Buyers Buy, Build, or Both? Trends in Portfolio Company M&A Add-on acquisition activity in the United States has experienced a steady, near linear growth since the early 2000s. In 2002,…
The Faces of the Lower Middle Market The lower middle market is by far the largest segment of the US economy. By some estimates there are 14x…
The Top 15 Axial Member Deals of 2020 We will all remember 2020. Against the backdrop of a global public health crisis, an ensuing devastating economic crisis, and…
Advisors Top 20 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks [Q4 2020] We are excited to release Axial’s Q4 2020 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. Axial’s investment banking league tables…
The Top Thought Leaders in the Lower Middle Market Content marketing – exhibiting domain expertise to acquire new business – is a tried and true business development strategy that…
The Future of In-Person BD: What to Expect in 2021 2020 has been a year that many are eager to put in the past. However, as we ready ourselves to…
Covid-19’s Silver Lining for American Capital Markets Covid-19 may someday go away, but the accelerated digitization it has thrust upon American private and public capital markets is…
Buyers Building an Unbeatable Culture — A Conversation with the Founder of Star Mountain Capital Brett Hickey founded Star Mountain Capital at the age of 32 with a very important goal in mind: build a…
3 Takeaways from 6 Months of Covid-19 Deal Data In late March, Axial released the Coronavirus Lower Middle Market Deal Activity Dashboard to serve as a real-time indicator of…
