Keel Merchant Bank

Embedded in business.
Accountable to the result.

Embedded in business.
Accountable to the result.

Embedded in business.
Accountable to the result.

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Our Approach

An advisory-first merchant bank for the middle market.

Built for complexity. Accountable to the outcome. Present through every stage.

Keel Advisory and Keel Capital are separately operated affiliates of Keel Merchant Bank. Keel Partners is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.

1

Our Approach

An advisory-first merchant bank for the middle market.

Built for complexity. Accountable to the outcome. Present through every stage.

Keel Advisory and Keel Capital are separately operated affiliates of Keel Merchant Bank. Keel Partners is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.

1

Our Approach

An advisory-first merchant bank for the middle market.

Built for complexity. Accountable to the outcome. Present through every stage.

Keel Advisory and Keel Capital are separately operated affiliates of Keel Merchant Bank. Keel Partners is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.

One entry point. Access to the full ecosystem.

Keel Stack

Keel Advisory

Strategic and operational advisory

Keel Stack

Keel Partners

Full-stack capital markets execution

Keel Stack

Keel Capital

Opportunistic balance sheet deployment

Keel Stack

Keel OS

Agentic intelligence for the middle market

Integrated by design. Governed by structure. Built to protect clients and counterparties at every step.

Four pathways. One destination.

One entry point. Access to the full ecosystem.

Keel Stack

Keel Advisory

Strategic and operational advisory

Keel Stack

Keel Partners

Full-stack capital markets execution

Keel Stack

Keel Capital

Opportunistic balance sheet deployment

Keel Stack

Keel OS

Agentic intelligence for the middle market

Integrated by design. Governed by structure. Built to protect clients and counterparties at every step.

Four pathways. One destination.

Integrated Model

Full Stack. Full Lifecycle. One Platform.

Keel stays embedded from first assessment through exit, with every capability under one roof.

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Technology

Technology

Technology

Technology

Technology

Technology

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Integration

Integration

Integration

Integration

Integration

Integration

Exit

Exit

Exit

Exit

Exit

Exit

Embedding inside the business, assessing operations, identifying value levers, and building the roadmap for what comes next.

The intelligence layer underneath every stage. Real-time reporting, automated workflows, and proprietary analytics from day one.

Embedded execution from the inside. Transforming businesses through financial and operational improvement that compounds enterprise value.

Full-stack capital markets execution. Diligence already complete, financials already clean, story already proven.

Going on offense. Identifying, evaluating, and executing acquisitions and strategic transactions that accelerate the value creation plan.

Staying embedded through post-acquisition integration. Aligning operations, systems, and teams with real-time performance data.

Positioning the business for a premium outcome. The proven narrative built across every prior stage becomes the exit story.

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Technology

Technology

Technology

Technology

Technology

Technology

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Integration

Integration

Integration

Integration

Integration

Integration

Exit

Exit

Exit

Exit

Exit

Exit

Embedding inside the business, assessing operations, identifying value levers, and building the roadmap for what comes next.

The intelligence layer underneath every stage. Real-time reporting, automated workflows, and proprietary analytics from day one.

Embedded execution from the inside. Transforming businesses through financial and operational improvement that compounds enterprise value.

Full-stack capital markets execution. Diligence already complete, financials already clean, story already proven.

Going on offense. Identifying, evaluating, and executing acquisitions and strategic transactions that accelerate the value creation plan.

Staying embedded through post-acquisition integration. Aligning operations, systems, and teams with real-time performance data.

Positioning the business for a premium outcome. The proven narrative built across every prior stage becomes the exit story.

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Advisory

Technology

Technology

Technology

Technology

Technology

Technology

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Value Creation

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Integration

Integration

Integration

Integration

Integration

Integration

Exit

Exit

Exit

Exit

Exit

Exit

Embedding inside the business, assessing operations, identifying value levers, and building the roadmap for what comes next.

The intelligence layer underneath every stage. Real-time reporting, automated workflows, and proprietary analytics from day one.

Embedded execution from the inside. Transforming businesses through financial and operational improvement that compounds enterprise value.

Full-stack capital markets execution. Diligence already complete, financials already clean, story already proven.

Going on offense. Identifying, evaluating, and executing acquisitions and strategic transactions that accelerate the value creation plan.

Staying embedded through post-acquisition integration. Aligning operations, systems, and teams with real-time performance data.

Positioning the business for a premium outcome. The proven narrative built across every prior stage becomes the exit story.

Services shown are provided by separately operated affiliates of Keel Merchant Bank, including Keel Advisory, Keel Partners (a FINRA-registered broker-dealer), and Keel OS. Each entity operates independently. No single entity provides all services depicted.

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The Platform

Four entities. One institution.

Four entities. One institution.

© 2026

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Leadership

Built by people who have been in your seat.

Keels founding team brings decades of experience as principals, operators, lenders, and executives across the middle market.

© 2026

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Dan Picmann

CEO, Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with deep experience leading operational transformations across the middle market. Architect of the advisory-first model that defines how Keel operates: embedding inside businesses, deploying capital alongside them, and staying accountable to the outcome. Built Keel Merchant Bank to deliver institutional-grade execution to the companies that need it most.

Portrait of a man in a suit with a white shirt, looking at the camera against a dark background.

Dan Picmann

CEO, Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with deep experience leading operational transformations across the middle market. Architect of the advisory-first model that defines how Keel operates: embedding inside businesses, deploying capital alongside them, and staying accountable to the outcome. Built Keel Merchant Bank to deliver institutional-grade execution to the companies that need it most.

Portrait of a man in a suit with a white shirt, looking at the camera against a dark background.

Dan Picmann

CEO, Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with deep experience leading operational transformations across the middle market. Architect of the advisory-first model that defines how Keel operates: embedding inside businesses, deploying capital alongside them, and staying accountable to the outcome. Built Keel Merchant Bank to deliver institutional-grade execution to the companies that need it most.

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Kap Haldia

COO, Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with extensive operational and capital markets expertise across the middle market. Has been on every side of the table as investor, operator, lender, and advisor, across 70+ acquisitions, $500M+ in capital deployed, and 500+ credit agreements negotiated.

Portrait of a man wearing a dark blazer and black turtleneck, facing the camera with a slight smile on a dark background.

Kap Haldia

COO, Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with extensive operational and capital markets expertise across the middle market. Has been on every side of the table as investor, operator, lender, and advisor, across 70+ acquisitions, $500M+ in capital deployed, and 500+ credit agreements negotiated.

Portrait of a man wearing a dark blazer and black turtleneck, facing the camera with a slight smile on a dark background.

Kap Haldia

COO, Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with extensive operational and capital markets expertise across the middle market. Has been on every side of the table as investor, operator, lender, and advisor, across 70+ acquisitions, $500M+ in capital deployed, and 500+ credit agreements negotiated.

Alex Putzer

CTO & Managing Partner — Keel OS

Technology leader building Keel's proprietary platform. Leading the development of real-time financial models, portfolio monitoring, and AI-powered workflow automation.

Alex Putzer

CTO & Managing Partner — Keel OS

Technology leader building Keel's proprietary platform. Leading the development of real-time financial models, portfolio monitoring, and AI-powered workflow automation.

Alex Putzer

CTO & Managing Partner — Keel OS

Technology leader building Keel's proprietary platform. Leading the development of real-time financial models, portfolio monitoring, and AI-powered workflow automation.

Eddie Perlman

Independent Director & Chairman of the Board

Independent board member providing governance oversight and strategic counsel. Previously founded and managed an event-driven hedge fund. Deep expertise in distressed credit and special situations.

Eddie Perlman

Independent Director & Chairman of the Board

Independent board member providing governance oversight and strategic counsel. Previously founded and managed an event-driven hedge fund. Deep expertise in distressed credit and special situations.

Eddie Perlman

Independent Director & Chairman of the Board

Independent board member providing governance oversight and strategic counsel. Previously founded and managed an event-driven hedge fund. Deep expertise in distressed credit and special situations.

A merchant bank for the middle market.

The right partner fot the moments that define what comes next.

A merchant bank for the middle market.

The right partner fot the moments that define what comes next.

A merchant bank for the middle market.

The right partner fot the moments that define what comes next.

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