bCatalyst Advisors is the region’s leading middle-market mergers and acquisitions specialist. Our professionals provide M&A services, valuation and other financial advisory services to small and middle-market companies in our region, and have a successful track record in achieving results for both buyers and sellers across a variety of industries.

Located in the heart of Louisville's Main Street district, bCatalyst was established to promote and nurture early-stage companies. Originally founded in 2000 by some of the area’s best-known and most experienced entrepreneurs, deal-makers and private equity investors, bCatalyst was the first for-profit business accelerator to service the Louisville-Cincinnati-Lexington "Triangle." Our founders Doug Cobb, Greg Fischer, David Grissom, David Jones, Jr., Kent Oyler, Robert Saunders, Keith Williams, and Steve Bing have started more than two dozen companies across a wide variety of traditional and new economy industries including:

• Manufacturing
• Healthcare
• Telecommunications
• Financial Services
• Information Technology
• Proprietary Education
• Publishing
• Entertainment
• Distribution

bCatalyst’s founders have always dreamed big and exemplified the entrepreneurial spirit for themselves, their businesses and their community. Early-on, they recognized the need to support early-stage businesses with financial and mentoring support to help put Louisville on the map and to assist new entrepreneurial ventures become highly successful companies.

bCatalyst Advisors brings a fresh, entrepreneurial approach to the world of M&A service, valuation and financial advisory services. Our team is professional and disciplined while maintaining a creative and entrepreneurial spirit. Integrity and honesty are our key values, and we enjoy working hard to help our clients achieve their goals. We want to be a “catalyst” for our clients’ success and believe that their success is in turn our own success.