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BTSI

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 9 Total Closed Deals
BTSI's customized approach to mergers and acquisitions maximizes the value our clients gain from a transaction. By choice, we handle transactions for only a limited number of companies each year. That gives you the benefit of our personalized attention and rigorous professional service through every step of the M&A process. We understand that the best outcomes result from long-term planning and hard work – the same investment you made when you built your company. That's the basis of our unparalleled success in ensuring our clients achieve their goals.
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Shaughnessy Group

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 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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IMG Business Advisors

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 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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ThielGroup, LLC

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 2 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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Smith Holland Advisors

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
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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
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HDL Capital

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 50 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 $10M 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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Confederation M&A

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 49 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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BKD Corporate Finance

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 29 Total Closed Deals
BKD Capital Advisors, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BKD, LLP, provides services to help companies and stockholders create value and meet their corporate finance objectives. Our staff includes corporate finance specialists, investment bankers and financial analysts with experience in financial services, health care and manufacturing & distribution industries. The firm is also a member of FINRA and SIPC. Our professionals have a broad perspective on the issues you face and have the ability to share insights into numerous services, including the following:Mergers & AcquisitionsCompany Sales…
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Benchmark International

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 29 Total Closed Deals
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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Aberdeen Advisors, Inc.

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 28 Total Closed Deals
Aberdeen Advisors is a lower mid-market merger and acquisition firm. Aberdeen focuses on selling companies in the Southeast United States generating around $ 5 million to $ 100 million in annual revenues. At Aberdeen Advisors, our advisors have personally owner or operated a business that have gone through the sales process. That means we have first-hand knowledge of the process and understand the complexities of navigating the sale.
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Windstream Partners, LLC

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 25 Total Closed Deals
Over $700 Million in Completed Transactions with Growth Stage and Lower Middle Market Companies.Our Specialization:M&A Advisory ServicesDebt Capital MarketsPrivate EquityBusiness OptimizationStrategic PlanningRestructurings & TurnaroundsIndustry Focus: MediaTelecomInternet ServicesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSeCommerceFinTechBlockchainLite ManufacturingBusiness ServicesFinancial ServicesGeographic Focus: Companies domiciled in the United States.Transaction Size: $5,000,000 - $200,000,000+Financing Expertise: Over the past 25 years, we have developed a highly diversified network of financing…
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Liberty Ridge Advisors

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 23 Total Closed Deals
Liberty Ridge is the most difficult and treacherous trek on the Pacific Northwest’s iconic Mt. Rainier. As founders, with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest, we consider Liberty Ridge the perfect metaphor to represent the challenging yet rewarding endeavors that a merger or acquisition can be for business owners.The final summit, for any private business owner, is to achieve hard earned liquidity and successfully exit the business on one’s own terms. Even the most experienced climbers understand that it’s a team effort and would never dare to summit Liberty Ridge without the aid of an…
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Corporate Finance Associates - San Antonio/Austin

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 20 Total Closed Deals
Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide (CFAW) is an independent international investment banking firm serving middle-market businesses. For over 70 years CFAW has been advocating on behalf of business owners who are restructuring a company, either through divestiture, merger, acquisition, or recapitalization. Combining the knowledge and leverage of a larger bank with the customer-focused detail of a boutique firm, from inception to completion, our senior principals provide hands-on expertise to clients buying, selling, or recapitalizing a business. The San Antonio/Austin branch was opened in…
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International Resource Group, Inc

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 17 Total Closed Deals
International Resource Group, Inc doing business as Sunbelt International is Ohio's premier business transfer specialist and acquisition company. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company services the low to mid-level market segment. Working intimately with privately and closely held companies, we boast a success rate that is above and beyond the traditional service provider. Utilizing enhanced technologies, the buyer lead generation is a combination of both innovative and strategic marketing. For our buyers we implement a methodology that ensures that you have all the information…
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Salt Creek Partners

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 16 Total Closed Deals
Salt Creek Partners (SCP) is a full-service M&A advisory firm guiding business leaders in the emerging and middle markets. Our mission is centered on investing in long-term relationships with our clients through independent, trusted, and innovative advice, and to achieve superior results in line with the overall strategic objectives of the company. SCP’s team of complementary partners have proven track records with managing complex financial transactions, providing investment banking services, performing market research and analysis, guiding companies from concept through hyper growth,…
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Ascend Strategic Partners, LLC

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 16 Total Closed Deals
Ascend Strategic Partners is a mergers & acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm geared specifically for owners of middle-market businesses with earnings of $1 to $25 million and deal values of $5 to $200 million. Our team has completed over 100 transactions and over 500 M&A engagements. We have 15 M&A professionals and over 50 professionals (ex-CEO's and top consultants) throughout the US with deep expertise in most industry sectors .
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Janas Associates

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
Trusted FINRA Registered M&A Advisors with more than 30 years of experience helping Middle Market business owners navigate and negotiate the constantly changing M&A markets across all industries.Janas has a closure history of over 80% of our mandates. Our Client Engagements range from a few months to several years depending upon the objective and the Client's need.
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Aegis Acquisitions

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 13 Total Closed Deals
 Aegis Acquisitions offers confidential Mergers & Acquisitions and ESOP transactional advisory services for small to medium-sized businesses. For the last twenty-five years, the principals of Aegis have provided these advisory services to over six hundred privately-held businesses with annual revenues from $5 million to in excess of $400 million.
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Whitehorn Merchant Capital

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 13 Total Closed Deals
Whitehorn Merchant Capital Inc. is an independent Calgary, Alberta based business advisory firm. Our focus is to assist private business owners and management teams effectively plan business succession in order to reach financial, strategic and personal goals.We believe this fundamental planning is critical to long-term business success. In order to maximize the value of any enterprise, business succession activities must be undertaken throughout its entire life cycle.At Whitehorn, business succession activities include:Developing and implementing strategies to enhance business valueExecuting…
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Mergex M&A

M&A Advisory Firm
  • 11 Total Closed Deals
Mergex is a Mid-Market brokerage firm specializing in Merger & Acquisition services for companies valued at between $1.5M and $50M.Mergex is a division of Sunbelt Montreal, part of Sunbelt Business Brokers, the largest business broker in the world. Through its 220 offices in 17 countries Sunbelt is currently selling over 3000 companies worldwide.Mergex is also part of the Sunbelt ClearView M&A group of offices that, using the ClearView Process, markets their acquisition candidates to over 1200 private equity groups in North America.At Mergex we understand that selling or buying a business is…
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