PE in 2020: Private Equity Goes Long The idea that investors might prefer to wait longer to see returns may seem counterintuitive, but a recent report indicates…
Maintaining Confidentiality in M&A It’s the ultimate dealmaker’s paradox: that special something that makes a business valuable and attractive to investors is also a…
Middle Market Weekly Outlook Good morning, all. The Wall Street Journal reports on the current discussion surrounding private equity fee disclosure. States and cities…
7 Mistakes to Avoid When Making Direct Investments As the number of family offices that pursue direct investments in private companies increases, so too do the number of…
5 Scary Stats About Private Equity Pitchbook recently released its quarterly breakdown of global private equity activity, and while some of the statistics may raise some…
Middle Market Weekly Outlook Good morning, all. The Wall Street Journal discusses a new trend in the private equity industry: why PE firms are…
20 Books Deal Pros Should Be Reading This Summer As a strong summer for deals rolls on, you may be yearning for something other to read than the latest…
Dealmakers Fear Missing Out in M&A Boom It’s well known that the current M&A boom is on pace to match that of 2007, with volume surpassing $1…
Why Private Equity Should Prioritize Debt Back in 2007, Harvard Business Review stated that the “Strategic Secret of Private Equity” was the ability to buy, improve…