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The fundraising freeze is producing a smaller class of lower-middle-market winners with strong distributions, narrow strategies and multiple paths to an exit.
Middle-market sponsors are sitting on thousands of aging portfolio companies as hold periods stretch, multiples reset and sector-specific headwinds—from healthcare policy to AI disruption—reshape the path to liquidity.
Barrier1 manufactures anti-ram vehicle barrier systems, including crash-rated bollards, drop and swing arms, wedge barriers, crash beams and vehicle arrestor net systems.
As larger private equity firms push downstream in search of deals, investors are discovering that convincing founder-led businesses to engage requires more than price.
In a proprietary Mergers & Acquisitions study, dealmakers describe how sourcing strategies have evolved since 2020 and what’s working in today’s market.
In our occasional series ‘The Better Dealmaker’, M&A professionals share the everyday routines that help them stay focused, productive and at their best.
Mid-market deal flow hit its lowest level of the year last month, but dealmakers point to strong pipelines and rising seller interest as signs that activity could accelerate through year-end.
In our occasional series ‘The Better Dealmaker’, M&A professionals share career advice that has shaped how they lead, negotiate and build relationships.
As private credit matures, lenders face rising competition, expanding secondary markets and greater liquidity scrutiny. Dealmakers say disciplined underwriting and specialization will separate the winners.
As private credit evolves, managers are sharpening risk oversight and embracing AI to enhance underwriting, portfolio management and operational efficiency—while keeping human judgment at the center of lending.
From a cross-asset CFO to rising deferred-payment terms and billion-dollar continuation vehicles, private equity’s liquidity toolkit is converging — and testing how much of the real price GPs are willing to show.
As consumers drink less and producers grapple with oversupply, alcohol M&A has cooled — but seasoned investors say today’s reset could mirror past downturns that produced outsized returns.
Vertical SaaS players with defensible moats are commanding premium valuations and M&A interest, outperforming horizontal platforms as AI reshapes the sector.
A potential deal will expand Ares’s presence in Europe just as energy needs are poised to rise due to of the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure and a broader reindustrialization push.
Beyond his work with individual portfolio companies, Hinkle has helped lead Periscope’s push into operational innovation, identifying early opportunities to apply technology, data, and AI within the firm and across its portfolio companies.
