Recognized Among the Top 100 Most Recommended Lower Middle Market M&A Advisors in North America — Following Q1 2025 Ranking Among Axial’s Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks
-- Good Hope Advisors, an M&A advisor for HVAC contractors, plumbers, electricians, roofers, landscapers, and paving operators across the trades, has been named to the 2026 Axial Advisor 100 — a distinction awarded to the most highly regarded lower middle market sell-side M&A advisors in North America.
The Axial Advisor 100 is published annually by Axial, the leading deal network for the lower middle market, and recognizes advisory firms that have earned the highest levels of trust and recommendation from business owners navigating the sale of their companies. Selection is based on peer nominations, transaction activity, and platform engagement — not paid placement.
The 2026 Advisor 100 recognition follows the firm’s Q1 2025 ranking among Axial’s Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks — placing #18 out of 25 firms during a quarter in which 3,049 deals were marketed on the Axial platform, the second-highest deal volume in Axial history. Together, the two recognitions represent back-to-back acknowledgment from the platform that tracks more lower middle market M&A activity than any other in North America.
Good Hope Advisors specializes exclusively in the trades — working with founders of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping, and paving businesses who are considering a sale or ownership transition. The firm has helped create more than $7 billion in platform value across HVAC and home-service businesses founded by operators like its clients, including advising on transactions involving Sila Services, which grew from a $30 million regional business to a $1.7 billion national platform across multiple private equity ownership cycles.
“This recognition reflects something we hear from clients every day: they trust us because we keep it real. We tell founders what their business is actually worth before we go to market — not after. In contractor M&A, that honesty is rare. This is a firm built on it.”
— Gregg Lerman, COO and Partner, Good Hope Advisors
“Contractor founders are building something real. When they’re ready to sell, they deserve advisors who understand their business — not just the deal mechanics. Being named to the Axial Advisor 100 is a reflection of the relationships we build and the outcomes we deliver.”
— Josh Gladtke, Managing Director and Partner, Good Hope Advisors
The firm is led by Founder and Managing Partner Eric Seifert, COO and Partner Gregg Lerman, and Managing Director and Partner Josh Gladtke. Good Hope Advisors operates from Tenafly, New Jersey, and works with contractors nationally.
The full 2026 Axial Advisor 100 list and accompanying eBook are available at axial.net.
About Good Hope Advisors
Good Hope Advisors is a contractor M&A advisory firm that works exclusively with founders and operators in the trades. The firm specializes in sourcing, positioning, and closing deals for business owners in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping, and paving — bringing decades of deal advisory, capital markets, and operational experience to every engagement, with a commitment to honest valuations from day one. Learn more at goodhopeadvisors.com.
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