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Axial Resources provide business owners and deal professionals with in- depth information about a variety of topics pertaining to middle market M&A. Our downloadable tools, checklists, and whitepapers are free and created by the Axial team in partnership with Axial members.

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2025 M&A Fee Guide

The ebook includes the results from the 2025 survey conducted by Firmex in partnership with Axial. You'll get insights from hundreds of M&A advisors, including:

Changes in engagement fee structure
Retainer and success fee benchmarks
How advisor compensation is evolving in today’s market

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The Seller’s Guide to Strategic vs. Financial Buyers

In this ebook, we’ll define each type and cover topics like:

5 major differences between strategic and financial buyers
How to decide which type to include on your buyer list
How to connect with the right strategic acquirer

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The Seller’s Guide to Understanding EBITDA

This ebook covers the following:

How investors use EBITDA
Whether EBITDA is the same as cash flow
How to use adjusted EBITDA to make your company more attractive to buyers

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The Seller’s Guide to Preparing for Life After Sale

In this guide, we cover:

What you should do first after a sale
Envisioning your role post-sale
The ins and outs of successor liability
Keeping customers after an acquisition

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Exit Preparation

Exit Preparation: what business owners need to know. Insights from Axial’s investment banking membership.

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2024 M&A Fee Guide

The 2024 edition of the M&A Fee Guide - the authoritative source on M&A fees for sell-side engagements in the middle market.

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9 Clauses to Include in Every NDA

NDAs are the first step for almost every deal, but many deal professionals overlook their importance. Read this guide to learn the nine clauses you should include in every NDA.

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12 Things Not to Do in M&A

A business owner's guide on how to best approach the mergers & acquisition process.

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The Winning LOI eBook

To assemble this eBook, we compiled the first 25 issues from The Winning LOI series - the Axial newsletter that anonymously reveals small business M&A valuation data and certain key deal terms associated with winning LOIs.

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