Cornerstone International Alliance Focused on Serving Lower Middle Market
We are delighted to announce that PAX Corporate Finance has joined Cornerstone International Alliance (C.I.A.); an international mergers and acquisitions alliance. The Alliance is comprised of 32 industry-leading, M&A and corporate finance firms, primarily in the US, but now expanding globally. PAX Corporate Finance is a Paris, France-based firm.
Pax Corporate Finance operates at every stage of the acquisition process, from defining a clear and effective acquisition strategy to ensuring seamless operational execution. Additionally, Pax Corporate Finance supports companies throughout their entire lifecycle and at every stage of their development, providing tailored expertise to meet their evolving needs. With extensive expertise across all sectors—both in France and internationally through a network of trusted partners—Pax Corporate Finance is uniquely positioned to meet the diverse and complex needs of its clients.
The firm’s activities encompass the identification of strategic targets, development of acquisition profiles, and comprehensive support throughout the acquisition process. In addition, Pax Corporate Finance specializes in LBO (Leveraged Buy-Out), sales trade, distressed M&A, Debt advisory, restructuring, fundraising and business valuations. Whether dealing with listed companies, private businesses, group subsidiaries, specific assets, businesses in transition, or distressed companies, Pax Corporate Finance delivers tailored solutions with precision and expertise.
The Alliance is dedicated to facilitating the success of its members through access to global industry experts, tools, content, best practices and enhanced buyer and seller reach. Together, members of the Alliance have more than 1,405 years of combined M&A experience and more than 4,115 deals successfully completed. By joining forces, the approach expands the world of opportunities for C.I.A. clients.
Enrick GanePartner, PAX commented, “We are delighted to join Cornerstone and its 143 experts, with whom we look forward to collaborating. We bring our team of 32 employees and hope that our expertise will complement the skills of the network.
We want to join Cornerstone to provide more services to our clients, offering higher-quality and direct access to international buyers.”
Nick Olsen, Alliance managing director, adds, “The C.I.A. network is made up of specialists dedicated to the lower middle market. Together, we’re breaking barriers, delivering unmatched reach and expertise to clients who now have access to opportunities that once seemed out of reach.”
In addition to PAX Corporate Finance, other partners of the Alliance include:
- Affinity Ventures – Albuquerque, NM
- * Agency Brokerage Consultants – Rockledge, FL
- BPCA M&A Advisory – Bellevue, WA
- Business Acquisitions & Merger Associates – Charlotte, NC
- Business Acquisitions, Ltd – Greenwood Village, CO
- Caber Hill Advisors – Chicago, IL
- Confederation M&A – Charlottetown, PE, Canada
- * Cornerstone Business Services – Green Bay, WI
- *Delta Business Advisors – Scottsdale, AZ
- Exit Strategies Group – Petaluma, CA, Roseville, CA, San Jose, CA and Camas, WA
- Florijnz Corporate Finance – ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
- Forward Corporate Finance – Bishop’s Stortford, UK
- Gateway Business Advisors – Jacksonville, FL
- GM Corporate Solutions – New Delhi, India
- Keystone Business Advisors – Southern California (Los Angeles & Ventura Counties)
- KP Tech – Munich, DE, Germany
- *Murphy McCormack Capital Advisors – Lewisburg, PA
- Paragon Software Advisors – Las Vegas, NV
- Pax Corporate Finance – Paris, France
- Portage M&A Advisory – Toronto, ON
- Ryco Advisors, LLC – Peachtree City, GA
- Salida Mergers & Acquisitions Inc. – Sudbury, ON, Canada
- Strategic M&A Advisors – Ridgeland, MS and Little Rock, AR
- *Tennessee Valley Group – Franklin, TN
- The NYBB Group – Melville, NY and New York, NY
- The Woodward Company Inc. – Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
- *Touchstone Advisor’s- Enfield, CT, Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT and Marlborough, MA
- True North Mergers & Acquisitions Inc. – Vancouver, BC, Canada
- * Walden Businesses, Inc. – Atlanta, GA
- WGF Partners – Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Designates founding members
About Pax Corporate Finance
PAX Corporate Finance has been supporting and advising companies and their shareholders with their fundraising, acquisitions, and transmissions for 22 years.
With a wide range of financial consulting services, we support entrepreneurs throughout the phases of their company’s development. Our team of more than 35 associates has completed over 400 transactions, placing PAX among the leading merchant banks.
Contact:
Enrick Gane
+33 (0)6 84 21 77 81 +33 (0)1 40 20 20 60
