Artemis Transaction Advisors LLC (ATA) is a middle-market investment banking firm with a specialized capability for sell side transactions. We help clients identify options, understand value and execute deals that maximize their interests.

Founded in 2023 by Darrell Butler, ATA has prospered for over two decades because it is devoted to its clients and conducts business with integrity. We invest our time to truly understand clients and their objectives. Clear and consistent communication keeps clients informed and deals moving forward. These attributes and practices support our deliberately simple strategy to deliver the performance we promise.

WE'RE CLOSERS - Firms do not close deals. Dealmakers close deals. A composite of established skills, resourceful experience, and unlimited drive has fueled success for all of our past clients, transaction after transaction and year after year.

TOUGH TRANSACTION EXPERIENCE - We’re successful closing deals that require hard work and imagination to overcome obstacles. Delivering success on the harder deals is not about size, specialization or reputation, it’s about real deal experience. Our depth and diversity of experience give us the ability to close deals at optimal valuations.

SENIOR LEVEL ENGAGEMENT - We engage in only a select number of transactions at a given time so that every deal can be actively managed by a Managing Director. From preparation through due diligence, a seasoned Managing Director is directly working to ensure that each transaction progresses efficiently towards conclusion.

STRUCTURED DEAL PROCESS - We create an individualized deal process for each transaction. This enables us to clearly identify objectives and obstacles; assign order to tasks and timelines; and manage expectations. A well-organized deal closes sooner with higher valuations and less stress.

PROFESSIONAL ACCESS - A big part of investment banking is relationships. Our combined professional network includes thousands of C-level executives, lawyers, accountants, bankers, family offices and private equity groups. This network gives us access to necessary real-time market intelligence, pricing data, emerging industry trends and active buyers, lenders, or financing sources.

LEADERSHIP
The success of a transaction depends on the aggregate skills of people on the deal team. We have a diverse and exceptional team. Our Managing Directors all share the belief that hard work, dedication to client service, and perseverance towards achieving client objectives are the elements that drive exceptional outcomes.

Darrell M. Butler - Managing Director & Principal
Mr. Butler has been involved in mergers and acquisitions for more than 30 years, participating in more than 200 transaction assignments ranging in value up to $750 million. As immediate past chairman of an international network of investment banks, Mr. Butler travels extensively and leads the firm’s cross border transactional efforts. FULL BIO


Prior to co-founding Artemis Transaction Advisors, he was an accomplished associate and vice president at a leading national investment bank, where he was formally recognized as Top Associate for leading the company in deals closed and fees generated. Mr. Butler spent more than seven years at Arthur Andersen as a financial consultant to Fortune 1000 clients. In addition to earning consistently outstanding marks during his tenure at Andersen, he is proud to have received the Sequoia Award for mentoring in support and development of his staff.

He is currently an independent director on the board of Restonic Mattress Corporation and has served for 15 years as the treasurer of a not-for-profit educational corporation and previously served six years as treasurer of a $1.2 million not-for-profit corporation. Mr. Butler has spoken before members of the Institute of Management Accountants, the Chicago Bar Association and industry trade associations and has been published in such magazines as Forbes and Flexible Packaging on topics involving corporate finance and deal-making.

Mr. Butler holds an M.B.A. in Financial Management and Strategy from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Finance, with honors, from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign.

Lawrence Dick - Managing Director
Mr. Dick has over 35 years of diverse industry merger and acquisition experience through his roles as a corporate development executive with a Fortune 50 Corporation and as an investment banker. He has participated in more than 200 transactions in a wide range of industries with transaction size ranging from $2 million to over $700 million.  FULL BIO


Prior to joining Artemis Transaction Advisors he spent eleven years as a founder of a boutique middle market merger and acquisition firm which he subsequently merged into Artemis Transaction Advisors. Previously, Mr. Dick spent five years with a national middle market investment bank and ten years with Beatrice Companies, Inc. as a Director in its Corporate Development Group where he worked on numerous transactions in North America and Europe. Early in his career, he spent several years with Ernst & Young conducting audits of a diverse group of manufacturing and service companies. In addition he spent several years in a marketing capacity with NCR Corporation. Mr. Dick currently is involved with a major international not-for-profit organization in a financial consulting advisory role.

Mr. Dick holds a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Northern Illinois University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Illinois.

Andrew Winick - Managing Director
Andrew has more than 25 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance. He has worked in the M&A and Investment Banking Industry Groups of Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley in Chicago and New York, where he completed numerous M&A, debt and equity transactions for public and private companies in both domestic and international markets.  FULL BIO


He has successfully advised both Fortune 500 and middle market companies on numerous M&A deals in the consumer, technology, industrial, gaming and aerospace industries. He has lectured on M&A and valuation at Northwestern University's graduate school, and has founded and operated businesses in disparate industries.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Skidmore College and graduated with Honors with an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Business.

Aaron Nowak - Managing Director
Aaron has over 10 years of experience in the financial sector, supporting merger, acquisition and financing transactions in industries, including consumer products, food and beverage, manufacturing, logistics and technology. His background also includes significant corporate finance experience. Aaron heads up Artemis’ Southeast office in Atlanta.  FULL BIO


Prior to ATA, he worked as a Principal Financial Analyst at Capital One Financial Corporation and worked as an Analyst at an Atlanta-based boutique investment banking firm. Mr. Nowak earned his MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He previously earned a Master of Science in Finance degree from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and International Affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology.