Stout is a 1,000+ person advisory firm headquartered in Chicago, operating across corporate finance, transaction advisory, valuations, and investigations. The tech stack is operations-heavy (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, HubSpot) with enterprise-scale infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, Palo Alto, Rapid7) and analytical tools (Python, SQL, SAS, R, Stata) — typical of a large advisory practice managing complex client engagements. Active hiring across finance and legal, with accelerating velocity, suggests expansion into new service lines or geographic markets.
Notable leadership hires: Managing Director
Stout advises public and private companies on valuations, M&A transactions, accounting and reporting, and financial disputes and investigations. The firm operates through multiple entities (Stout Risius Ross, Stout Advisors SA, Stout GmbH, Stout Bluepark Asia) and maintains FINRA registration and SIPC membership. Current project focus spans middle-market M&A diligence, fair market valuations, capital raising, and healthcare-adjacent work (EMR/EHR optimization), alongside internal scaling initiatives and a recent office move.
Core tools: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, HubSpot; cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP; security: Palo Alto Networks, Prisma Access, Rapid7; analytics: Python, SQL, SAS, R, Stata; ERP/accounting: NetSuite, Sage Intacct, SAP, Oracle.
Chicago, IL. Founded in 1991, Stout is privately held with 1,001–5,000 employees and currently hiring only in the United States.
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