Help Your Clients Exit Smarter
Refer business owners exploring a sale. We’ll help them hire an excellent M&A advisor to maximize their exit success. You’ll earn 20% of Axial’s fee when a deal closes, paid by their advisor.
Add Value at Your Client’s Most Critical Inflection Point
Axial helps your clients run a competitive M&A advisor search so they can execute a sale with the right guidance.
About Axial for Owners
When a client begins exploring a sale, you’re often the first person they turn to. Axial helps you take that trust one step further without disrupting your relationship or role.
Axial’s exit consultants help your clients identify, evaluate, and hire the right M&A advisor for their specific goals. We combine the largest network of pre-vetted M&A advisors with real deal data and hands-on guidance, so business owners can make confident, informed hiring decisions and pursue the strongest possible outcome.
Who Our Referral Partners Typically Support
Our referral program is designed for professionals serving business owners who meet the following criteria:
$5M+
Annual Revenue
$1M+
Annual Net Profits
3+
Years of Consistent Profitability
U.S. & Canada
Based Companies
Companies that have sold through Axial Advisor Finder:
Refer an Exit-Curious Business Owner
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Common Questions Answered
Not without speaking with you first. We recognize that trust is critical in high-stakes M&A transactions. Before engaging with the business owner you refer, we’ll align with you on timing, context, and whether Axial is well positioned to support them.
The information collected in the referral form is used solely for an initial assessment. No outreach occurs without your awareness and input.
We typically work directly with the business owners you refer to us and keep you informed as things progress. If the owner prefers you to stay closely involved, we’re happy to loop you in at key moments.
Our model is flexible and partnership-driven. We’re here to provide you leverage – not distraction – while respecting your relationship with the client.
There is no cost for qualified business owners. Qualification is based on business size, transaction timing, and level of exit readiness.
If an owner hires an M&A advisor through Axial, we receive a 15% referral fee from the advisor, not the business owner.
If your referred business owner completes a transaction with an M&A advisor introduced through Axial, you’ll earn 20% of Axial’s success fee.
Confidentiality is a priority throughout the process. We rely on high-level business metrics to shortlist advisors and keep business owner identities anonymized until both parties agree to an introduction.
While NDAs are rarely requested, we’re happy to accommodate them when needed.
Yes. Many partners refer multiple business owners over time. There’s no cap on participation, and each referral is reviewed independently.
We recommend starting with the referral that feels most actionable in the near term. A member of our team will follow up on next steps and the process for making future referrals.
To be eligible, the referred business owner must be new to Axial, meaning they haven’t been active on the platform or in contact with our team within the past two years.
No. You don’t need an Axial account. Simply submit the business owner’s details and we’ll handle the process in collaboration with you.
