March 09, 2026 // Franchising.com // WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Transworld Business Advisors (Transworld) has been ranked the no. 5 business broker on the 2025 Business Broker League Table released by Axial, a leading deal sourcing and M&A platform.
The annual league table recognizes the top-performing business brokerage firms across the United States, delivering exceptional outcomes for business owners in the sub-$10 million market. The ranking is based on measurable performance across deal quality, buyer engagement, transaction execution, and successful closings.
Axial debuted its Business Broker League Table in 2024 to establish a data-driven benchmark for performance among sell-side M&A advisors focused on small and lower middle-market businesses. This sector has seen rapid growth as entrepreneurship, succession planning, and acquisition demand have spiked nationwide.
“Being named a top 5 business broker reinforces the strength of our global network and our mission of helping business owners achieve successful exits,” said JT Tatem, President of Transworld Business Advisors. “Each transaction we work on represents the tireless dedication and often decades of hard work by an entrepreneur. Our role is to guide these owners through a complex process and position both them and the buyer for their next chapters.”
The firms at the top of the Axial Business Broker League Table are leaders across client quality, buy-side targeting, process effectiveness, overall deal relevance, signed NDAs, shared CIMs, LOIs received, executed LOIs, closed deals, and buyer referrals.
SOURCE Transworld Business Advisors
Transworld Business Advisors is in the business of helping buyers and sellers connect, conduct franchise consulting, and franchise development.