Axial

MAY 4, 2023

Axial is excited to release its Q1 2023 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. These league tables reveal the top 25 investment banks that were active on the Axial platform in Q1. In Q1, 740 sell-side investment banks and M&A advisors brought a total of 2,775 deals to market.

Investment Banks 52

Investment Banks Investment Banking Banks Mergers and Acquisitions 52

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And that was very important because when this was the dawning of what is now a big analyst program across the country in all banks and investment banks. There was no m and a departments in any investment bank really until the very late seventies. And I was fortunate to be accepted to both.

Private Equity Firms 69

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Mergers and Acquisitions Debt 69

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Just really a fascinating history from, from a private company to a public company back to a, a partnership. He is uniquely situated because he has run both public mutual funds as well as privates, including late stage venture private equity credit down the list. They’ve been around literally nearly a century.

Hedge Funds 64

Hedge Funds Mutual Funds Funds Due Diligence 64

The Big Picture

JANUARY 9, 2024

It was underwriting, you know, it was like doing investment banking, underwriting public offerings. It was dealing with like the sort of guts of the bank and like new product development and capital and, and balance sheet. If the CEO sexually harasses someone, the company gets hacked. But, but keep going.

Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Acquisitions Law Firms Hedge Funds Financing 52

The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2023

And what was interesting was the first leveraged buyout of a public company happened when I was in graduate school. KKR took a stock exchange company called who Houdaille, private, and it was the first time there’ve been — RITHOLTZ: ’79 or something like that? It was between corporate law and investment banking.

Leveraged Buyouts 105

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Debt 105

Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Over 20 years ago, I used to invest in top hedge funds for CDPQ and had to conduct thorough investment and operational risk due diligence and fraud was a major concern. Spent most of his career, until then, on an investment banking desk. Clearly smart but didn’t know what rabbit holes to stay clear of.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 59

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Pension Funds New York Stock Exchange Stock Exchanges 59