M&A news and insight for the middle market
The M&A Scene: CEO Leadership
Dealmakers gathered at the Harvard Club in New York on May 7 as part of ACG NY's CEO Leadership event. Peter Gonye, a co-leader within Spencer Stuart's private equity practice in North America was the keynote speaker. Panelists included M. Tatum Pursell, senior adviser, Unlimited Horizons; Tony Ecock, general partner, Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe; Jim Follett, former CEO of Authentic Response Inc.; Doron Grosman, operating partner, Court Square Capital; and Joelle Marquis, partner, Arsenal Capital.
3Qs With... Chris Randall, executive vice president, NBH Capital Finance
NBH Capital Finance will focus on the lower middle market
Time Inc. -Meredith Pairing Would Have Been Too Complicated, Says Jeff Bewkes in Keynote
The Time Warner chairman hints there may be a future deal for the spun-off magazine business, maybe even with Meredith
The Buyside:
Trench Dealfare
Strategic players in the aerospace and defense sector look to offset losses by remaining on the hunt for targets
Fund of Funds, Lender
ESOP, Recapitalization
Agriculture, Natural Resources
New York, Hong Kong
Northeast US, Asia/Pacific
United States, Canada
Exclusive data on top players in capital markets
Managing Director
Firm: Piper Jaffray & Co.
In the news: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Peter J. Solomon, Sidley Austin
May 17, 2013
Alliant buys Savage Sports; Bellisio Foods picks up Overhill Farms; TransDigm purchases Arkwin Industries
May 17, 2013
NBH Capital Finance will focus on the lower middle market
May 9, 2013
The creation of NBH Capital Finance follows Fifth Street Finance’s acquisition of asset-based lender Healthcare Finance Group
May 3, 2013
Plexus is combining $150M from investors with $150M from the Small Business Association to create a fund that will invest in U.S. lower middle market companies
April 11, 2013
Collateralized loan obligations offer low default rates, panelists say at the 2nd Annual Investors’ Conference on CLOs and Leveraged Loans
April 5, 2013
Audax Group and other firms highlight success with downstream deals
April 4, 2013
The specialty finance company closed two facilities of more than $100 million each during the first quarter of 2013
April 2, 2013
The fund has invested more than $72 million in eight companies since its initial funding
March 28, 2013
American Family Care acquires Doctors Express; Dovetail Insurance buys NetComp Insurance; Yahoo grabs Summly
March 26, 2013
The Atlantic City casino’s lenders will end up owning the company if the prepackaged plan is approved
March 25, 2013
The new proposals from Carl Icahn and Blackstone would both increase the per share purchase price over Silver Lake and Michael Dell's proposal
March 21, 2013
Wuxhi Suntech is pushed into administration after, ironically, several U.S. and German solar panel makers partially blamed foreign manufacturers for their bankruptcy filings
March 18, 2013
The companies announced their intent to merge in August, and filed prepackaged reorganization plans to execute the deal
March 15, 2013
Comstock Resources is selling off its properties in west Texas to focus on the Eagle Ford shale basin
March 11, 2013
U.S. companies are growing more cautious about tapping available credit lines even as large lenders up their credit limits.
According to the Commercial Finance Association, a trade group that represents asset-based lenders, the 20 largest lenders increased their total credit lines to $178.5 billion in the fourth quarter, up 6.6% from the same period in 2011. …
