Axel Christiansen
Available to Speak:
Virtual and in-person
About Axel
Partner at Fort Capital Partners (investment banking). Focused on M&A and corporate finance support for owners of small-to-mid-sized businesses.
Areas of Expertise
Axel Christiansen helps entrepreneurs execute successful business transitions—from getting the company truly ready for sale to running a structured sale process that protects value and improves outcomes. He’s worked in growth/transition finance and M&A advisory for private companies, and he brings a practical, step-by-step approach to sale readiness, buyer process, and transition planning—plus how forecasting and scenario planning can strengthen M&A decision-making and implementation.
- Business sale execution
- Exit readiness
- M&A process & considerations
- Buyer targeting & sale process design
- Deal preparation & diligence readiness
- Predictive forecasting & scenario planning (for M&A)
- Business transition planning
- Value protection & risk reduction
- SMB transaction advisory (5M–50M range)
Types of Events
Best for CEO forums and owner groups who want a clear, no-fluff roadmap for selling a business—what to fix first, how the process works, and how to make better transition/M&A decisions using forecasting and practical implementation focus (with lots of Q&A).
Common Engagements
- CEO Forum meetings
- Executive peer groups
- Exit-planning workshops
- M&A readiness sessions
- Business transition sessions
- Strategy offsites
- Finance/forecasting working sessions
- Panels
- Keynotes
- Q&A sessions
