Forest Hills Capital Reviews
Cincinnati, OH · Founded 2014
- Type
- Boutique
- HQ
- Cincinnati, OH
- Founded
- 2014
- Deal size
- $5M-$50M
- Focus
- Lower Mid-Market, Industrials
- Website
- foresthillscap.com
- Patrick HayesManaging Director
Forest Hills Capital is a boutique headquartered in Cincinnati, OH and founded in 2014. The firm focuses on Lower Mid-Market, Industrials and typically advises on transactions in the $5M-$50M range. Key dealmakers include Patrick Hayes (Managing Director). Read founder-verified reviews of Forest Hills Capital below, from founders who hired the firm as their sell-side advisor whether the deal closed or not.
What to know about Forest Hills Capital
Forest Hills Capital has built its franchise in Lower Mid-Market, Industrials, where founders running a sale process often turn to firms with deep sector pattern recognition. The senior bench, anchored by Patrick Hayes, sets the tone for how engagements run from the first call through whatever outcome the process produces. Founders evaluating Forest Hills Capital typically compare it against other boutique houses with similar sector emphasis.
Deal sweet spot at Forest Hills Capital sits in the $5M-$50M band. That target range shapes everything: which buyers get the call, how the process is paced, and how the firm allocates senior banker attention. Founders working with Forest Hills Capital should expect a process tuned to that band; founders far below or above it sometimes find a better fit elsewhere.
Geography matters more than founders expect. Forest Hills Capital operates out of Cincinnati, OH, and its strongest buyer-side relationships tend to cluster around that orbit. For sellers running a global process, that can be either an advantage (concentrated relationships) or a constraint (thinner reach in other regions). Founders should ask directly: which buyers have you placed with in the last 24 months, and where are they.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can review Forest Hills Capital?
- Any founder who hired Forest Hills Capital as their sell-side advisor and ran an M&A process with them, regardless of whether the deal ultimately closed. How a banker behaves when a deal does not close is just as important as when it does, and both outcomes are welcome.
- Has Forest Hills Capital been reviewed by founders?
- Forest Hills Capital appears in the BankerNotes directory. Reviews from verified founders who hired the firm unlock publicly once five founders have submitted ratings. Until that threshold is reached, reviews are pending and not displayed.
- Where is Forest Hills Capital headquartered?
- Forest Hills Capital is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. The firm was founded in 2014.
- What kinds of deals does Forest Hills Capital work on?
- Forest Hills Capital focuses on Lower Mid-Market, Industrials. Typical transaction size falls in the $5M-$50M range.
- Who are the key dealmakers at Forest Hills Capital?
- Senior dealmakers include Patrick Hayes (Managing Director). Founders running a process should expect to interact most with the named partner or managing director assigned to the deal.
- How does BankerNotes verify reviews of Forest Hills Capital?
- Every review on BankerNotes is submitted by a founder who confirms they hired the firm as their sell-side advisor. We verify the reviewer privately using work email, LinkedIn, and approximate engagement timing. The verified identity is never published. Only the rating, written review, and a generic sector label appear on the public page.
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Last updated: October 30, 2025