Redefining the Middle Market for a New Age of M&A
RSM's Tuan Nguyen makes the case for redefining the middle market
Data & Analysis
Private Equity: Short Sheet, Long Bed?
How private equity has shifted to realign higher valuations, flat returns, and longer investment period
Market Pressures Create Retail Diamonds in the Rough
Despite retail consistently ranked last in dealmaker surveys forecasting M&A growth, this nuanced sector may have more opportunities than seen at first glance
What’s Going on With Private Credit?
A surge in investor redemptions has some in the private credit sphere hitting the panic button. But FBT Gibbons partner Leon A. Yel says for middle-market dealmakers, the impact of private credit’s current fears will be far from dramatic.
Midmarket Dealmakers’ Confidence Remains Steady: ACG Survey
ACG’s Q1 Market Pulse Survey finds unwavering, though tepid, confidence in M&A volume over the coming months
Rollover Equity Rises as Credit Conditions Reshape the Middle Market
A look at how rollover equity has emerged as a defining feature of today's deal landscape
Breaking the Dam: ACG’s 2025 M&A Recap and 2026 Outlook
GF Data numbers showed the challenges midmarket M&A encountered in 2025 and trends for the year ahead during a recent members-only webinar
Private Equity’s Wild Ride Since COVID
What GF Data analysis finds from the last five years of middle-market M&A
The 2026 Economic Outlook with Michael Feuz
What middle-market business leaders and dealmakers can expect from the year ahead
A Hidden Valuation Gap
Breaking down six key aspects of every business critical to achieving an accurate valuation
