Buyers Holding Companies Emerging as Driver of LMM Consolidation Macroeconomic headwinds have hit M&A activity hard this year. Geopolitical tensions, inflation, and pandemic-related supply chain challenges continue to stymie…
Lower Middle Market Pursuits: Record Breaking First Half Underscores LMM Resiliency There’s no shortage of headwinds facing buyers and sellers in 2022. Inflation, an increasingly hawkish Fed, recessionary worries, and public…
LMM Remains Resilient in the Face of Recession Earlier this year, public indices entered bear market territory for the first time since panic over the COVID-19 pandemic derailed…
Inventory, Automation & Allocation: Disparities & Dynamics in the Industrials Industry [Virtual Roundtable] The dynamics in the industrials space have been off kilter for quite some time. An ongoing supply chain crisis, lack…
The Ecommerce Explosion: The Emergence of Online Marketplaces in the LMM When Shakil Prasla, founder of Pro Click Ventures in Austin, Texas, put two of his 12 e-commerce stores up for…
Introducing The Lower Middle Market Add-On Report A survey of 150 deal professionals across the Axial network documents the extent to which financial sponsors have descended upon…
Healthcare M&A Update: The Challenges of Returning to Normal [Virtual Roundtable] Just yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial average plummeted another 1,100 points, as investors continued their relentless selloff. The question on…
Defense in the Spotlight: What are the Opportunities for LMM Stakeholders? The recent events in Ukraine have thrusted the defense sector into the spotlight. Russia’s invasion kickstarted a flurry of defense…
Lower Middle Market Pursuits: Q1 Deal Flow Defies the Odds, Underscoring LMM Stability The first quarter of 2022 seemed to mark a return of bearish sentiment. The S&P 500 fell by 4.6% during…
