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Limited reliance on leverage is helping sustain deal activity despite elevated borrowing costs, but longer diligence periods and unprepared sellers are slowing transactions.
GP financing is borrowing at the manager level rather than the fund level. Different than NAV financing, managers use GP financing for the commitment itself, as well as other reasons.
The move follows failed merger talks with Willkie Farr & Gallagher and a series of high-profile departures that undermined efforts to stabilize the firm.
Hyperexponential provides an AI-native underwriting and pricing platform serving commercial and specialty P&C insurers, reinsurers and managing general agents.
With high-quality lower middle-market companies hard to come by, buyers are conducting faster due diligence and making aggressive offers to lock up coveted assets before auctions hit full throttle.
The move follows failed merger talks with Willkie Farr & Gallagher and a series of high-profile departures that undermined efforts to stabilize the firm.
Limited reliance on leverage is helping sustain deal activity despite elevated borrowing costs, but longer diligence periods and unprepared sellers are slowing transactions.
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.
MFIC is a business development company focused on providing debt financing to U.S. middle-market companies, primarily through senior secured investments.
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 move follows failed merger talks with Willkie Farr & Gallagher and a series of high-profile departures that undermined efforts to stabilize the firm.
