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The Pitchbook chart below illustrates that approximately half of all private equity portfolio companies are over five years old, an...

A recent report from Citizens Bank anticipates a significant increase in deal flow in 2025. The report highlights many of the growth...

Improving market conditions for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2025 are likely to lead to an increase in exits by private equity...

CFOs in 2024 seemed focused on preparing for interest rate changes, managing inflation, and the anticipation of a significant increase in...

Pitchbook released updated charts on purchase price multiples that illustrate how deal multiples were higher in the second half of 2024...

In recent years, many middle-market private equity funds have (rightfully) viewed IPOs as a refinancing mechanism for performing...

Starting with an uptick in deal activity over the summer, there are more and more signs daily that 2025 is poised to be a busy year in...

The recovery of M&A activity is just beginning, and there are several compelling reasons to be optimistic about what’s ahead. With the...

Private equity (PE) firms targeting the lower middle market (LMM) employ a range of strategies to create value in their portfolio...

By now, most of us involved in private equity scenarios are well aware of the significant upside potential that add-on acquisitions can...

It's becoming more likely that the US Federal Reserve has managed an elusive soft landing, with overall inflation back near the Fed's...

After historic, post-pandemic private equity activity from Q3 2020 through Q3 2022, the last two years have been marked by an extended...