Wipfli LLP: Launches corporate finance subsidiary

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin (June 13, 2011) — Wipfli LLP, a national CPA and consulting firm with offices across Wisconsin, has announced the launch of a corporate financial services entity called WCF Advisors LLC. The entity will provide investment banking and corporate finance services, including merger and acquisition advisory services, capital raising and financial advisory services.

“WCF Advisors was created by Wipfli LLP to meet the full range of our clients’ transactional and capital raising needs,” said Karen Monfre, one of the leaders of WCF Advisors and a partner with Wipfli LLP. “The entity is a one-stop source for executing M&A and capital raising transactions, while also providing corporate finance, valuation, due diligence, and other related consulting services.”

WCF Advisors provides a broad range of advisory services tailored for middle market companies with $10 million to $500 million of revenue, and for capital providers seeking investment opportunities or assistance with portfolio companies. The company provides high caliber advice and guidance, while maintaining a strict dedication to their clients’ strategic and transaction objectives. Common investment banking transaction services include assisting clients raise capital for growth; recapitalizing a client’s business through a minority or majority sale of equity; selling a client’s business outright; and advising on, and executing, a client’s acquisition strategy.

About WCF Advisors

WCF Advisors provides a broad range of advisory services tailored for middle market companies with $10 million to $500 million of revenue, and for capital providers seeking investment opportunities or assistance with portfolio companies. The company provides high caliber advice and guidance, while maintaining a strict dedication to their clients’ strategic and transaction objectives. Common investment banking transaction services include assisting clients raise capital for growth; recapitalizing a client’s business through a minority or majority sale of equity; selling a client’s business outright; and advising on, and executing, a client’s acquisition strategy.

The company’s associates are registered representatives through Rippe & Kingston Capital Advisors, Inc., a broker dealer registered with the SEC and FINRA.

About Wipfli LLP

With approximately 1,000 associates and 20 offices, Wipfli ranks among the top accounting and business consulting firms in the nation. Wipfli can advise in all areas of business, from finance and operations to human resources, information technology, and customer relationships. Wipfli’s clients include contractors and developers, construction companies, real estate companies, manufacturers, health care organizations, financial institutions, nonprofit entities, dealerships, small businesses, and individuals. Wipfli’s 81-year legacy of helping its clients succeed is a point of pride for each of the firm’s partners and associates. For more information, visit http://www.wipfli.com.