Cary Street Partners Reviews
Richmond, VA · Founded 2002
- Type
- Boutique
- HQ
- Richmond, VA
- Founded
- 2002
- Deal size
- $10M-$100M
- Focus
- Lower Mid-Market
- Website
- carystreetpartners.com
- Hunter McGuireManaging Director
Cary Street Partners is a boutique headquartered in Richmond, VA and founded in 2002. The firm focuses on Lower Mid-Market and typically advises on transactions in the $10M-$100M range. Key dealmakers include Hunter McGuire (Managing Director). Read founder-verified reviews of Cary Street Partners below, from founders who hired the firm as their sell-side advisor whether the deal closed or not.
What to know about Cary Street Partners
Cary Street Partners has built its franchise in Lower Mid-Market, where founders running a sale process often turn to firms with deep sector pattern recognition. The senior bench, anchored by Hunter McGuire, sets the tone for how engagements run from the first call through whatever outcome the process produces. Founders evaluating Cary Street Partners typically compare it against other boutique houses with similar sector emphasis.
Deal sweet spot at Cary Street Partners sits in the $10M-$100M band. That target range shapes everything: which buyers get the call, how the process is paced, and how the firm allocates senior banker attention. Founders working with Cary Street Partners should expect a process tuned to that band; founders far below or above it sometimes find a better fit elsewhere.
Geography matters more than founders expect. Cary Street Partners operates out of Richmond, VA, and its strongest buyer-side relationships tend to cluster around that orbit. For sellers running a global process, that can be either an advantage (concentrated relationships) or a constraint (thinner reach in other regions). Founders should ask directly: which buyers have you placed with in the last 24 months, and where are they.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can review Cary Street Partners?
- Any founder who hired Cary Street Partners as their sell-side advisor and ran an M&A process with them, regardless of whether the deal ultimately closed. How a banker behaves when a deal does not close is just as important as when it does, and both outcomes are welcome.
- Has Cary Street Partners been reviewed by founders?
- Cary Street Partners appears in the BankerNotes directory. Reviews from verified founders who hired the firm unlock publicly once five founders have submitted ratings. Until that threshold is reached, reviews are pending and not displayed.
- Where is Cary Street Partners headquartered?
- Cary Street Partners is headquartered in Richmond, VA. The firm was founded in 2002.
- What kinds of deals does Cary Street Partners work on?
- Cary Street Partners focuses on Lower Mid-Market. Typical transaction size falls in the $10M-$100M range.
- Who are the key dealmakers at Cary Street Partners?
- Senior dealmakers include Hunter McGuire (Managing Director). Founders running a process should expect to interact most with the named partner or managing director assigned to the deal.
- How does BankerNotes verify reviews of Cary Street Partners?
- Every review on BankerNotes is submitted by a founder who confirms they hired the firm as their sell-side advisor. We verify the reviewer privately using work email, LinkedIn, and approximate engagement timing. The verified identity is never published. Only the rating, written review, and a generic sector label appear on the public page.
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Last updated: July 18, 2025