Stout Risius Ross LLC is a financial advisory group that offers investment banking, valuation & fairness opinions, and dispute advisory services to small and large companies. Stout Risius Ross' investment banking group provides mergers & acquisitions, capital raising, financial restructuring, valuations, and strategic guidance. Sector expertise includes aerospace, automotive, beverages, building materials, business services, communications, consumer products/services, defense, diversified, energy services, financial services, food, healthcare, IT, industrials, leisure, life science, machinery, media, metals/mining, real estate, and utilities. Stout Risius Ross was formed in 1991 and is based in Chicago.