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Private equity and private credit have never been more concentrated in software. With AI challenging traditional SaaS models, investors are trying to determine whether the market is spotting a real threat—or inventing one.
Middle-market sponsors are sitting on thousands of aging portfolio companies as hold periods stretch, multiples reset and sector-specific headwinds—from healthcare policy to AI disruption—reshape the path to liquidity.
The transaction expands BICO’s product offering with tool steel, powdered metals and alloy rounds while enhancing its precision machining and finishing services.
JRI Hospitality CEO Jason Ingermanson discusses acquisition discipline, private equity interest and why Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers could eventually go public.
From packaging to robotics, strategic acquirers are quietly stitching together the early framework of a manufacturing revival that private equity hopes to join later.
Lattice Semiconductor develops low-power programmable FPGAs and related software for communications, computing, industrial, automotive and consumer applications.
As larger private equity firms push downstream in search of deals, investors are discovering that convincing founder-led businesses to engage requires more than price.
In a proprietary Mergers & Acquisitions study, dealmakers describe how sourcing strategies have evolved since 2020 and what’s working in today’s market.
As private credit matures, lenders face rising competition, expanding secondary markets and greater liquidity scrutiny. Dealmakers say disciplined underwriting and specialization will separate the winners.
As private credit evolves, managers are sharpening risk oversight and embracing AI to enhance underwriting, portfolio management and operational efficiency—while keeping human judgment at the center of lending.
Blue Water provides valuation and hedging services for mortgage servicing rights, helping mortgage market participants manage risk and optimize portfolio performance.
As consumers drink less and producers grapple with oversupply, alcohol M&A has cooled — but seasoned investors say today’s reset could mirror past downturns that produced outsized returns.
Vertical SaaS players with defensible moats are commanding premium valuations and M&A interest, outperforming horizontal platforms as AI reshapes the sector.
The fund is intended to provide individual investors with broader access to institutional-quality private market opportunities through a professionally managed portfolio.
The transaction expands BICO’s product offering with tool steel, powdered metals and alloy rounds while enhancing its precision machining and finishing services.
Morpheo AI develops an enterprise agentic data platform that prepares, curates, structures and enriches fragmented enterprise data for AI applications.
