Top Retail Distributors Investment Banks with Recent Private M&A Activity

214

Active Firms

430

TTM Deal Flow

$3M-$26M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 12%

Florida 10%

Texas 9%

New York 6%

Illinois 5%

Key Attributes

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

Corporate Finance Associates - Lexington

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Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide (CFAW) is an international mergers and acquisition (M&A) firm that has completed over 3500 transactions since 1956. CFAW is one of North America's most well respected investment banking firms serving middle-market companies with sales between $10MM and $250MM.Our goal is to provide world-class investment banking services to business owners in our dynamic and diverse region. The Lexington office combines extensive knowledge and experience with innovation and creativity to lead clients through a successful transaction. The keys to CFAW's success are…

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USAREG

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USAREG is an innovative capital & strategy advisory firm based in San Francisco bay area. We provide capital & strategy advisory services for corporate investment, financing and M&A needs.Our analysis and access to over 65,000 M&A activities across a wide range of industries and geographies will be your strong foundation on M&A and investment planning. We work on both buy/sell side and provide services on acquisition strategy, deal sourcing, deal thesis, business valuation, deal structuring, due diligence, integration planning & execution, etc.

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This member has no reported closed transactions.

MSC-BD, LLC a division of Madison Street Capital

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MSC-BD, LLC is a division of Madison Street Capital, an investment banking firm providing corporate financial advisory services, mergers and acquisitions expertise, valuation services and financial opinions to publicly and privately held businesses through our offices in North America, Asia and Africa.

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ONEtoONE Corporate Finance

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Independent and expert advice on Corporate Finance ServicesOur global infrastructure, investment banking expertise, and best-in-class technology makes ONEtoONE the best adviser for any middle-market M&A transaction

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This member has no reported closed transactions.

Davos Partners LLC

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Davos Partners is a boutique investment bank headquartered in Denver, Colorado. We specialize in the discrete negotiation and management of transactions involving the sale or purchase of a private business enterprise. We work diligently to partner with entrepreneurs, ambitious business owners, and management teams to provide capital to grow existing lines, acquire new ones, buy-out existing owners and explore new frontiers.

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Corporate Finance Associates - San Francisco

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Corporate Finance Associates (CFA) is one of North America's oldest and most prominent investment banking firms serving middle-market companies. In its over 60 year history, CFA has recorded thousands of successful transactions by working diligently on the client’s behalf. Our global footprint and network of over 50 experienced professionals make CFA uniquely qualified to help you realize your business goals.Our mission is to provide services that give your company an edge in the M & A market place. The CFA team has the investment banking track record and exceptional…

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Excel Capital Advisors

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Excel Capital Advisors is a Florida based financial advisory firm with our focus on the lower middlemarket, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and capital raising for family, founder owned businesses. Our senior bankers have extensive investment banking experience including mergers & acquisitions, growth capital, recapitalizations and restructuring, and valuation advisory services. Excel Capital Advisors has extensive deal experience developed over many years with a specialized focus within the telecommunication industry as well as more broadly across multiple industries including…

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IG Private Company Advisory

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IG Private Company Advisory services encompass corporate finance (institutional private placements of debt and equity) and mergers and acquisitions advice. These investment banking services cater to middle-market firms with revenues ranging from $20 million to $1 billion.IG Private Company Adviosry is a part of IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada's leading diversified wealth and asset management companies with approximately $271 billion in total assets under managements. The company provides a broad range of financial planning and investment management services to help more than two million…

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PKF Investment Banking

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Sell. Acquire. Plan Your Exit. Partner with PKF Investment Banking.PKF Investment Banking is dedicated to serving privately held, family- and founder-owned businesses with M&A expertise. If that’s you and you’re thinking of selling your company, acquiring one, or planning an exit, PKF Investment Banking has the expertise to help with a successful transaction.Entrepreneurial MindsetWe have a strong, entrepreneurial mindset, with the know-how and flexibility to address your specific challenges. Every company is unique and our process is customized to each engagement — always delivered…

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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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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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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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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

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

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

Cascadia Capital LLC

58 Total Closed Deals

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We are an independent investment bank founded in 2000, positioned nationally and internationally, and organized into a number of industry practice areas:Business ServicesConsumer & RetailEnergy & Applied TechnologiesFood, Beverage & AgribusinessHealthcareIndustrialsRobotics, Automation & Artificial IntelligenceTechnologyWe work with private and public companies throughout their life cycle – from growth equity financing and later-stage capital raises, including PIPE financings and private debt, to mergers, acquisitions and restructurings. We offer the following investment banking…

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Mar 2022 Advised Psychiatric Centers at San Diego in its sale to Mindpath Health
Feb 2022 Advised Three Bears Alaska on an investment from Westward Partners
Feb 2022 Advised Credence in its sale to Certn
Feb 2022 Advised DentalXchange on an investment from Bregal Sagemount

Greenwich Capital Group

46 Total Closed Deals

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Greenwich Capital Group (“GCG") is a leading middle-market investment bank that advises clients including closely-held and family-owned businesses, private equity firms, and public companies. GCG’s senior bankers have collectively advised on hundreds of transactions and average nearly 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, with most having backgrounds with large U.S. and global firms. GCG is focused on advising clients in key industry verticals throughout the U.S.GCG was founded by entrepreneurially minded investment banking professionals focused on building an organization…

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Aug 2024 Advised Alpha Metalcraft Group in its sale to Industrial Growth Partners
Jul 2024 Advised TopFlite Components in its sale to kSARIA Corporation
Apr 2024 Advised Venshure Test Services in its sale to AB Dynamics plc
Feb 2024 Advised Midwest Glass Fabricators, Inc. in its sale to Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Inc.

Berman Capital

37 Total Closed Deals

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Berman Capital is dedicated to helping company owners and shareholders sell their business or raise capital for the highest possible price and the best possible fit for their employees, company, themselves and their families.Our experience proves this out: Since 1971 the principals at Berman Capital have completed over 70 multi-million-dollar merger & acquisition transactions working almost exclusively with private, entrepreneur driven companies. At Berman Capital, we pride ourselves on being a small, boutique FINRA regulated firm:- We focus on assisting mid-market companies (generating an…

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Jun 2015 Advised BAART in its sale to Webster Capital
Nov 2012 Advised Cal Saw Canada in its sale to A Strategic Partner
Feb 2011 Advised Laboratory Sales Limited in its sale to Wheaton Industries
Jun 2010 Advised Arvilla Oilfield Services in its sale to Select Energy Services

Commerce Street Capital, LLC

36 Total Closed Deals

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Commerce Street Capital, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, is a premier investment banking firm serving financial institutions and middle-market companies. We value collaboration with our client partners and enjoy building long term relationships established on a foundation of mutual respect, common goals, and uncommon integrity. Led by veterans of the financial industry, Commerce Street Capital’s practice includes: - Mergers & Acquisitions - Recapitalizations - Private Placement of Debt & Equity - Regulatory Advisory - Valuations & Fairness Opinions - Community Bank Capital Markets Services - SBIC…

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Sep 2015 Advised Schwertner State Bank in its sale to R Bank
Jul 2015 Advised Independent Bank of Texas in its sale to Veritex Community Banks
Jul 2015 Advised Vision Bank in its sale to Texas Bank and Trust
Jul 2015 Advised The Bank of Fayetteville in its sale to Farmers & Merchants Bank

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Firms in the Retail Distributors 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 Retail Distributors Investment Banks is $3M-$26M, 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.

Relevant Distribution 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 214 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Distribution.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Retail Distributors Investment Banks directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Distribution, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Investment Banks with experience in Distribution, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 214 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

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 Retail Distributors Investment Banks directory, you can request information here.

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