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Axial Leaderboards: Q1’14 Most Active Lower Middle Market Firms
Today, we are excited to release our Q1’14 leaderboards, identifying the most active private equity groups, investment banks, lenders, corporations, and family offices on Axial.
A few new firms appeared this quarter, especially in the private equity space. The PE list was topped by Greybull Stewardship and Saugatuck Capital. Across the other leaderboards, Sunrise Capital Partners and Skydeck were the most active family offices and RAI Group retained its leadership position on the lenders leaderboard.
See the full lists below:
Most Active Family Offices
| Rank | Firm | HQ | Activity Level* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrise Capital Partners | NY | 57.6 |
| 2 | Skydeck | IL | 56.8 |
| 3 | North American Funds | IL | 56.0 |
| 4 | Alex Allgood of Sowell & Co. | TX | 55.6 |
| 5 | Dorilton Capital | NY | 53.2 |
View the complete rankings: Family Offices
Most Active Boutique Investment Banks
| Rank | Firm | HQ | Activity Level* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Culver Capital Group | CA | 93.1 |
| 2 | Corporate Finance Associates | TN | 87.8 |
| 3 | Capstone Partners | MA | 79.6 |
| 4 | Focus Investment Bankers | DC | 79.6 |
| 5 | Bentley Associates | NY | 79.1 |
View the complete rankings: Boutique Investment Banks
Most Active Middle Market Private Equity Groups
| Rank | Firm | HQ | Activity Level* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greybull Stewardship | CA | 85.4 |
| 2 | Saugatuck Capital Company | CT | 76.0 |
| 3 | Smith Equity Partners | IN | 65.2 |
| 4 | Black Lake Capital | CO | 65.2 |
| 5 | Andlinger & Company | NY | 63.1 |
View the complete rankings: Middle Market Private Equity Groups
Most Active Middle Market Corporate Acquirers
| Rank | Firm | HQ | Activity Level* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia Machine | WA | 52.4 |
| 2 | Nassau Candy Specialty Confections & Fine Foods | NY | 50.2 |
| 3 | RockPile | CO | 43.8 |
| 4 | T-Solutions | VA | 43.3 |
| 5 | E&A Companies | IN | 41.9 |
View the complete rankings: Middle Market Corporate Acquirers
Most Active Middle Market Lenders
| Rank | Firm | HQ | Activity Level* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAI Group | NJ | 92.5 |
| 2 | CapX Partners | IL | 50.4 |
| 3 | Saratoga Investment Corp (Ticker: SAR) | NY | 49.3 |
| 4 | Banyan Mezzanine Fund | FL | 48.8 |
| 5 | Leeds Novamark Capital | VA | 47.4 |
View the complete rankings: Middle Market Lenders
*Activity Level benchmarks pursuit activity, number of unique firms interacted with, interaction frequency, and how far the conversations progressed towards a closed deal. The number is then normalized to provide a confidential measure of activity relative to the rest of the market.
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