Private Equity: Short Sheet, Long Bed?
How private equity has shifted to realign higher valuations, flat returns, and longer investment period
Data & Analysis
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
The Year Ahead: Dealmakers on Fundraising, Exits, and More
Forvis Mazars' Scott Linch and GF Data's Bob Dunn reflect on recent ACG discussions held about the state and future of M&A
