Tampa office on 4030 West Boy Scout Blvd, Suite 500, Tampa, FL 33607 on its Tampa office page, which names Wade Duncan as the contact for sellers. The Tampa office is one of 15 locations on its site.

Its homepage states engagements in excess of $14.2 billion across various industries worldwide, and its industry menu lists architecture and engineering, business products and services, construction, consumer, food and retail, energy, resources and utilities, environmental and recycling, financial, government contractors, healthcare, industrial, software, technology and transportation.

Considerations: The pages show a dollar total, not a count of deals, and the Tampa office page names no Tampa transactions. Ask for the closes led from the Tampa office.

Firm pages: Benchmark International Tampa office page; Benchmark International homepage.

5 Skyway Capital Markets

Tampa investment bank whose transactions page names buyers on at least 18 completed deals.

Best for: Owners of building related, marine, pool and light industrial businesses that want to see named buyers on comparable sales.

Skyway Capital Markets lists 100 North Tampa Street, Suite 3550, Tampa, FL 33602 on its contact page. Its transactions page lists 18 deals on the first of two pages, each with the buyer or the recapitalizing investor named.

Named examples include Crowther acquired by Roofing Corp of America, FWP Pool & Spa acquired by Tenex, Denny's Marina acquired by Reeder Trausch Marine and American Aluminum acquired by Gamber Johnson. Its homepage also names several financing mandates, such as a $196 million equity raise for Madison Capital Group.

Considerations: The transactions page shows no dates and does not state Skyway's role on each deal, and we did not review its second page. Ask for the role, the date and the process on the three closest comparables.

Firm pages: Skyway Capital Markets contact page; Skyway Capital Markets transactions page.

6 Morgan & Westfield

Business brokerage and M&A firm with a Lakeland office whose founder bio cites the sale of over 300 companies.

Best for: Owners across a wide range of industries, from main street to deals of tens of millions, who want a firm with a long public record of closed sales by industry.

Morgan & Westfield lists its Lakeland office at 4175 South Pipkin Road, Lakeland, FL 33811 on its Lakeland office page. The page says founder Jacob Orosz has participated in or managed the sale of over 300 privately held companies, with transaction values up to $500 million, and that the firm has completed transactions in more than 100 industries.

Its past transactions list names industries rather than companies, including construction, food and beverage, healthcare, professional services, retail and wholesale and distribution. The page names no buyers, sellers or deal values.

Considerations: The 300 plus count is the founder's personal record, and the page shows no named deals. Ask which closes were handled by the Lakeland team and who led them.

Firm pages: Morgan & Westfield Lakeland office page.

7 Aberdeen Advisors

M&A advisory firm with a St. Petersburg office that names six success stories and four focus sectors.

Best for: Owners of healthcare, manufacturing, distribution or business services companies who want an advisor in the St. Petersburg area.

Aberdeen Advisors lists 146 Second Street North, Suite 310, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 on its homepage and its locations page, with a second office in Chicago. Its about page says the primary focus is healthcare, manufacturing, distribution and business services, and that the team is skilled across all industries.

The homepage shows six success stories by name: Raymow Construction, Trinicon, Tradewinds, UES Faulkner, Third Arch FGCI and Sphere RTS. The page gives no details on any of them, and the site states no count of completed transactions.

Considerations: With no count, roles or dates on the pages reviewed, the record has to come from the firm. Ask for three closes near your size, with the buyer and the date on each.

Firm pages: Aberdeen Advisors homepage; Aberdeen Advisors locations page; Aberdeen Advisors about page.

8 TAMBAY Mergers

Tampa advisory firm led by its CEO that sells Florida businesses with $1 million to $20 million in revenue.

Best for: Owners of Florida businesses with $1 million to $20 million in revenue, mostly contracting, medical, technology and child care, who want the CEO on the deal from first call to close.

TAMBAY lists 13902 N Dale Mabry Hwy #102, Tampa, FL 33618 in its footer. Its selling page describes a seven step process that starts with a signed NDA and an opinion of value before any buyer is contacted, and says the owner works directly with the CEO, Tom Brubaker, from the first conversation to the closing table.

The same page puts the typical time to close at 6 to 12 months once a business is prepared, and says it works on 12 to 36 month planning windows. Its industries menu lists construction and contracting, medical, tech and child care, and the site cites a 2025 Business Brokers of Florida award for the highest dollar volume sold in the West Florida District. It names no transactions and states no deal count.

Considerations: The size criterion on the site is revenue, not sale value, and the record is not published as deals. Ask for the number of closed sales in the last three years and a reference from an owner.

Firm pages: TAMBAY Mergers homepage; TAMBAY Mergers selling a business page.

9 Edison Avenue

Tampa M&A advisory firm focused on privately held companies worth up to $25 million, with a stated buyer database of 12,000.

Best for: Owners of lower middle market companies worth up to $25 million, including owners who also need to sell or lease commercial property.

Edison Avenue lists 5550 W. Executive Dr., Suite 240, Tampa, FL 33609 on its homepage. Its about page says it leads sell-side and buy-side deals, handles valuations, packaging, marketing, due diligence and closing, and focuses on privately held companies worth up to $25 million. It also handles related real estate, whether a lease or a sale.

The about page cites a database of 12,000 buyers and says the team holds Certified Merger and Acquisition Professional credentials. It names no transactions and states no deal count.

Considerations: The homepage counter for companies sold shows no figure, so the track record has to come from the firm. Ask for named closes, the buyer type on each and how the 12,000 buyer database is used.

Firm pages: Edison Avenue homepage; Edison Avenue about page.