The Private M&A Ecosystem
Stop navigating the most important deal of your career alone.
Eminae is the curated ecosystem where CEOs, investors, and M&A advisors in the lower middle market find the relationships, expertise, and deal flow that transform transactions.
Trusted by leading firms across the U.S.
Limitless Expertise For Your Growth & Transition
Elite Exposure
Gain invaluable connections to elite business advisors across the U.S.
Expert Advice
Learn new perspectives to overcome challenges and execute your business strategy.
Business Education
Elevate your skills with access to workshops, webinars, roundtables and more.
Prime Referrals
Grow your business through acquiring new partnerships and clientele.
The Problem
In the lower middle market, the best deals don't go to the most qualified. They go to the most connected.
If you're a CEO preparing to exit
You've spent years building something valuable. But when it comes time to sell, you realize you don't know who to trust, which advisor truly understands your industry, or whether the offers on the table reflect what you've built. The wrong guidance at this stage costs millions.
If you're an advisor or investor
You know your craft. But deal flow depends on relationships you haven't built yet. The right introduction — to a CEO ready to sell, a co-investor for a complex deal, a specialist who complements your expertise — that's what separates good years from transformational ones.
What's at Stake
A single misaligned introduction can cost a CEO their legacy. A single missed connection can cost an advisor their year.
$5M–$250M
The deal range where relationships matter more than algorithms
200+
Vetted advisors, investors, and CEOs in the ecosystem
15+
Cities with active chapter events and curated introductions
What You Get
An ecosystem engineered for the lower middle market.
Not another networking group. A curated infrastructure where every connection, event, and introduction is designed to move deals forward.
Curated Deal Flow
Access to qualified opportunities through warm introductions — not cold outreach. CEOs connected with the right advisors. Advisors connected with the right buyers. Investors connected with the right deals.
Expert-Led Education
Monthly masterclasses, panel discussions, and workshops led by practitioners who've closed hundreds of transactions. Valuation, deal structuring, tax strategy, post-acquisition integration — the knowledge that moves the needle.
High-Trust Events
Intimate gatherings of 30–60 vetted professionals. Not conferences with thousands of strangers. Dinners, roundtables, and structured networking where every person in the room is someone worth knowing.
Strategic Referrals
A structured referral system that matches members based on complementary expertise, deal stage, and industry focus. When you need a tax attorney, a valuation specialist, or a capital partner — you get a name, not a directory.
Upcoming Events
Where relationships become
transactions.
Cigars, Connections & Conversations Micro Mixer
Beyond the Bottom Line: Turning Operational Costs into Value Drivers
How to Grow Your Business and Prepare for a Successful Exit
Capital Raising and Getting Ready for the Next Major Raise
How It Works
Three steps to joining a curated M&A ecosystem.
Schedule a Conversation
Book a brief membership conversation. We'll learn about your practice, your goals, and how you'd contribute to the ecosystem. This isn't a sales call — it's a mutual fit assessment.
Get Vetted & Approved
Our team reviews your background, expertise, and alignment with the community. We're selective because trust is the foundation of every introduction we make.
Enter the Ecosystem
Gain immediate access to events, introductions, and deal flow. Your membership begins generating value from day one — through the people you meet and the opportunities they bring.
The Eminae Flywheel
The more members engage, the more value the ecosystem creates for everyone.
Education leads to relationships. Relationships lead to deal flow. Deal flow leads to collaboration. Collaboration leads to transactions. Transactions create new opportunities. It compounds.
Member of the Month
Sam Friedman
Strategic Development
"Development projects is where I excel. My expertise is in identifying opportunities, assessing them, and developing practical strategies to drive new business development."
Sam's careful and thorough approach allows him to create sustainable growth-oriented plans and manage implementation step-by-step through frequent collaborative work sessions. He guides his clients through any challenges and opportunities that arise, ensuring the best possible outcomes.
He sets himself apart by maintaining relationships with a vast network of subject matter experts in various fields and participating in a broad spectrum of networking events, always on the lookout to form new connections. Sam is a skilled and flexible leader who works with technical, political, and business executives to drive conversations and effect transformations.
Member Voices
"Eminae has been instrumental in connecting me with the right people at the right time. The quality of relationships here is unlike anything I've experienced in 20 years of M&A advisory."
Judy Mines
M&A Advisor
A Note from Our Founder
I built Eminae because I saw a gap that shouldn't exist.
In the lower middle market — companies between $5M and $250M in enterprise value — the most consequential transactions happen through relationships. Yet the professionals who drive these deals often work in isolation. CEOs preparing for the biggest financial event of their lives don't know who to trust. Advisors with deep expertise lack access to the right deal flow. Investors with capital can't find the quality opportunities they need.
The upper market has its infrastructure — the banks, the conferences, the established networks. But in our market, that infrastructure didn't exist. So we built it.
Eminae isn't a networking group. It's not a leads list. It's a curated ecosystem where every member is vetted, every introduction is intentional, and every event is designed to create real value — not just business cards.
If you're a CEO thinking about your next chapter, an advisor looking to expand your reach, or an investor seeking quality deal flow in the lower middle market — I'd welcome a conversation about whether Eminae is the right fit.
Kyle Griffith
Founder & CEO, Eminae Network
Join a curated M&A ecosystem.
Whether you're a trusted advisor, an investor, or a CEO navigating growth and transition — there's a place for you in Eminae.
For Trusted Advisors
Expand your reach and deal flow.
M&A advisors, business brokers, CPAs, attorneys, and wealth managers who serve business owners in the lower middle market.
Submit Your ApplicationFor Investors & CEOs
Access quality deal flow and expertise.
Private equity professionals, family offices, search fund operators, and CEOs planning growth or exit strategies.
Join the Investor NetworkNot sure which path is right? Schedule a brief conversation and we'll help you find the right fit.