Lower Middle Market Deal Digest

Welcome to the January edition of Axial’s Lower Middle Market Digest, your source of news, deal announcements, and all things LMM.

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Investment Banks
Threadstone Advisors, XLCS Partners, Large Practice Sales, Integrity Square, Blue Harbor Capital Advisors

Corporates
Allegion, Utility Partners, Corporate Payroll Services

Private Equity Firms
Insight Partners, Castle Island Partners, American Pacific Group

Family Offices
Mallard Capital, Reddick Wellington Investments, Berenson & Company

Independent Sponsors
Beverly Capital, Southport Group, Lancer Capital Management

People Moves

	Gauge Capital Continues to Invest in Healthcare Team with Recent Hire of David Friedman. Read More
	John Hutchinson Joins Varsity Brands as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Read More
	Spire Capital Announces the Promotion of Rupali Varma. Read More
	LLR Partners Promotes Sasank Aleti and Michael Levenberg to Partner. Read More
	Chris Reenock Joins Carter Morse & Goodrich. Read More
	Stephens Inc. Expands Institutional Sales Team with Senior UK Hire. Read More
	GreerWalker Adds 5 New Partners. Read More
	Progress Partners Hires Gretchen Tibbits as Managing Director. Read More

Member Shoutouts

Madison Street Capital Awarded “Information Technology Deal of the Year” by The M&A Advisor’s 14th Annual Turnaround Awards. Read More
Happy Anniversary – martinwolf M&A Advisors Celebrates 23 Years. Read More
Berkery Noyes Releases Financial Technology and Information Industry M&A Report For Full Year 2019. Read More
Strategex Expands its Private Equity Solutions to Include 80/20 Value Creation Consulting. Read More
Huron Capital Celebrates 20th Anniversary Year with Record Number of Deals Closed in 2019. Read More

Thought Leadership

M&A Quarterly News In The Aviation, Aerospace and Defense Industry Sector (Corporate Finance Associates)
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Application Software M&A: 2019 Recap and 2020 Forecast (Solganick & Co.)
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How a Management Team Adds Value to Your Business (Mt. Vista Capital)
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Beauty Retailers Are Finding New Ways To Attract Customers And Keep Them Coming Back (Triangle Capital)
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An Introduction to M&A Purchasing Agreements (CGK Business Sales)
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M&A Activity in Canada Should be Strong in 2020 (

Crosbie & Company Inc.)
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What Is a Personal Guarantee on a Business Loan and Why We Don’t Require One (Lighter Capital)
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Deal News from Sell-Side Members

New Direction Partners Advises Florida Based Sun Graphic Technologies on its Recent Sale.
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Trilogy Warehouse Partners, advised by R.L. Hulett, has partnered  with Tilia Holdings, LLC.
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Plethora Businesses Advises Xebec in Acquisition of Air & Gas Company.
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The Independence Group Completes Sale of Refrigeration & HVAC Company.
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Peakstone Group Advises CALco Pallets on its Sale to Strength Capital.
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Everingham & Kerr Advise Northeast Coffee Distributor on its Acquisition by a Regional Strategic Acquirer.
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Auctus Capital Partners Supports Cybersecurity and Microsoft Cloud Solutions Acquisition, Advises 5nine in Acronis Buyout.
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Calder Capital Represents Topps Safety Apparel, Inc. on its Acquisition by Pinnacle Textile Industries.
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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors Serves as Exclusive Financial Advisor to A.L. Smith Glass Company, Inc. in its sale to American Insulated Glass, LLC. .
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Protegrity Advises The Garden Dept. in its Acquisition by SiteOne Landscaping Supply.
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SSG Capital Advises St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in its Sale to Tower Health and Drexel University.
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Cascadia Capital Advises The Lion Brewery in Acquisition by Encore Consumer Capital.
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Deal News from Buy-Side Members

ParkSouth Ventures closes Platform Investment in Enterprise Computing Services of Shreveport, LA and completes first add-on with Acquisition of My IT of New Orleans, LA.
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Thermal Solutions Manufacturing, a Portfolio Company of Altus Capital Partners III, L.P., Acquires Alfa Laval Champ.
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J.F. Lehman & Company Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Global Marine Group.
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The Halifax Group Invests in TriMech, a Leading Provider of Engineering Design Solutions.
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One Equity Partners Completes Investment in Computer Design and Integration.
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MEI Rigging & Crating, a Portfolio Company of Dorilton Capital, Expands into Southern California with the Acquisition of Dunkel Bros.
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Huron Capital’s Albireo Energy Acquires Advanced Automated Systems, Inc.
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eClinical Solutions Announces Growth Equity Investment from Summit Partners.
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CIVC Partners Portfolio Company Magna Legal Services Acquires RecordTrak.
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Sheridan Capital Partners Invests in Tarrytown Expocare.
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Circle Graphics, an H.I.G. Capital Portfolio Company, Completes Acquisition of Metromedia Technologies.
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SCF Partners Invests in Contract Resources.
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Volaris Group Expands Position in Communications & Media Vertical with Acquisition of Lifecycle Software LTD.
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Winsupply acquires plumbing, heating distributor Rosen Supply.
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Kriya Capital Acquires Mississippi Based Receivable Solutions Specialist.
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American Securities Completes Investment in United PF.
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Top January Articles on
Middle Market Review

Top 20 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks [Q4 2019]. Read More

4 Critical Considerations for MedTech Companies Before a Sale. Read More

Predictions for the M&A Market in 2020. Read More

3 Takeaways from Harvard Business School’s 2019 Search Fund Conference. Read More

6 Clauses to Negotiate in the Investment Banking Engagement Letter. Read More

Axial Member Spotlight: Strategic M&A Advisors. Read More

Top 10 Articles of 2019. Read More

Highlights of Recent transactions

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