SMI Group is a private Los Angeles-based management consultant, investment bank and registered investment advisor that participates in creating and building companies, joint ventures and other business opportunities. Our professionals have closed more than $50 billion of complex transactions and led multinational businesses with more than 30,000 employees. We lead or participate in guiding the strategy, business development, growth, management and liquidity events of businesses. We provide investment banking services for some of these businesses and other clients, with a focus on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, other business combinations and dispositions, complex licenses, strategic investments and financings.
- SMI Group LLC creates businesses, business opportunities and strategic alliances globally, with a focus on the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. SMI Group LLC also advises public and private businesses, government agencies and NGOs on strategy, marketing, organization, management and operations. SMI Group LLC has two subsidiaries, SMI Capital Markets LLC and SMI Advisors LLC.
- SMI Capital Markets LLC is an investment bank registered as a broker-dealer with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). SMI Capital Markets provides licensed investment banking services in the United States, focused on mergers and acquisitions and private placements, particularly for strategic investments.
- SMI Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor that provides a platform for managing funds.
- Through HanoverWest-SMI, a collaboration between HanoverWest LLC and an affiliate of SMI Group, we have access to opportunities in Africa. HanoverWest-SMI provides advice to private and public sector clients, primarily in Africa.
Directly and through our international collaborations, we participate in creating, acquiring and building businesses and business opportunities. We provide strategic advice in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
In addition to our headquarters in Los Angeles, we have professionals in New York City, Canada, India, Singapore and the U.K. SMI Group Consulting professionals located at the renown Cambridge Innovation Center, adjacent to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, draw on strong relationships within the M.I.T. community to augment SMI Group’s internal resources.
References in this website to “SMI Group” refer collectively to SMI Group LLC (including SMI Group Consulting), SMI Capital Markets LLC, and SMI Advisors LLC, unless the context indicates otherwise. HanoverWest-SMI is a separate venture that provides opportunities for SMI Group.