Team & About
Founded on a simple premise: we want to help.
A partnership-oriented advisory firm with one overarching goal: to help our clients create value.
Our World Was Evolving, and Business Needs Were Evolving With It
Over two decades in corporate and investment banking, and more than fifteen years in consulting, our senior team has worked with hundreds of businesses: underwriting public company and private equity acquisition financing, raising growth capital for founder-owned businesses, and implementing ERP systems and AI strategies for Fortune 100 clients.
In the years following 2020, patterns emerged. Economic conditions changed. Owners looked for new solutions. Technology disrupted labor and decision-making. New pockets of capital formed but remained obscure compared to traditional sources.
Some of these needs could be met with traditional banking and consulting approaches. Many could not. We founded Evolution Advisory Partners to help our clients adapt. To evolve. Together.
How We Work
Partnership Over Transactions
Four commitments that shape every engagement.
Partnership-Oriented
We measure success by the value our clients create, not by deal count.
Conflict-Free
Independent of any capital provider, so our advice stays objective.
High Touch
Senior attention from first conversation through funding and thereafter.
Turn-Key
We act as an extension of the company and carry the execution burden.
Leadership
Foundational Trust Built on 20+ Year Relationships
Olivier Lopez
Founder & Managing Partner
Olivier Lopez is the Founder and Managing Partner of Evolution Advisory Partners. Over the past 20 years in investment banking and capital markets, he has helped founders, private equity firms, and independent sponsors raise capital and navigate pivotal moments in their businesses’ evolution. Prior to founding Evolution, Olivier held roles at Bank of America, J.P. Morgan, William Blair, and BCL.
Olivier founded Evolution in April 2026 to do that work differently — combining institutional-quality capital markets execution with the kind of hands-on, partner-driven support that’s often missing from traditional advisory relationships. He advises clients across the full capital spectrum, from senior debt to non-control equity, and works alongside management teams on the operational work that often determines whether a deal — or a company — actually succeeds.
Selected Transactions
Expertise Across the Entire Capital Spectrum
Billions of capital raised across transaction sizes, structures and uses of proceeds.
$1.05B
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Leveraged Buyout
$410M
First & Second Lien Credit Facilities
Acquisition / Recap / Refinancing
$300M
Term Loan B
Acquisition / Recap / Refinancing
$210M
ABL + Senior & HoldCo PIK Debt
Acquisition / Recap / Refinancing
Includes transactions completed by professionals at prior firms.
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