
Robert Heilbronner
Managing Director
Get their honest, personalized take on your startup.
Sign in to pitch Robert →At a glance
- Full Name
- Robert Heilbronner
- Title
- Managing Director
- Firm
- Integris Partners
- Firm Type
- Independent middle-market investment bank / M&A advisory firm; Foundersuite also lists him as an Angel Investors / HNW profile
- Investment Stage
- Seed Round, according to Foundersuite; no verified personal angel deals found
- Target Company Profile
- Middle-market companies, especially owner-led businesses; Integris states a focus on $20M-$250M enterprise value
- Sector Focus
- Consumer, Industrials, Business Services; broader firm focus also includes Agriculture
- Geographic Focus
- U.S. middle-market companies with buyer/investor reach in the U.S. and internationally
- Location
- Denver / Boulder, Colorado
Background
Robert Heilbronner is a Managing Director at Integris Partners, an independent middle-market investment bank. Integris lists him in Denver and describes his work as M&A and financing transactions "of all sizes and around the world since 1995," with recent activity in Consumer, Industrials, and Business Services.
Before Integris, Heilbronner was a Managing Director at another middle-market firm where he led the Transportation / Logistics practice and also ran Industrials and Business Services transactions. ContactOut identifies that firm as Headwaters MB and lists his tenure there as January 2004 to January 2008, followed by Integris Partners from February 2008 to present. The Museum of Boulder says he co-founded Integris Partners in 2008.
Earlier in his career, he was the lead transactor in UBS's 34-person Transportation Group and was a founding member of Deutsche Bank's Transportation team. Both roles were based in London, where he worked on engagements across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, including for U.S. clients active in those regions. Integris says he has twice been recognized by investment-banking publications as leading a "deal of the year."
Heilbronner graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. in History and Russian Studies and earned an M.A. in History from the University of Michigan. He speaks Russian. He has served on the board of the Denver chapter of ACG, is active with Naturally Boulder, is past president of the Rocky Mountain Princeton Club, and is listed as Treasurer on the Museum of Boulder board.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Integris is primarily an advisory firm, not a venture fund. Public sources verify Heilbronner's investment-banking role; they do not verify a personal angel-investing track record, portfolio, or check size.
- Foundersuite lists him as an Angel Investors / HNW profile with Seed Round stage focus and Finance industry focus, but the listing does not provide verifiable real portfolio companies.
- His strongest verified lane is middle-market M&A and financing, especially Consumer, Industrials, and Business Services, with historical depth in Transportation / Logistics.
- Integris says it provides "unconflicted advice" and runs processes intended to optimize price, terms, and certainty of close for business owners.
- Firm sector focus includes Food & Beverage, Outdoor and Fitness, Health / Beauty / Personal Care, Juvenile Products, Apparel & Footwear, Agriculture inputs / processing / distribution / equipment, Niche Manufacturing, Engineered Products, Transportation, Environmental, Aerospace & Defense, Tech-enabled Services, Outsourcing / Contracting, Distribution and Logistics, Alternative Financial Services, and Consulting.
- For a founder, the relevant fit is more likely a sale, recapitalization, merger, or debt-financing mandate than a conventional venture seed pitch.
Notable Investments
- Kenny's Great Pies: Premium clean-label pie manufacturer acquired by Dessert Holdings, a Bain Capital portfolio company, in May 2024; Integris served as financial advisor to Kenny's.
- Colorado Premium Foods: Value-added protein processor acquired by Kainos Capital; Integris says it advised Colorado Premium on the transaction.
- Weston Landscape & Design: Premium landscaping-services provider in Colorado's Front Range, Summit County, and Vail Valley; Integris advised on its sale to Perennial Services Group.
- RLE Technologies: Environmental-monitoring and leak-detection products company for critical facilities and data centers; acquired by May River Capital in November 2023, with Integris Partners serving as financial counsel to RLE.
- Star Seed: Kansas-based producer and supplier of farm and conservation seed; acquired by NativeSeed Group in January 2024, with Heartwood Partners recognizing Integris's investment-banking role.
- EnviroTech Services: Road-surface products and maintenance-services provider acquired by Monomoy Capital Partners; Integris says it advised EnviroTech on the transaction.
- Canyon Bakehouse: Gluten-free bread company acquired by Flowers Foods for $205 million; Integris lists the transaction among its experience.
- Fast Cash Pawn: Denver-area alternative consumer-financing / pawn business sold to FirstCash Financial Services in a transaction Integris lists at approximately $46 million.
Unlock the full research
Get how to approach them, recent activity, sources, contact links — plus pitch their AI twin for a candid read on your raise.
One-time. Stays unlocked for you.