In this pivotal moment of mass digital transformation, structural changes in the energy market, increased globalization and shifting retail environments, leading dealmakers shared their post-Covid plans at the Sectors Ripe for Disruption panel of 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. Panelists included: Nishen Radia, co-founder of FocalPoint Partners; Lauren Mulholland, founding partner of Middleground Capital; Leon Brujis, partner of Palladium Equity Partners; and Rich Lawson, chairman and CEO of HGGC.
“For companies to thrive in the logistics sector, they will have to take advantage of autonomous technology, drone, cloud-based services, big data, blockchain, and 3D printing,” explained Palladium’s Brujis.
“Some of the trends that we’re trying to invest behind include the electrification of the power train, lightweighting technologies, as fuel efficiency becomes more and more important, and then we’re also looking at some of the technologies behind autonomous driving and connected vehicles,” said added Middleground Capital’s Mulholland.
“I can tell you, the TAM is limitless,” notes HGGC’s Lawson, referring to Total Addressable Market. “The opportunities are terrific.”
FocalPoint’s Radia noted, “This isn’t just about businesses that are starting new technologies but this is about businesses that are innovating into this new cycle and evolving.”
For the full discussion, watch the video above. And click here for 2021 Top 10 Middle-Market Deals of the Year.
