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As Search Fund Popularity Rises, Alternative Models Emerge

Today, the number of active search funds is at an all-time high, according to Stanford’s 2018 Search Fund Study. A record 17 companies were acquired by search fund entrepreneurs in 2017, according to the study. Since the first search fund was formed in 1984, ...

5 Predictions for Manufacturing in 2019

On November 1, Strategex and Axial brought together a diverse group of private equity investors, family offices, lenders, and advisors in Cleveland for a ...

6 Tips for Transitioning From a Founding CEO

For lower to middle market private equity funds, a key value creation lever can be the successful, collaborative transition of a founding CEO. A key part of the ...

4 Takeaways From Taking Over a Family Business

Himmat Singh took over as CEO of Circle of Life Home Care, a home care agency specializing in serving Native American communities, in January 2017. Himmat ...

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700+ Meetings in One Day: Axial Concord 2018 NYC

More than 150 deal professionals came together last week for Axial Concord New York 2018. This was our fifth flagship event in New York, and the eighth Concord conference, which now has a presence in Dallas and Chicago in addition to NYC. Concord is all about getting deals done: the Axial team ...

One Way to Ease Tensions Between Operating Partners and CEOs

Recently, many private equity firms have been adopting buy-and-build strategies to improve returns. Often, this strategy entails buying a platform company with established management team members who are experts in the industry and know how to extract costs without compromising topline growth. However, in the ...

Growing 3X in 3 Years: How Dane Manufacturing Hit Their BHAG (Part 1)

In July 2015, Dane Manufacturing CEO and president Troy Berg and COO Mike Lisle set an audacious goal of growing the company 3X in 3 years — from $10 to $30 million. Troy had owned Dane Manufacturing, a metal fabrication and stamping company based in Dane, WI, since 2001. He had just brought Mike on board ...