Top Investment Banks with Recent Private M&A Activity

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Countries

Canada India United States

870

Active Firms

698

TTM Deal Flow

$3M-$24M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top Sectors by Activity

Industrials 31%

Technology 15%

Healthcare 15%

Transportation 8%

Consumer Goods 8%

Key Attributes

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

Arc Capital Advisors

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Founded in 2012 as a boutique investment banking advisory firm focused on the capital markets with a diverse international network of clients.

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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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DBD Investment Bank

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DBD Investment Bank is the leading bespoke investment bank specializing in M&A, Capital Formation, and Financial Restructuring for middle market private companies and select institutional clients. Our team combines top talent and decades of experience to deliver exceptional results and maximize value for our clients.Our success stems from a team that pairs technical excellence with genuine care for clients' needs. Together, our professionals bring over 100 years of industry experience, having led transformative projects across bulge bracket banks, multibillion-dollar corporations, and…

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Technology
Southeastern U.S. Healthcare AI Services Platform

NDA Available CIM Available South Atlantic

Revenue

$7.7M

EBITDA

$3.0M

Margin

39%

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Industrials
Scaled Public-Sector HVAC Contracting Platform

NDA Available CIM Available Middle Atlantic

Revenue

$53.5M

EBITDA

$7.2M

Margin

13%

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Energy & Renewables
Clean Energy Services Platform With EBITDA

NDA Available CIM Available Mountain

Revenue

$14.7M

EBITDA

$5.2M

Margin

35%

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Technology
Recurring Managed IT Services Provider

NDA Available CIM Available West South Central

Revenue

$2.3M

EBITDA

$1.1M

Margin

49%

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Business Services
Human Performance And Safety Consulting Provider

NDA Available CIM Available West South Central

Revenue

$8.7M

EBITDA

$2.7M

Margin

31%

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Victorem Group

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Victorem Group provides strategic advisory in the execution of mergers, sales, acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs, divestitures, and other restructurings. Our global M&A experience allows us to provide our clients' transaction opportunities all around the globe. Our network of contacts provides Victorem a competitive advantage over firms outside the region.STRATEGIC FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSISVictorem’s extensive experience with global industries allows us to implement the best practices in order to assist our clients in the architecture of their short- and long-term…

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Ernst & Young Capital Advisors

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Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC (EYCA) offers investment banking services with access to a global network of EY mergers & acquisitions, debt capital markets and equity capital markets professionals combining deep industry knowledge with a middle-market focus.The global EY network offers a comprehensive suite of services, and EY firms consistently rank among the leading financial services firms based on the number of completed transactions globally.EYCA animated statsEY’s global network has:More than 1,100 investment banking professionals providing M&A, debt capital markets and equity…

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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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Fractal Capital Advisors

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NICHE FOCUS ON DEBTAs a boutique financial advisory firm, we focus solely on sourcing debt capital. Whether you are refinancing / restructuring existing debt, raising debt for an acquisition or looking to leverage a growth opportunity, we utilize a simple approach, leveraging our capital provider network to achieve meaningful results for our clients.CREDIT SCREENING ALIGNS INTERESTSWe always provide market feedback upfront at little to no cost to our clients. This ensures we have clear and concise data points on potential structure, terms and pricing before starting a formal process. We…

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Kingsbridge Capital Partners

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Kingsbridge Capital Partners was founded to serve middle market business owners of privately held companies who have a deep desire to get top dollar when they sell to third party buyers or transition to inside management or family members.The services of Kingsbridge include sell side advisory, buy side advisory, exit planning, value enhancement consulting, business valuations and machinery and equipment appraisals. All of our services are confidential, comprehensive and collaborative. Our advisors are chosen for their depth of experience, education and extraordinary ethics.

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Allied Millennial Partners

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We work with companies that seek experience from an investment bank that will guide them through their unique industry landscape—from acquiring a new business to raising capital. Our investment banking professionals can design a strategy that meets your ambitions.

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Anomalie Group

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WE'RE TAKING INVESTMENT BANKING SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT.As a middle market company, you have a choice. You could choose to go the traditional route and likely find yourself lost in the layers of a big investment bank. Or you could veer off in a completely new direction. At Anomalie, you’ll find the agility & personal attention of a boutique firm and the resources and connections of a larger one.LIKE OUR NAME IMPLIES, WE’RE NOT YOUR TYPICAL INVESTMENT BANKING FIRM.We’re a diverse group of atypical individuals who don’t think or act like investment bankers. But we all have a proven…

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Energy Capital Solutions, LP

120 Total Closed Deals

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Energy Capital Solutions, LP (ECS) is an investment banking firm focused on raising private capital and providing merger and acquisition advisory services to public and private energy companies. Within the energy industry, ECS focuses its efforts primarily on companies in the following sectors: Exploration & Production, Oil Service, Midstream, Renewable Fuels and Alternative Energy. The ECS team has more than 37 years of combined transaction experience in the energy sector and has closed over 170 advisory and capital raising transactions. ECS professionals are former RBC Dain Rauscher,…

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Sep 2013 Advised Excalibur Resources, LLC on an investment from EnCap Investments
May 2013 Advised Wynn-Crosby Partners I on an investment from Wynn-Crosby Partners III
May 2013 Advised Le Norman Properties LLC on an investment from The Carlyle Group
May 2013 Advised Robro Royalty Partners, Ltd. in its sale to Robro Royalty Management, LLC

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

Lincoln International, LLC

84 Total Closed Deals

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Lincoln International is consistently ranked by Mergermarket among investment banks as a top three global M&A advisor to the mid-market. Possessing local insight on a global scale, Lincoln International provides unparalleled service to the executives and owners of businesses including financial sponsors, privately-held companies and publicly traded companies. The M&A practice is led by experienced senior bankers who have spent their careers developing deep professional relationships and building specific knowledge of the companies, trends and insights relevant to the firm’s 15…

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Dec 2015 Advised Corfin Industries in its sale to SML Capital Partners
Dec 2015 Advised Ci Medical Technologies, Inc. in its sale to Technimark LLC
Dec 2015 Advised Standard Publishing Group in its sale to David C Cook
Dec 2015 Advised Enesco, LLC in its sale to Balmoral Funds

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

Allegiance Capital Corporation

81 Total Closed Deals

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We are M&A Advisors for Privately-held CompaniesAllegiance Capital is an M&A advisory and investment banking firm that has been providing expert financial services to small and mid-sized, privately-held companies since 1998. Its specialty is representing privately-owned companies with annual revenues between $20 million and $500 million. Its clients are business owners, partners, families and entrepreneurs who want to sell their company, transition to new management, or bring on a financial partner to grow their business. Allegiance Capital also specializes in raising capital and facilitating…

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Aug 2014 Advised Insight Merchandising, Inc. in its sale to Hudson Ferry Capital
Jul 2014 Advised Lone Star Tank Rental in its sale to General Finance Corporation
Jun 2014 Advised Downing Wellhead Equipment, Inc. in its sale to Argonaut Private Equity
Feb 2014 Advised M&N Construction in its sale to APi Group, Inc.

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

Copper Run Capital LLC

71 Total Closed Deals

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Copper Run Capital is a boutique M&A advisory firm focused on serving the needs of the lower middle market. Our firm is committed to providing lower middle market companies with high quality merger and acquisition advisory services. We provide clients with senior level attention and are 100% focused on achieving our client’s objectives.Copper Run Capital LLC was founded to make merger and acquisition advice and assistance available to corporations and individuals whose transactions are too small or infrequent to attract the interest of bulge bracket investment bankers. Many of our clients…

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Feb 2024 Advised Fire Safety Pros in its sale to PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, LLC
Feb 2024 Advised FSP in its sale to CERTASITE
Feb 2024 Advised WHIPPLE EYE CENTER in its sale to BRIDGEVIEW EYE PARTNERS
Dec 2023 Advised EBERHARD ROOFING in its sale to Confidential Company

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

Loewen, Ondaatje and McCutcheon USA Ltd

59 Total Closed Deals

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Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon USA Limited (LOM) is a registered Broker Dealer with FINRA and a member of SIPC. We provide both Advisory and Placement Agent services to our clients across the Technology, Healthcare, Real Estate and Energy sectors of the Market. At LOM, we believe the future of raising private capital can be much easier than it is today. We have created the Crowd Source Network to connect Issuers and Investors. Traditionally, the private placement process has been known for being complex and painfully inefficient while restricting broad investor access. This has created an…

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Sep 2014 Advised Alexandria Minerals Corporation on an investment from Undisclosed
Aug 2014 Advised Gold Standard Ventures Corp on an investment from Undisclosed
Jun 2014 Advised Guyana Goldfields Inc. on an investment from Undisclosed
May 2014 Advised Wesdome on an investment from Undisclosed

Firms in the 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 Investment Banks is $3M-$24M, 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.

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