Bankers Edge Advisory is a Patron sponsor of the Small Business Investor Alliance‘s Independent Sponsor Forum in Dallas on March 3rd, 2026.
The team is looking forward to catching up and building new relationships with the key dealmakers that are a critical part of this rapidly scaling and ever evolving Independent Sponsor M&A space.
For Independent Sponsors: The Performance Gap Has Closed, but the Credibility Gap Remains
Across 846 deals, independent sponsors delivered a 23.8% median IRR versus 18.5% for matched buyouts, with no meaningful increase in downside risk. The real challenge now is certainty to close.