We Know the Routes to Market—and Who Drives Them
Hart Marx Advisors is a boutique M&A advisory firm exclusively serving the automotive aftermarket, heavy-duty and adjacent markets including powersports, off highway, motorsports, chemical, and light-industrial. We connect the right buyers with the right businesses.
We Know the Routes to Market—and Who Drives Them
Hart Marx Advisors is a boutique M&A advisory firm exclusively serving the automotive aftermarket, heavy-duty and adjacent markets including powersports, off highway, motorsports, chemical, and light-industrial. We connect the right buyers with the right businesses.
Merger & Acquisition Expertise
Built for the Automotive and Heavy-Duty Aftermarket
HMA’s principals bring more than 150 years of combined experience in the automotive, heavy-duty, and transportation markets — as operators, executives, and dealmakers.
We connect the right buyers with the right businesses. Backed by decades of operational and deal experience and a deep, trusted industry network, we uncover opportunities others miss and guide every deal from strategy to close.
FEATURED OPPORTUNITY
Industry Connections
HMA has deep connections in the largest industry networks and organizations. We leverage these relationships to maximize results for our clients.
End-to-End M&A Advisory
Hart Marx Advisors supports buyers and sellers through every phase of a transaction. From business valuation, exit planning, and succession consulting to acquisition searches, confidential buyer outreach, due diligence, and closing, we find opportunities others miss. Our commitment doesn’t end at the closing table — our goal is value that lasts long after the deal is done.
- Seller Representation
- Buyer Representation
- Business Valuation
- Exit & Succession Planning
- Acquisition Strategy & Target Search
- In-House Market Research
- Due Diligence Management
- Pre-Post Deal Consulting
Services & Expertise
Buying a Business
Growth through acquisition starts with finding the right target. HMA identifies and pursues on- and off-market opportunities, managing the process from start to finish.
- Target identification
- Relationship building
- Evaluation & due diligence
- Closing & integration
Selling a Business
Selling your business is a once-in-a-lifetime transaction. HMA helps owners maximize value while protecting the legacy they’ve built.
- Business valuation
- Confidential marketing
- Strategic buyer outreach
- Negotiation & closing
Consulting
High-stakes decisions require clarity. HMA helps business owners understand what their business is worth, what it could be worth, and what drives the difference.
- Scenario-based valuations
- Exit & succession planning
- Marketability assessments
- Pre- & post-deal consulting
Insights & Impact
Explore our latest headlines and real-world results.
featured case study
The Adjacent Category: Why Lisle Corporation Acquired Hansen Global
Inside a buy-side thesis built on category adjacency and the multiplying power of distribution. HMA served as exclusive buy-side advisor to Lisle Corporation.
featured news and insights
Lisle Corporation Acquires Hansen Global, a Pioneer in Tool Organization
Acquisition adds the original name in tool organizers to Lisle’s specialty tool offering and puts Lisle’s distribution strength behind the Hansen product line
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