Axial’s Top 50 Lower Middle Market Industrials Investors & M&A Advisors, May 2026

Axial’s Top 50 Lower Middle Market Industrials Investors & M&A Advisors list is published by Axial — the primary deal network for the lower middle market — and recognizes the most active and trusted advisors in the industrials sector. Placement is earned through verified deal activity on the platform, not self-nomination.

For 2026, Good Hope Advisors ranked #7 on the sell-side among all M&A advisors in the industrials category — a list spanning private equity firms, family offices, and advisory boutiques across North America.

The ranking is earned, not submitted. It reflects the work: active processes, real buyer engagement, and closed transactions in the trades and contractor-led businesses we focus on. Ranking #7 among all sell-side advisors in the industrials category — nationwide — is a direct result of the relationships we have built with buyers in this market over the past decade.

Good Hope Advisors works exclusively on the sell side, representing founders in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping, and paving who are ready to explore a sale. We do not represent buyers, do not take retainers, and charge a success fee only upon deal completion. Partners Eric Seifert, Josh Gladtke, and Gregg Lerman are personally involved in every engagement.

This recognition follows the firm’s placement on the Axial Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks and the 2026 Axial Advisor 100 — back-to-back recognition from the platform that tracks more lower middle market M&A activity than any other in North America.

Ranked #7 Sell-Side — Industrials

Axial Top 50 Lower Middle Market

Industrials Investors & M&A Advisors, 2026

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Axial Top 50 Lower Middle Market Industrials Investors & M&A Advisors — 2026