FMI is an investment banking firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1953, the firm primarily practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and also provides services including sell-side and buy-side advisory, ownership transfer planning, valuation and fairness opinion, employee stock ownership planning and advisory. FMI's focused group of sectors includes construction materials, general contractors and construction managers, energy services and clean-tech, communication and technology, engineering, building products, and construction and capital equipment.