Sectors

Deal Execution

For Deal-Makers, Speed Dating Gives Way to Long-Distance Relationships

June 17, 2020 Kathryn Mulligan

The shift to virtual networking and dealmaking has raised questions about how best to build and maintain relationships online and whether digital tools will have staying power.

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Policy Updates

Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup

June 17, 2020 Kathryn Mulligan

The Fed opens the Main Street Lending Program, PPP gets an update, lawmakers raise concern over 401(k) plans adding private equity to their offerings, and more.

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Manufacturing and Industrials

It’s the Small Things: Trends in Automotive and Mobility

June 16, 2020 Kathryn Mulligan

The business of moving people and things in the near future may depend on these six trends.

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Technology

The Arrival of Seamless Parking

June 11, 2020 Kathryn Mulligan

Relying on decades-old meters and ticket machines, technology platform Arrive found parking structures to be fertile ground for innovation.

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Policy Updates

Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup

June 11, 2020 Kathryn Mulligan

The Fed gives small and midsize businesses more pandemic support, freezes interest rates until 2022 and outlines some long-term challenges.

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Podcasts

The June Jobs Report, Pricey Stocks & Other Economic Mysteries, Explained

June 10, 2020 Kathryn Mulligan

On the podcast, RSM deputy chief economist Kevin Depew discusses the state of the labor market, disconnect between stocks and the real economy, and more.

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Business and Financial Services

Split’s Creek: Human Analysis Separates Itself from AI

June 5, 2020 Kathryn Mulligan

Inaccurate findings from automated due diligence can jeopardize a deal in progress, underscoring the importance of human analysis.

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Policy Updates

Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup

June 4, 2020 Kathryn Mulligan

Legal experts describe the new PE restrictions in the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program, the DOL clears PE investment in 401(k)s, and PPP reform heads to the president's desk.

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Business and Financial Services

Improved Forecasting for Auto Service Retailers

June 4, 2020 Kathryn Mulligan

Financial due diligence requires the right balance between looking through the rearview mirror and the windshield.

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Business and Financial Services

Coronavirus Has Shown That Social-Impact Investing Is Here to Stay

June 2, 2020 Kathryn Mulligan

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Market observers expected investors would dump socially conscious companies in a downturn, but a large proportion of ESG funds continue to outperform their peers despite headwinds from COVID-19.

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