Acquisition Signal Recent May 2022 news that The 86 Group was acquired by Generational Group indicates a strategic consolidation in the middle-market advisory space, suggesting potential opportunities to engage with larger platforms or legacy relationships for cross-sell of services.

SMB Focus With a client base likely comprising entrepreneurs and mid-market businesses and revenue in the $1M-$10M range, there is a clear opportunity to offer growth capital advisory, capital raising, and M&A services tailored to scale these firms.

Tech Stack Fit Current technology usage includes Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, and Google Cloud, signaling openness to digital marketing, data analytics, and cloud-based collaboration—suitable for offering performance marketing, martech integration, or analytics-driven deal sourcing services.

Growth Enablement The firm emphasizes development, capital raising, and exit planning for entrepreneurs, indicating a need for end-to-end deal advisory packages, financial modeling, and strategic exit planning offerings to support growth milestones.

Financial Scale Revenue in the range of $1M-$10M and a relatively small team (11-50 employees) imply potential for high-value, high-touch advisory engagements, as well as opportunities to provide scalable services such as outsourced deal sourcing, due diligence support, and interim CFO/M&A support.