It was late. Time was running out and negotiations weren’t going well. Larry was leading up the buy-side deal team, and it was his third trip to the headquarters of his acquisition target to hammer out the final terms and conditions of the deal. After three days of going back and forth, it seemed that Wayne, ...

The independent sponsor business model combines the rigor of traditional private equity with deal-by-deal investments and economics. Many independent sponsors pitch that their model has stronger limited partner investor alignment on issues such as fees, carry, and discretion to review each investment opportunity ...

Reg Greiner is the founder and managing partner of Thornblade Capital, a private equity firm based in Greenville, SC. Thornblade has closed two deals sourced on Axial to date. In November 2016, their portfolio company HKA Enterprises acquired Universal Staffing Solutions after connecting with their advisor ...