Top Distribution Investment Banks with Recent Private M&A Activity

218

Active Firms

451

TTM Deal Flow

$3M-$25M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 11%

Florida 10%

Texas 9%

New York 6%

Illinois 5%

Key Attributes

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

USAREG

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USAREG is an innovative capital & strategy advisory firm based in San Francisco bay area. We provide capital & strategy advisory services for corporate investment, financing and M&A needs.Our analysis and access to over 65,000 M&A activities across a wide range of industries and geographies will be your strong foundation on M&A and investment planning. We work on both buy/sell side and provide services on acquisition strategy, deal sourcing, deal thesis, business valuation, deal structuring, due diligence, integration planning & execution, etc.

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Artika Banca de Inversión

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We are a globally-oriented Boutique Investment Bank located in Medellin, offering high quality consulting services. Our primary goal is to help our clients achieve their financial and strategic objectives by providing them with innovative, customized solutions. Our vast network of national and international contacts aids us in our search for investors for structuring projects and closing deals. Our team includes experts in the fields of finance, law and taxes, and we also team with experts in select industries, enabling us to offer complete solutions that are tailormade to your…

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Seaport Global

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Seaport Global is a full-service, independent investment bank that offers capital markets, financial advisory, sales, trading and research services. Headquartered in New York with offices across the US and in Europe, we pair extensive knowledge and relationships in energy, industrials, transportation and chemicals, with equity and fixed income sales, trading and research.

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MSC-BD, LLC a division of Madison Street Capital

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MSC-BD, LLC is a division of Madison Street Capital, an investment banking firm providing corporate financial advisory services, mergers and acquisitions expertise, valuation services and financial opinions to publicly and privately held businesses through our offices in North America, Asia and Africa.

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ONEtoONE Corporate Finance

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Independent and expert advice on Corporate Finance ServicesOur global infrastructure, investment banking expertise, and best-in-class technology makes ONEtoONE the best adviser for any middle-market M&A transaction

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Davos Partners LLC

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Davos Partners is a boutique investment bank headquartered in Denver, Colorado. We specialize in the discrete negotiation and management of transactions involving the sale or purchase of a private business enterprise. We work diligently to partner with entrepreneurs, ambitious business owners, and management teams to provide capital to grow existing lines, acquire new ones, buy-out existing owners and explore new frontiers.

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Corporate Finance Associates - San Francisco

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Corporate Finance Associates (CFA) is one of North America's oldest and most prominent investment banking firms serving middle-market companies. In its over 60 year history, CFA has recorded thousands of successful transactions by working diligently on the client’s behalf. Our global footprint and network of over 50 experienced professionals make CFA uniquely qualified to help you realize your business goals.Our mission is to provide services that give your company an edge in the M & A market place. The CFA team has the investment banking track record and exceptional…

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Excel Capital Advisors

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Excel Capital Advisors is a Florida based financial advisory firm with our focus on the lower middlemarket, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and capital raising for family, founder owned businesses. Our senior bankers have extensive investment banking experience including mergers & acquisitions, growth capital, recapitalizations and restructuring, and valuation advisory services. Excel Capital Advisors has extensive deal experience developed over many years with a specialized focus within the telecommunication industry as well as more broadly across multiple industries including…

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IG Private Company Advisory

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IG Private Company Advisory services encompass corporate finance (institutional private placements of debt and equity) and mergers and acquisitions advice. These investment banking services cater to middle-market firms with revenues ranging from $20 million to $1 billion.IG Private Company Adviosry is a part of IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada's leading diversified wealth and asset management companies with approximately $271 billion in total assets under managements. The company provides a broad range of financial planning and investment management services to help more than two million…

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PKF Investment Banking

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Sell. Acquire. Plan Your Exit. Partner with PKF Investment Banking.PKF Investment Banking is dedicated to serving privately held, family- and founder-owned businesses with M&A expertise. If that’s you and you’re thinking of selling your company, acquiring one, or planning an exit, PKF Investment Banking has the expertise to help with a successful transaction.Entrepreneurial MindsetWe have a strong, entrepreneurial mindset, with the know-how and flexibility to address your specific challenges. Every company is unique and our process is customized to each engagement — always delivered…

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Roy Street Advisors

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We have been in the M & A sector for over 30 years with experience as investment bankers and as the Managing Director of P-Squared Management Enterprises, a Dalio family office funded lower-middle marked PE firm. At Roy Street Advisors we represent business owners, prospective buyers, and family offices in their quest to exit or acquire businesses with EBITDA of $1.0+ million.

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This member has no reported closed transactions.

Dark Horse Advisors LLC

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Independent capital markets advisor with specialty in debt advisory and placements of debt. Since 2007 advised on and placed over 30 transactions totaling nearly $900 million, with diversity around industries, commitment size, issue and structure.Specialties: Private Placements, ABL and Cash Flow Lending, Leveraged Buyouts, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital FormationSecurities-related services provided by Burch & Company, Inc., member FINRA SIPC (www.finra.org www.sipc.org). Dark Horse Advisors LLC and Burch & Company, Inc. are unaffiliated entities. Any third party posts linked to…

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Meridian Capital LLC

93 Total Closed Deals

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Meridian Capital is a Seattle-based investment banking firm focused on providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and recapitalization advisory services to middle-market companies. The firm has an established track record of serving corporate clients in the U.S. and abroad with USD 15 million to USD 200 million in annual revenues. Meridian offers its clients unparalleled cross-border capabilities through its affiliation with Global M&A

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Mar 2018 Advised Jet Blast Deflectors Inc. in its sale to Hanover Partners, Northstar Capital, and Greyrock Capital Group
Feb 2018 Assisted Real Greek, LLC, DBA Ellenos in securing debt financing from SuperG Capital
Feb 2018 Advised Aurora Systems Inc., DBA AD Systems in its sale to Allegion plc
Jan 2018 Advised Smith and Greene Company in its sale to Edward Don and Company, a portfolio company of Vestar Capital Partners

EdgePoint Capital Advisors

82 Total Closed Deals

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EdgePoint is a leading Merger & Acquisition advisory firm, specializing in middle market mergers, acquisitions, management buyouts, and corporate divestitures for businesses and owners. EdgePoint is a registered broker dealer and a member of FINRA.The professionals at EdgePoint have an extensive track record of helping business owners evaluate, improve, and sell their businesses. We feel that we are not just selling a company...we are selling your business. We provide clients a unique combination of large corporate finance expertise and deep middle-market knowledge, gained through years of…

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Jun 2022 Advised Prince & Izant on an investment from Industrial Growth Partners
Jun 2022 Advised 06 Environmental in its sale to Warren Equity Partners
Apr 2022 Advised Rachlin Partners in its sale to Huckabee
Mar 2022 Advised RailComm in its sale to Tracsis

Western Reserve Partners LLC

77 Total Closed Deals

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Western Reserve Partners LLC provides M&A, capital raising and other financial advisory services to middle market companies across a focused set of industry verticals, including industrial, business services, consumer, healthcare, technology and real estate. Each engagement is tailored to our client's specific objectives and relevant market dynamics. Thoughtful advice, keen market insight and well-crafted transaction processes have resulted in over 80% of our sell-side engagements closing at valuation ranges that meet or exceed expectations.

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Nov 2015 Advised Verisma Systems, Inc. on an investment from NewSpring Capital and Blue Heron Capital
Apr 2015 Advised A.R.E. Accessories in its sale to TA Associates
Jul 2014 Advised Bock & Clark Corporation in its sale to Orchard Holdings Group
Jul 2014 Advised Stoneridge, Inc.Wiring Business Segment in its sale to Motherson Sumi Systems Limited

TM Capital Corp.

75 Total Closed Deals

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Founded in 1989, TM Capital is the client-first investment banking team advising industry-leading companies across North America and around the world. In everything we do, our professionals share a relentless commitment to engineering extraordinary outcomes with an unmatched standard of client care. Over the last three decades, we have completed more than 450 transactions with a combined value in excess of $30 billion. With offices in Atlanta, Boston and New York, our mission critical capabilities include: complex mergers and acquisitions; debt and equity financings; minority and majority…

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Sep 2023 Advised Delaware Valley Floral Group in its sale to Staple Street Capital
Aug 2023 Advised Minuteman Security Technologies, Inc. in its sale to Tenex Capital Management
Jul 2023 Advised Pinnacle Cranes Holding, LLC in its sale to Atlantic & Southern Equipment
Jul 2023 Advised Hydraulex in its sale to BBB Industries

Trinity Capital LLC

69 Total Closed Deals

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Trinity Capital LLC is an independent FINRA regulated investment banking boutique. As a trusted advisor, we navigate complicated transactions for family run businesses, large corporations and industry focused investors. Our advisory services include buying and selling private businesses, raising equity and debt capital, restructuring troubled companies, consulting and generating business valuation opinions. Since we began in 2000, Trinity has closed in excess of 500 transactions exceeding $10 billion. The firm was formed with the specific purpose of providing clients with unparalleled…

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Apr 2014 Advised Paradise Foods, Inc. on an investment from City National Bank
Apr 2014 Advised Realty Resources Hospitality LLC on an investment from Confidential / Undisclosed
Apr 2014 Advised Tacala, LLC and Boom Foods, LLC in its sale to Altamont Capital Partners
Apr 2014 Advised Tromble & Company, Inc., Tromble and Company Operations, Inc., and Tromble and Company East, Inc. in its sale to Coastal QSR LLC

Cascadia Capital LLC

58 Total Closed Deals

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We are an independent investment bank founded in 2000, positioned nationally and internationally, and organized into a number of industry practice areas:Business ServicesConsumer & RetailEnergy & Applied TechnologiesFood, Beverage & AgribusinessHealthcareIndustrialsRobotics, Automation & Artificial IntelligenceTechnologyWe work with private and public companies throughout their life cycle – from growth equity financing and later-stage capital raises, including PIPE financings and private debt, to mergers, acquisitions and restructurings. We offer the following investment banking…

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Mar 2022 Advised Psychiatric Centers at San Diego in its sale to Mindpath Health
Feb 2022 Advised Three Bears Alaska on an investment from Westward Partners
Feb 2022 Advised Credence in its sale to Certn
Feb 2022 Advised DentalXchange on an investment from Bregal Sagemount

Greenwich Capital Group

46 Total Closed Deals

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Greenwich Capital Group (“GCG") is a leading middle-market investment bank that advises clients including closely-held and family-owned businesses, private equity firms, and public companies. GCG’s senior bankers have collectively advised on hundreds of transactions and average nearly 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, with most having backgrounds with large U.S. and global firms. GCG is focused on advising clients in key industry verticals throughout the U.S.GCG was founded by entrepreneurially minded investment banking professionals focused on building an organization…

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Aug 2024 Advised Alpha Metalcraft Group in its sale to Industrial Growth Partners
Jul 2024 Advised TopFlite Components in its sale to kSARIA Corporation
Apr 2024 Advised Venshure Test Services in its sale to AB Dynamics plc
Feb 2024 Advised Midwest Glass Fabricators, Inc. in its sale to Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Inc.

MHT Partners

42 Total Closed Deals

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As owners of our firm, we think like entrepreneurs, bringing unparalleled level of passion and intensity to every transaction.MHT Partners is committed to delivering a higher level of service, combined with exceptional execution, for our clients. We have deep industry knowledge in the sectors we serve and, with offices coast to coast, employ a network of professionals who know the players, the market and how to position, negotiate and close the deal.We advise leaders of niche markets who are selling a company, buying a company or raising capital for growth.MHT Partners serves a variety of…

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Sep 2017 Advised Corporate United in its sale to Omnia Partners
Aug 2017 Advised Sales Benchmark Index on an investment from Alaris Royalty Corp.
Jul 2017 Advised School Improvement Network in its sale to Frontline Education
Jul 2017 Advised Dermatologists of Central States in its sale to Dermatology & Skin Surgery Center, PLC

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Firms in the Distribution 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 Distribution Investment Banks is $3M-$25M, 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 Distribution 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 218 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Distribution.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Distribution Investment Banks directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Distribution, 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 Distribution, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 218 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 Distribution Investment Banks directory, you can request information here.

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