What Increasing Secondary Deals Means for the Middle Market If it feels like there have been more sponsor-to-sponsor transactions this year, you’d be right. While these deals have always…
Fueling Up: Energy Deal Flow on the Rise Although many investors are complaining about the current drought of investment opportunities, the Energy sector seems to be on the…
Lower Middle Market Weekly Outlook Big news came in last night when AT&T announced it was acquiring DIRECTV for $48.5 billion.  The mega-deal is part of…
Beyond Omnichannel: Keys to Success in the Retail Sector Retailers are fighting an uphill battle right now. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that consumers “sharply curtailed…
Lower Middle Market Weekly Outlook Good morning, Forum readers. Hope you had a nice Mother’s Day. Last week saw no shortage of news and events…
Addressing LP Concerns: Protecting Against Inflation Janet Yellen apparently likes to keep investors on the edge of their seats. Although she told Congress yesterday that she…
Top 5 Articles from April 1) Axial Leaderboards: Q1’14 Most Active Lower Middle Market Firms In April, we released our Q1’14 leaderboards. A few new…
Lower Middle Market Weekly Outlook Happy Cinco de Mayo, all. While many articles from this weekend focus on Berkshire’s annual meeting and the Oracle of Omaha,…
Week in Review: Ares, Exits, and OECD Despite the more than $1 trillion in fund reserves, PE managers say they’re doing more sales than buys in 2014. After…