Business Owners Preparing for a Transaction — Virtual Business Owner Roundtable On December 12th, in a new spinout of Axial’s virtual roundtable series, a select group of transaction-ready business owners gathered…
Business Owners SEC Amendments Facilitate Capital Access for SMBs In November, the SEC amended its rules under the Securities Act of 1933 to “simplify, harmonize, and improve” aspects of…
Business Owners Business Valuation Misconceptions One of the leading causes of M&A deaths is misaligned valuation expectations. Fair value, or the price that a business…
Business Owners The Fastest Way to Earn Your Earnout One noticeable impact of COVID-19 on M&A is the increased usage of earnout clauses in transaction structures. Whereas eight months…
Business Owners Analyzing Churn During SaaS Due Diligence Maximize the odds of successful SaaS acquisitions by going beyond traditional churn and loyalty metrics to leverage the true drivers…
Advisors The New Age of Due Diligence — Virtual Roundtable In this week’s virtual roundtable, nine Axial members gathered to discuss what the due diligence process looks like in a…
Business Owners Current Climate Puts Outsize Pressure on Lower Middle Market Companies That the middle market is struggling amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will come as a surprise to no one. RSM…
Business Owners Move Over, Revenue Per Employee — There’s a Better KPI We review hundreds of management presentations each year, and almost all of them promote a seemingly important number: Revenue per…
COVID-19 How Coronavirus Is Impacting Lower Middle Market M&A Activity Last week, Axial convened a virtual roundtable of members to review the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on lower middle…
