2016 M&A Predictions Revisited (Part 1) Back in January, we asked Axial members for their predictions for M&A in 2016. Halfway through the year, we’re looking…
Even With Valuations High, PE Sees Strong Exit Environment At Axial’s Summer Summit, held on June 6 in New York City, we surveyed our private equity members to take…
Is There Hope for Lagging Mid-Market M&A? Not since Lehman Brothers has mid-market deal volume been so low. Mergers & Acquisitions reports that just 330 middle-market transactions…
The Luxury Air Travel Industry Is Ready for Takeoff Luxury air travel is waiting for a disruption — think cell phones before the iPhone or car transport services before…
Caution from Buyers and Sellers as Mid-Market Slowdown Continues In the midst of headlines about large-cap M&A transactions, mid-market deals often get lost in the shuffle. Transactions on the…
New Opportunities in Hearing Aid Manufacturing Hearing care and amplification products presents immense potential for market growth over the next 2-3 years. This potential is amplified…
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…
Tightening Credit Mostly Spares the Lower Middle Market: Here’s Why The recent volatility and uncertainty in the financial sector has caused the credit spigot to tighten as wary lenders and…
Middle Market Saw Fewest January Deals in 25 Years: What It Means Thompson Reuters has been measuring private equity activity on a month-to-month basis since 1978 and, according to recently published research,…