Does anyone have experience with Axial?

July 10, 2023
by a searcher from University of Notre Dame in Boston, MA, USA
Looking to understand the type of companies they have and if it's worth joining. Thanks.
July 10, 2023
by a searcher from University of Notre Dame in Boston, MA, USA
Looking to understand the type of companies they have and if it's worth joining. Thanks.
from Stanford University in New York, NY, USA
We like the buyside fee model because of how it aligns us. We don't win unless our clients are ready to stake their own capital and that of LPs on a deal. Of course there are other models too that can work.
There are some comments in this thread about how you can find deals via Axial that are available directly via the brokers / bankers. In some cases, that's definitely true. In other cases, the bankers / brokers have opted to work exclusively via Axial based on the double-opt-in aspect of Axial, which gives the sell-side a lot more control than bizbuysell and its lookalikes. Others work exclusively with Axial because of the buyer network we've established, which they indicate as being more professional and competent than what they experience elsewhere.
Final item: when you set up your sourcing configurations on Axial, you can upload any broker or brokerage whom you don't want to work with via Axial. This feature blocks that broker from finding you via Axial. It is used by hundreds of our members to avoid duplicative dealflow sourcing on Axial.
Hope these notes add to the conversation and aren't inappropriately salesy. Best, Peter redacted
from Columbia University in Sacramento, CA, USA