Olsen Palmer

Olsen || Palmer is an independent investment banking firm that exclusively advises financial institutions across the spectrum of Mergers & Acquisitions out of our headquarters in Washington DC and regional offices in Chicago, Denver, and Birmingham. By design, we combine the extensive M&A expertise of a traditional diversified firm with the agility, innovation, and independence of a boutique firm. Specializing in sell-side M&A advisory, buy-side M&A advisory, valuations, fairness opinions, branch acquisitions and divestitures, and Board-level assessments of strategic options. Olsen Palmer LLC was ranked as a Top 3 bank M&A advisory firm according to S&P Global, based on the number of nationwide whole-bank sell side M&A transactions advised upon in 2019. Christopher Olsen, the firm's Managing Partner, was ranked the #1 bank M&A advisor across the entire U.S. according to S&P Global, based on the total number of nationwide whole-bank M&A transactions on which he served as advisor in 2019.