LMI Group is a strategic investment bank-like firm, representing artwork owners and investors in the authentication underwriting and market release of major “orphaned” artworks. Orphaned artworks are culturally and historically important works of art that have been lost to history but can reliably be reintroduced to the cultural sector. The firm addresses artworks that data strongly indicate are by blue-chip artists, and that have expected market values between USD $15,000,000 and $200,000,000. The owner of the artwork and the investors participate in our process through a securities law-compliant, M&A-grade transaction. The firm's undertakings for owners and investors mirror the institutional rigor and scale brought to underwriting the IPO of a company in the financial markets.