By Lou Sokolovskiy In the evolving corridors of American finance, a transformation is quietly remapping the terrain of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). At the center of this shift lies...
By Lou Sokolovskiy In March 2024, the payments giant Stripe quietly acquired a startup you’ve probably never heard of. Supaglue, a four-person company specializing in data integration, didn’t have...
By Lou Sokolovskiy Independent sponsors, once viewed as opportunistic outsiders in the private equity ecosystem, are increasingly operating with institutional discipline—and institutional backing. As more capital flows into deal-by-deal...
By Lou Sokolovskiy Over the past several years, private equity firms have transformed the business of American healthcare and services. In specialties ranging from dermatology and dental to HVAC...
By Lou Sokolovskiy We’ve looked at the most recent data from four prominent studies by Axial, EY, ACG (Middle Market Growth) and Summit Capital Advisors and found that in...
By Lou Sokolovskiy Global dealmaking isn’t what it used to be. Worldwide M&A activity has slowed for two straight years, with volumes down 9% in the first half of...
By Tom Bradbury, Founder & CEO of Broad-Gauge Private equity firms often cite operational efficiency and financial rigor as hallmarks of their portfolio management—but beneath these layers of traditional...
By Lou Sokolovskiy A new report from Termgrid Private Capital finds that while mergers and acquisitions and fundraising have continued to slump in 2025, the middle market is bucking...
By Lou Sokolovskiy In recent days, a four-word meme has become gospel on Wall Street: “Trump Always Chickens Out.” Born from a Financial Times column, the phrase—shorthanded as “TACO”—described...
By Nate Olsen, President, BestFit PEO Solutions. Houston, TX. Successful mergers and acquisitions depend on more than just financial metrics and productivity integration. The human element of a newly...
