Marlin & Associates
Marlin & Associates is a New York City-headquartered M&A investment bank focused on middle-market technology companies, with offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, and Toronto. Founder Ken Marlin says the firm closed about six deals totaling roughly $1 billion in 2016, works with 8 to 10 clients a year, and charges a retainer plus a success fee averaging 3% to 4% of the deal price. The source is an interview about applying Marine Corps principles to business and does not describe a startup's launch or growth metrics.
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