Lower Middle Market Weekly Outlook

Transactions

• Google buys DeepMind for $400 million
• iotum announces acquisition of Gaboogie
• Diageo acquires Peligroso tequila
• Cyprium Partners sells stake in Alpha Sintered Metals
• American Restaurant Concepts acquires 50% interest in Wing Nutz
• Cyber Kiosk Solutions acquires XSKN

Events

• On Wednesday: The M&A Free Agent: Effectively Working with Independent Sponsors
• Atlanta ACG Capital Connection is also happening on Wednesday
• On Friday, MBBI puts on The Changing Landscape of Middle Market M&A — look for Axial here!

Opinions

• Will the Nasdaq soar again? Maybe not
• What does the stock market dip mean for M&A?
• 5 things senior PE professionals say about working in PE now
• Private equity stocks vs. BDCs: What’s the difference?
• Solar mergers likely to accelerate
• The billion-dollar M&A club admission guidelines
• Three reasons we’re in a valuation bubble
• What happens to companies that get PE money?

This week in history… GM announces record annual profit of $1.735 billion (1965).