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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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Blue River Financial Group - Who We Are. Check out our brand new corporate overview video. #mergersandacquisitions #investmentbanking #middlemarket bit.ly/3J9Z4UU
Blue River served as the exclusive sell-side M&A advisor to Regenex Corporation in its sale to Decks & Docks Lumber Company, LLC , a portfolio company of CCMP Growth Advisors. Read the press release. #mergersandacquisitions #middlemarket #buyside goblueriver.com/blue-river-a…
Blue River celebrated 🤝 seven closed deals, 38 active engagements, one promotion and one new hire in Q3 of 2026.‼️Catch the full Q3 recap in our video roundup! #middlemarket #mergersandacquisitions #goblueriver youtube.com/watch?v=JKw9_zRa…
Blue River announced that the buy-side division promoted Jason Warner to Managing Director & Software / Technology Segment Leader, and the sell-side welcomed Austin Ursuy, Senior Investment Banking Analyst. #goblueriver goblueriver.com/blue-river-a…
Beyond the catalog: the middle market is selective, not uniformly weak. Deal count is down 9.9% YTD, but sponsors still make up about half of deals.
Read the September Blue River Brief:
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Blue River has advised Lawson Products, a leader in MRO distribution of C-parts and operating company of Distribution Solutions Group (DSG), on the recent acquisition of American Fasteners Corp. Read the full press release. #middlemarket #buyside goblueriver.com/blue-river-a…
Blue River Financial Group has advised Fortress Pest Brands, pest control platform and portfolio company of Riverarch Equity Partners, on the recent acquisition of Miche Pest Control. Read the press release. #mergersandacquisitions #middlemarket #buyside goblueriver.com/blue-river-a…
📈 Buyers aren't necessarily lowering valuations. They're changing how value is delivered.
Over 55% of middle-market deals now include earnouts or seller financing. In today's market, deal structure can matter more than another half turn of EBITDA.
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Software M&A is increasingly separating AI winners from AI-exposed businesses. The differentiator isn't just code. It's proprietary data, workflow ownership, customer relationships, and system-of-record status.
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Manufacturing just became the one sector in the middle market getting more expensive, not less.
Download the August M&A Monthly to learn more👇
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Blue River advised APPLIED Adhesives, North America’s custom adhesives solutions provider, on the recent acquisition of Industrial Sales and Distribution, Inc. Read the full press release. #mergersandacquisitions #middlemarket #buyside
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Software M&A stayed active in the second quarter of 2026. Download our Software Q2 2026 Report to learn more. #software #mergersandacquisitions #investmentbanking
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Blue River has advised Ohio Acquisition on its recent acquisition of S&P Alliance. Read the full press release. #mergersandacquisitions #middlemarket #buyside goblueriver.com/blue-river-a…
The defining theme in industrial automation in Q2 was the transition of artificial intelligence from pilots to production on the plant floor. Download our Industrial Automation Q2 2026 Report to learn more. #industrialautomation #mergersandacquisitions
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Blue River celebrated 🤝 three closed deals, 42 active engagements, seven promotions and one new hire in Q2 of 2026.‼️Catch the full Q2 recap in our video roundup! #middlemarket #mergersandacquisitions #goblueriver youtube.com/watch?v=hUZD-meE…
Blue River Financial Group📢welcomed a new team member and announced multiple promotions in Q2 of 2026. These changes reflect Blue River’s continued growth and ongoing investment in the team supporting it. Read the full press release. #goblueriver goblueriver.com/blue-river-a…
For the fifth year in a row, M&A Source awarded Blue River Top Firm of the Year and also awarded William Loftis with the esteemed Diamond Club membership. Read the full press release. #TopFirm #MergersAndAcquisitions #GoBlueRiver goblueriver.com/blue-river-n…
Welcome to the 📢 inaugural edition of the Blue River Brief — our monthly intelligence on middle-market M&A. Download our June report. #mamonthly #investmentbanking goblueriver.com/ma_monthly/m…
Blue River Financial Group today📢announced that Sara Clevenger has been named Chief Executive Officer and Rich Phillips has been named Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Read the full press release. goblueriver.com/blue-river-f…
If you are a business owner, advisor, or acquirer, join us💻on June 16th @ 12pm EST for a webinar that will provide a thoughtful, structured perspective on how outstanding outcomes are engineered—not improvised.
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Blue River celebrated 🤝 three closed deals, 45 active engagements, and one new hire in Q1 of 2026‼️Our team is building, executing, and delivering for clients every day. Catch the full Q1 recap in our video roundup! #middlemarket #goblueriver
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