Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory for Private Middle-Market Companies

Axio Bridge is a boutique firm advising founder-led companies and institutional investors in complex, confidential transactions.

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Why M&A Advisory Matters

Mergers and acquisitions are high-stakes, one-time decisions for owners and strategic growth opportunities for investors. Whether you are preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime exit or building an acquisition platform, success depends on clarity, positioning, and disciplined execution.

We bring deep industry knowledge and transaction experience to every engagement, guiding clients through readiness, buyer or target outreach, negotiation, diligence, and integration.

Who We Work With

Business Owners

  • Founder-led, privately held, or multi-generational companies

  • $2M–$25M EBITDA

  • Exploring a full exit within 6–24 months

Institutional Buyers & Investors

  • Private firms, and strategic acquirers

  • Seeking to source, acquire, and integrate middle-market businesses

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Industries We Serve

  • Aerospace, Defense & Aviation Services
    FBOs, MROs, Part 135 operators, ground support, flight schools, aviation tech platforms

  • Manufacturing & Contract Production
    Precision machining, plastics, steel fabrication, tool & die, aerospace subcontractors, heavy equipment

  • Environmental & Industrial Services
    Waste, compliance-driven services, infrastructure-related industrials

  • Distribution & Logistics

  • B2B Software & Industrial Technology

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Exit Readiness Assess risks, normalize earnings, and prepare like a company worth acquiring.
Strategic Positioning Shape market perception and communicate your story the way premium companies do.
Targeted Outreach Engage serious counterparties confidentially under NDA — no listings, no chaos.
Negotiation & Structuring Define the terms, structure the LOI, and avoid traps that erode value.
Closing & Transition Navigate diligence, prevent retrades, and drive clean execution to closing.
Founder and M&A advisor Frank Romano on private jet — Axio Bridge strategic exit advisory

Built by a Founder, for Founders and Investors.

Frank Romano founded Axio Bridge after years of managing complex, high-stakes deals in aviation, industrial manufacturing, and logistics. From asset divestitures to aviation M&A, he has worked directly with operators and investors to close transformative transactions.

Frank leads every engagement personally, applying the same clarity, composure, and precision that business owners and institutional investors bring to building companies — to help them sell or acquire them the right way.

Read the Full Story

“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.”
— Henry Ford, Manufacturing

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
— Walt Disney, Media & Creative

“Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly.”
— Thomas Edison, Environmental Services

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.”
— Peter Drucker, Software & Tech

“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”
— Warren Buffett, Distribution & Logistics

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