At Mergers & Acquisitions’ Rising Stars of Private Equity SPEAK event, dealmakers from Apollo, Carlyle and Thoma Bravo weighed in on some of the recent big deals in a panel called Mega Deals: What Do They Mean for the Middle Market?

Watch the video above for insights from Joe Bress, managing director, The Carlyle Group; Reed Rayman, partner, Apollo Global Management; and Chip Virnig, partner, Thoma Bravo. The panel was moderated by editor-in-chief Mary Kathleen Flynn. Among the deals discussed: Proofpoint, Stamps.com, Verizon Media, Medline.