03 Jan, 2025 Change Is Inevitable, and 2025 Will Be No Exception By Hamish de Freitas CFOs in 2024 seemed focused on preparing for interest rate changes, managing inflation, and the anticipation of a significant increase in...
03 Jan, 2025 Purchase Price Multiples up Slightly in 2024, but PE Firms Contributed More Equity to Deals By Paul Share Pitchbook released updated charts on purchase price multiples that illustrate how deal multiples were higher in the second half of 2024...
19 Dec, 2024 ServiceTitan's Successful IPO Stirs Middle-Market Private Equity By Stewart Campbell In recent years, many middle-market private equity funds have (rightfully) viewed IPOs as a refinancing mechanism for performing...
14 Nov, 2024 The Long-Anticipated Rebound in Private Equity Dealmaking By Alex Shahidi 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...
12 Nov, 2024 M&A in 2025: A Perfect Storm of Opportunity By Tony Doesburg The recovery of M&A activity is just beginning, and there are several compelling reasons to be optimistic about what’s ahead. With the...
11 Nov, 2024 5 Private Equity Strategies Used in the Lower Middle Market to Create Value By Paul Share Private equity (PE) firms targeting the lower middle market (LMM) employ a range of strategies to create value in their portfolio...
08 Nov, 2024 PE Continues to Evolve and Enhance the Add-On Acquisition Process to Maximize Returns By Tony Doesburg By now, most of us involved in private equity scenarios are well aware of the significant upside potential that add-on acquisitions can...
04 Nov, 2024 The Fed May Have Actually Pulled Off a Soft Landing By Alex Shahidi It's becoming more likely that the US Federal Reserve has managed an elusive soft landing, with overall inflation back near the Fed's...
04 Nov, 2024 Private Equity Poised for an Active 2025; Corporate Dealmaking Trends Unclear By Rick Gonzalez After historic, post-pandemic private equity activity from Q3 2020 through Q3 2022, the last two years have been marked by an extended...
01 Nov, 2024 The Continuing Rise of Private Credit By Alex Shahidi Private credit has seen significant growth, and as M&A activity has resumed in the back half of 2024 and is expected to continue into...
29 Oct, 2024 Investors Take Note as US Latinos' Economic Output Reaches $3.6 Trillion By Jabier Arbeloa If the US economic output of Latinos were a country, it would rank as the fifth-largest economy globally, surpassing both India and the...
28 Oct, 2024 Digital Transformation of Diligence Enhancing M&A By Tony Doesburg In today’s environment of high capital costs, the scrutiny of potential buyers has significantly intensified. Financial leaders must...