At Mergers & Acquisitions’ The Best in M&A Speak virtual event, where we announced the winners of the 2021 Top 10 Middle-Market Deals of the Year, business development professionals discussed their experiences as the country opens back up after a year of quarantine. The panelists included: Joe Burkhart, managing director and head of business development at Saratoga Investment Corp.; Amy Margolis, head of business development at CI Capital Partners; and Courtney Tuttle, managing director at Jefferies; and the discussion was moderated by Amy Weisman, managing director of business development at Sterling Investment Partners. Weisman is one of our 2021 Top 25 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A.