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- Kenneth Hachikian: Managing Director
- Richard Taveras: Managing Director
Ravinia Capital LLC is an elite boutique investment bank headquartered in Chicago, serving middle-market business owners, lenders, and their advisors since 2011. The firm specializes in sell-side M&A, distressed and bankruptcy sales, and debt and refinancing advisory across a broad range of industries.
Founded by Managing Partner Tom
Goldblatt, Ravinia has over 25 years of transaction experience across economic cycles. Tom holds a JD from the University of Chicago, an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, and a BA in Accounting from the University of Illinois. He holds the Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) designation and has twice been named Distressed M&A Dealmaker of the Year by The M&A Advisor, in 2014 and again in 2024. In 2025, Crain's Chicago Business recognized him as a Notable Dealmaker in M&A.
Ravinia Capital executes across the full range of transaction types — routine sell-side processes and complex distressed situations alike, including Chapter 11 bankruptcy sales, Article 9 foreclosures, and assignments for benefit of creditors. The firm has a track record of preserving companies, saving jobs, and maximizing recoveries in situations where failure was a real possibility. Recent transactions include the sale of Rōti Modern Mediterranean (2025), the Chapter 11 sale of Allied Healthcare Products (2023), and the sale of City Foods (2022).
Business owners and their trusted advisors — attorneys, CPAs, commercial bankers, and private equity professionals — choose Ravinia for high-quality process, direct access to experienced leadership, and a team that executes. The firm is an active member of the Turnaround Management Association, where Managing Partner Tom Goldblatt has served on the Board of Trustees since 2008.