Category: Member Highlights

By Lou Sokolovskiy How Trump’s tariffs are reshaping America’s lower middle market M&A landscape Ever since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has been busy...

By Lou Sokolovskiy A major study finds that over the past ten years valuations of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies have traced a dramatic arc—from exuberant highs to sobering corrections—mirroring the...

Insights from a recent interview with Doug Bunim of OFS Capital Management. By Lou Sokolovskiy To the uninitiated, the world of independent sponsors brims with opportunity. Identify a target...

By Lou Sokolovskiy In the brutal world of independent sponsors, only the persistent survive. In the high-stakes game of private company acquisition, the odds are punishing as these fundless...

By Bill Bowler Long considered a bellwether of industrial resilience, the Aerospace & Defense industry is flying through turbulence. Supply chain disruptions, program delays, and rising capital costs have...

By Lou Sokolovskiy These days, few in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) industry are unfamiliar with this scene: a deal, which has been years in the making, is languishing....

A new PwC report published Tuesday shows that while tech, media, and telecom M&A volumes are falling, artificial intelligence is fueling a surge in high-value transactions. Strategy, not scale,...

By Lou Sokolovskiy In today’s dynamic M&A landscape, a fresh wave of innovation is reshaping deal-making, with Representation and Warranty (R&W) insurance emerging as a game-changer and bonding requirements...

By Lou Sokolovskiy The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market has recently been quieter than usual for the big players with professionals whispering that larger transactions are “really struggling to...

By Lou Sokolovskiy As independent sponsor deals become more and more competitive, capital providers are sharpening their focus. This is at least the case for established firms like Merit...