Middle Market Weekly Outlook

According to a recent report, 41% of acquirers say there is less time available for due diligence, and 31% claim sellers aren’t giving them as much information. This comes in addition to “people related challenges,” like “employee retention, cultural integration, leadership assessment, compensation and benefit levels, and overall talent management.” Read more.

Insights

• Will the M&A boom continue this year?
• PE aims for a positive social impact (read Forum’s take here)
• Tally for mid-market deals drops in February (the same was true for January — we dig into why here)
• How PE can grow and strengthen businesses
• How to secure an M&A deal among disruptions
• 65% of private equity investors have rose-colored glasses when it comes to the industry

Transactions

• PromptCare acquires Boston Home Infusion (BHI) with M&A advisory by The Braff Group
• Audax agrees to recap Gastro Health
• Altus Capital buys Nichols Portland
• The Carlyle Group invests in GGC Group

This Week in History…

Andrew Carnegie, at the time the world’s richest man, allots more than $5 million to construct 65 libraries in New York City in an aim to distribute his massive wealth for public good. (1901)