Chestnut Partners is a private merchant bank serving public and private corporate clients throughout the U.S. Founded by Albert A. Holman, III in 1995, Chestnut Partners specializes in providing financial advice relating to start-up consulting, private debt and equity capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offering advisory services, financial consulting and merchant banking activities. Since December 1995, the firm has acted as financial advisor for its clients in raising more than $300 million. Through Chestnut Securities, Inc., the firm acts as a registered broker-dealer in the private placement of equity and debt securities and in certain financial advisory transactions.