Middle Market Weekly Outlook

Happy New Year! ‘Tis the season for reflection and prediction. The Wall Street Journal catalogues M&A’s best and worst moments from 2015, investors look warily ahead to the New Year, and yes, we’re still trying to figure out how interest rates will impact the middle market. Plus, get your travel planning on with our outlook for Q1 industry events.

Insights

• The IMF says global growth will be disappointing in 2016
• Interest rate increase to have minimal effect on middle market
• Don’t miss these top industry events in Q1 2016
• Internet and mobile companies attract $5.3 billion in India’s record PE year
• PE energy investment to soar in 2016
• In Star Wars, was the Death Star too big to fail?
• Regulations may thwart railway mergers
• Investors have low expectations for markets
• Bests and bloopers from an epic year for dealmaking
• Metal price meltdown offers opportunity for PE

Transactions

• Harbour Group acquires SP Industries Inc. from Graham Partners
• ProAct Services Corp. acquires Carbonair
• Varsity Brands acquires AllGoods LLC
• Utility One Source buys LoadKing
• Riverside acquires EuroMed

This Week in History… the United States Congress enacts the country’s first income tax law, in an effort to help pay for the Union war effort. (1862)