Industries Covered

Over the last 17 years Akin Bay has advised on a broad range of industries and assignments. These assignments have produced an in-depth knowledge of a large spectrum of industries and their participants, and expert contacts.

Consumer & Retail: Industrial Markets: Financial Services:
  • Apparel Retail / Specialty
  • Beauty & Cosmetics
  • Consumer & Household Products
  • Food and Beverage
  • Healthcare Services
  • Healthcare Products
  • Leisure & Entertainment
  • Licensing
  • Media / Publishing
  • Outdoor & Recreation
  • Restaurants
  • Paper & Packaging
  • Toys, Games and Character Licensing
  • Transportation
  • Aerospace / Aviation & Defense
  • Automotive
  • Building Products
  • Chemicals
  • Diversified Manufacturing & Distribution
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electrical Equipment & Generation
  • Environment
  • Industrial Technology and Instruments
  • Machinery & Industrial Components
  • Metal Fabrication
  • Paper
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Precision Industries
  • Security
  • Bond Surety Agencies
  • Commercial Banks
  • Insurance Carriers
  • Managing General Agencies (MGA)
  • Managing General Underwriters (MGU)
  • Private / Public Claims Adjusters
  • Private Banks
  • Property and Casualty / Health and Life Agencies (Retail Agencies)
  • Third Party Administrators (TPA’s)
  • Transaction Processing
Technology & Communications: Hospitality & Recreation: Energy & Natural Resources:
  • Communications Equipment & Infrastructure
  • Data & Payment Processing Services
  • Internet
  • IT Services, Staffing & Consulting
  • Semiconductors
  • Software & Services
  • Telecommunications
  • Gaming & Spas
  • Hospitality & Recreation
  • Hotels & Resorts
  • Services Companies
  • Theme Parks
  • Mining & Metals
  • Oil and Gas
  • Plastics
  • Refining

Financial Services Group

Akin Bay’s Financial Services Group focuses on middle market companies which have historically been underserved by the investment banking community. This is due to the lack of expertise in, and understanding of the needs of, the majority of companies in the sector, which are either entrepreneurially or family operated and owned.

Akin Bay’s proprietary knowledge of active buyers and sellers in the middle market is a key factor in our ability to successfully complete transactions in this sector. Akin Bay constantly keeps in touch with most of the dominant public and private buyers in the industry. We have built up a knowledge base of the complex regulatory, capital and jurisdictional issues that insurance and related companies in this sector face, and bring that knowledge to our services in performing M&A and financing transactions.

Creating Value in the Rapidly Changing Business Environment

The financial services industry is facing many obstacles to growth in a rapidly changing international marketplace. In a fragmented and consolidating industry, middle market and smaller financial services companies need to be proactive in dealing with this consolidation pressure, in order to create value for their shareholders and monetize their company's true value. These companies must preserve their options in this market place, in which the large industry players are consistently acquiring smaller competitors in order to achieve their growth expectations. Akin Bay is the premier financial advisor for these companies, giving our clients the best possible options to take advantage of this trend.

    Industry Focus:
  • Insurance carriers
  • Managing general underwrites (MGU)
  • Managing general agencies (MGA)
  • Property and casualty / health and life agencies – (retail brokerage houses)
  • Bond surety agencies
  • Title agencies
  • Third party administrators (TPA)
  • Private / public claims adjusters

Uniquely Focused on the Middle Market:

Akin Bay continues its tradition of focusing on the middle market with its Financial Services Group. We are constantly updating our knowledge and understanding of industry trends and their effects on our client’s financial and strategic goals and needs. Akin Bay believes it is unique among investment bankers serving the middle market financial service industry today, because of the time and effort necessary to properly service this industry sector.