Charter Capital Partners, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based investment banking and capital management firm, announced that it has been included in Axial's 2017 Advisor 100 List for most referred middle-market advisory firms in the United States, according to a survey of 1,000 private equity firms, strategic acquirers, and family offices.

According to the Axial, "We set out to find the very best middle market M&A advisory firms and investment banks in the USA for 2017. We did not want to create this list from deal tables or subjective criteria of our own. The currency we were interested in was referrals. We went looking for recommendations from the very people who have worked both alongside and across the negotiating table from countless advisors."

Charter was the sole West Michigan representative and one of only three firms headquartered in Michigan to make the inaugural Axial Advisor 100 list. The firm serves the middle market from four offices in the Midwest, utilizing a client-focused, collaborative approach to meet client needs in a wide range of investment banking transactions.

"We are honored that our clients and colleagues felt we were worthy of recommending to be included in this impressive list of firms located throughout the country," said John Kerschen, managing director. "Being named as one of the Axial Advisor 100 confirms that our expertise in meeting the M&A needs of our clients is not going unnoticed."