In the lower middle market, capital alone is no longer a differentiator. The true competitive advantage of private equity sponsorship lies in the tools, resources, and expertise a sponsor brings and in whether the portfolio company CEO chooses to engage deeply with...

In today’s private equity landscape, financial success is no longer driven by engineering alone—it's rooted in execution, alignment, and communication.

Building and scaling a modern, enduring business is full of challenges. With today’s accelerating rate of innovation and growing macro uncertainty, “change” is often the only thing that is constant. We believe that business leaders must embrace different ways of...

We are partners to our businesses. What drives their growth drives ours. The six building blocks of the “Access Modern Business Framework” provide our partner companies with the guidance and support needed to thrive in today’s fast-changing business...

Informed location decisions are critical for the growth of any business. In our new Access Insight, Managing Director Nik Kapauan and Chief Data Officer Matt Johl explore how a data-driven approach to location selection can lead to greater long-term stability and...

Today’s uncertain economy makes it increasingly important for business owners and investors to understand the state of debt capital markets and the options available to support growth. In our new Access Insight, Senior Advisor Tom Gregory shares his view on the...