CEO Weekly Outlook

Fortune reports that many Swedish companies are supporting a push toward a six-hour workday — and makes an argument that the U.S. should do the same. Sure, there’s always more work to be done, but wouldn’t six focused hours be better than eight hours diluted by personal email, phone calls, water-cooler chatting, and internet browsing?

Business Insights

• We still have a ways to go before C-suite gender equality
• Be more selfish, get more done
• The 24/7 workday doesn’t benefit anyone
• Why do entrepreneurs fear vacation?
• Most employees think they aren’t getting paid enough
• What do customers want from the collaborative economy?

Transaction Toolbox

• Middle market M&A trended downward in the third quarter
• Now is the time for food companies to sell
• What to expect when selling your business to a PE group
• How has market volatility affected M&A activity?

Forum Features

• Axial members weigh in on the outlook for energy and utilities M&A and healthcare M&A
• How do you build an effective C-suite?

Middle Market Move of the Week

TV Guide is under new ownership. OpenGate, a PE firm specializing in lower-middle-market investments, has sold TV Guide Magazine to NTVB Media LLC. Financial terms weren’t announced, and OpenGate is now out fundraising.