Statesman Selected as a 2025 Top 50 Investment Bank in the Middle Market

HOUSTON, TEXAS (July 17, 2025) – Management of Statesman Corporate Finance, LLC (“Statesman”) is pleased to announce that Statesman has been selected by Grady Campbell, a leading middle market branding and marketing firm as a TOP 50 Awards Program (“Top 50”) for the inaugural season of the 2025 Top 50 Investment Banks in the Middle Market.

The TOP 50 Investment Banks in the Middle Market award program recognizes investment banks, advisors and consultants making significant strides in the middle market and setting new standards for excellence.  

“What sets leading investment banks apart is their ability to combine sharp market insight with value-driven strategic advisory. We are proud to support these leading middle market investment banks who continue to demonstrate exceptional leadership and insight, distinguishing themselves through market expertise and a relentless commitment to client success.” – Kerry Grady, Founder, TOP 50 Investment Banks in the Middle Market.

TOP 50 Investment Banks is part of the TOP 50 award programs designed specifically to acknowledge and promote leading small and mid-sized private equity and investment banking firms in the middle market. Building on the success of its TOP 50 PE Firms in the Middle Market™ awards program, Grady Campbell launched the investment banking awards program to broaden its capacity for promoting middle market firms and professionals. TOP 50 Awards are highly regarded as reliable, unbiased programs by private equity firms, investment banks, asset managers, limited partners, and business owners.

About Grady Campbell

Grady Campbell is unlike any other agency partner in the private equity and investment bank space – decades of experience, award-winning design, full-service capabilities, and innovative solutions tailored to the middle market. For more than 35 years, Grady Campbell has planned, designed, and deployed integrated brand and marketing programs for sophisticated clients to deliver effective, state-of-the-art brand strategies that support their goals.

About Statesman

Founded in 1995, Statesman Business Advisors, LLC (“Statesman”) has grown to become one of the premier regional middle-market investment banks in the US. With offices in Houston and Austin, TX, Statesman primarily serves entrepreneurial and family-owned businesses operating in a broad number of industries with sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory, capital advisory, restructuring, and valuations. The Firm offers more than just transactional experience and market knowledge – they employ innovative strategies, creative solutions, and the special problem solving skills necessary to achieve superior results for their clients, with a level of understanding and sophistication uncommon to the middle-market.