Will Smythe Joins Third Coast as an Analyst

 
 

October, 2025

Third Coast is pleased to announce the addition of Will Smythe to the firm as an Analyst.  Mr. Smythe will have responsibility for acquisition target research, financial analysis, marketing, and database administration. Prior to working with Third Coast Capital Advisors, Mr. Smythe was an Associate Broker with CRC Group, a nationwide risk management firm. During his time at CRC, Mr. Smythe was responsible for risk analysis, account retention, and marketing new risk programs. Mr. Smythe earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business. Mr. Smythe played basketball for Loyola University Chicago where he was a member of an MVC conference championship as well as an Atlantic 10 regular season championship. 

Third Coast Capital Advisors is an investment banking firm in Chicago, focused exclusively on buyside work. We provide three primary services to our clients:

  • Acquisition Search: Our core focus is to work with PE owned portfolio companies and corporate clients to identify, contact, and execute directly negotiated acquisitions on their behalf.

  • Add-On Due Diligence: We perform market research during a competitive sale process to assess and validate the add-on potential for a new platform.

  • Buyside Consulting Services: We provide project based services including acquisition strategy development, market research and corporate development support.