Answering the SOS Call for PPP Help
Two firms step up to offer pro bono services to small and midsize businesses as they navigate the Paycheck Protection Program.
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
The Fed urges additional support for the economy, lawmakers ask the Treasury to restrict relief for large companies and PE firms, and the SEC announces leadership changes.
Unionwear Uncovers New Way to Sell Manufactured Products
On the podcast, Mitch Cahn describes Unionwear's sales strategy, its pivot to personal protective equipment and what hat sales say about election outcomes.
A Fresh Approach for Food Businesses in Volatile Times
A flexible strategy will provide the path not just to survival, but to significant growth for middle-market food companies in these uncertain times.
Life After COVID-19: Will Disruption Drive Opportunity in Auto?
Plante Moran's Principal Ted Morgan discusses how COVID-19 has impacted the automotive industry, and where opportunities exist for private equity investors.
ACG Joins Fight to Help Businesses Survive COVID-19 Disruption
In this Executive Summary letter, ACG Global President and CEO Tom Bohn summarizes the organization's efforts to help companies weather the COVID-19 crisis.
Optimism Among PE-Backed Leaders Outpaces Family-Owned Companies
Private equity-backed companies are expressing more confidence than their family-owned peers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the National Center for the Middle Market.
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
Senate leaders propose legislation that would allow businesses to deduct expenses paid for PPP loans, other senators push for small business relief, and House lawmakers propose debt collection moratorium.
General Motors Pivots to Mask-Making with Help from Dukane
Midsize companies are helping large corporations pivot their operations to manufacturing personal protective equipment needed for the fight against COVID-19—and, in some cases, producing it themselves.
Private Markets Respond to Coronavirus Disruption
Investors are reevaluating their dealmaking strategies and company supply chains in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.