Lower Middle Market Pursuits: Record Breaking First Half Underscores LMM Resiliency There’s no shortage of headwinds facing buyers and sellers in 2022. Inflation, an increasingly hawkish Fed, recessionary worries, and public…
Advisors Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks [Q2 2022] We are excited to release Axial’s Q2 2022 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. As economic uncertainty further deepened…
Inventory, Automation & Allocation: Disparities & Dynamics in the Industrials Industry [Virtual Roundtable] The dynamics in the industrials space have been off kilter for quite some time. An ongoing supply chain crisis, lack…
Healthcare M&A Update: The Challenges of Returning to Normal [Virtual Roundtable] Just yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial average plummeted another 1,100 points, as investors continued their relentless selloff. The question on…
Building Bonds in a Digital Age: Thoughts from The Axial Closers’ Summit A little over two years ago, the lower middle market was faced with the ultimate stress-test: could M&A withstand the…
Aerospace & Defense M&A: A Shifting Global Landscape [Virtual Roundtable] M&A activity in the aerospace and defense industry reached new heights in 2021. Recent data from PwC revealed that there…
Manufacturing M&A: The Art of Anticipating Problems Manufacturing business owners understand better than most the importance of anticipating problems. Mechanical issues, raw material sourcing, labor shortages… not…
Software M&A State of the Union [Virtual Roundtable] The public markets have been a rollercoaster of volatility so far this year. The cocktail of geopolitical tensions, inflation, and…
The Case for Healthcare M&A in 2022 [Virtual Roundtable] Earlier this week, we sat down with 5 healthcare-focused Axial members (all recently named to Axial’s 2021 Healthcare Top 50…