Top Trading Companies & Distributors Investment Banks with Recent Private M&A Activity

247

Active Firms

466

TTM Deal Flow

$3M-$26M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 12%

Florida 10%

Texas 8%

New York 6%

Illinois 5%

Key Attributes

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

Wood Warren & Co.

10 Total Closed Deals

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Wood Warren is a boutique investment banking firm focused on serving companies throughout the supply chains in the Food, Beverage, and Agriculture industries. The Firm, located in the San Francisco Bay Area, was founded in 1991 and provides mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and corporate finance advisory services. Since its inception, the Firm’s mission has been to bring Wall Street experience, expertise, and execution capabilities to early-stage and middle-market companies. Wood Warren draws on its experience to develop customized solutions for each of our clients with the…

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Jul 2023 Advised Bacchus Fulfillment in its sale to Wine Shipping
Nov 2019 Advised MainSheet Capital in its sale to Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Oct 2019 Advised Gar Tootelian, Inc. in its sale to Bennett Water Systems
Jan 2015 Advised Roll Global, LLC in its sale to Mercier

R.W. Pressprich & Co.

10 Total Closed Deals

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RWP offers a full range of investment banking and financing services, identifying and structuring innovative opportunities for our clients. R. W. Pressprich & Co., an institutional fixed-income broker/dealer headquartered in New York City, was originally established in 1909 and in time became highly regarded as a pioneering specialist in fixed-income products. It was re-established in 1990 with a commitment to the same standards of excellence employed by its predecessor firm. Today the firm is a research-oriented broker/dealer and FINRA member firm with branch offices in Boston, Chicago,…

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Jan 2021 Advised Cellectis in its sale to Cytovia Therapeutics
Dec 2020 Advised BabelBark in its sale to Trupanion
May 2019 Advised RedCat Systems in its sale to Broadtree Partners
Feb 2019 Advised Invisible Sentinel in its sale to bioMérieux

Genesis Capital, LLC

10 Total Closed Deals

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Genesis Capital is an independent investment and merchant banking firm dedicated to working with family-owned and entrepreneur-led businesses, public corporations, and institutional investors to achieve their most important strategic initiatives."Focus on Need vs. Size"Our mission is to best serve clients through our "Focus on Need vs. Size". Genesis Capital has worked with clients in excess of $30 billion to under $25 million of enterprise value and has completed transactions ranging from over $1 billion to under $10 million. Our clients include leading public corporations, private…

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Dec 2022 Advised Rusty Taco in its sale to Gala Capital Partners
Sep 2022 Advised Kwalu in its sale to Dunes Point Capital, LLC
Sep 2022 Advised Network Controls in its sale to Abacus Investments
Jun 2022 Advised Construction Implements Depot in its sale to LFM Capital

Bayfield Partners

10 Total Closed Deals

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Bayfield Partners is a boutique investment bank serving private middle market and emerging growth companies. The firm provides M&A and capital raising services to entrepreneur and family owned companies that prefer an extra level of personal attention. Advisory services include buy-side and sell-side M&A, as well as general strategic advisory. Capital raising includes venture capital, growth equity, private equity, bank debt, private senior debt and mezzanine debt. Bayfield serves clients in all industries, including industrial, energy, gaming, healthcare, business services, consumer and…

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Jul 2023 Assisted The BlackStone Group in securing debt financing from Oxbow Carbon & Minerals
Jul 2023 Advised Core Metal Group in its sale to Ospraie
Jul 2023 Advised Mexico Metals in its sale to Marco International
Jul 2023 Advised The Academic Palm Beaches in its sale to Palm Beach Day School

Legacy Capital Advisors

7 Total Closed Deals

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Legacy Capital Advisors, LLC provides a very sophisticated level of Merger and Acquisition advisory services exclusively to closely-held, middle market companies. We utilize proven, unique, innovative processes to help our clients attain maximum value from Merger & Acquisition transactions while maintaining confidentiality and minimizing business disruption.Our principals have worked together as a team for over 20 years providing our clients with over $2 billion of liquidity. We have represented and advised business owners across a wide variety of industries with a core focus on…

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Jan 2013 Advised APCI Systems, LLC on an investment from Stupp Bros., Inc.
Dec 2012 Advised Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing on an investment from H.I.G.
Sep 2011 Advised Peoplelink Staffing Solutions, LLC in its sale to Groupe CRIT SA
Oct 2010 Advised TurtleWax Auto Appearance Centers on an investment from Various Entities

Reynolds Advisory Partners, LLC

5 Total Closed Deals

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Reynolds Advisory Partners is a boutique investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and related financial advisory services focused on middle market clients nationwide. We provide differentiated, value added advice and services to clients facing complex strategic decisions and transactions. We believe that clients are best served by the most experienced and skilled professional bankers available who also share in our "client-first" philosophy. The senior bankers at Reynolds Advisory Partners average over 25 years of experience, have collectively completed over…

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Jan 2014 Advised Reaction Design in its sale to Ansys
Nov 2013 Advised Solid Gold Health Products for Pets in its sale to VMG Capital
Dec 2012 Advised Jims Formal Wear in its sale to Armory Capital
Jun 2011 Advised Chemical Lab Products in its sale to KIK Custom Products

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Orion Capital Group

5 Total Closed Deals

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Superior Execution We assist companies with annual revenues between $2 million and $100 million sell to buyers that are most likely to understand and pay for the value our clients have spent years building. Experience From Both Sides of the Table Collectively, our team has many decades of operational and mergers and acquisition experience including starting, growing, acquiring and selling successful businesses both as principals and advisors. Not only is our team stocked with successful entrepreneurs, but our principals have superior marketing, negotiation and strategy skills to keep you one…

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Dec 2013 Advised Piedmont Pacific Corporation in its sale to H2O Innovation Inc. (TSXV:HEO)
Apr 2013 Advised St. Francis School of Law in its sale to Baker College
Jul 2012 Advised Bricsnet FM in its sale to Manhattan Software
Jul 2011 Advised Applied Robotics/Torchmate in its sale to Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

Carl Marks Advisors

5 Total Closed Deals

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Carl Marks Advisors is an investment bank that provides financial and operational advisory services. We are a collaborative partner delivering effective and durable results for our clients – whether they need solutions to complex problems or help navigating transition and growth. Our proactive, persistent approach breaks through roadblocks, identifies a viable path forward, and creates the alignment and momentum needed to achieve successful outcomes.At Carl Marks Advisors, we custom build integrated service teams for each client, uniting operational, transactional, and industry expertise to…

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Jun 2024 Advised JDC Power Systems in its sale to Madison River Capital
Mar 2023 Advised Roane Metals Group in its sale to Commercial Metals Company
Jul 2021 Advised WE Transport in its sale to Beacon Mobility
Feb 2021 Advised Hawkins Point Partners in its sale to Lightview Capital

EOT Advisors

5 Total Closed Deals

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EOT Advisors is the first investment banking and financial advisory firm in the country dedicated to assisting business owners in selling to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). We work in all 50 states and internationally. Our aim is to provide a one-stop shop for EOTs. We assist with company structuring, transaction design, valuation, debt financing, capital raising, fiduciary services, and legal forms, as well as with creditors and the commercial real estate aspect of transactions.

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Mar 2020 Advised Optimax Systems, Inc. in its sale to Optimax Systems, Inc. Perpetual Purpose Trust
Oct 2019 Advised Paras and Associates in its sale to Paras and Associates Employee Ownership Trust
Apr 2016 Advised Equity Atlas Inc in its sale to Equity Atlas Inc Employee Ownership Trust
Feb 2016 Advised Metis Construction, Inc in its sale to Metis Construction, Inc Employee Ownership Trust

Novelty Hill Capital

5 Total Closed Deals

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Novelty Hill Capital is a leading middle market investment bank and financial advisory firm in Seattle, WA with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, raising capital, and evaluating strategic alternatives. Our team possesses decades of combined experience leading successful M&A and investment processes for prominent privately held companies and industry pioneers throughout the entire consumer, industrial and technology value chains.

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Apr 2026 Advised Garlic King in its sale to I Love Produce
Oct 2025 Advised Sound Glass in its sale to LLM Ventures
Oct 2025 Advised Merlino Foods in its sale to Erickson Family
Apr 2024 Advised Firehook Bakery in its sale to Forward Consumer Partners

CTX Capital Securities

4 Total Closed Deals

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We partner with middle market companies to provide them with Business Advisory and Investment Banking services. Our goal is to assist our partner companies in the evolution of their business as a trusted advisor for many years to come.Ultimately...we want to give you tour time back as a business owner. We are pleased to have the ability through established networks to provide capital sourcing services for our clients. We feel that the ability for you to utilize a professional in your capital sourcing process can be one that will pay dividends both in the present and future. Value creation can…

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Dec 2018 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
Nov 2018 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
Nov 2018 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
Mar 2018 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Confidential Company

The Wilcox Group, LLC

4 Total Closed Deals

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Boutique Investment Bank Focused on Commercial & Industrial ClientsOver 75 transactions with aggregate value in excess of $4.0 billionWilcox Investment Bankers is a boutique specializing in providing merger & acquisition and capital raising advisory services to private, family and founder owned commercial and industrial businesses with revenue of $20-250 million.‍Clients hire us because we are a trusted advisor, providing high quality advice, individualized professional service, transaction experience, rigorous deal execution and industry knowledge. We value trust, honesty and…

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Jan 2020 Advised Wagner Supply on an investment from Imperial Dade
Oct 2018 Advised RK Pump & Supply on an investment from Clavis Capital Partners
Aug 2018 Advised Energy Sales on an investment from Smith-Cooper International
May 2018 Advised PetroSmith on an investment from Blue Wolf Capital Partners

Claiborne Advisors, Inc.

3 Total Closed Deals

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Claiborne Advisors, Inc. brings Wall Street partner-level experience and expertise to companies that need to merge/sell in a transaction too small for the major investment banks.David Duval takes on only a few, select clients each year in the Southwest. Clients are usually founder-owners or spinoffs from public companies. Mr. Duval closely and productively aligns with each, focusing on maximizing valuations before going to market.Securities offered through Burch & Company, Inc., member FINRA/SiPC. Burch and Claiborne are not affiliated entities.

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Oct 2019 Advised Dudley Kebow, Inc. in its sale to Progressive International Corp.
Oct 2014 Advised The Oceanscience Group Ltd. in its sale to Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
Dec 2004 Advised Titan Scan technolog in its sale to BeamOne

Granite Tower Capital

3 Total Closed Deals

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Granite Tower Capital is an Advisory firm that specialises in arranging M&A, Debt Financing and the Raising of Equity for privately held Companies. We deal across Canada and in all Industries. Our mission is to help our clients succeed in all of their endeavours. At Granite Tower Capital, every customer is important. And our reputation hinges on the fact that we treat even our smallest clients with the same respect and diligence we would treat our largest clients. We earn the trust of our clients and our lenders by our actions every single day.

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Aug 2013 Advised Peel Graphics in its sale to Advertek Printing
Dec 2012 Advised National Risk Assesments on an investment from Accord Financial
Aug 2011 Advised Advertek Printing on an investment from Bank of Montreal

BB&T Capital Markets

3 Total Closed Deals

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BB&T Capital Markets is a premier middle-market integrated provider of investment banking and capital markets services. Our Investment Banking specialists provide a full range of capital raising and advisory services to publicly traded and private companies, governments, and nonprofits. Our Investment Bankers work in close partnership with other capital markets specialists and senior corporate bankers, supporting each client with industry-focused strategic advisory services.

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Oct 2013 Advised Holley a portfolio company of MONOMOY Capital Partners in its sale to Lincolnshire
Oct 2013 Advised SMB Machinery in its sale to Highroad Capital Partners
Sep 2013 Advised SCT a portfolio company of Tillery Capital in its sale to Global Enviornment Fund

Mary Street Capital

3 Total Closed Deals

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We're dedicated to serving the middle market, providing modern, customized solutions, always with a future focus that goes beyond the deal. As an affiliate of Kaufman Rossin, we integrate investment banking with estate, tax, advisory and wealth management expertise to maximize value for business owners.

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Jun 2024 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
Jun 2023 Advised Bar Maid Corporation in its sale to Winco (The Foodware Group)
Jun 2023 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Truist Bank

Donnelly Penman & Partners

2 Total Closed Deals

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About Donnelly Penman & PartnersDonnelly Penman & Partners is one of the largest independently owned, middle-market investment banking firms headquartered in the Midwest. Our experienced team provides a full range of corporate finance and financial advisory services to both public and private companies, including capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and general financial advisory services such as fairness opinions and valuations. Our expertise in the automotive, industrial, and financial institution industries allows us to provide our clients with the highest level of creativity and…

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Jan 2024 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
Dec 2023 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

RedShift Advisors

1 Total Closed Deal

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RedShift Advisors is a lower middle market investment bank. It provides merger, acquisition, and capital raising services to owners and investors.

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Apr 2023 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company

Clifton Larson Allen

1 Total Closed Deal

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CLA is the 8th largest accounting firm in the United States and provides a range of professional services to over 70,000 business clients. Our firm has over 125 offices across the country and we have deep expertise in a number of industry verticals. Our Transaction Services group works with businesses looking to transition ownership through investment banking and related services.

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Dec 2024 Advised Garven Holdings, LLC in its sale to Card Factory

The Capital Corporation

1 Total Closed Deal

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Over the last 20 years, The Capital Corporation has established itself as one of the premier, lower middle market investment banking firms in the country.We specialize in navigating our clients through the complicated and time intensive processes of selling their businesses, acquiring other businesses, and/or securing capital. Our niche is to represent "lower middle market" companies that have revenues between $10 million and $100 million. Over the last two decades, we have continuously refined our networks, approach, and skill-sets needed in order to successfully close transactions with…

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Oct 2014 Advised LOI on an investment from to be announced

Firms in the Trading Companies & 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 Trading Companies & 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 247 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 Trading Companies & 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 247 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 Trading Companies & Distributors Investment Banks directory, you can request information here.

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