Lower Middle Market Weekly Outlook

Happy President’s Day, all.

Transaction:

• CoStim Pharmaceuticals acquired by Novartis
• TerraVest Capital completes acquisition of Gestion Jerico
• Capital Partners to buy Breen Color Concentrates
• Callcredit agrees to partner with GTCR

Events:

• U.S. stock market is closed today for the President’s Day holiday
• Thursday: ACG LA hosts Private Equity Perspectives on the Current Market

Opinions:

• Private equity investors push fees to record lows
• The Small Cap Liquidity reform Act would alter the way stock prices are quoted
• Private equity firms embrace branding and social media
• 20 proven exit strategies from a career in investment banking
• Why 2014 will be the year of mergers of equals
• Alternative investments to see continued growth in 2014
• The best niche strategies to compete with the goliaths
• Investment banks struggle to kick the leverage habit

This week in history…XM and Sirius announce a merger of equals (2007).

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