Six Considerations When Receiving Funding from Strategic Investors In addition to pursuing independent venture capital firms, entrepreneurs and business owners often seek funding from the “in-house” venture capital…
The One Critical Element Every Teaser Must Have While there are multiple important elements of an effective investment teaser, every investment teaser MUST, in some clear way, answer…
Business Owners How Business Owners Can Respond to Unsolicited Offers The purpose of this article is to provide guidance to business owners who have received an unsolicited bid for their…
Business Owners Choosing a Generalist or Specialist Investment Bank Choosing an investment bank is one of the most weighty business decisions that an entrepreneur will make—and choosing between a…
New Release: Axial v3.6 We are very excited to kick off 2011 with the release of Axial v3.6. With this release, Members gain access…
Bringing More Value to the Middle Market in 2011 2010 was a banner year for Axial, and we wanted to share some of our success and milestones as we…
The Role and Fee Structure of an M&A Advisor Why Hire an M&A Advisor In the First Place? It’s usually a bad idea for the entrepreneur selling a company…
The Value of a Strategic Buyer: Groupon and Google Mega-hot online deal of the day distributor Groupon has been growing at a breakneck speed, and it looks as though…
Secrets to Detecting Hidden Agendas Boards of Directors must be vigilant in terms of detecting hidden agendas that members of management teams harbor when they…
