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Washington DC directory · 78 firms

Boutique investment banks in Washington DC

Washington's deal market runs on a sector the coasts barely see: government services. The boutiques here sell companies that sell to agencies - defense tech, IT integrators, consultancies with cleared staff - alongside the healthcare, media and real estate businesses a six-million-person metro produces. FirmScope tracks 78 boutique corporate finance and M&A firms in Washington DC, each checked by hand: it exists, it is active, and the focus shown is the work it actually does.

The firms are below. The full directory carries a working website and LinkedIn link for every firm, named contacts where the firm publishes one, filters by deal type, and a tracker for running outreach properly.

41
M&A Advisory
22
Capital Raising
8
Restructuring
7
Debt Advisory

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25 of the 78 firms on the list

FirmFocusTeam size
Corporate Finance AssociatesM&A Advisory51-200
DelphosCapital Raising51-200
FOCUS Investment BankingM&A Advisory51-200
FON AdvisorsM&A Advisory51-200
The McLean GroupCapital Raising51-200
3Wire PartnersM&A Advisory11-50
BroadOak Capital PartnersM&A Advisory11-50
Compass Point Research & Trading, LLCM&A Advisory11-50
Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC, Research DivisionCapital Raising11-50
Cortland Advisors, LLCRestructuring11-50
District Capital PartnersM&A Advisory11-50
England Securities, LLCM&A Advisory11-50
EnverraCapital Raising11-50
Genaesis, LLCM&A Advisory11-50
Greengate LLCDebt Advisory11-50
GreenMetCapital Raising11-50
Hamilton Clark Sustainable Capital, Inc.Capital Raising11-50
Height Capital MarketsCapital Raising11-50
Iskali Capital GroupRestructuring11-50
Izar Capital GroupM&A Advisory11-50
JD James & Co., Inc.M&A Advisory11-50
Jewett and CompanyRestructuring11-50
Kahn PartnersM&A Advisory11-50
Olsen Palmer LLCM&A Advisory11-50
QuantiveM&A Advisory11-50

Ordered by team size, then name. Websites, LinkedIn pages, search and filters are in the full directory.

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What counts as a boutique here

Independent corporate finance and M&A advisers with a genuine DC practice: government-services and defense M&A specialists, mid-market generalists serving the metro's founder-owned companies, and capital advisory firms working the mid-Atlantic. Partner-owned and small enough that juniors sit in the deal, not adjacent to it.

The bulge brackets' Washington offices and the big consultancies' deal desks are left out on purpose. This list exists for the firms that never post a job.

Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.

Common questions

How many boutique investment banks are there in Washington DC?

FirmScope currently tracks 78 in Washington DC. The count updates as firms launch, merge or wind down.

What deals do DC boutiques actually work on?

Government services and defense M&A above all - buying and selling contractors is a specialist trade with its own buyers and its own diligence - plus healthcare, media, real estate and the services businesses of a large, wealthy metro.

Does the list include websites and contacts?

The public page shows names, size and focus. Working website and LinkedIn links, named contacts where the firm publishes one, plus search, filters, notes and an outreach tracker are part of the paid product. A free account previews a small sample.

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