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Education Services M&A Advisory Firms

331

Active Firms

712

TTM Deal Flow

$3M-$12M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$2M

Core EBITDA Range


California 12%
Texas 10%
Florida 10%
New York 5%
Ontario 4%

Best For: Owner-Led Companies | Typical Fee: Retainer & Success fee | Coverage: Sector Expertise With Hands-On Execution

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Focus Capital Advisors, Inc.

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal
Focus Capital Advisors, Inc (FCA) is comprised of a talented team of dealmakers that are proud to have closed over 200 transactions during their respective careers. Our highly skilled professionals provide clients with powerful strategies for optimizing the value of each transaction. This is accomplished through creative tax strategies, solid industry experience and contacts and the ability to solve problems to get the deal done. Many of our clients have built very good companies with solid products or services, good technologies and hard working people but turning all of that into cash or…

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  • Feb 2020 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer

RVR Consulting Group

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal
At RVR, we've earned our reputation as trusted advisors for small to mid-market companies and their owners by using our personal experience in building and sale of businesses we have grown ourselves. At RVR our expertise covers all aspects of the activities needed to successfully build a business – planning, sales, operations, finance and accounting, regulation, and overall administration, among others. We partner with our entrepreneurs and stay by their side at each step of the process until the journey is completed.Since the beginning, RVR Consulting Group has walked in the same shoes…

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  • Aug 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Nolan and Associates

1 Closed Deal via Axial 30 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 1976, Nolan & Associates is a leading boutique investment banking firm with Midwestern roots, global reach, and a focus on the middle market. Nolan provides sell side, buy side and capital raise M&A advisory services to business owners, private equity groups and corporations. Nolan is on the 2022 & 2021 Inc. 5000 lists of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies, ranking No. 820 in 2022.

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  • Jan 2023 Advised Scrubs on Wheels in its sale to Birch Swing Capital
  • Oct 2022 Advised Mint Physician Staffing in its sale to Cross Country Healthcare
  • Oct 2022 Advised Mint Physician Staffing in its sale to Cross Country Healthcare
  • Sep 2022 Advised Stellar Manufacturing Company in its sale to Leslie's

MergersCorp M&A International

1 Closed Deal via Axial 29 Total Closed Deals
MergersCorp™ is a distinguished advisory firm specializing in Investment Banking, cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and comprehensive corporate finance solutions for clients globally.We deliver a comprehensive suite of investment banking services to lower-middle and middle-market businesses, spanning the entire transaction lifecycle from deal origination and financial modeling to expert deal execution.Our team comprises 110+ professionals across 23 countries, including seasoned M&A advisors, investment banking professionals, white collar lawyers,…

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  • Apr 2024 Advised Luxembourg Fund SCA SICAV in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Apr 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Feb 2024 Advised King’s Lynn Town Football Club on an investment from Turn Sports Investments Singapore
  • Sep 2023 Advised Italian Soccer Team on an investment from American Investor

Western Commerce Group, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 25 Total Closed Deals
Western is a boutique M&A and capital solutions advisory firm dedicated to helping business leaders perpetuate the legacy of their companies. Over the last twenty-five years, we have completed over $8 billion in transactions across North America in industries ranging from construction and manufacturing to distribution, retail, tech, staffing, and more. In each of these transactions, we have worked closely with the business owner and key stakeholders to position the company for long-term success while maintaining its unique characteristics. Preserving the company’s identity, leadership,…

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  • Jun 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Sep 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Apr 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Mar 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

American Business Intermediaries

1 Closed Deal via Axial 17 Total Closed Deals
Private Equity and Public Company buyers are professionals with years of experience and have many transactions under their belt. To achieve maximum value, owners of a privately held company must match the experience, diligently prepare, and anticipate the details of a negotiation.The professionals at American Business Intermediaries are unmatched in the Central & South Texas Market for industry experience. At ABI, we start every review of a prospective sale engagement from a buyer’s perspective. We uncover every element of value and every element of risk and prepare appropriately by…

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  • Dec 2024 Advised Audio Visual Aids Company in its sale to Nelco Media
  • Aug 2023 Advised Pain and Stress Center in its sale to Pet King Brands
  • Jul 2023 Advised Mission Hospice in its sale to Amedisys, Inc.
  • Jul 2023 Advised Olympia Gymnastics in its sale to A Family Private Equity Company

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Shaughnessy Group

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals
We founded the Shaughnessy Group in 2017 with the purpose to help business owners successfully transition out of their most valued asset, their privately held, lower middle-market company. These sophisticated transactions or “liquidity events” require immense planning, carefully execution and professional selling that only an experienced M&A advisor can provide.We exist to create successful outcomes for our business owner clients, but a big part of our job involves educating the various stakeholders, advisors, intermediaries, and entrepreneurs themselves on what the M&A process…

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  • Nov 2024 Advised Minisis Inc. in its sale to Soutron Global
  • Jul 2024 Advised Southwest Doors & Hardware Ltd. in its sale to Cascadia Equity Partners
  • Dec 2020 Advised Interpump in its sale to Summit Ridge Capital

ThielGroup, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals
Located in the Albany, NY Capital Region, ThielGroup, LLC is a business sales, valuations and consulting firm - helping business owners achieve successful exits and counseling business buyers to find and analyze business opportunities. OUR SERVICESBusiness BrokerageMerger & AcquisitionsRetained Buy ServicesCertified Business ValuationsOpinion of Market ValuesDeal ConsultingOUR CLIENTSBuyersSellersCPAsAttorneysMEMBERSHIPSMerger & Acquisition Source (Board of Directors)National Association of Certified Valuators and AnalystsInternational Business Brokers AssociationWe work with…

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  • Apr 2026 Advised XYZ Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Nov 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • May 2022 Advised Karner Psychological in its sale to CM Counsel Management

IMG Business Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals
Michael Givner founded IMG Business Advisors in 2013 after spending 16 years working for large investment banks, most of that time with Jefferies Group. IMG specializes in business sales and exit strategies for small business owners. The lower end of the M&A middle market, companies with annual revenues from $5 to $50 million, is their focus with clients across a wide array of industries. Whether advising on the sale of a family-owned business or assisting a growth-minded company with acquisition and expansion, Michael and his teams’ services are tailored to the individual needs of each…

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  • Jun 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Jun 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
  • Jun 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company

Smith Holland Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal
Smith Holland is a different type of middle market M&A advisory firm. Based out of Chicago, we believe results should come before fees and maximizing shareholder value for clients is at the core of everything we do. Every Smith Holland advisor knows how stressful and unpredictable the M&A process can because we have all personally started, operated and sold businesses of our own, which gives us an added layer of transactional insight that can’t be learned in the classroom. The risks are always higher on the sell-side of the deal and that’s why every Smith Holland M&A transaction is led by…

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  • Aug 2020 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer

Beacon Advisors

87 Total Closed Deals
Beacon is North America’s leading Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory, Business Brokerage, and Business Valuation Firm with offices in Toronto, Miami, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. We are a member of Pandion Partners, a global association of investment banks with a network of offices across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas. Our clients include the Owners and Management of Small to Mid-sized Private Companies, Financial Investors, Private Investment Funds, and Private Equity. Beacon has a diversified focus with experience across multiple industries, including construction…

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  • Jan 2026 Advised Fast-Growing Education Business with Proprietary LMS in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Jan 2026 Advised Aerospace Manufacturing and MRO Business in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Aug 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Apr 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

FirePower Capital

61 Total Closed Deals
Our M&A professionals have directly executed on more than 100 deals since 2013. We advise private, owner-operated Canadian companies on their major transactional activity: mergers & acquisitions (sell- and buy-side) and growth. Our work spans most industries except for resource extraction, pharmaceuticals and life sciences.Thoughtful advice, keen market insight, bespoke but technology-driven transaction processes and a quickly-expanding network have led to our deals getting over the finish line with significantly more certainty and creativity than our competitors can point to.In…

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  • Feb 2026 Advised IAM Concepts in its sale to Accenture
  • Aug 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Aug 2024 Advised Addmore Group in its sale to Danilee Capital
  • Jul 2024 Advised HM Pipe in its sale to Core and Main
Interacting on a day-to-day basis with numerous company owners and executives gives The Independence Group the inside track on qualifying businesses for sale. Private Equity Groups (PEGs) seeking platform and add-on acquisitions for their investment portfolios trust our team to provide professional buyside search services. Generally, engagements are non-exclusive arrangements to provide acquisition assistance in the following ways:Search for business acquisition candidates in the PEG's specific industries of interestQualify these companies based on parameters provided by the PEG (i.e. size,…

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  • Aug 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Jun 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Dec 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Feb 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

HDL Capital

51 Total Closed Deals
Based in Toronto, Canada, HDL Capital Inc. (“HDL”) is a boutique M&A and Transaction Services advisory firm, specializing in arranging transformational transactions for small & mid-market companies in the $5M to $150M+ value range. HDL Managements’ 25-year track record includes over 200 successful transactions, totalling over $2 billion.HDL is dedicated to driving and unlocking shareholder value by arranging Sell-Side M&A transactions with Strategic and Financial buyers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond. HDL also works with select clients to enhance organic growth by planning…

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  • May 2026 Advised Glatz Concerts in its sale to Loft Entertainment
  • Feb 2026 Advised Vantix Systems Inc. in its sale to Aplin
  • Feb 2025 Advised The Woods Cannabis in its sale to Fika Company
  • Jun 2024 Advised Canadian Music Week in its sale to Loft Entertainment

Confederation M&A

50 Total Closed Deals
Confederation M&A is a trusted full-service M&A firm made up of highly experienced Advisors situated in Eastern Canada with offices in Charlottetown, Fredericton, Moncton, Halifax, and Ottawa. Our service offerings include sell-side advisory services, buy-side advisory services, management buy outs and buy ins, and part or whole divestitures.Being a proud member of the Cornerstone International Alliance, Confederation M&A is globally connected firm. The trusted team has facilitated successful transactions both nationally and internationally.Confederation M&A specializes in the…

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  • Jul 2026 Advised Gibson Dental Clinic in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Jul 2025 Advised City Glass in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Jul 2025 Advised Quality Sound Alarm Ltd. in its sale to Galineer Capital Partners
  • Jun 2025 Advised CPA - EPR Robichaud & Associates in its sale to Confidential Company

Plethora Businesses

44 Total Closed Deals
Plethora Businesses is a leading M&A firm specializing in business sales, mergers, acquisitions and valuations for privately owned businesses.

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  • Jan 2026 Advised SVM Machining, Inc in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Aug 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Apr 2025 Advised Ferralloy, Inc. in its sale to EQI
  • Nov 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Adam Noble Group

42 Total Closed Deals
For 3 decades, we have guided business owners confidentially to exit their business for the biggest paycheck of their life! Adam Noble Group LLC provides discreet, confidential business valuation and ownership transfers of privately held companies. Our multiple specialties including Aerospace and Defense, Oilfield services, Technology, Construction trades, Craft Breweries, Partnership Buyouts, Patented products, Manufacturing, Service and Wholesale Distributors. Our experienced intermediary services including valuation, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, buyer searches and…

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  • Jul 2026 Advised TX Fiberoptic Construction 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
  • Mar 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

True North M&A

31 Total Closed Deals
True North Mergers & Acquisitions, headquartered in Minneapolis, is a national sell-side and buy-side advisory firm spun out of Sunbelt Business Advisors in September 2021. TNMA's senior professionals have built, operated, and sold successful companies, allowing the firm to perform transactions across all industry sectors. When you choose TNMA, you're not just hiring another investment banker; you're gaining passionate advocates for your business who have been in your shoes before. TNMA's dedication goes beyond the transaction to help founders and family business owners leave a legacy…

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  • Jan 2026 Advised Full-service Earthwork and Specialty Contractor in its sale to Internal Buyer
  • Dec 2025 Advised Screen Printing and Promotional Products in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Jul 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Jul 2025 Advised Fargo Engineering in its sale to Legacy Ventures
The team at Benchmark International has advised on some 500 company sales with an aggregate value in excess of £5 billion. With offices throughout the UK and the world we are in touch with all the major acquirers and consolidators who are constantly seeking both on and off market opportunities across all sectors. Our typical transactions fall broadly within the £1m to £50m 'mid-market value range'. Benchmark International's unique and dynamic international offering offers our clients unparalleled global coverage allowing them access through our exclusive databases and business intelligence…

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  • Mar 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
  • Jan 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
  • Jun 2021 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
  • Feb 2021 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
Lenox Hill Capital Advisors is a mergers & acquisitions advisory firm founded on the principles of integrity, commitment and individualized attention. Our clients are leading middle-market companies in a variety of industry sectors. The firm provides specialized investment banking services to private clients, including mergers & acquisitions transactions, private equity transactions, debt financing or restructuring, mezzanine financing, leveraged buyouts, strategic partnering, joint ventures, ownership transition planning, business plan consulting and other related advisory services in…

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  • Mar 2023 Advised Lakeville Kitchen & Bath in its sale to Riverhead Building Supply Corp
  • Feb 2018 Assisted IPBrands in securing debt financing from Private Investor
  • Jan 2018 Advised IP Brands in its sale to private investor group
  • Aug 2017 Advised RPM Tech Inc. in its sale to Alamo Group Inc.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are M&A Advisory Firms in this directory ordered?

Firms in the Education Services M&A Advisory Firms 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.

What information is included in each M&A Advisory Firm profile?

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.

What company sizes are most common for Education Services M&A Advisory Firms?

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Education Services M&A Advisory Firms is $3M-$12M, with a core EBITDA range of $500K-$2M. 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.

How important is Consumer Services experience when evaluating M&A Advisory Firms?

Relevant Consumer 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 Consumer Services.

Do all M&A Advisory Firms in this directory focus exclusively on Consumer Services?

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

How do I compare M&A Advisory Firms with experience in Consumer Services?

When comparing M&A Advisory Firms with experience in Consumer 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.

How do I connect with Education Services M&A Advisory Firms?

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 Education Services M&A Advisory Firms directory, you can request information here.


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