Middle Market Weekly Outlook

Does experience in M&A help you with a future merger? According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, maybe not: “research has shown that a company is more likely to do worse on its second acquisition than its first.” Read why here.

Insights

• Market volatility won’t steal M&A’s thunder
• 6 forecasts for healthcare M&A in 2016
• Blocks to oil M&A
• Is PE turning its back on shipping?
• How to deal with executive compensation in M&A
• Does previous experience give you a leg up in a merger?
• 6 reasons CEOs should have their businesses valued now
• M&A in physical security on the upswing
• Despite volatility, opportunities for companies to grow through acquisition

Transactions

• Vance Street buys A&E Medical
• Southfield buys Tier One Relocation
• Industrial Opportunity Partners exits Roadtrek Motorhomes
• Sheridan to merge Europa Sports Products with Lone Star Distribution
• Boathouse Capital invests in Frontier Strategy
• Hilb Group acquires PriMed Consulting

This Week in History… In a win for unions, the Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, authorizing overtime pay, a 40-hour work week, and a pay hike. (1937)