Prairie Capital Advisors

Prairie Capital Advisors: A US-based investment banking firm offering ESOP advisory and valuation services.

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ESOP’s: An ownership alternative for Construction Companies/events/esops-an-ownership-alternative-for-construction-companies
Tim Jamison will be presenting on “Ownership Alternatives for Construction Companies” to the Western Michigan Chapter of CFMA.
The Case for Recapitalizations, an Important Alternative/webinar/the-case-for-recapitalizations-an-important-alternative-for-a-company-sale
Recapitalizations are an important alternative to a company sale to achieve a measure of liquidity in a business. Join Terry Bressler and Dan DeLap as they explore:
The Role of Debt Capital in Business Growth: Risks vs. Rewards/article/the-role-of-debt-capital-in-business-growth-risks-vs-rewards
The discussion examines how management teams balance stability and growth to maximize shareholder value, including cash-flow security and the financial risks of underinvestment or excessive growth.
The Truth About ESOPs: Uncovering Myths/webinar/the-truth-about-esops-uncovering-myths-when-comparing-transition-alternatives
Prairie experts Nick Dolan and Macie Dorow discuss ESOPs and myths about ownership transition alternatives.

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Prairie is Pleased to Announce the Promotion of Wendy Gugora to Chief Marketing Officer/news/prairie-is-pleased-to-announce-the-promotion-of-wendy-gugora-to-chief-marketing-officer
Prairie Capital Advisors announced Wendy Gugora’s promotion to chief marketing officer.
Prairie Represents Addison Smith Mechanical Contractor, Inc. in Its Transition to an ESOP Company/news/prairie-represents-addison-smith-mechanical-contractor-inc-in-its-transition-to-an-esop-company
Prairie Capital Advisors advised Addison Smith and its selling shareholder in Addison Smith’s transition to an ESOP company. The engagement was led by Franco Silva and Harsh Patel.
Prairie Represents Green Mechanical Construction Holdings, Inc. in Its Transition to an ESOP Company/news/prairie-represents-green-mechanical-construction-holdings-inc-in-its-transition-to-an-esop-company
Prairie Capital Advisors advised Green Mechanical and its shareholders in Green Mechanical’s transition to an ESOP company. The engagement was led by Franco Silva and Tim Jamison.
Prairie Represents Kimray, Inc. in Its Transition to an ESOP Company/news/prairie-represents-kimray-inc-in-its-transition-to-an-esop-company
Prairie Capital Advisors advised Kimray and its shareholders in Kimray’s transition to an ESOP company. The engagement was led by Tom DeSimone and Joseph Labetti.

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Careers/careers
Prairie Capital Advisors specializes in creating and executing ownership transition strategies for middle-market companies nationwide.

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Maria Kabeer/people/maria-kabeer
Maria Kabeer joined Prairie Capital Advisors in 2026. She researches economic, industry and market conditions for Prairie’s valuation and investment banking engagements, focusing on client industry trends and data on small- to mid-sized companies.
Matt Smolke/people/matt-smolke
Matt Smolke joined Prairie Capital Advisors in 2026. He supports human resources operations, including onboarding, offboarding, recruitment, employee engagement programs and employee HR needs.
Nathan Lodes/people/nathan-lodes
Nathan Lodes joined Prairie Capital Advisors in 2026. He performs business valuations, financial analyses and modeling, analyzes company trends, conducts M&A research and prepares reports for valuation projects including ESOPs, LBOs and MBOs.
Suzanne Hoffman/people/suzanne-hoffman
Suzanne Hoffman joined Prairie Capital Advisors in 2025. She provides bookkeeping, clerical and office support, and handles database updates, printing, call screening and office organization.

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Contact/contact
Prairie Capital Advisors has seven offices across the United States.

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Prairie Capital Advisors is a leading financial advisory firm specializing in creating and executing ownership transition strategies for middle-market companies nationwide.