Buyers How private equity is consolidating the tire & service market This is a guest post from FOCUS Investment Banking, an Axial member since 2010 and an Axial sell-side partner since…
Buyers From banker to searcher to CEO to founder of Panther Equity: David Eshaghian’s journey through the lower middle market My guest today is David Eshaghian, Founder of Panther Equity Group. Panther Equity pursues investments in lower middle market businesses…
Buyers Leaving mid-market PE to become an independent PE sponsor My guest today is Nathan Chandrasekaran, Co-Founder and Partner at Columbia River Partners (CRP). We start by discussing the impetus…
Buyers The $1B Lower Middle Market Holdco Built Around Customer Concentration, Diversity, and a Life of Purpose My guest today is Tarrus Richardson, Founder And CEO of IMB Partners. Tarrus has 25 years of private equity…
Buyers Rolling up hardware stores: CMG completes 9 acquisitions in 2022 The lower middle market demonstrated its resilience in 2022, serving as the source for fresh consolidation opportunities that a growing…
Advisors The Top 50 Lower Middle Market Healthcare Investors & M&A Advisors [2022] By all accounts 2021 was a banner year for healthcare M&A. According to KPMG’s Q3 2022 healthcare M&A report, “more…
Buyers 3 Reasons to Trust Search Funds More Than You Might Think In the lower middle market, you’ll hear many bankers and business brokers assert that search funds are low-ball bidders without…
Buyers Search Funds Making Strides Across Lower Middle Market With the latest edition of Axial’s Pursuits Report, we explored how the overall profile of buyers in Q3 2022 broke…
Buyers Goodbye Wall Street, Hello SMB Holding Company My guests today are Jonathan Kasen and Gordon Scott, Co-Owners of Hilliards Chocolates. Hilliards is one of New England’s most…
