Top Business Services Investment Banks with Recent Private M&A Activity

331

Active Firms

599

TTM Deal Flow

$3M-$22M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 11%

Florida 10%

Texas 8%

New York 7%

Virginia 4%

Key Attributes

Best For: Complex Transactions | Typical Fee: Retainer & Success fee | Coverage: Dedicated, Sector-Focused Deal Teams

Claiborne Advisors, Inc.

3 Total Closed Deals

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Claiborne Advisors, Inc. brings Wall Street partner-level experience and expertise to companies that need to merge/sell in a transaction too small for the major investment banks.David Duval takes on only a few, select clients each year in the Southwest. Clients are usually founder-owners or spinoffs from public companies. Mr. Duval closely and productively aligns with each, focusing on maximizing valuations before going to market.Securities offered through Burch & Company, Inc., member FINRA/SiPC. Burch and Claiborne are not affiliated entities.

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Oct 2019 Advised Dudley Kebow, Inc. in its sale to Progressive International Corp.
Oct 2014 Advised The Oceanscience Group Ltd. in its sale to Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
Dec 2004 Advised Titan Scan technolog in its sale to BeamOne

Granite Tower Capital

3 Total Closed Deals

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Granite Tower Capital is an Advisory firm that specialises in arranging M&A, Debt Financing and the Raising of Equity for privately held Companies. We deal across Canada and in all Industries. Our mission is to help our clients succeed in all of their endeavours. At Granite Tower Capital, every customer is important. And our reputation hinges on the fact that we treat even our smallest clients with the same respect and diligence we would treat our largest clients. We earn the trust of our clients and our lenders by our actions every single day.

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Aug 2013 Advised Peel Graphics in its sale to Advertek Printing
Dec 2012 Advised National Risk Assesments on an investment from Accord Financial
Aug 2011 Advised Advertek Printing on an investment from Bank of Montreal

BB&T Capital Markets

3 Total Closed Deals

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BB&T Capital Markets is a premier middle-market integrated provider of investment banking and capital markets services. Our Investment Banking specialists provide a full range of capital raising and advisory services to publicly traded and private companies, governments, and nonprofits. Our Investment Bankers work in close partnership with other capital markets specialists and senior corporate bankers, supporting each client with industry-focused strategic advisory services.

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Oct 2013 Advised Holley a portfolio company of MONOMOY Capital Partners in its sale to Lincolnshire
Oct 2013 Advised SMB Machinery in its sale to Highroad Capital Partners
Sep 2013 Advised SCT a portfolio company of Tillery Capital in its sale to Global Enviornment Fund

Mary Street Capital

3 Total Closed Deals

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We're dedicated to serving the middle market, providing modern, customized solutions, always with a future focus that goes beyond the deal. As an affiliate of Kaufman Rossin, we integrate investment banking with estate, tax, advisory and wealth management expertise to maximize value for business owners.

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Jun 2024 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
Jun 2023 Advised Bar Maid Corporation in its sale to Winco (The Foodware Group)
Jun 2023 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Truist Bank

Centennial Peaks Capital

3 Total Closed Deals

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Strategic. Operational. Creative. Centennial Peaks Capital is a Denver-based boutique investment banking firm that leverages the deep strategic and transactional experience of its partners to provide highly specialized and objective transaction advice and services. The partners have considerable experience and direct operational responsibility inside corporate environments, resulting in a deeper understanding of what your organization is going through and how others will view your business. The team possesses decades of demonstrated success evaluating, structuring, managing, and executing…

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Jun 2019 Advised PG Dental Holdings, LLC on an investment from TriSpan Opportunities Fund LP
Apr 2019 Advised Canadian Subsidiary of CPI Card Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTS; TSX: PMTS) in its sale to Allcard Limited
Nov 2018 Advised Sola Salon Studios on an investment from PNC Riverarch Capital

Axios Ventures, LLC

2 Total Closed Deals

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Global consultants and Middle-Market Investment Bankers. Initial focus on Aerospace and BA/GA (business aviation/general aviation), but now generalists in all disciplines/industries. Leverage relationships with ultra high net-worth clientele to gain new business. Success across four continents and over 20 countries.

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Feb 2010 Invested in Boston Heart Diagnostics
May 2000 Invested in VIP Jets

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Chiron Financial LLC

2 Total Closed Deals

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Chiron Financial LLC is an investment banking firm that arranges private placements of debt and equity capital as well as mergers, acquisitions and sales for middle market companies. We raise start-up capital and growth capital and also assist with refinancing, financial restructuring, and other special situations. Our clients have included companies in oil and gas, oil service and equipment, midstream and downstream energy, power, building products, basic materials, health care, real estate, retailing, light and heavy manufacturing, and non-profits.

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Mar 2020 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
Mar 2019 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Providence Advisors LLC

2 Total Closed Deals

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Providence Advisors, LLC, is a boutique investment bank providing mergers and acquisitions advisory services to lower middle market companies, private equity investors and management teams. We primarily advise on the sellside of transactions. Our transactions range from $10 million to $100 million (total enterprise value) with an average exceeding $50 million over the last three years. We have 30 years of experience in investment banking, have been in business for 20 years and operate nationwide. We have extensive experience in the packaging and containers, plastics and related…

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Dec 2021 Advised Custom Golf Car Supply in its sale to Arrowhead Engineered Products
Jul 2021 Advised Brave Quest Corp. dba eLogHomes in its sale to Salt Creek Capital

Oliver Investment Banking

2 Total Closed Deals

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OIB is a firm focused on the needs of lower and middle-market businesses. We begin by understanding your business and personal goals, without an agenda. We are FINRA licensed and dedicated to professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality. Our services include assisting in the purchase or sale of a business, sourcing financing, and transaction planning and preparation. We know you have a busy schedule and we are willing to meet you or talk at your convenience, before or after business hours. Work with Oliver Investment Banking - Your local investment bank serving Colorado Springs, Denver…

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Oct 2023 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
Apr 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company

Valinvest

2 Total Closed Deals

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Valinvest is devoted to asset management and business consulting, attended in each case by its companies Valinvest and Sonnenfeld.Valinvest Group characterises by being focused on creating value and wealth based in the principles of corporate ethics, with a strong commitement with the enrichment of people and family values. We guide or practices by the CFA Code of Ethics and Standard of Professional Conduct.Sonnenfeld is the Peruvian branch of Grupo Sonnnfeld, a Barcelona based business consulting company that operates on several other countries, that builds an strategic joint venture with…

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Aug 2007 Advised Consorcio Forestal Amazonico in its sale to Fondo de Inversión Stella
Aug 1999 Invested in Pedregal S.A.

Catapult Growth Partners

2 Total Closed Deals

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Catapult Growth Partners is a leading North American Consultancy and Investment Bank focused on the business services sector. Over the past decade Catapult has helped clients Accelerate Profitable Growth through effective Strategy Development, Practical Execution Support, Talent Acquisition and Management. Catapult has an outstanding track record enabling firms to grow, and position for exit. With offices in Denver, Los Angeles, New York and Toronto, Catapult Growth Partners is your trusted advisor for helping companies achieve their goals.We help our clients:• Accelerate Profitable Growth:…

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Aug 2018 Advised RO Innovation in its sale to Upland Softward
Jun 2016 Invested in Boulder Logic

A. B. Nicholas

2 Total Closed Deals

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A. B. Nicholas is the leading provider of custom stock portfolio loan financing and credit. Through partnerships with four major licensed U. S. brokerage/banking giants, A. B. Nicholas has arranged for its clients unique, feature-rich, wholesale credit lines at very low costs and rates and high loan-to-value. Designed principally for the franchise, business-buying, and commercial real estate markets, A. B. Nicholas' LeverageLine now dominates it's market niche. All lenders are fully licensed FINRA/SIPC; all lender advisors are handpicked FINRA members in good standing with multiple licensure.

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May 2015 Advised Mathnasium on an investment from Michael Rourke
Dec 2013 Advised Massage Envy on an investment from Wishes to Remain Anonymous in a Public Forum Like This

Schwartz Heslin Group, Inc.

1 Total Closed Deal

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SHG is an independent investment banking and strategic advisory firm located in the United States, Europe and internationally. We advise our clients in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, business valuation, divestitures, recapitalizations, restructurings, and other strategic and corporate finance matters. We operate with the understanding that management consultants typically have limited knowledge of capital markets and investment banking. Likewise, investment bankers are typically transaction oriented and are seldom adept at advising companies on strategic or operational…

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Jan 2016 Advised Ushers Machine & Tool Company in its sale to Aalberts Industries

RedShift Advisors

1 Total Closed Deal

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RedShift Advisors is a lower middle market investment bank. It provides merger, acquisition, and capital raising services to owners and investors.

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Apr 2023 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company

Brixton Partners LLC

1 Total Closed Deal

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Brixton Partners LLC is a boutique investment bank specializing in business sales, mergers and acquisitions advisory services for privately held lower middle market companies seeking to harvest maximum value. We are headquartered in Boson MA. We work on behalf of business owners well before the actual exit to insure that they get the best total value when ultimately selling a business. Typically these clients are profitable businesses with revenues from $2 million to $100 million. Most are privately owned businesses. We specialize in structuring a sale to realize the maximum post-tax result…

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Jan 2021 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company

85 Advisors

1 Total Closed Deal

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85 Advisors is a strategic and financial advisory firm that helps technology companies plan, analyze and execute successful growth, financing, and M&A strategies. We work closely with our clients' senior management and board of directors to evaluate, plan and execute myriad strategic alternatives, including mergers, acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, and divestitures. Our focus and expertise extend beyond traditional investment banking services and, accordingly, we serve as a trusted and objective advisor to growth-stage and middle market technology companies on a variety of…

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Sep 2023 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company

Performance Capital Advisors

1 Total Closed Deal

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We provide investment banking services to predominantly small cap and early stage companies. In business since 2010, Performance Capital has focused on providing its clients with merger and acquisition, private placement, financial restructuring, and general corporate financial advisory services.

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Mar 2014 Advised AbexCo Inc. on an investment from Private individual

Insight Business Consulting, Inc.

1 Total Closed Deal

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IBC is the leading provider of M&A advisory services to the clinical research industry. We focus exclusively on providing representation to clinical research sites, CROs and other service providers to the industry, as well as assisting entrepreneurs and investments groups in finding acquisition targets.Our vast experience includes completing numerous clinical research mergers and acquisitions, raising capital, conducting scores of industry consulting projects and providing business valuation opinions. In addition to our transaction and consulting experience, our principals have direct…

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Feb 2023 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company

The Capital Corporation

1 Total Closed Deal

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Over the last 20 years, The Capital Corporation has established itself as one of the premier, lower middle market investment banking firms in the country.We specialize in navigating our clients through the complicated and time intensive processes of selling their businesses, acquiring other businesses, and/or securing capital. Our niche is to represent "lower middle market" companies that have revenues between $10 million and $100 million. Over the last two decades, we have continuously refined our networks, approach, and skill-sets needed in order to successfully close transactions with…

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Oct 2014 Advised LOI on an investment from to be announced

Sagewood Advisors

1 Total Closed Deal

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Sagewood Advisors is a boutique strategic advisory firm focused on exit strategy, business succession, and strategic mergers & acquisitions transactions.

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Jan 2023 Advised a privately owned rural hospital in its sale to a PE-backed national healthcare group

Firms in the Business Services Investment Banks directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Business Services Investment Banks is $3M-$22M, with a core EBITDA range of $500K-$4M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

Relevant Business Services experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 331 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Business Services.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Business Services Investment Banks directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Business Services, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Investment Banks with experience in Business Services, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 331 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the Business Services Investment Banks directory, you can request information here.

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