Partners
Sponsorship at the
Independent Sponsors Summit
September 28–29, 2026 · New York City
Two days. 550+ confirmed attendees. 26 pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meeting slots. The largest gathering of the independent sponsor ecosystem we have ever put together — a direct line to the operators, capital providers, and advisors who set the deal flow agenda for the year ahead.
Why partner with us
Four reasons to
back the Summit.
Pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meetings
Organized via our client success concierge experts — creating qualified conversations that can turn into real business relationships.
Summit-wide brand visibility
Places your firm in front of the most qualified independent sponsors, building recognition and trust with a market that relies heavily on referrals and reputation.
Speaking & Chatham House hosting
Give your experts a platform to address live market challenges, positioning your firm as a credible resource for dealmakers.
Access, awareness, and authority
A bespoke sponsorship creates access, awareness, and authority with the people shaping lower-middle-market deal flow.
Sponsors
28 confirmed partners
Law firms, accounting practices, capital providers, operating-partner platforms, and technology providers backing the 2026 summit.
Aspen HR
PEO + benefits provider for independent sponsors and their portfolio companies.
Benesch Law
Law firm with a dedicated independent sponsor and private equity practice.
Citrin Cooperman
Full-service assurance, tax, and advisory firm with a national independent sponsor practice.
CohnReznick
Top-25 advisory, assurance, and tax firm with a leading independent sponsor team.
Consero
Finance-as-a-service for sponsors managing first-platform investments.
DIME Commercial Bank
Lower middle-market commercial banking + treasury.
ECA Partners
Executive search + value-creation talent for private equity platforms.
Haynes Boone
American Lawyer Top 100 firm with ~650 lawyers across M&A, finance, and fund formation.
Holland & Knight
Full-service law firm with a dedicated independent sponsor and PE practice.
Ice Miller
100-year-old law firm with broad transactional, tax, and regulatory expertise.
Jones Walker
Gulf-South-rooted law firm advising sponsors on M&A and finance.
Katten
Full-service law firm; private equity and independent sponsor M&A counsel.
Lippes Mathias
Full-service law firm serving the lower middle market.
Levenfeld Pearlstein
Chicago-headquartered M&A counsel for independent sponsors.
Loeb & Loeb
National law firm with an independent sponsor / PE practice.
Morrison Cohen
New York transactional firm advising sponsors and capital providers.
Revenue Management Labs
Revenue intelligence + commercial diligence platform for sponsors.
RxBenefits
Pharmacy benefits administration for sponsor-backed portfolio companies.
Koley Jessen
Lower-middle-market M&A counsel for IS and capital providers.
Sadis & Goldberg
Law firm advising sponsors, GPs, and emerging managers since 1997.
Sapien
AI financial operations platform built for sponsor-backed companies.
Seward & Kissel
Financial services law firm advising sponsors, GPs, and capital providers.
STREAM Capital Partners
Real-estate-backed capital for sponsor-led transactions.
Veritac Group
Diligence and value-creation analytics for sponsor-led deals.
Verivend
Deal management + capital flow platform for independent sponsors.
Virtus Insurance
Independent insurance brokerage for sponsors and their portfolios.
VTG: Virtual Technologies Group
Managed IT, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure for sponsor-backed portfolio companies.
Withum
Top-30 national advisory, tax, and audit firm with a dedicated IS and PE practice.
Media Partners
Industry intelligence partners
Deal Flow Xchange (DFX)
Private deal-flow community + intelligence platform for independent sponsors and capital providers. Read profile ↗
Become a partner
Reach the people closing
lower middle market deals.
Sponsor inquiry
Tell us what you want from the partnership: brand reach, pre-scheduled meetings with specific personas, panel presence, or a sector clinic host slot.
- · Title sponsorship · Track sponsorship · Clinic host
- · Branded report distribution · Pre-event briefings
- · Custom prospect-matching package