Effective Deal Sourcing Strategies in a Competitive Market
From LinkedIn to AI to old-fashioned phone calls, private equity firms and investment banks discuss their approach to finding quality targets
Deal Stage
Crest of a Wave: The Distressed Investing Opportunity
Investors focused on special situations and distressed assets have been on the hunt for deals since COVID-19 struck without much to show for it, but that could be changing
Times Are a-Changin’: How Corp Dev Leaders Rise to the Challenge
Grata's Nevin Raj offers Part 2 in his corporate development series
Scaling Physician Practices to Increase Value
Fulcrum Equity Partners' Chad Hooker discusses how to strengthen the relationship between physician practices and growth equity investors
Next-Gen Tech for Next-Gen Target Analysis
udu, Inc's Rett Crocker urges a look beyond EBITDA to assess acquisition targets
To Drive Value in a Down Market, Get Back to Basics
ACG Operators' Summit panelists encouraged a focus on the fundamentals to drive value
Upgrading Tech and Finance to Jumpstart Portfolio Growth
Investors and operators discuss how to set up new acquisitions for success
Curating Alignment Between PE Sponsors and Executive Teams
PE professionals joined ACG’s virtual Operators’ Summit to discuss their strategy for collaborating with portfolio company executives
Telling Their Story
Branding agencies work to meet the creative needs of middle-market companies
Taking Off the Blinders
PE firms must face the hard truth of their underperforming portfolio companies in order to right the ship, says Chiron Financial’s Chris Mudd