On March 23, 2023, ACT Capital Advisors earned third place on the sell-side list of Axial’s list of Top 50 Dealmakers in Software M&A for 2023.

Robert Hild, the Chairman and CEO of ACT Capital Advisors, expressed his enthusiasm about being acknowledged again as a leading M&A advisor in the lower middle market for software. He attributed this recognition to the impressive performance of ACT’s Information Technology Group. Hild conveyed that the company is eager to continue serving owners of software businesses in the future.

Axial’s Top 50 Dealmakers list was released in conjunction with their “2023 Software M&A Market Outlook,” which included perspectives from some of the top-ranking firms’ leaders. ACT Capital Advisors’ Managing Director, John Norton, offered his insights on the current macro-environment. 

Norton said, “There’s no need to be more cautious, as deals are still getting done. There’s plenty of capital available from private equity firms, which keeps the activity going.”

About ACT Capital Advisors
ACT Capital Advisors is a premier Mergers & Acquisitions firm representing middle-market companies across all industries. ACT has a 30-year history of deal-making, closing 250+ transactions, and unlocking over $1.5 billion in wealth for its clients.

Axial’s Methodology
Axial’s Top 50 software list was generated based on a weighted formula leveraging private transaction data from the Axial platform.

Metrics in the formula include:

• The number of software deals brought to market via Axial (sell-side)
• The level of interest those deals generated from Axial’s buy-side member base
• The number of specific software-focused investment mandates created in the platform (buy-side)
• The number of software deals that progressed through the deal funnel achieving a signed NDA, shared CIM, received IOI, received LOI, executed LOI or successfully consummated transaction (buy-side & sell-side).