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Peakstone Group

3 Closed Deals via Axial 60 Total Closed Deals
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The Peakstone Group is an investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory and capital raising for middle market clients. Our team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals and operating executives, all of whom have decades of experience and have executed hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars.

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  • Jan 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • 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

Industrial Opportunity Partners

35 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
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Industrial Opportunity Partners, LLC ("IOP"), based in Evanston, IL, is a private equity investment firm. With $910 million of committed capital since its inception, IOP is focused on acquiring and managing middle-market manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses. Utilizing its operations-focused approach and dedicated Board of Operating Principals, IOP has a track record of stabilizing, growing and enhancing the value of its acquired businesses having invested in over 20 platform companies.

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  • May 2024 Acquired Transcendia
  • May 2024 Acquired Forte Opening Solutions
  • May 2023 Acquired HARVEST FOOD GROUP
  • Apr 2022 Acquired VIAFLEX

FOCUS Investment Banking

4 Closed Deals via Axial 188 Total Closed Deals
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With more than three decades of experience, FOCUS Investment Banking is a trusted name in M&A advisory services with a nationwide footprint and a global reach. Headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area, FOCUS also has corporate offices in Atlanta and the Los Angeles metro area. Its team of 35+ senior bankers is supported by more than a dozen analysts, senior advisors and support staff. Each FOCUS banker maintains a core practice in one of the 12 industry verticals comprising the firm’s current areas of specialization, keeping FOCUS abreast of developments in today’s rapidly…

Recent Transactions

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  • Jun 2026 Advised Dirty Mids in its sale to Optimal Investment Group + Wayfinder Capital Partners
  • Sep 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Jul 2025 Advised Verigent in its sale to Allied Resources Group (“ARG”)
  • May 2025 Advised FootingFirst LLC in its sale to Morton Buildings, Inc.

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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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