Patron Members of the Month

Greater Seattle is home to some of the best companies in the world, many of whom join the Trade Alliance as patron members. For membership information, please contact Samantha Paxton at 206-389-7319, or via email at samanthap@seattlechamber.com

August

Baldwin M&A Partners, LLC
Baldwin M&A Partners, LLC is Seattle and Bellevue's oldest private investment banking firm. Since 1977, Baldwin Partners has specialized in the sale and purchase of privately held companies. The firm provides confidential Merger and Acquisition services to a wide range of manufacturing, distribution, retail and service based clients. Selling clients are both local and national, and are typically privately held companies with revenues between $10 and $150 million. Acquisition clients come from all across North America, Europe and the Far East, and include both large and small private equity groups and strategic buyers representing private and publicly listed companies. Baldwin Partners is a founding member of IMAP (International Mergers and Acquisition Partners), a global network of leading Merger & Acquisition advisory firms with offices in 33 different countries. Baldwin Partners represents IMAP exclusively in the State of Washington. The principals are also licensed real estate professionals and can facilitate the sale, purchase, re-cap or sale lease-back of commercial and manufacturing properties, giving management and owners added flexibility and access to more creative financial options to expand their businesses. Baldwin Partners is proud to have teamed with the many professional local accounting, law and other professional service firms that have helped to facilitate hundreds of successful transactions over the past 30 years.

Banner Bank
Banner Bank is committed to being the best provider of financial services to our valued customers in the Northwest.  Founded in 1890, Banner Bank is a Washington state chartered commercial bank and a subsidiary of Banner Corporation.  They currently operate a total of 86 branch offices and 12 loan offices in 29 counties in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.  In addition, Banner Corporation, a $4.6 billion bank holding company, is the parent of Islanders Bank which operates three branch offices in Washington’s San Juan Islands.  Banner offers a full range of deposit services and business, commercial real estate, construction, residential, agricultural and consumer loans.  Better ideas.  Better banking.  Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. 

US Bank
US Bank is the 6th largest commercial bank in America with total assets of $246.6 billion, providing a comprehensive line of domestic and international banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. US Bank has 2,522 banking branches located in 24 states serving 14.2 million customers.

Washington First International Bank
Washington First International Bank is a Washington State chartered, FDIC insured, full service commercial bank with four locations in the Greater Seattle area. The Bank has strong international banking expertise and a global correspondent banking network, and is a Preferred Lender for SBA Export Working Capital Loan program. As of June 30, 2008, the consolidated assets of the holding company Washington First Financial Group has exceeded $650 million.

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