Lower Middle Market Deal Digest

Welcome to the January 2021 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
Prairie Capital Advisors, Aleutian Capital Group, Blue River, Excendio Advisors, Graphic Arts Advisors

Corporates
Smart Care Equipment Solutions, Macrodyne Technologies Inc., Okaya USA Inc

Private Equity Firms
Trivest Partners, Latticework Capital, Arthur Ventures

Family Offices
TAC Capital Partners LLC, O3 Industries, Cascade Ventures

Independent Sponsors
Ilion Capital Partners, Dekos Capital, Offshoot Capital

People Moves

	Capstone Expands Consumer & Retail Group with Addition of Brian Boyle. Read More
	Bridgepoint adds Director of Marketing. ​​​​ Read More
	Windsor Capital, LLC Expands its Investment Banking Team. Read More
	Gilbert & Pardue Promote Bruce Lancaster to CFO. Read More
	Star Mountain Capital Names Chris Goodwin, Former Co-Head of BNP Paribas Merchant Banking, as Managing Director and Establishes Dallas Office. Read More
	Kainos Capital Announces Addition of Alex Stanek to Operations Team. Read More
	Vance Street Capital Appoints J. Mark King as Operating Partner. Read More
	Tower Arch Capital Announces Promotion of Jim Allred to Vice President. Read More

Member Shoutouts

martinwolf M&A Advisors Acquires IT Exchangenet. Read More
Baker Tilly Foundation Doubles Grants for Annual Giving Campaign. Read More
Bryant Park Capital Named to Top 20 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks in Q4 2020. Read More
Sheridan Capital Partners Closes Fund II at $306M. Read More
Gauge Capital Closes Gauge Capital III at $800M. Read More

Thought Leadership

How Retail Stores Need To Change And Adapt In 2021 And Beyond (Triangle Capital)
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How to Avoid These Common Business Selling Deal Breakers (Southard Financial)
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Plastics & Packaging M&A Update (PMCF)
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How Biden Tax Plan, Foreign Tax Law Changes May Impact Business Operating Models (Armanino)
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Ownership Transition Survey Results on Feedback and Answers from Family-Owned Businesses (Pacific Business Advisors)
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Mergers and Acquisitions: Doing Deals in a COVID-19 World (Bravaldo Capital Advisors)
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10 Resolutions to Help You Build a More Valuable Business (The Principium Group)
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Software M&A Update 4Q 2020 (R.L. Hulett & Company)
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What’s New with SBA 7(a) Loans in 2021 (Vital Financial Services)
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Round two of PPP Loans: What Small Businesses Need to Know (Corporate Payroll Services)
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Deal News from Sell-Side Members

Gleason Advisors advises PSP Metrics in Sale to ScaleCo.
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Colliers International Represents Pine Island Chemical Solutions In Acquisition By Black Cliff Partners.
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Cross Keys Capital Advises World Wide Farms on Sale of Majority Stake to Osprey Capital.
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Peakstone Advises on Sale of Precision Machining Business.
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Gilbert & Pardue Advised Radarview on its Acquisition by Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS).
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Britehorn Partners Advises US Title on Acquisition by Shaddock National Holdings.
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Cardinal Logistics, an H.I.G. Capital Portfolio Company, Acquires NRX Logistics. Tenney Group Advises.
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Kratos Capital Advises J Reynolds & Co., Inc. On Its Acquisition By Tecta America Corporation.
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CMG Advises Ward Leonard on its Sale to Fairbanks Morse, a Portfolio Company of Arcline.
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PCE Advises Hisco Inc. on the Acquisition of Kimco.
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Berkery Noyes Advises 919 Marketing Company on a Majority Stakes Acquisition by Greens Farms Capital and Landon Capital Partners.
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The Forbes M+A Group Advises Traffic Safety Rentals (TSR) on its Sale to Area Wide Protective (AWP).
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BlueWater Partners Advises IMS on Sale to Convergint Technologies.
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Bridgepoint Investment Banking Arranges Asset-backed Facility for Miller Veterinary Supply.
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Capstone Headwaters Advises Powrmatic of Canada Ltd. on its Sale to Deschenes Group Inc.
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The DAK Group Announces the Sale of West Essex Building Supply Co. to Jaeger Lumber – Creating a Northeast Powerhouse of Building Materials and Supplies.
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Dresner Partners Advised NavePoint LLC in Its Sale to Infinite Electronics International, Inc.
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American Healthcare Capital Exclusively Advises Leading Mental Health Service Providers Second Chances and Simple Intervention in Their Sale to Seaside Healthcare.
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Tyton Partners Advised TeachTown on Securing its Growth Investment by Bain Capital Double Impact.
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Beacon Acts as Exclusive Advisor in Sale of High Definition Plasma Cutting Business.
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Deal News from Buy-Side Members

Rockbridge Growth Equity Launches Home Services Platform and Acquires RAdata, a Leader in Radon Mitigation and Water Treatment Services.
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Rayser Holdings Announces Acquisition of J-TEC Associates.
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Blue Point Makes Platform Acquisition of Transtar in Local Partnership to Accelerate Data-Enabled Growth.
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The Vistria Group and Excellere Partners Invest in SCA Pharmaceuticals.
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Blue Sage Capital Invests In Impact Floors.
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One Equity Partners Portfolio Company Spartronics Acquires Primus Technologies.
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Dizzion Completes Growth Investment with LLR Partners.
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JLL Partners Acquires Jonathan Engineered Solutions.
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Industrial Opportunity Partners’ Portfolio Company Monroe Truck Equipment Acquires Southern Coach.
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Harren Equity Partners platform company Velosio acquires BroadPoint.
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Gen Cap America Partners with Management in Acquisition of Frontier Packaging.
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SFW Capital Completes Strategic Recapitalization of Caron Products and Services.
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Huron Capital Creates New Infrastructure Services Platform with Acquisition of Sunland Asphalt.
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Clearview Capital’s OVS pumps up (again) with the acquisition of Davis Pump & Electric Motors.
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CIVC Portfolio Company, Magnate Worldwide, Completes Acquisition of Hybrid International Forwarding LLC.
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424 Capital Announces Investment in Radian Generation.
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Monomoy Capital Partners Acquires Astro Shapes LLC.
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Allegion Accelerates Vision of Seamless Access with Acquisition of Technology Company Yonomi.
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Vance Street Capital Partners with Excel Scientific, a Leading Provider of Consumable Films and Foils Used in Life Science Applications.
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Peak Rock Capital affiliate completes acquisition of Shipley Do-Nuts.
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Top January Articles on
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Closed Deal Case Study: Elvisridge Capital & SurfaceLogix. Read More

How PE Firms Can Use Content Marketing to Source Deals. Read More

The Top 15 Axial Member Deals of 2020. Read More

Top 20 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks [Q4 2020]. Read More

2021 M&A Outlook — Virtual Roundtable. Read More

Digitizing PE Due Diligence (Part 2). Read More

Highlights of Recent transactions

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