Buyers SEC Rule Changes in the Air for Private Equity The Securities and Exchange Commission recently voted to propose new rules amending the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to increase…
Buyers Dealmakers: How This Firm Uses the Silicon Valley Playbook in the LMM There has traditionally been a clear line between venture capital and private equity investors. VCs look for transformative technologies that…
Advisors Fueled by FirePower Canadian advisory and capital firm helps middle-market businesses survive, grow, and exit In 2010 Canadian Nick Wagner and his business…
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…
LMM Deal Digest: February 2022 Lower Middle Market Deal Digest Welcome to the February 2022Â edition of Axial’s Lower Middle Market Deal Digest, your…
Buyers The Lifecycle of a PE-Backed Company The lifecycle of an acquired platform company can be fascinating to watch, particularly if the acquirers are not in a…
Advisors The Top 50 Lower Middle Market Software Private Equity Investors & M&A Advisors If you look at the stock market, these are tough times for technology companies trying to raise capital. The Nasdaq…
Retail’s Omnichannel Transformation Drives LMM M&A M&A is usually a lagging indicator. That’s not always the case in the lower middle market, however, where sell- and…
Buyers Tuck-In Talent: 6 Years, 5 Platforms, 30 Add-Ons Without question it’s great to love what you do for a living, but it’s also fulfilling if what you do…
