Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

I hope 2024 treated you and yours incredibly well, and I’m looking forward to an even better year in 2025. I’m sitting here at the time of this recording in the North Georgia mountains, spending the holidays with my in laws and reflecting on what a great year 2024 was and how much I’m looking forward to 2025.

Private Equity

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 23, 2025

The broad market S & P 500 is up just 2% in 2025, which pales in comparison to the double-digit surges the benchmark saw in 2023 and 2024. in 2024, but it is now up 14% this year. The strategy in this unit investment trust offers a combination of domestic and international equity names, as well as real estate investment trusts.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 9, 2025

Contrast that to 2024, where 4.06 International expansion into Europe and Asia, initiated in 2024, taps new high-net-worth markets, with early success in London and Paris galleries signaling strong growth potential. billion in 2024 now look ill-timed; hindsight is 20/20. For context, in 1978, there were 4.09

Retail

Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 5, 2025

Why precision machining shops are seeing premium valuations right now Precision machining shops—specialized manufacturers devoted to ultra tight tolerance metal and polymer components—are attracting premium valuations in today’s M&A environment. rise in private strategic deals compared to 2024*.

Valuation

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 11, 2025

Since then, it's been in a multiyear downtrend before bottoming out in late 2024. However, the sell-off helped reset expectations, valuations, and sentiment—creating a potential springboard if this pattern can be leveraged. That prolonged decline may have caused previously eager buyers to become disinterested.

Stock

TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Website builder Squarespace is no longer a publicly traded company, after private equity firm Permira procured all remaining common stock in the firm. Permira first revealed plans to acquire Squarespace back in May, offering shareholders in the NYSE-traded company $44 per share — this equated to an equity valuation of $6.6

Private Equity

TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 18, 2024

Canadian private equity firm PartnerOne paid $28.2 HeadSpin’s 2023 revenue was $21 million and its Q1 2024 revenue stood at $5 million, the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. million for HeadSpin, a mobile app testing startup whose founder was sentenced for fraud earlier this year, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In last year’s Looking Ahead Guide, we had predicted the 2024 deal landscape would improve over 2023 year-end results in terms of number of closed buyout transactions, transaction values, and exits. This seems to be the case, as we see initial signs of an improving landscape after a stronger Q2. But the US PE market is. By: Woodruff Sawyer

Private Equity

OfficeHours

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Having spent time in technology growth equity and VC in college, I realized quickly that my passions and career goals didn’t align with RX or the exit opps from MM banking to MM private equity. Are you focused on recruiting in 2024? At the MM, most deals were blasted out to over a hundred MM PE firms. Knowledge is Power.

Private Equity

CNBC: Investing

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Art Cashin expects the presidential election cycle to give stocks a boost, but that doesn't mean there's no risks for equity investors in the year ahead.

Stock

The TRADE

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Duncan Trenholme and Simon Forster, global co-heads of digital assets, TP ICAP We expect 2024 to see the wholesale cryptoasset market professionalise and become increasingly serviced by traditional brands and providers. Spot  Tokenisation has been a key narrative over the last 12 months, and we expect more of the same from banks in 2024. On

Trading

OfficeHours

JANUARY 26, 2024

When You Need to Return Cash in order to Raise More original article sourced by Ryan Gould, Bloomberg, sourced link above The world’s private equity firms have cash to burn. Private equity players have to face reality at some point,” said Per Franzen, head of private capital for Europe and North America at EQT AB.

Private Equity

Sica Fletcher

JUNE 11, 2024

The following report contains our projections for Q3 2024 insurance broker valuation multiples. The table below breaks down our core findings, comparing existing Q2 data taken from our SF Index to our analyst’s projections for Q3 2024. Since H1 2023, the average insurance brokerage valuation multiple has hovered around 11.6x

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 15, 2024

Private equity value creation came on my radar a few years ago when I noticed something: Even though traditional PE deal roles were not doing well, “operational” or “value creation” teams still seemed to be recruiting. What Does the Private Equity Value Creation Team Do in Real Life? Why is PE Value Creation Suddenly “Hot”?

Private Equity

Private Equity Info

JULY 10, 2024

Using our M&A research database , we updated our tracking of private equity Holding Periods to include data from 2000 through 2024, year-to-date.

Private Equity

Software Equity Group

MAY 7, 2024

But what are the key influences shaping valuation multiples in today’s M&A deals? As you contemplate your exit strategy, it becomes increasingly crucial to understand the external factors driving the valuation of your SaaS company. The Analytics and Data Management category was second in 2023, with 285 deals.

M&A

Software Equity Group

MAY 8, 2024

But what are the key influences shaping valuation multiples in today’s M&A deals? As you contemplate your exit strategy, it becomes increasingly crucial to understand the external factors driving the valuation of your SaaS company. The Analytics and Data Management category was second in 2023, with 285 deals.

M&A

Sica Fletcher

MARCH 12, 2024

As one of the most active M&A firms in the insurance sector, we are frequently asked how insurance agency valuations work. This article discusses the fundamentals of insurance agency valuations, plus a few lesser-known factors that play into these processes before we give an overview of the insurance M&A market in 2024.

Valuation

The Deal

JANUARY 31, 2024

On the latest episode of The Deal’s Behind the Buyouts podcast, Macquarie Capital global head of financial sponsors Tom Amster details his expectations for private equity dealmaking in the coming months following a muted 2023. Sponsor-led investments and exits will hit a “tipping point” in 2024, according to Amster.

Private Equity

Software Equity Group

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Software Equity Group closely monitors M&A activity, historical trends, and insights from the investor and strategic buyer community to paint a more complete picture of what’s happening. Here’s a closer look at what the future looks like for the SaaS M&A market and its valuation multiples.

M&A

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 12, 2023

Thriving US Middle Market Fundraising and Resilient Private Equity Regarding Global M&A Private Equity Trends, looking at the positive news, the US middle-market fundraising landscape remained stable throughout 2022, with 156 funds closing at an aggregate value of $133.5 While average valuations in the U.S.

Private Equity

Sica Fletcher

MARCH 8, 2024

The inherent uncertainty of the M&A market over the last 18 months has underscored the importance of context for supplementing a full understanding before we can gain a better sense of what to expect in 2024. This raises an important question: What Should Insurance Agency Owners Expect in 2024?

Insurance

The TRADE

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Samuel Henderson, EMEA equities head trader, Invesco   I predict we will see increased flows into international equities and active management coming back into vogue amidst a rise in earnings and macro volatility. Traders will need different tools as well as the counterparties to navigate.

Trading

iMerge Advisors

APRIL 16, 2025

Summary of: Software Company Valuations in 2025: Trends, Multiples, and Strategic Implications As we move into 2025, software company valuations are entering a new phaseone shaped by macroeconomic recalibration, AI-driven disruption, and a more disciplined capital environment.

Valuation

Growth Business

MARCH 1, 2024

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Raising private equity funds is seen as the holy grail for businesses who want to grow quickly, simply because the strength of capital opens the door for rapid growth.

Private Equity

Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

By: Mike Manges Hopefully, you’ve had an opportunity to peruse the 2024 MTD 100 , our list of the largest tire dealerships in the United States, published in the July edition of MTD. My biggest takeaway from this year’s MTD 100 is the growing number of large tire dealerships that are either owned or backed by private equity groups.

Private Equity

Sica Fletcher

JUNE 20, 2024

The insurance M&A market in 2024 is significantly more complex now than it was 20 years ago. However, this report seeks to make sense of these qualities as a whole to provide an overview of the 2024 insurance M&A market. The table of contents below offers quick links for readers seeking specific information in later sections.

M&A

Software Equity Group

MARCH 26, 2024

For top private equity firms, there’s a lot to like about SaaS. Top Software Private Equity Firms Here is a select list of the most active PE investors in the SaaS and software industry over the past year (data taken from the SEG 2024 Annual SaaS Report ). The firm currently employs 31 professionals.

Private Equity

Solganick & Co.

APRIL 24, 2024

Solganick Technology Services M&A Update – Q1 2024 Final April 25, 2024 – Los Angeles and Dallas – Solganick & Co. (“Solganick”) has issued its latest technology services industry sector mergers and acquistions (M&A) update report for Q1 2024. of all transactions through YTD.

Mergers

Sica Fletcher

JULY 31, 2024

The 2024 insurance M&A market has changed substantially from just a few years ago, with potentially staggering implications for the future of insurance M&A transactions. Insurance M&A Transactions in 2024 The insurance M&A transactions we have observed thus far in 2024 indicate larger trends in the sector.

M&A

Sica Fletcher

MAY 29, 2024

Our SF index covered 71% of all announced insurance M&A transactions in Q1 2024, putting Sica | Fletcher in a uniquely qualified position to offer an analysis of what is going on, why, and what it means for insurance M&A in 2024. While insurance M&A did see slight dips in deal volume and average value (Fig.2)

M&A

The TRADE

MAY 3, 2024

One of our key expectations for 2024 was a turnaround in asset allocation in favour of emerging markets (EM), especially for diversification purposes as US positions became more concentrated. Extremely attractive valuation differentials should also have played a role.

Valuation

Sica Fletcher

JULY 23, 2024

The following report discusses our predictions for what will likely occur as H2 2024 unfolds. Finally, we close with a few very simple suggestions for insurance agency owners about what they can do to put themselves in the best possible position to sell in H2 2024.

Insurance

Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 28, 2024

Summary Private equity’s investments in ophthalmology are entering a new, more mature lifecycle phase. We also expect many platform recapitalizations once private equity groups and lenders become comfortable with the interest rate environment. We expect continued transaction volume, though with a smaller average deal size.

Private Equity

OfficeHours

JULY 4, 2023

Going to keep today rather simple — we want to celebrate and kick off the second half of the year with a simple offer for the first 10 people that take advantage of the below — PE Platform Access for $225 OFF = $74 out of pocket for lifetime access Our flagship program has placed mentees into most major private equity firms since launching in 2020.

Sale

Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The 6th annual Midwest M&A/Private Equity Forum sponsored by the Thomson Reuters Institute was held in early December in Columbus, Ohio, and for your humble correspondent, this was not only my second time as one of the participants, but my first time as a moderator of a panel! More on that later.

Private Equity

Sica Fletcher

JULY 11, 2024

The following report details insurance brokerage M&A multiple averages for H1 2024. Because these qualities have attracted such a large number of buyers, sellers in 2024 have the advantage of a very high level of competition, which allows them to leverage offers against each other to get a more favorable payout.

M&A