2023 Recap: The Best of GrowthTV
A look back at our top GrowthTV episodes of the year
With 2023 among the most challenging years for M&A, dealmakers, M&A partners and industry experts joined GrowthTV to share their insights into how to source the strongest acquisition targets and get deals across the finish line. As we look back at 2023, Middle Market Growth shares the top three GrowthTV episodes of the year, highlighting some resilient sectors and offering strategies to keep M&A volume strong.
3. How to Build Flexibility into Your Dealmaking Approach
Considering how challenging 2023’s M&A environment was, middle-market dealmakers were forced to get creative—and in some cases, embrace a bit of flexibility to get a deal across the finish line. Houlihan Lokey, the winner of 2023’s ACG’s Investment Bank of the Year Award, is well-positioned to share insights into flexible M&A. In this episode, the firm’s Managing Director Justin Abelow delves into this approach to the deal process.
2. As Pet Ownership Evolves, New Pockets of Opportunity Emerge
Our Next Target series, in partnership with Grata, brought readers through industry niches poised for growth yet potentially overlooked by middle-market dealmakers. From conversational AI to vegetation management, the series spotlights a wide array of sector focuses. This year, among the most popular with our audience was pet wellness, a market full of innovation and product variety. In this GrowthTV episode we showcase MySimplePetLab’s CEO and president Jen Hagness, who explores her company’s offerings and why investors should keep an eye on the pet wellness space.
1. Manufacturing Success: A Look at the Manufacturing Sector
When M&A slowed down in 2023, the manufacturing space remained relatively active, with a focus on smaller, strategic deals. So it’s no wonder why the resiliency of the industry caught the attention of our audience this year. Michael Vaccarella, partner and national practice lead for private equity and transaction advisory services at Wipfli, joined GrowthTV to share what acquirers should consider as they source investment targets, and discusses reshoring and other trends that continue to shape dealmaking for the industry.
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