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PCE Welcomes Bradley Scharfenberg as Vice President, M&A

PCE

Brad joins us with over a decade of investment banking experience, having advised on more than 30 middle-market M&A transactions across healthcare, consumer, and industrial sectors. You can depend on us to deliver maximum results.

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BDCs Find Familiar Partners in Face of Market Headwinds

The Deal

Though business development companies are performing well in 2023 relative to the prior two years, mergers among companies with shared managers that help reduce costs amid historic underperformance are still on the table. KKR) have elected to combine affiliated BDCs, which they set up to invest in middle market companies. “The

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Holland & Knight’s Hill Talks Busy First Half

The Deal

Holland & Knight, whose merger with Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP took effect March 1, advised on 108 PE transactions in the first six months of the year, according to data from The Deal. Hill, who joined Holland & Knight through the merger, said 2022 was a good year for both firms pre-combination. and abroad.

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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Growth Equity vs. Venture Capital vs. Private Equity This section will focus on Strategy #1 (Late-Stage VC Investing) because Strategy #2 is nearly the same as what most middle-market private equity firms do, but with higher-growth companies. Also, you can get in more easily from a middle-market or boutique bank.

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Private Equity in China: The Worst of Both Worlds?

Mergers and Inquisitions

As with PE in many other emerging/frontier markets, it’s more like growth equity than traditional roles at middle-market PE firms and mega-funds in the U.S. poor stock-market performance, slowing growth rates, and an aging population. appeared first on Mergers & Inquisitions.

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Investment Banking in India: Please Avoid It and Try Again in Another Country

Mergers and Inquisitions

Of the middle-market banks , only Jefferies seems to have much of a presence. Among the domestic banks, most people view Avendus, Kotak, JM Financial, ICICI, and Axis as “the best” in terms of deals, work, and compensation.

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Representation & Warranty (R&W) Insurance – Current Market Trends

Cooley M&A

Over the last decade the use of R&W insurance in merger and acquisition transactions has grown exponentially. Such reports include quality of earnings reports, open source code scans, security audits and any reports regarding applicable regulatory compliance matters (especially for financial services or healthcare IT companies).