CHICAGO, IL – August 4, 2026 – Pendo Advisors, a leading independent investment bank providing institutional-quality valuation advisory and corporate finance solutions, is proud to announce that it has been recognized as one of the 2026 TOP 50 Investment Banks in the Middle Market™ by Grady Campbell, a premier branding and marketing firm serving the middle market.

Grady Campbell’s TOP 50 Investment Banks in the Middle Market™ award program highlights investment banks, advisors, and consultants that make meaningful contributions to the middle market and set new standards for excellence in client service, strategic advisory, and market leadership.

In its announcement, Grady Campbell Founder Kerry Grady noted, “We are proud to support the 2026 TOP 50 Investment Banks in the Middle Market whose relentless pursuit of excellence leads to significant advantages for their clients.”

The TOP 50 Investment Banks in the Middle Market™ awards are part of Grady Campbell’s broader TOP 50 award programs, which also include the TOP 50 PE Firms in the Middle Market™. These highly regarded awards are trusted across the industry by private equity firms, investment banks, asset managers, limited partners, and business owners for their independence and integrity in recognizing excellence among small and mid-sized firms.

About Pendo Advisors

Founded in 2009, Pendo Advisors is an independent investment banking and valuation advisory firm serving lower middle market companies, private equity firms, ESOPs, and family-owned businesses. The firm provides institutional-quality merger and acquisition advisory, business valuation, fairness and solvency opinions, ESOP advisory, capital raising, and corporate finance solutions. Pendo completes more than 125 corporate finance and transaction advisory engagements annually and is consistently recognized as one of the nation’s leading providers of fairness opinions.

Learn more at www.pendoadvisors.com.

About Grady Campbell

Founded in 1989, Grady Campbell is a leading branding and marketing firm that supports top-performing middle-market firms with strategic brand building, design, and digital marketing solutions. The firm’s Top 50 award programs are designed to spotlight and promote the achievements of leading professionals and firms in private equity and investment banking.

Learn more at www.gradycampbell.com.