# Axial

> Axial is a private deal network for the North American lower middle market, connecting business owners, M&A advisors, private equity firms, lenders and corporate acquirers to source, market and close transactions confidentially. Founded in 2010 by Peter Lehrman, the platform uses matching algorithms and CRM-style tools to privately introduce sell-side deals to relevant buyers, and its 20,000+ members have transacted more than $25 billion across 2,000+ closed deals.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Peter Lehrman (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~150 employees
- **Products:** Deal Sourcing, Deal Marketing, M&A Advisor Finder, Deal Management Tools, Reputation & Closed-Deal Data
- **Notable:** Members have closed 2,000+ M&A and growth-capital transactions since 2010, More than $25 billion in total deal volume transacted through the network, Grew to a network of 20,000+ lower middle market dealmakers

## Products & services

- **Deal Sourcing** — Buy-side members define detailed acquisition and investment criteria, and Axial's algorithms privately surface relevant sell-side opportunities ordered by relevance.
- **Deal Marketing** — Sell-side advisors and owners confidentially market a deal to a curated, ranked list of matched buyers while retaining full control over who is approached and when.
- **M&A Advisor Finder** — A program that helps business owners confidentially identify and connect with vetted M&A advisors and investment bankers suited to their transaction.
- **Deal Management Tools** — NDA management, secure messaging, document sharing and CRM-style deal tracking to run a transaction pipeline inside the platform.
- **Reputation & Closed-Deal Data** — Member track records, closed-deal badges and reputation data that help counterparties gauge credibility before engaging.
- **League Tables & Market Data** — Annual lower middle market investment bank league tables and deal-flow trend reporting that benchmark advisor activity across the market.

## Achievements

- Members have closed 2,000+ M&A and growth-capital transactions since 2010
- More than $25 billion in total deal volume transacted through the network
- Grew to a network of 20,000+ lower middle market dealmakers
- Raised $33.5M total across Seed through Series C from top-tier investors
- Publishes the widely cited Lower Middle Market Investment Bank League Tables

## Latest updates

- **2023-02** — Axial released its 2022 Lower Middle Market Investment Bank League Tables, ranking advisor activity across the market.
- **2016-08** — Closed a $14M Series C led by Edison Partners with participation from Comcast Ventures, First Round Capital and Redpoint Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://www.axial.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axial
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AxialCo
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/axial.net/

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