Merger & Acquisition Advisory Services for Privately Held Companies In The Middle Market
The Cost of Going to Market Unprepared
Most owners only sell once. But buyers do it every day.
We help you level the playing field. No guesswork. No huge public auctions. Just a tailored, confidential exit strategy that protects your value.
Who We Work With
✅ Founder-led, privately held companies
✅ Generating $2 million –$25 million in EBITDA
✅ Planning a full exit within 6–24 months
✅ Focused on industries where compliance, complexity, or capital intensity matter:
If you're a founder or owner planning to sell your business, Axio Bridge offers confidential, hands-on advisory tailored to middle-market companies. Whether you're preparing for a private equity exit, selling to a strategic buyer, or just exploring your options, we guide you through the full M&A process from readiness to closing.
How We Help You Exit with Clarity and Control
You’ve spent years building the business. We help you sell it without getting lowballed, dragged through endless diligence, or burned by a bad buyer. We prep the deal, control the process, and drive it to the finish line, fast, clean, and quiet. No mass blast emails. No guesswork. Just qualified buyers, sharp positioning, and real negotiation.
Built by a Founder, for Founders.
Frank Romano didn’t start his career in private equity.
He started in sales, managing complex, high-stakes international deals across aviation, industrial manufacturing, and logistics. He’s worked in the trenches from asset divestitures to aviation M&A and built Axio Bridge for owners like you: operators who’ve built something real, valuable, and difficult to replicate.
Frank leads every engagement personally, bringing the same clarity, composure, and precision you’ve used to build your company, to help you exit it the right way.
Thinking About Selling Your business? Start With the Right Questions.
Before you speak to buyers, know where you stand.
The Axio Bridge Exit Readiness Kit gives you the checklist, risk factors, and valuation drivers that matter, no fluff, no guesswork.
✅ The 12 questions every founder should answer before selling
✅ Real-world valuation drivers (what adds and subtracts from your multiple)
✅ The full deal timeline, from prep to closing
✅ 5 risks that can kill deals (and how to fix them early)
“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