Top Railroads M&A Advisory Firms

Tennessee Business Brokers

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals

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Privately owned boutique business brokerage firm also serving lower Middle Market companies in the sale of their privately owned companies. Corporate offices in Nashville TN but also serving all adjacent states. All industries. Exit planning services available. Commercial Real Estate services (with business sale). Area expertise in professional services, healthcare, medical, manufacturing, and commercial services.

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• Jan 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Oct 2020 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer

Pasadena Private

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals

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Pasadena Private is a boutique multi-family office handling the distinct financial needs of affluent families. Our suite of in-house services provides clients with access to experts and financial solutions that address most time sensitive needs. Pasadena Private is comprised of five primary lines of business that include portfolio management, commercial lending, retirement solutions, mergers & acquisitions, and property management. Additionally, our clients have access to direct investments sourced and managed by Pasadena Private in the categories of private loans, real…

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• Aug 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Nov 2023 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer

Philadelphia Investment Group Inc

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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Philadelphia Investment Group is well known for conducting highly focused acquisition searches for Fortune 500 type industrial companies. We also provide buy side and sell side advisory services from valuation and marketing through contract negotiations and closing. Clients receive skillful execution of confidential services for discreet auctions or marketing. Our firm consists of six partners plus associates and staff. We are U.S. based plus one partner in the U.K.

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

Nolan and Associates

1 Closed Deal via Axial 30 Total Closed Deals

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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

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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

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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

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Sun Mergers & Acquisitions

1 Closed Deal via Axial 13 Total Closed Deals

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Sun Mergers & Acquisitions is a full-service professional business intermediary firm specializing in all aspects of the confidential sale, merger, acquisition and valuation of privately held mid-market companies with a primary focus in handling the sale of entrepreneurial and family held companies. Sun M&A brings extensive, broad based expertise, yielding the greatest probability of a successful sale with a maximum net after-tax yield.

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• Nov 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer
• Apr 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2024 Advised Best Way Trucking Service, Inc. in its sale to Saturn Five
• Nov 2023 Advised Fleet Parts and Services in its sale to Boyne Capital

Shaughnessy Group

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals

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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

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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

Hart Marx Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals

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Hart Marx Advisors is a boutique M&A Advisory firm specializing in the mobility and transportation sectors, leveraging an extensive network of investors, owners, and industry leaders born from HMA’s decades of direct industry experience. HMA has expertise in the Performance, OE Parts, Aftermarket, Heavy Duty, Motorsports, Chemicals, and Powersports markets across manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses.

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• Nov 2024 Advised Fleet Services in its sale to CTTP/Sope Creek
• May 2024 Advised Durabrake in its sale to Tiger Lily Holdings LLC

Smith Holland Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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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 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer

Zpen Ventures

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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I have been helping Groups Buy and Sell their companies for over 17 yrs.I have sold over 100 different transactions to date. Having also been involved hands on with several businesses in different industries, has given me the opportunity to understand businesses from the operators side. This experience helps me to locate quality companies both for sale and for purchase. If you are looking to acquire or looking to retire, I would love the opportunity to help you.

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• Dec 2022 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer

Beacon Advisors

87 Total Closed Deals

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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

Chartwell

80 Total Closed Deals

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Chartwell’s expertise in financial advisory, corporate finance, transaction opinions, and valuation services is focused on the unique needs of middle market companies. Our team of professionals is passionate about delivering innovative, unbiased solutions of the highest quality to address our clients’ financial complexities. Our distinct advantage is that our professionals not only understand and address our clients’ financial needs, but are also truly valued strategic business advisors.

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• May 2017 Advised Canada Film Capital in its sale to Entertainment Partners
• May 2017 Advised Entertainment Partners Canada in its sale to Entertainment Partners
• May 2017 Advised Morton Buildings, Inc. in its sale to Morton Buildings, Inc. Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Trust
• May 2017 Advised Entertainment Partners on an investment from Ares Capital

FirePower Capital

61 Total Closed Deals

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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

The Independence Group

57 Total Closed Deals

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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

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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

Plethora Businesses

44 Total Closed Deals

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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

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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

Tecacq Mergers & Acquisitions

40 Total Closed Deals

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TECACQ M&A, specializes in Mergers & Acquisitions, ESOP’s, and Corporate Finance, with services in Business Development Strategy, Pre-Due Diligence Support, and Post Merger Transactions, for closely held middle-market companies.Our firm has gained access to literally thousands of qualified buyers and sellers both domestically & internationally. TECACQ has progressed by adopting the simple philosophy of professionalism and service. We serve most industries from Energy, Service, Manufacturing, Distribution, Technology, Security, and Health Care.

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• May 2016 Advised Southwest Information Technology Company in its sale to Undisclosed Buyer
• Apr 2016 Advised Oil & Gas Chemical Company in its sale to Undisclosed Buyer
• Apr 2016 Advised East Coast Security Patrol Service in its sale to Undisclosed Buyer
• Apr 2016 Advised European "French" Fashion Distributor in its sale to Undisclosed Buyer