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Calder Capital: Q3 2026 Sell-Side M&A Recap

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In this Q3 2026 Sell-Side Update, Calder Capital’s Sell-Side Managing Director Garrett Monroe discusses how his team is witnessing steady lower middle market activity yet increased selectivity among buyers and sellers. Despite macroeconomic uncertainty and financing considerations influencing decision-making, buyers remain active and capital remains available for quality acquisition opportunities.  Buyers are conducting more extensive […]

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Calder Capital Helps Build Safer Home Access at Home Repair Services’ RampFest #20

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Recently, the Calder Capital team joined Home Repair Services of Kent County for RampFest #20, volunteering to help a vulnerable Grand Rapids homeowner gain safer, more accessible entry into her home.  The Home Repair Services project brought the team to Grand Rapids’ northwest side, where they worked on a home originally built in 1938. The

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Calder Capital’s Rudy Moeller Helps Build Adaptive Bike for Kentucky Teenager 

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Calder Capital’s Rudy Moeller recently spent part of his Saturday giving back to the Louisville, Kentucky community, helping build an Amtryke adaptive bike for a local teenager through the Louisville Kiwanis Club.  Amtryke adaptive bikes are designed to help individuals with disabilities experience greater mobility, independence, and recreation. By volunteering his time to help assemble the bike, Moeller

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Your AI Says Premium. The Buyer’s AI Says Discount. Neither Answer Is the Market.

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Written by Max Friar, Founder and Managing Partner at Calder Capital Earlier this year, I presented a business owner with a detailed valuation of his company. The business generated roughly $1.2 million of EBITDA, and our conclusion – backed by my six transparent data points and our experience – was that likely offers would fall

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Calder Capital Ranked #6 on Axial’s H1 2026 Lower Middle Market M&A Advisor League Table

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Calder Capital, a leading nationwide mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, proudly announces that it has been recognized as a Top 10 Lower Middle Market M&A Advisor for the first half of 2026 by Axial, a leading private deal network. Calder Capital was ranked #6 overall on Axial’s Semi-Annual League Table. 

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Calder Capital Earns Fifth Appearance on the Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

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Calder Capital Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 Inc. revealed that Calder Capital, a leading nationwide M&A Advisory Firm, has earned the rank of No. 2,808 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, Inc.’s prestigious annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.   This marks Calder Capital’s fifth appearance on the list. As of 2026, only 387 companies in the United States have attained this

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Client Testimonial: Joe Prudden, Big Shoulders Capital

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Joe Prudden of Big Shoulders Capital, a Chicago-based private investment group, recently shared why his firm continues to work with Calder Capital across multiple transactions. After purchasing a West Michigan business represented by Calder, Big Shoulders engaged Calder’s Sell-Side team to sell one of its businesses and is now working with the Calder Capital Buy-Side

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Calder Capital: Q2 2026 Sell-Side M&A Recap

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In this Q2 2026 sell-side update, Garrett Monroe of Calder Capital discusses the continued strength of the lower middle market for business owners considering selling a business. Seller engagement remains elevated, with more owners pursuing valuations, succession planning discussions, and exit strategies. However, despite increased market activity, transactions continue to move through longer diligence processes

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Calder Capital’s Mid-2026 Lower Middle Market M&A Update

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Business owners considering a sale are entering a more deliberate lower middle-market M&A environment in the second half of 2026. Buyers remain active and well-capitalized, but they are taking longer to conduct diligence and evaluate risk. In this video, Calder Capital Founder and Managing Partner Max Friar shares what Calder is seeing as the market

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