Advisors How Fed Rate Cuts Are Shaping LMM M&A: Insights From Axial Dealmakers The Federal Reserve’s recent 0.25% rate cut marks a meaningful shift in the cost of capital, lowering the federal funds…
Business Owners Small Business Exits: M&A closed deal data from October Welcome to the October edition of Small Business Exits, the monthly publication featuring fully anonymized deal data from a selection…
Buyers Axial’s 2025 Independent Sponsor Report Independent Sponsors continue to strengthen their position in the lower middle market M&A landscape. Over the last 12 months, Independent…
Advisors The SMB M&A Pipeline: Q3 2025 Welcome to the Q3 2025 issue of The SMB M&A Pipeline, the quarterly series that surfaces a top-of-the-funnel breakdown of…
Business Owners Small Business Exits: September closed deal data Welcome to the September edition of Small Business Exits, the monthly publication featuring fully anonymized deal data from a selection…
Business Owners What Falling Interest Rates Mean for Seller Valuations and Timing For business owners, timing a sale is one of the most critical — and most difficult — decisions. Wait too…
Business Owners Small Business Exits: M&A closed deal data from August Welcome to the August edition of Small Business Exits, the monthly publication featuring fully anonymized deal data from a selection…
Mid-Year Pulse Check: LMM Dealmakers Weigh in on 2H 2025 As the second half of 2025 begins to unfold, Axial conducted a sentiment survey among ~40 active members. The survey…
Business Owners Small Business Exits: July closed deal data Welcome to the July edition of Small Business Exits, the monthly publication featuring fully anonymized deal data from a selection…
