Advisors to America's small businesses
Institutional discipline. AI leverage.
Cortlandt combines institutional M&A discipline with purpose-built AI systems to help small business owners acquire, grow, and exit businesses
Our Experience and Partners
What We Do
M&A advisory for small businesses and the lower middle market
Buy-Side Advisory
Sourcing, outreach, and evaluation through LOI and close. We help acquirers find, qualify, and execute on the right targets
Sell-Side Advisory
Positioning, materials, and buyer outreach. We run a disciplined process to maximize value, speed, and certainty
Strategy & Growth
Market mapping, strategic planning, and exit readiness. We help owners and operators position their businesses for long-term value
Why Cortlandt
Built from the ground up to deliver better outcomes
Speed
Cortlandt combines proprietary software and data infrastructure with human judgment honed through years of institutional M&A experience to move quickly and decisively
Coverage
Cortlandt's proprietary data model of 50mm+ U.S. business signals paired with agentic AI systems provides comprehensive coverage of the small business economy
Process Discipline
Every engagement follows a clear framework, ensuring consistent execution, transparency, and accountability throughout the transaction process from kickoff through closing
Compounding
Whether building through acquisitions or preparing for a future exit, we help clients develop disciplined strategies that compound enterprise value over time
About
Why I built Cortlandt
Cortlandt was founded on a simple belief: small businesses are the backbone of the American economy.
For decades, the highest quality M&A advisory services have been reserved for large enterprises. We believe advances in software and AI create an opportunity to deliver that same level of process discipline, coverage, and execution to founders, operators, and investors building small businesses and lower middle market enterprises.
That belief ultimately led me to leave a career in institutional investment banking to build Cortlandt from the ground up - focused entirely on serving the entrepreneurs and investors powering the real economy.
