Amvest History

Amvest was founded in New York City by Charles Oppenheimer in 1976 when he was unable to locate a firm to search for acquisitions for himself and the owner of another holding company. In 1984 Amvest moved its headquarters to Kansas City and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Westar National, Inc. a company controlled by Mr. Oppenheimer. Amvest was a captive investment bank serving four holding companies until 1986 when it began serving the general corporate community.

In addition to investment banking services Amvest began offering turnaround, workout and crises management services and strategic planning. Amvest drew upon the expertise of Mr. Oppenheimer and his turnaround staff. In 1993 Amvest became a wholly owned subsidiary of Jannel Holdings Limited also indirectly controlled by Mr. Oppenheimer when he became President and CEO assuming daily control after divesting the last of his operating companies.

Recently Amvest has added professionals and entered into affiliations with firms in Canada, Mexico and Europe. Many Professionals have gained their experience by acquiring, operating and selling their own companies and holding senior management positions giving Amvest unique experience available from very few firms.

Amvest Financial Group, Inc. is a Kansas City based national investment banking firm that specializes in mergers and acquisitions and has served its clients for over twenty-seven years. Amvest has represented both buyer and seller clients with sales ranging from $5 million to over $6 billion seeking to sell a company or division, or to acquire one company or several in a consolidation or a buy-and-build program. Amvest frequently conducts targeted acquisition searches for buy-side clients in order to provide proprietary deal flow. In addition Amvest offers turnaround services, debt financing, private equity, management buyouts, strategic planning and other corporate finance services. We invite you to visit our web site at www.amvest.com