200 Deal Professionals and Some Nice Looking Cars

This week we kicked off our 2015 events program with our New York City Summit, welcoming just under 200 private equity, banking, lending, and other investment and advisory professionals as well as close to 30 CEOs of middle market companies at the Classic Car Club in West Soho.

Per usual, quality conversations were had, cocktails were consumed and connections were made. Attendees quickly got down to business, networking amongst some pretty cool cars that dotted the venue.

Coming off the strongest year of private equity investment since the global financial crisis, our first event of 2015 saw attendees excited to discuss live deals, the impact of falling energy prices on that industry and the broader supply chain, and increasing competition amongst those looking for the best deals in the middle market.

Several industries came into focus throughout the evening – Axial CEO, Peter Lehrman, had a bit to say on what sectors we expect to perform well in 2015, mentioning potential for distressed opportunities in the energy space and related strength in the consumer market.

We also caught up with one of our sponsors, MidCap Advisors, on a promising insurance services outlook. He also thinks strategic buyers, with cash on the balance sheet, could come out strong this year.