Summit Capital Advisors is proud to announce that Founder and President Nick Fares, CBI, CM&AP, M&AMI, has been named a 2026 Smart Business Dealmakers Rising Star, recognizing him among Northeast Ohio’s Top M&A Talent. The 2026 Rising Stars are featured in the October 2026 print and digital editions of Smart Business. The program recognizes up-and-coming […]
The Midwest Manufacturing Succession Crisis Is Accelerating
Why Aging Ownership, Labor Constraints, and Buyer Demand Are Reshaping Lower Middle Market Industrial M&A For decades, the Midwest manufacturing economy has been built by founder-led and family-owned businesses that quietly became essential suppliers to American industry. Many of these companies were not created through institutional capital or rapid-growth startup models. Instead, they were built […]


