Buyers Independent Sponsors Gain Acceptance Independent sponsors accounted for about a quarter of the more than 5,000 private equity deals completed in 2018, according to…
Buyers A Rise In Subscription Credit Facilities Subscription credit facilities or bridge loans are not new to the private equity market, but have certainly grown in popularity…
Buyers Lots of New Capital For Lower Middle Market Firms 2018 was a busy year for middle market private equity in the U.S. The middle market saw $427.9 billion in…
Business Owners What to Expect in an M&A Letter of Intent The letter of intent (LOI) is an important step in most M&A transactions. The LOI allows buyers to signal that…
Buyers A New Family Office Goes Direct In August, Middle Market Review was able to sit down with Andy Cantwell, CEO and Managing Partner of Carlson Private…
Buyers 8 Expert Tips for New Strategic Buyers Many M&A deals fail — Harvard Business Review puts the figure at as high as 70-90 percent. They’ve also found…
Buyers What Not to Do When Submitting an IOI When it comes to submitting an initial indication of interest (IOI) for a business, the guidelines are typically quite clear.…
Buyers Small Deals, Big Returns Big versus small has been a lingering question in the private equity space for decades. Of course in the 1980s…
Buyers Gender Diversity and IRR: A Formula for Sustainable Progress The statistics are discouraging. Women globally hold 18 percent of roles in private equity and 9.4 percent of senior roles,…
