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Meritage Partners, Inc.

1 Closed Deal via Axial 43 Total Closed Deals

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Meritage Partners ("Meritage") is a multifaceted advisory firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capital advisory, and strategic exit planning, with a focus on the low to mid markets. Our exceptional team boasts a wide range of expertise from entrepreneurs, investment banking, corporate finance, private equity, law, and accounting, collectively amassing over 130 years of experience. With deep-rooted backgrounds in private equity, encompassing roles as investors and trusted advisors, we have actively contributed to transactions exceeding $2 billion in enterprise value.This wealth of…

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• Mar 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Feb 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

CRI M&A Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 31 Total Closed Deals

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CRI M&A Advisors, LLC is a mergers and acquisitions focused investment banking firm providing solutions to companies that are:lower-middle market, andtypically generating between $10 million and $250 million in annual salesWe have experience across a broad range of industries including manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, business services, and energy services, but our clients often hail from other niches, as well. Our entire business model is built around providing real solutions to business owners and executives. That means we do things a little differently than many other investment…

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• Dec 2025 Advised Preferred Fence & Deck in its sale to Hartbrook Development
• Dec 2025 Advised M&J Steel in its sale to Republic Strategic Investments
• Jul 2024 Advised Quality Air in its sale to HVAC Ventures
• Jun 2024 Advised Mechanical Concepts in its sale to Tuckerman Capital

Gleason Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 20 Total Closed Deals

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When closely held, private companies have a need for financial advice – in seeking a liquidity event or when capital needs to be raised, for example – Gleason Advisors acts as a trusted partner to business owners and management. We provide valuable financial and strategic advice throughout the business life cycle.Our service offering at Gleason Advisors allows us to work with businesses facing a wide range of issues and financial challenges. These situations often call on us to leverage our symbiotic relationship with the services of Gleason Experts, where we have deep expertise in…

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• Jan 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jun 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Apr 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

A. Buchholtz & Company, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 20 Total Closed Deals

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A. Buchholtz & Company team members have closed hundreds of transactions.  They have worked in virtually all industries and have served as trusted advisors to many companies when buying or selling their businesses. ​If you are looking for straight-forward, transparent process management and advice on your M&A transaction, A. Buchholtz & Company can help you. Serving small business owners, entrepreneurs, private equity firms and strategic sellers of businesses For transaction sizes of $10 million to $1 billion of value. Particular specialization in media and tech.

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• May 2026 Advised Wood Bros. Industries in its sale to Franklin Electric
• May 2026 Advised RO Superstore & Vistar Water Technologies in its sale to Franklin Electric
• Aug 2024 Advised Integra-Cast Inc. in its sale to Edgewater Funds
• Aug 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Premara Group

1 Closed Deal via Axial 17 Total Closed Deals

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Premara Group is a boutique M&A advisory firm specializing in the sale of lower middle market SaaS, Consumer, and B2B services businesses. We focus on sell-side engagements for companies with $3M–$25M in EBITDA, or SaaS businesses with $5M+ in ARR.What sets us apart is our background. Before advising on exits, our team held critical roles at Oracle, Qualtrics, Domo, and Lucid scaling SaaS go-to-market functions, managing $200M+ Amazon product lines, and leading teams within Fortune 500 divisions. We don't translate your business for buyers. We speak their language because we've lived in…

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• Mar 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Feb 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Oct 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Sep 2025 Advised Ayrshare in its sale to SaaS Group

Exit Strategies Group, Inc.

1 Closed Deal via Axial 16 Total Closed Deals

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Exit Strategies Group provides quality sell-side M&A advisory and business valuation services for $5-100 million revenue closely-held companies, in several industries.If you are looking for a professional M&A Advisor, Investment Banker or Deal Maker to help sell your company and optimize your results, we invite you to contact us for a confidential discussion. We also provide independent business valuation services for M&A, MBO, ESOP, Buy-Sell, tax and other purposes.

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• Dec 2025 Advised TES + Airflotek in its sale to Cleanova
• May 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Dec 2024 Advised Westar Marine in its sale to Individual Investors
• Aug 2024 Advised Afinieol IT Consulting in its sale to Intelligent Technical Solutions

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Brandywine Mergers & Acquisitions, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 13 Total Closed Deals

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Brandywine M&A provides sell-side representation to privately held companies. BMA serves clients of various sizes and industries. Current clients are from industries such as manufacturing, professional services, specialty contracting/service providers, etc. BMA's average client is one preparing for retirement with a mature company. Typically, average earnings are in the $1-5M range.

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• Feb 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Oct 2023 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
• Aug 2023 Advised Atlantic Stud Welding Inc. in its sale to Private Investor
• Aug 2023 Advised Food Safety Solutions in its sale to Private Investor

Trafalgar Capital Partners LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 13 Total Closed Deals

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Trafalgar Capital Partners is an independent investment bank that provides mergers & acquisitions, private equity capital sourcing and financial advisory services to small to mid-size companies. Our firm is comprised of senior investment banking professionals who gained their world-class investment banking experience at such firms as Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. The firm's professionals have a proven track record of success, closing 100+ transactions with aggregate value exceeding $2 billion. Trafalgar is US-based but conducts business throughout Asia, Central and South America and Europe,…

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• Dec 2023 Advised MadWolf Technologies in its sale to Tenex Capital Management
• Aug 2023 Advised FlexEngage in its sale to Klarna
• Aug 2023 Advised Asnet Global Air & Collaboration Services in its sale to New Era Technology
• May 2022 Advised VSGi in its sale to SOLUTIONZ INC

Tennessee Valley Group, Inc

1 Closed Deal via Axial 12 Total Closed Deals

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We are Nashville, Tennessee’s only lawyer-led, retainer based business broker and transition mediation firm. We serve businesses with annual revenue of $2 to $20 million. Our clients are business owners who want to sell their business, and corporate owners who want to sell a non-core business unit. As a Nashville business broker, we make sure to perform a business valuation and and help you through the entire transaction sequence.Our Nashville business broker firm quarterbacks the process from business valuation to selection of the right buyer from the pool of buyers we will generate. If…

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• Jun 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jun 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Apr 2025 Advised Network Communications Systems in its sale to Southworth Capital
• Nov 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Berntson Porter & Company

1 Closed Deal via Axial 12 Total Closed Deals

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Berntson Porter Corporate Advisory provides M&A advisory services to private companies in the Northwest in manufacturing, distribution, services, and technology.

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• Oct 2022 Advised Diamond Nets in its sale to Salt Creek Capital
• Jan 2022 Advised Buildingi in its sale to CBRE
• Dec 2021 Advised H&H Molds, Inc. in its sale to Palindrome LLP
• Nov 2021 Advised Accents & Interiors in its sale to Artisan Design Group

True North M&A

1 Closed Deal via Axial 12 Total Closed Deals

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From selling to buying and everything in between, True North M&A offers a wide array of Advisory services to enhance your goals, your value, and your life. Whether Buying or Selling, we can likely help:- Business Sales- Valuations- Value Building / Coaching- Succession Planning & Exit Strategies- Acquisition Financing

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• Jan 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Sep 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jul 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Bravaldo Capital Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 10 Total Closed Deals

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Bravaldo Capital Advisors is a boutique Atlanta based Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Advisory Firm, providing independent economic and financial advice and execution services for lower middle market companies with revenues typically between $10 million and $300 million that are primarily located in the Southeastern United States.We offer a full range of transaction and advisory services, guiding our clients through sell-side transactions and exit strategy planning, growth through acquisition, debt restructuring and corporate recapitalization.Our team has extensive expertise in a…

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• Mar 2024 Advised Controlled Access, Inc. in its sale to Guardian Access Solutions / CenterOak Partnters
• Jul 2023 Advised QCFS Management Group, Inc. in its sale to Accelerated Communications & Construction
• Jul 2023 Advised Precision Blasting, LLC in its sale to Main Drilling & Blasting, Inc.
• Mar 2023 Advised TPI Engineered Systems in its sale to Enviva

Masswell Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial 9 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Masswell Capital works with clients in the Industrial and home services trades industries to gauge value, identify prospective buyers and coordinate the exit. Advising clients on maximize the future value of their business while mitigating risks by tracking and measuring performance, KPI's and binding and mending company weak spots to solidify performance. As well as assisting in planning, preparing, and executing on exits or acquisitions.

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• Dec 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Oct 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Sep 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Feb 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Ad Astra Equity Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 9 Total Closed Deals

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Who is Ad Astra Equity?AAE is a boutique merger and acquisition advisory firm located in the Kansas City area. We offer M&A advisory services as sell-side advisors. We guide business owners through strategic planning, marketing, and closing of a deal to transition their company. Ad Astra has successfully closed a combined $500 million of transaction value.Our team works with owners across the nation, of varying sizes, across several industries, with each owner having unique goals. We are well equipped to understand a business owner’s wants and needs . . . converting those goals into our…

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• Oct 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• May 2025 Advised Integrity Roofing in its sale to Confidential Company
• Mar 2025 Advised MG Mechanical Contracting in its sale to Confidential Company
• Oct 2023 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Potomac Business Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial 8 Total Closed Deals

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Potomac Business Capital, Inc. helps founders and CEO's maximize value and specializes in "Second Bite" transactions. Focused in the lower middle market ($1M - $5M ebitda) our clients often desire current liquidity with greater likelihood of a significant equity upside opportunity.Clients rely on our knowledge of the digital marketing space for pre-deal strategic planning, target identification, creative transaction design and negotiation to produced successful outcomes.SecondBitePodcast.com tells the story of dozens of successful founders and their transaction experience.

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• Mar 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
• Apr 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer
• Dec 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
• Dec 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company

Trailhead Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 7 Total Closed Deals

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From founder-led service businesses to professional partnerships, our experience enables us to provide a tailored approach across a wide range of transaction sizes. Every deal is unique, which means our processes adjust to make sure we find the right buyer for every business.

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• Sep 2025 Advised Special Delivery Service in its sale to Counsel Press, a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners
• Sep 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Apr 2025 Advised DLJ Commercial Roofing in its sale to Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing, a portfolio company of Main Street Capital
• Sep 2024 Advised Fitness Software for Personal Trainers in its sale to Strategic Buyer

Palmer Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 7 Total Closed Deals

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Welcome to Palmer - We're an M&A Advisor for a new generation of businesses.About Us:At Palmer, we specialize in guiding founders of service businesses through successful transactions.How We Can Help:- Sell your business- Buy a business- Value your businessWhy Palmer:We understand the lack of representation for owners looking to exit their service-based business. Most M&A firms are stuck in their old ways, but we fight for fast timelines, advantageous deal structures, and a deep understanding of your business. Not too much to ask, right?

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• Jan 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2026 Advised Stir Advertising in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jun 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Kasper & Associates

1 Closed Deal via Axial 6 Total Closed Deals

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Kasper & Associates (K&A) was founded in 1984 to fill a void in the merger and acquisition field which was particularly acute in the Fort Worth/Dallas metropolitan area, as well as in North and Central Texas. Our function is to sell medium-sized, privately-owned manufacturing, distribution and service businesses, and to assist potential buyers in finding and acquiring such businesses.Selling prices of such companies range from $700,000 to $35,000,000, with sales revenues from $1,000,000 to $70,000,000. Companies of this size are typically overlooked or simply under-served by Wall Street and…

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• Nov 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer
• May 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2020 Advised Woodie Woods Plumbing, LLC in its sale to Waters Plumbing, Inc.
• Nov 2016 Advised Richards Supply Company in its sale to Manske Material Handling

JMR Capital, Inc.

1 Closed Deal via Axial 5 Total Closed Deals

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JMR Capital provides advisory services to sellers of privately owned businesses. Most of the companies we represent are valued between $2 and $20 million and are located in California. Mark Richardson, the company's founder has been brokering transactions since 1982.

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• Aug 2019 Advised Undisclosed in its sale to Avon Growth Management
• Feb 2019 Advised Quest Building Products in its sale to Jon-Don
• Aug 2018 Advised Craftsman Cutting Dies in its sale to Avon Growth Management
• Jun 2017 Advised Contract Manufacturer - Electronics in its sale to Contract Manufacturer - Electronics

Trinity Transaction Advisory

1 Closed Deal via Axial 4 Total Closed Deals

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Since 2002, Trinity Transaction Advisory, a lower middle market M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) transaction advisory firm, has been assisting owners and shareholders of privately held companies, with annual revenues over $5,000,000, in planning and executing customized exit solutions. The company was founded with a unique concept in mind: providing superior options over the traditional broker model; implementing solid exit solutions; substantially improving our clients’ chances of selling, while increasing business value to our clients. Business owners expect candid…

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• Aug 2023 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
• Oct 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
• Mar 2019 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
• May 2017 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company