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Generational Group

14 Closed Deals via Axial 768 Total Closed Deals

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About Generational Equity Generational Equity, Generational Capital Markets (member FINRA/SIPC), Generational Wealth Advisors, Generational Consulting Group, and DealForce are part of the Generational Group, which is headquartered in Dallas and is one of the leading M&A advisory firms in North America. With over 250 professionals located throughout North America, the companies help business owners release the wealth of their business by providing growth consulting, merger, acquisition, and wealth management services. Their six-step approach features strategic and tactical growth…

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• Apr 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Dec 2025 Advised Kepco, Inc. in its sale to High Performance Metal Finishing

Vista Business Group

4 Closed Deals via Axial 47 Total Closed Deals

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Vista Business Group is a leading mergers and acquisitions firm that specializes in connecting buyers and sellers of businesses in a confidential manner. Based in Kansas, we operate nationally, leveraging our extensive banking experience and in-depth knowledge of financing to provide a seamless transaction process for both parties involved. We are proud to have been ranked #16 on Axial's "Top 25 Investment Banks of 2022" list, further demonstrating our commitment to excellence in the industry.

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• Dec 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jun 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Apr 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

A Neumann Associates, LLC

3 Closed Deals via Axial 44 Total Closed Deals

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A Neumann & Associates, LLC - Middle Market M&A ProfessionalsA Neumann & Associates, LLC is a professional mergers & acquisitions advisory firm headquartered in New Jersey that has assisted business owners and buyers in the business valuation and business transfer process nationwide through its affiliation for the past 30 years. With an A+ Better Business Bureau Rating for 18+ years in a row, and over 5,000 business valuations performed through its affiliations, the company maintains its corporate offices in Atlantic Highlands, NJ approximately 45 minutes south of New York…

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• Jul 2026 Advised Heavy Construction Company (Paving/Concrete) in its sale to Private Investor
• Jul 2026 Advised Drug Testing Services Company in its sale to Private Investor
• Jul 2026 Advised Home Remodeling Contractor in its sale to Focal Point Global LLC
• Jun 2026 Advised Heavy Civil Construction Company in its sale to Essential Holdings LLC

Kratos Capital

3 Closed Deals via Axial 34 Total Closed Deals

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After a decade, we’re proud to say that Kratos Capital. — ensuring that the same values, character and commitment to our clients still guide everything we do. Because we only answer to our clients, we’re free to focus on building long-term relationships and long-term value. Our investment bankers draw on the Kratos Capital way of nurturing enduring relationships, providing unvarnished advice and leveraging our principal mentality. We work with clients of all sizes in many industries in all parts of the country including South America and Canada. For middle market companies who wish to…

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• Sep 2024 Advised Weldon Contractors in its sale to Broadwing Capital
• Sep 2024 Advised MDS Global IT in its sale to HIG Capital / GDT
• May 2024 Advised Palmetto Plumbing Co of Hialeah inc in its sale to Ascension Property Services
• Aug 2023 Advised Premium in its sale to Emerson

Purpose Equity

3 Closed Deals via Axial 4 Total Closed Deals

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Purpose Equity is a lower middle market M&A advisory firm that works with family and founder-owned businesses throughout the Southeast and beyond. We often work with commercial, industrial, and residential service providers, manufacturers, and construction subcontractors - the companies that are building America. Purpose Equity provides sophisticated advice to lower middle market business owners in industries where it is typically unavailable. We solve hard problems, take on difficult deals, and make sure our clients achieve their purpose in undertaking a business transaction. We love…

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• Oct 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer
• Mar 2024 Advised Amped Electric in its sale to Evolution Strategy Partners
• Dec 2022 Advised Palmetto Adhesives in its sale to Sidereal Capital
• Sep 2020 Advised Carolina Refrigeration in its sale to CoolSys

BMI Mergers & Acquisitions

2 Closed Deals via Axial 32 Total Closed Deals

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For over thirty years, our professionals have successfully engaged in the practice of buying, selling, and managing the business acquisition process. We have completed multi-million-dollar deals in many industries and successfully integrated businesses post-merger. Whether your business is worth $3 million or $100 million, this experience is put to work to achieve your desired result. Mr. Kerchner, Mr. Clark, Mr. Fay, Ms. Marlowe, and Mr. Tortora hold securities licenses Series 79 and 63. 

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• Aug 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Nov 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Sep 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

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Exit Partners, LLC

2 Closed Deals via Axial 30 Total Closed Deals

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Exit Partners is an independent M&A Investment Banking firm with extensive experience in sales to strategic buyers, private equity buyers and buy-side advisory. We help you succeed by delivering uncommonly effective negotiation, strategic insight and transaction guidance.Our principals have maximized over 100 transactions involving buyers and sellers from across the U.S. as well as 15 other countries, representing $11 billion in deal value.

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• Apr 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jul 2023 Advised Three-Five Systems, Inc. in its sale to Advanced Video Technologies
• Jul 2023 Advised Polytan in its sale to Turf Store
• Jul 2023 Advised EDS in its sale to Government Computing Services

Ardent Advisory Group

2 Closed Deals via Axial 22 Total Closed Deals

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Ardent Advisory Group is a privately-held, independent investment bank that provides strategic advice and execution on mergers and acquisitions.Our team’s diverse background as advisors, industry executives, and investors provides a unique and broad understanding of the industry’s financial, regulatory, and competitive landscape. We have deep sector-specific relationships and experience, making Ardent Advisory Group a trusted advisor of choice.Ardent Advisory Group believes in one hundred percent alignment with client success.Over the last few years, Ardent Advisory Group has grown into…

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• Jul 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jul 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2023 Advised Talus Development Corp in its sale to Future Infrastructure Holdings
• Aug 2023 Advised ProWest on an investment from Oxbow Equity Partners and Peterson Partners

Eisen Fox & Company

2 Closed Deals via Axial 20 Total Closed Deals

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Eisen Fox is a Milwaukee-based investment bank devoted exclusively to providing expert M&A advisory services to clients engaged in business sales, divestitures and acquisitions. Our deals typically involve companies with $10 to $100 million in revenue.

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• Aug 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• May 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Mar 2024 Advised PRG - POP Displays in its sale to Yunker Industries
• Mar 2024 Advised Midwest Overhead Crane Corp in its sale to Confidential Company

The Vann Group

2 Closed Deals via Axial 18 Total Closed Deals

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The Vann Group provides strategic consulting and transactional advisory services to the owners of small/mid-size privately held businesses that are looking to create, maximize and realize the unlocked value in their companies.

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• Oct 2025 Advised The Snell Group in its sale to Applied Technical Services
• Aug 2025 Advised VSS in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2025 Advised Green Stamp in its sale to Confidential Company
• May 2025 Advised Leipold in its sale to Confidential Company

Alden Advisors

2 Closed Deals via Axial 14 Total Closed Deals

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Alden Advisors is a boutique, investment banking firm that recognizes the hidden value of all client assets, both tangible and intangible. By focusing on the Core IP Experience™, our team helps businesses break through the Entrepreneurial Plateau and extract maximum value. https://vimeo.com/168280049We work with shareholders, executives at all levels including C-Suite executives, corporate development professionals, and private equity firms in a range of services, including:Sale or divestitureAcquisition or investmentDue diligenceRestructuringScenario planningSpecial projects or committee…

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• Dec 2025 Advised DataMaster, a Class Valuation Co in its sale to Deckspire
• Jul 2024 Advised Sentient Science in its sale to Radical Possibilities
• Aug 2023 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer
• Jul 2023 Advised Tritium Partners in its sale to TEZ

PivotPoint Company

2 Closed Deals via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals

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PivotPoint Company is a M&A Advisory firm. We work closely with business owners to execute business sales and acquisitions. Our focus is on businesses from over $2 million in sales to $100 million or more. We work are industry agnostic and work throughout the U.S.

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• Jul 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• May 2022 Advised Homan Lumber on an investment from Great Lakes Forest Products
• Nov 2021 Advised Paramount Plastics on an investment from Empowered Ventures

ACT Capital Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 99 Total Closed Deals

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We Sell Your Business to Empower Your Dreams. ACT Capital Advisors has been helping owners sell their businesses since 1986. Through hundreds of transactions, we’ve developed a strategic process that’s highly effective in closing deals. Unlike other M&A companies that hand you off to various specialists throughout the stages of a sale, you’ll work with one team at ACT, a group of hand-selected individuals familiar with your industry. They’ll be with you from start to finish, working toward your goals and looking out for your best interests.

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• Feb 2026 Advised Green Clean Commercial in its sale to SoftBank Robotics America
• Feb 2026 Advised J.E. McAmis, Inc. in its sale to Orion Group Holdings, Inc.
• Dec 2025 Advised Key Trucking, Inc. in its sale to Estes Logistics
• Aug 2025 Advised Derotic Emergency Equipment in its sale to Speedway, Inc. (dba Amerit Fleet Services)

Meritage Partners, Inc.

1 Closed Deal via Axial 43 Total Closed Deals

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Meritage Partners ("Meritage") is a multifaceted advisory firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capital advisory, and strategic exit planning, with a focus on the low to mid markets. Our exceptional team boasts a wide range of expertise from entrepreneurs, investment banking, corporate finance, private equity, law, and accounting, collectively amassing over 130 years of experience. With deep-rooted backgrounds in private equity, encompassing roles as investors and trusted advisors, we have actively contributed to transactions exceeding $2 billion in enterprise value.This wealth of…

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• Mar 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Feb 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Caber Hill Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 21 Total Closed Deals

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Caber Hill Advisors is committed to working with business owners so they can successfully fulfill their personal and professional legacies. We serve small and middle market companies, in very specific verticals, who want to either sell their business or make an acquisition. Our firm's innovative approach combines the best elements of the local business brokerage community and the large, very expensive investment banks. The result is that our clients receive individualized attention and expert guidance specific to their industries. Our professionals have all worked in the markets we now serve,…

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• Nov 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2025 Advised CLC in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jan 2025 Advised Gavel in its sale to One10
• Sep 2024 Advised ASD on an investment from N3 Capital

Gleason Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 20 Total Closed Deals

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When closely held, private companies have a need for financial advice – in seeking a liquidity event or when capital needs to be raised, for example – Gleason Advisors acts as a trusted partner to business owners and management. We provide valuable financial and strategic advice throughout the business life cycle.Our service offering at Gleason Advisors allows us to work with businesses facing a wide range of issues and financial challenges. These situations often call on us to leverage our symbiotic relationship with the services of Gleason Experts, where we have deep expertise in…

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• Jan 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Aug 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Jun 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Apr 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

A. Buchholtz & Company, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 20 Total Closed Deals

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A. Buchholtz & Company team members have closed hundreds of transactions.  They have worked in virtually all industries and have served as trusted advisors to many companies when buying or selling their businesses. ​If you are looking for straight-forward, transparent process management and advice on your M&A transaction, A. Buchholtz & Company can help you. Serving small business owners, entrepreneurs, private equity firms and strategic sellers of businesses For transaction sizes of $10 million to $1 billion of value. Particular specialization in media and tech.

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• May 2026 Advised Wood Bros. Industries in its sale to Franklin Electric
• May 2026 Advised RO Superstore & Vistar Water Technologies in its sale to Franklin Electric
• Aug 2024 Advised Integra-Cast Inc. in its sale to Edgewater Funds
• Aug 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Exit Strategies Group, Inc.

1 Closed Deal via Axial 16 Total Closed Deals

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Exit Strategies Group provides quality sell-side M&A advisory and business valuation services for $5-100 million revenue closely-held companies, in several industries.If you are looking for a professional M&A Advisor, Investment Banker or Deal Maker to help sell your company and optimize your results, we invite you to contact us for a confidential discussion. We also provide independent business valuation services for M&A, MBO, ESOP, Buy-Sell, tax and other purposes.

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• Dec 2025 Advised TES + Airflotek in its sale to Cleanova
• May 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Dec 2024 Advised Westar Marine in its sale to Individual Investors
• Aug 2024 Advised Afinieol IT Consulting in its sale to Intelligent Technical Solutions

Brandywine Mergers & Acquisitions, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 13 Total Closed Deals

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Brandywine M&A provides sell-side representation to privately held companies. BMA serves clients of various sizes and industries. Current clients are from industries such as manufacturing, professional services, specialty contracting/service providers, etc. BMA's average client is one preparing for retirement with a mature company. Typically, average earnings are in the $1-5M range.

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• Feb 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Oct 2023 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
• Aug 2023 Advised Atlantic Stud Welding Inc. in its sale to Private Investor
• Aug 2023 Advised Food Safety Solutions in its sale to Private Investor

Bravaldo Capital Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 10 Total Closed Deals

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Bravaldo Capital Advisors is a boutique Atlanta based Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Advisory Firm, providing independent economic and financial advice and execution services for lower middle market companies with revenues typically between $10 million and $300 million that are primarily located in the Southeastern United States.We offer a full range of transaction and advisory services, guiding our clients through sell-side transactions and exit strategy planning, growth through acquisition, debt restructuring and corporate recapitalization.Our team has extensive expertise in a…

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• Mar 2024 Advised Controlled Access, Inc. in its sale to Guardian Access Solutions / CenterOak Partnters
• Jul 2023 Advised QCFS Management Group, Inc. in its sale to Accelerated Communications & Construction
• Jul 2023 Advised Precision Blasting, LLC in its sale to Main Drilling & Blasting, Inc.
• Mar 2023 Advised TPI Engineered Systems in its sale to Enviva