The Rise of Reps and Warranties Insurance in the Lower Middle Market Representations and warranties insurance (RWI) — a tool used in an M&A deal to cover for breaches in a seller’s…
Middle Market Weekly Outlook Dealmakers are voting for Drumpf. Or Clinton. Or Kasich. A recent survey reports twenty-two percent of M&A professionals said Donald…
Must-Listen M&A Podcasts We love podcasts for their on-demand educational and news content — they’re a great way to make time spent commuting…
Why Today’s PE Firms Should Think Like Tree Farmers Private equity’s middle market is slowing down. January 2016 middle market deal numbers were the lowest since 1991, and there…
Rethinking Capital Spend on Deal Sourcing The following may sound surprising, but rarely do lenders or private equity firms think about how much capital is actually…
Middle Market Weekly Outlook According to a recent report, 41% of acquirers say there is less time available for due diligence, and 31% claim…
Tips for Building a Business Development Function from Scratch Establishing a dedicated business development function is a fairly new idea for many capital providers. Rich Prestegaard, Business Development Partner at…
Middle Market Weekly Outlook As oil prices continued to fall, most in the industry prepared for a steady stream of mergers and acquisitions. But…
3 Overlooked Issues in M&A and How to Solve Them It looks like 2016 is going to be a very strong year for M&A deal volume overall. This isn’t so…
