Private Equity The Pet Industry Remains an Active Space for Middle Market Investments and Growth Activity within the pet industry has become increasingly interesting to investors as well as entrepreneurs because of the sheer size…
Private Equity Q3 US PE Middle Market Report A recent PitchBook report shows that US middle-market deal flow has been robust through the third quarter this year, totaling…
Family Offices Family Offices Are Going Big on Direct Investments Highlights from iCapital Network’s report on single-family offices: Majority of single-family offices surveyed by iCapital Network allocate 10% or more…
Business Owners 2017 Concord New York Recap On October 24th, over 160 dealmakers and business owners from four countries came to New York for a day to…
Private Equity Reviewing 2017: An Expert’s View on Middle Market Activity The beginning of 2017 had some investors and business people in the middle market feeling confident and hopeful while some…
Private Equity Capital Superabundance and its Effects on Lower Middle Market M&A Bain & Company aptly coined the term “Capital Superabundance” to describe a flush dealmaking environment in which the availability of…
North American M&A Deal Flow Dropped in 3Q17 Despite High Interest From Business Leaders An overall upbeat outlook on business and M&A in 2017 Business leaders are in full growth mode amid a wide…
Private Equity What Are Independent Sponsors, and Why Are They Relevant? The independent sponsor business model combines the rigor of traditional private equity with deal-by-deal investments and economics. Many independent sponsors…
Private Equity Should DCF Valuation Just Go Away? In today’s frothy buying atmosphere, it’s not uncommon to see unicorn startups valued at 100x revenue. While the majority of…
