2021 M&A Outlook — Virtual Roundtable Axial was back this week with its first event of 2021, in which 10 lower middle market deal professionals sat…
Business Owners Preparing for a Transaction — Virtual Business Owner Roundtable On December 12th, in a new spinout of Axial’s virtual roundtable series, a select group of transaction-ready business owners gathered…
Business Owners SEC Amendments Facilitate Capital Access for SMBs In November, the SEC amended its rules under the Securities Act of 1933 to “simplify, harmonize, and improve” aspects of…
The Bulge Bracket is Coming for the Middle Market Bulge bracket banks have been circling the middle and lower middle M&A markets for quite some time now. The events…
Consolidation in the Private Aviation Industry In the new world of social distancing, mask requirements and frequent hand sanitization, private aviation has become a popular alternative…
The New Normal for Distressed Investing Our virtual roundtable this week revisited the timely topic of distressed investing. After hosting a discussion on distressed debt in…
Virtual Deal Making and the Rise of Contactless M&A Something happened at our firm during the pandemic that we never thought possible. We closed our first ever “zoom” transaction.…
The GP’s Perspective on Fundraising — Virtual Roundtable After a brief summer hiatus, Axial returned to its roundtable series with five of its buy-side members to discuss how…
Reading Between the M&A Activity Headlines Unfortunately, the headlines surrounding M&A activity in the first half of the year were not just headlines. Aggregate deal volume…