Amvest Financial Group is an Independence, Missouri based investment banking firm that specializes in mergers and acquisitions. Founded in 1976, the firm provides services in the areas of private equity, management buyout, strategic advisory, selling and divestiture among others. Additionally, Amvest also offers recapitalization, initial public offering, pre-sale positioning, privatization, business valuation, debt financing, buyer representation, and market research. The firm caters to printing and packaging, logistics and transportation, food industry, outsourced business services, healthcare plastics, restaurants, retail, and real estate financing.