On the heels of his firm’s largest exit to date, the Riverside Co.’s Joe Manning tells Mergers & Acquisitions that the intersection of scalable tech platforms in fragmented markets and secular growth warrant the froth in deal valuations. On top of increased buyside competition for assets and a rise in club deals, a specific type of target asset profile is responsible for soaring valuations. Riverside will continue to target deals in this niche as Joe Manning tells us.

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