Cordis Group is the M&A advisory firm in the Cordis family, focused on lower-middle-market businesses with $5M or more in enterprise value. Cordis Group is structurally separate from Cordis Foundry; the two are sister firms inside the Cordis Group family.
What Cordis Group does
Sell-side and buy-side advisory engagements for lower-middle-market businesses, typically in industrial services, B2B services, manufacturing, and specialty distribution. Engagements include sale process management, buyer outreach, LOI evaluation, diligence management, and closing.
Why the MRI is the typical entry point
Most founders Cordis Group eventually engages with start with an MRI. The MRI is the diagnostic engagement; the subsequent advisory engagement, if it happens, is structured around the work the MRI surfaces. Founders who go directly to advisory without the MRI typically discover, in the first six weeks, that the preparation work the MRI would have identified is now in the way of the process. The MRI-then-advisory path is the more efficient sequence.
Why “by referral”
Cordis Group does not market outbound. Engagements come through three channels: existing client referrals, Cordis Foundry readers who take an MRI and decide to proceed, and centers-of-influence in the lower middle market (accountants, attorneys, wealth advisors).
How to begin
Take the Scorecard or, if you are inside the 12-to-36 month window, request an MRI. If you are already in a process or have a specific question, the contact form on this page reaches a human at Cordis Group within one business day.