JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 24, 2025

As private companies grow, they need to secure capital to support their efforts to provide more (and/or better) products and services to their clients. The need for emerging companies to obtain growth capital often leads the majority owner to consider accepting an investment in the business by a private equity (PE) firm.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

A private equity (PE) firm’s primary objective is to generate returns on its investments. When a PE firm acquires a portfolio company (PortCo), one way the PE firm increases its returns is by making employment-related changes—sometimes significant ones—at the PortCo level.

Portfolio

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2025

This report draws insights from Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys and leading industry specialists to highlight the private equity investment trends currently reshaping the sector. Top five private equity investment trends in U.S. energy: 1.

Private Equity

Sun Acquisitions

APRIL 25, 2025

Increased capital gains taxes can have a far-reaching impact on the business landscape, with ripple effects extending to various sectors, including private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) investments in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). As a result, a capital gains tax hike can reduce PE/VC-backed M&A activity.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 22, 2025

Hayes, partner at Hutchison PLLC, walk through the full journey of Element451from first investment to strategic acquisition by private equity firm PSG. In a special live episode of the Founder Shares podcast, recorded at Raleigh-Durham Startup Week, Tim McLoughlin, managing partner of CoFounders Capital, and Joshua M.

Private Equity

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 18, 2024

While on-cycle PE recruiting keeps moving up, to the point where you must attend a target elementary school, middle school, and high school to be competitive, off-cycle private equity recruiting remains a viable option for everyone else. Off-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting, Part 1: Who Should Care? Europe and the U.K.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Jersey and Guernsey (collectively, the "Channel Islands") remain popular for both private equity buyout structures of UK and international corporate groups across various industries and asset classes, and for leverage structures to maximise existing investments and facilitate general corporate borrowing.

Finance

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Despite Skepticism of Private Equity, Interest Remains Unsurprisingly, some physicians expressed skepticism about private equity investment in orthopedic practices and ancillary services. During a spirited discussion with various stakeholders in the orthopedics industry, they noted the following key takeaways: 1.

Private Equity

Private Equity Info

JULY 15, 2025

Private equity firms are sharpening their sector strategies amid a complex dealmaking environment shaped by macro uncertainties, evolving tech landscapes, and a heightened focus on operational efficiency. As market conditions shift, so too does the allocation of capital, toward industries with more scalable growth.

Private Equity

How2Exit

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

His career transitioned into investment banking and fractional CFO services, where he developed significant expertise in mergers and acquisitions, particularly roll-ups. This episode is a goldmine for anyone interested in understanding the intricate strategies that private equity employs to rapidly grow companies through acquisitions.

Business

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 8, 2025

Washington, DC, (January 9, 2025) FOCUS Investment Banking is pleased to announce that John-Michael Tamburro has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Technology Services group. John-Michaels career spans an impressive range of finance disciplines, including derivatives, private equity, and investment banking.

Investment Banking

Focus Investment Banking

JULY 22, 2025

Graycliff’s investment will support Richardson’s continued growth through market expansion and operational improvements—all while preserving the company’s legacy of service excellence and deep industry knowledge. FOCUS served as the exclusive financial advisor to Richardson throughout the transaction process.

Investment Banking

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

MAY 23, 2025

After years in limbo, the British newspaper is set to be bought by RedBird Capital, an American investment firm with many sports, media and entertainment holdings.

Private Equity

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Private equity groups (PEGs) are active buyers in M&A transactions , accounting for $1.3 trillion in dry powder, which is a massive amount of cash to deploy and invest in businesses. In a typical rollover deal structure, the seller would invest 15% – 20% of the deal proceeds in the equity rollover.

Private Equity

Private Equity Info

AUGUST 12, 2025

In our report from March , we noted that exits were normalizing to Pre-COVID levels, while new investments had slowed from that same period, signaling a more cautious approach to new deals. The data shows a clear market-wide slowdown in the first half of 2025 for both investments and exits, across every deal size category.

Private Equity

Private Equity Info

JULY 22, 2025

Cross-border private equity deal flow between the U nited States and Europe has generally trended up for the past two decades. private equity firms make more investments in European portfolio companies than the other way around.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 8, 2025

To help businesses, owners, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving M&A market, Robert Connolly a partner in LPs Corporate Practice Group and leader of LPs Independent Sponsor and Private Equity teams shares a series of conversations with M&A experts. By: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

M&A

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 9, 2025

Private Equity Continues Push Into Professional Services There was a time in the not too distant past when private equity investors eschewed investments in accounting and consulting firms. The ill-timed departure of a key employee (or two) or a hiccup in the economy could easily spell doom for an investment.

Professional Services

Private Equity Info

JULY 25, 2025

Private Equity Info subscribers can sort a chronological list of recent portfolio company exits, one of the dozens of new features launched in 2025. million private companies. According to our data, t he median holding period for PE-backed portfolio companies is 5.8 All rights reserved.

M&A

Focus Investment Banking

JULY 9, 2025

How Investment Bankers are Different than Brokers Why Dental Business Owners Choose Bankers Over Brokers When it comes time to sell, many dental practice owners are unsure whether to work with a broker or a banker. Investment bankers run structured, competitive processes that drive up valuations.

Broker

Private Equity Info

JULY 1, 2025

In today’s deal environment, where platform investments have slowed, many private equity firms are doubling down on add-on acquisitions as a strategic growth lever. To identify the leaders in this space, we analyzed our M&A database to determine the most active private equity players executing add-on deals.

Private Equity

Sun Acquisitions

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Rise of Sustainability-focused Private Equity: Private equity firms increasingly seek to invest in companies with strong sustainability credentials. We can expect companies to merge to create closed-loop systems that minimize waste.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 27, 2025

The clouds of uncertainty that rapidly formed in early 2025 continue to drift over the private equity landscape in Canada and globally. Tariffs and geopolitics are subduing deal making and investment opportunities, particularly in duty-exposed industries. Deeper and sharper due diligence means deals are taking longer to be done.

Private Equity

Focus Investment Banking

MAY 29, 2025

Led by Cres Ferrell, who brings a background in machining , manufacturing, and private equity, ReNew is thoughtfully building a strong, diversified platform in precision machining and fabrication. We sat down with Cres to explore the trends, opportunities, and strategies driving their investment thesis.

Manufacturing

The TRADE

JULY 14, 2025

As capital markets have continued to evolve at a rapid pace – with increased regulatory scrutiny showing no sign of let up – 87% of companies have increased their investment in the cloud over the last two years, according to a recent report by the London Stock Exchange Group.

Investment

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 23, 2025

APAC private equity markets have entered a holding pattern as firms face global trade and tariff uncertainty, but sophisticated managers are uncovering opportunities for investing in high-quality assets at attractive valuations - Private equity in Asia-Pacific made a solid start to 2025, but tariff dislocation has slowed M&A activity somewhat as (..)

Private Equity

Focus Investment Banking

JULY 8, 2025

Breaking Down the FOCUS Sell-Side Process FOCUS Investment Banking is a leading sell-side advisor serving middle market companies. Our clients are usually founder-owned businesses that work with us on their first sale transaction, often to a larger company or private equity-backed group. Our healthcare services clients (e.g.,

Healthcare

Solganick & Co.

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Private Equity Influence: PE-driven deals are expected to reach record highs, driven by the availability of capital and attractive valuations in the software sector. AI and Automation: Increased investment in AI and automation technologies is expected to drive M&A activity in these sectors. About Solganick & Co.

M&A

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 8, 2025

Washington, DC, (January 8, 2025) FOCUS Investment Banking, a leading middle-market investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that Bob Lipton has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Human Capital Management (HCM) team. FOCUS Investment Banking specializes in middle-market transactions across a wide range of industries.

Investment Banking

Beyond M&A

JULY 24, 2025

They need to reassure their Investment Committee, their LPs, and their conscience that this isn’t just marketing polish — it’s real. It’s a self-serve platform that shows you where your business stands — from a private equity and institutional investor perspective. We operate in a “buyer beware” legal environment.

Investors

Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

” The 2024 IT Nation Torch Award Honorees are: Partner Excellence Award: Abraham Garver , Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking, was recognized for his exceptional contributions to the IT Nation and ConnectWise communities, consistently driving value and supporting partners’ growth. Discover more at connectwise.com/theitnation.

IT

Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Strategic buyers pursued opportunities across the food and beverage landscape, while private equity was largely sidelined by the rate environment. FreshEdge is no stranger to M&A the deal with Frontier Produce represents FreshEdges seventh acquisition since Wind Points initial investment in 2022.

Food

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Business owners often dont know where to start with these steps when considering a sale or investment deal. Financial Buyers : These are typically investment companies, such as private equity firms, with no prior investment in your industry. What are the key terms I should negotiate in a sale or investment deal?

Sale

Solganick & Co.

DECEMBER 25, 2024

This is prompting both established companies and private equity firms to acquire specialized IoT software providers that cater to specific industries. The investment will support Soracoms expansion efforts, including the development of new products and services to address the growing demand for secure and scalable IoT connectivity.

M&A

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

AUGUST 5, 2025

Accessibility: Skip TopNav Arax Investment Partners Acquires Summit Wealth Strategies, Broadening Reach in Midwest Summit Wealth Strategies to operate under Arax Advisory Partners August 05, 2025 08:00 ET | Source: Arax Investment Partners Arax Investment Partners NEW YORK, Aug. The team at Summit exemplifies that spirit.

Investment

CNBC: Investing

JULY 19, 2025

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Shares

MergersCorp M&A International

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

MergersCorp M&A International, a leading investment banking advisory firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, is proud to announce the acquisition of the official sell side mandate for one of Italy’s most prestigious Serie A soccer clubs.

M&A