Axial

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The firm is currently investing out of Argonaut Private Equity Fund IV, a $400 million fund that deploys Argonaut’s strategy of making control-oriented buyout investments in companies in the industrial, manufacturing and energy services and products sectors. billion of capital deployed by the firm’s principals.

Private Equity Firms 59

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Mergers and Acquisitions 59

Axial

JANUARY 23, 2025

Last year resulted in a record-breaking year for deal volume on Axial, with 10,735 deals coming to market in 2024 a 7.8% The increase happened largely in the second half of the year, with both Q3 and Q4 resulting in 26% and 15% higher deal flow than the same periods in 2023, respectively.

Investment Banking 59

Investment Banking Investment Banks Banks Mergers and Acquisitions 59

The Big Picture

APRIL 4, 2023

We’re going to look at a buyout and look at the pricing, look at the structure. So, you know, it got to the point where, it was exciting at first, as a deal. You had a lot of the big buyout firms, they were doing the transactions in the ‘80s, in the early ‘90s. And they were doing mid-sized deals.

Private Equity Firms 59

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Financing Finance 59

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Another floating ra, another interest rate sensitive asset class or LBOs, highly levered leveraged buyouts supported by floating rate liabilities. I, I think that that’s very important because I always took the early part of my career as education or an opportunity for education as much as it was employment.

Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Debt Banks 52

The Big Picture

JUNE 13, 2023

Private equity at the time was only about buyout and LBO. So I’m hopeful that with a bit of education, the science-based approach, people will realize that it shouldn’t be a political game. Great opportunity for us. I understand why. I’m not naive. I understand why. Are there some conflict of interest involved here?

Banks 59

Banks Asset Management Assets Capital 59

The Big Picture

JANUARY 7, 2025

Barry Ritholtz : We always pay attention to regions where there is a pool of capital, a world class educational institution and a, a private sector that can combine all three. The interlinkages between women, our education policy, labor force, productivity, and again, ultimately the growth of the economy. Fascinating.

Capital 52

Capital Hedge Funds Buyout Funds 52

The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

But I wasn’t, I had no idea how interested I was in the topic, but I became fascinated by it and educated myself and wish it would’ve been nice to have had the internet back then. How does this affect the deal flow you see in the companies you look at, do you have your own space and and that’s what you drill into?

Banks 52

Banks Startups Boutique Investment Banks Companies 52