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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 United States, the world’s second-largest exporter of goods and services, is increasingly exporting a less tangible service:...

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...

Business aviation, often maligned as an excess enjoyed by the rich and famous, has experienced a resurgence since 2019 and the COVID-19...

An executive at an investment management firm is raising a red flag suggesting that private credit is overvalued, and complacency is...

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...

The convergence of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning is changing the world in innumerable ways. While the timing...

If the US economic output of Latinos were a country, it would rank as the fifth-largest economy globally, surpassing both India and the...

In today’s environment of high capital costs, the scrutiny of potential buyers has significantly intensified. Financial leaders must...

For private equity teams focused on the lower middle market (LMM), the best playbook is simple in concept, and it's repeatable for...

While the newly approved changes to US merger rules will require more information to be collected and shared with regulators than ever...

We’re seeing more and more creativity in how companies and their financial sponsors structure debt and equity financing agreements. The...

Two years ago, the major banks kicked off Q3 earnings season with some very troubling forecasts, which rattled the equity markets,...