Cherry Tree & Associates, LLC is a private investment banking firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializing in serving entrepreneurially-managed companies. Founded in 1980 and working with education-related companies since our founding, the firm has served hundreds of companies in a variety of industries. We define education broadly, serving businesses in early childhood, K-12, higher education, and corporate/professional training. Our services include sell-side advisory engagements, buy-side advisory engagements, the raising of equity capital (from institutions, not individuals), and providing fairness opinions and other valuation services. Our mission is to help business owners and executives get where they want to go.