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M&A Trends in 2025: What Professional Service Firms Need to Know Before Selling

JD Supra: Mergers

Professional services firms remain highly sought after by private equity (PE) investors. As of February 2025, the M&A landscape is showing promising signs of resurgence, with expectations of increased deal activity throughout the year. By: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

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Private Equity Continues Push Into Professional Services

Focus Investment Banking

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. With these highly sought after characteristics, it’s no wonder that private equity investors have taken note.

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Ownership Transfer Issues in the Sale of Professional Services Firms

Focus Investment Banking

Are you the owner of a Professional Services firm? Now, have you thought about how ownership stakes in privately held companies like yours get monetized? The younger partners turned down the plan due to the risks involved, so an opportunity opened up for an entity backed by private equity to acquire the business.

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GlassRatner Acquired by TorQuest Partners, Reestablishes Itself as an Independent Brand

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

Over the past 24 years, we’ve been a trusted partner for top law firms, lenders, and private equity investors, tackling some of the most complex and high stakes matters. billion of equity capital under management, TorQuest is currently investing from TorQuest Partners Fund VI, a C$2.3 With more than C$5.0

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The Value of Tech Due Diligence in Services Firms

Beyond M&A

This week’s focus is specifically on professional services firms. Unlike technology or SaaS companies, these “non-tech” businesses are often at higher risk of budgetary and technology risk because their service and product lines need thorough assessment, followed by alignment with technology. The solution?

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Why Private Equity Investors Find Government Contractors Attractive

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

If you go out to market, your most likely buyer will be a private equity (PE) group. Low Capital-Expenditure Requirements Many of the highest growth areas of government contracting — including software and professional services — do not require significant capital investment.

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Life sciences consulting M&A demand stays high in 2022

Equiteq

Deals for life science professional services firms continue at pace, according to a new report. But EBITDA for management consultancies in the sector appears to be falling – suggesting enthusiasm may cool among private equity investors in the coming year.