Lower Middle Market Deal Digest

Welcome to the February 2022 edition of Axial’s Lower Middle Market Deal Digest, your source of news, deal announcements, and all things LMM.

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Investment Banks
41 North, Eight Quarter Advisors, Threadstone Advisors, Trinity Advisory Services, Mariner Capital Advisors

Corporates
Cydecor, The Facilities Group, RESPEC

Private Equity Firms
Cebron Group, SecondGen Partners, Bayou Bridge Capital

Family Offices
Fourshore Partners, Banvest Group, Merx Resources

Independent Sponsors
Posterity Capital, Forward Capital Partners, Perpetuity Fund

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Member Shoutouts

Thought Leadership

A Differentiated Approach to Investing With Growth-Oriented Healthcare Businesses (Gauge Capital)
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When Buy-Sell Agreements Go Wrong (And Why You Need to Update Yours (Southard Financial)
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Supply Chain: How to Turn Your Biggest Challenges Into Your Biggest Opportunities for Increased Go-to Market Valuation (LFM Capital)
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How an ESOP Works (CSG Partners)
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Dealmaking in the Manufacturing & Distribution Industry (Atlas Capital Partners)
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5 Exit Strategy Tips: How to Make Sure Your Business Runs Without You (SF&P Advisors)
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7 Characteristics That Private Equity Groups Look for in a Business (Chesapeake Corporation)
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What Should You Expect from Term Sheets? (Pacific Business Advisors)
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Middle Market Should Look to 2022 With Caution As Headwinds Loom: Armory’s Nick Tell Op-ed (Armory Securities, LLC)
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Impact of higher oil prices due to the Russian–Ukrainian conflict (Janney Montgomery Scott)
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Deal News from Sell-Side Members

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Strolleria LLC in its Sale to Weave Growth Partners and Peninsula Capital Partners.
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The Forbes M&A Group Advises Uinta Brewing on Its Sale to US Beverage.
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Woodbridge International Closes Sale of Local Search for Dentists to itrac, LLC.
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The DAK Group Announces Sale of Bearings Limited to Solve Industrial Motion Group a Platform Company of Audax.
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Martinwolf Represented Custom Computer Specialists in Strategic Investment by Columbia River Partners.
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Solganick & Co. served as the exclusive advisor to Waypoint in its sale to Wipfli.
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A National Air Courier & Logistics Company, advised by Everingham & Kerr has entered into a joint venture with a Mid-Western based Land Courier Company.
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Bundy Group advises SuperHero Fire Protection in its acquisition of Twin City Sprinkler.
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Farlie Turner Advises Orange Accountable Care Organization of South Florida in Sale Transaction.​​​​​
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Boxwood Partners Advises American Road Markings on Its Acquisition by InfraStripe, A Leading Provider of Roadway Infrastructure Services.
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ButcherJoseph Advises InVision on Sale to Its Employees.
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TobinLeff Advises Kobe Digital on its Sale to QLE Ventures.
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Stout Advises Nimbus Health on Sale to Dr. Reddy’s.
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D.A. Davidson & Co. Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Protecht Group in Its Significant Growth Investment from Arrowroot Capital.
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Mirus Advises All Metals on its Sale to Salt Creek Capital.
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Deal News from Buy-Side Members

Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, GME Supply Co., Acquires TEAM-1 Academy.
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SFW Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in RDI Technologies, a Leader in Vision-Based Analytical Solutions for Predictive Maintenance.
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Greenbriar Announces Acquisition of JEGS Automotive.
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Huron Capital’s Direct Connect Logistix Expands into Mountain West with Acquisition of Performance Logistics.
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Clearview Hits the Target with the Acquisition of Portu Sunberg.
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Bertram Capital Partners With Bruce Jacobi and Managament to Acquire Cogency Global.
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Arsenal Acquires ATP Group from Bregal Unternehmerkapital.
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Spire Capital Partners Portfolio Company, O2B Kids, Expands its Georgia Footprint with the Acquisition of Cedars Preschool.
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White Oak Healthcare Finance Provides Financing to Community Dental Partners.
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Sheridan Capital Partners-backed Oral Surgery Partners Announces Multiple Acquisitions and CEO Hire.
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Potomac Equity Partners Announces Acquisition of U.S. Mobile Health Exams.
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InfraStripe, a Soundcore Capital Partners portfolio company, buys American Road Markings.
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Pattern Acquires Amplifi.io to Accelerate Ecommerce Content for Brands.
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Fulcrum Equity Partners Announces Investment in Supply Wisdom’s AI/ML Risk Intelligence Platform.
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Nautic Partners-backed VC3 and CompuVision merge.
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Top February Articles on
Middle Market Review

The Top 50 Lower Middle Market Software Private Equity Investors & M&A Advisors. Read More

Retail’s Omnichannel Transformation Drives LMM M&A. Read More

Tuck-In Talent: 6 Years, 5 Platforms, 30 Add-Ons. Read More

Software M&A State of the Union [Virtual Roundtable]. Read More

Recapping SMBash: Twitter, M&A and the SBA. Read More

Faces of the Lower Middle Market. Read More

Under Appreciated Key to Healthcare Acquisition Success: Staff Retention. Read More

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