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Unpacking 2022’s Dead Deals and Broken LOIs

Kaitlinn Thatcher
February 28, 2023

The 2022 M&A environment starkly contrasted with 2021, and reports indicate the overall market contracted ~25% YoY. On Axial’s lower…

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Three Takeaways for Lower Middle Market Business Owners from Bain’s 2022 Annual M&A Report

Bain’s annual in-depth recap of the year in M&A is now out. Because Bain is decidedly “up-market” from the lower…

Advisors

Close Rates in Lower Middle Market Sell-Side M&A

Evaluating sell-side M&A advisors has some striking similarities to how baseball players get evaluated. In baseball, coaches, scouts and analysts…

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Axial Industry & Pursuit Reports [2022]

Despite economic turmoil, inflation, global supply chain challenges, and geopolitical tension, lower middle market deal flow has remained fairly strong…

Axial’s Top 2022 Roundtable Discussions

2022 has been a rollercoaster of a year, and dealmakers have been doing their best to stay apprised of everything…

Closing a Deal in Today’s Environment [Axial Roundtable]

In a recent roundtable discussion, four Axial members joined Axial CEO, Peter Lehrman to discuss opportunities and challenges in the…

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Buyers

Lower Middle Market Pursuits: Buyer Sophistication Drives Quality in Q3

The third quarter of 2022 was one of consistency, reflecting no major shift in global perspective or macroeconomic trends. The…

Buyers

Holding Companies Emerging as Driver of LMM Consolidation

The below article was originally published in August 2022 in conjunction with a conference dedicated to lower middle market holding…

How M&A Will Respond to the Next Recession

Scott Bushkie is the Managing Partner of Cornerstone Business Services as well as a Founder of Cornerstone International Alliance (CIA).…

Advisors

Analysis Reveals Business Broker Impact on LMM M&A

Business brokers have become more active within the private markets, almost doubling in number over the past decade. Their role…

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