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The M&A Partners Working Behind the Scenes

April 10, 2024 Carolyn Vallejo

While business development professionals and investment bankers are at the forefront of dealmaking, M&A partners are working behind the curtain to narrow down targets, prepare companies for sale and effectively complete due diligence

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Investment Bankers Chart a New Path

April 3, 2024 Carolyn Vallejo

Boutique and middle-market advisors are ramping up hiring, while bulge-bracket banks cut staff in a slow M&A environment

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Seeking Clarity on Corporate Transparency: A Practical Guide to CTA Compliance in M&A

April 1, 2024 Carolyn Vallejo

This year’s introduction of Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements have posed new questions for middle-market owners and their PE sponsors, and could even impact structuring in M&A deals

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Reps and Warranties Insurance Evolves with the Deal Market

March 13, 2024 Carolyn Vallejo

While RWI pricing and underwriting have adapted to M&A trends, claims processing has proven less flexible and could affect the product’s future use

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How the Ups and Downs of M&A Can Feel Like a Game of Chutes and Ladders

March 4, 2024 Carolyn Vallejo

Final Ascent CEO Steve Conwell likens M&A to the ups and downs of a classic game

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Middle-Market Dealmakers Prepare for a Rebound

January 16, 2024 Carolyn Vallejo

M&A experts are hopeful that 2024 will be a more fruitful dealmaking year, as seller valuation expectations begin to come down

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Challenging Market Brings Seller Opportunities

January 3, 2024 Carolyn Vallejo

A look at how creative deal structuring can help with deals even in the toughest environments

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Investors See a Turning Point for M&A

October 25, 2023 Carolyn Vallejo

Panelists at ACG Chicago’s Closing the Deal event say dealmaking is improving in the second half of the year, despite ongoing challenges

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Costly Capital: Changing Dynamics in the Debt Market

September 25, 2023 Carolyn Vallejo

GF Data’s findings reveal a growing dichotomy across deals and the impact of changing dynamics in the debt market

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AI: The Future of M&A

September 18, 2023 Carolyn Vallejo

From sourcing to diligence, artificial intelligence is transforming how deals are done

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