We are pleased to announce a new strategic business alliance between SimekScott and Uplift Partners!
This collaboration brings together SimekScott, a boutique professional services firm specializing in tax, advisory, and technology consulting, with Uplift Partners, a Chicago-based boutique M&A and strategic advisory firm that helps business owners navigate transformative transactions and execute sale transactions, strategic acquisitions, and capital raises.
Through this alliance, we are combining deep industry expertise and advisory excellence to amplify strategic value, deal execution capabilities, and tailored solutions for our clients.
We look forward to leveraging our collective strengths to help visionary leaders and businesses unlock new opportunities.
“Launching this partnership with SimekScott is a natural step for Uplift. Our firms are united by a shared mission: helping clients transform complex challenges into value-enhancing strategies. By combining our strengths, we aren't just advising our clients—we are accelerating their growth and ensuring our clients execute with absolute confidence.”
-Quinn Carlson, Managing Director, Uplift Partners
“We are thrilled to collaborate with Uplift Partners to expand our reach and offer M&A advisory support to our clients that connects them with high quality strategic buyers and investors. This collaboration is a natural fit and will significantly benefit our shared customer base.”
-Matt Bower, Managing Principal, SimekScott
About Uplift Partners: Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, Uplift Partners is a boutique investment bank specializing in entrepreneur- and family-owned business transactions. Leveraging our experience, extensive capital relationships and a proprietary tech-enabled platform, we deliver the "best of the market" for exits, transactions with private equity, and acquisitions. To date, Uplift has advised on 50+ transactions exceeding $10 billion in aggregate value.
About SimekScott: A holistic tax, advisory, and technology professional services firm, SimekScott helps clients navigate complex multi-state tax environments, transform operations, and leverage technology effectively. They deliver practical, tailored solutions aligned with each client’s unique objectives. They serve large corporations, mid-market and privately held companies, foreign entities establishing a U.S. presence, and the clients of alliance partner firms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, SimekScott also has offices in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and New York.