Bankers & Advisors

Deal flow cooled sharply in July as macroeconomic uncertainty and a sluggish private equity exit environment continued to weigh on transactions, though year-to-date activity remains ahead of 2025.

Too many founders build their buyer lists around familiar names. Expanding the search beyond industry peers can lead to stronger valuations, better terms, and more competitive sale processes.

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.

Auctions and proprietary sourcing each play a role in the LMM, but their paths differ in execution.

Holtec Nuclear Corp., headquartered in Florida, designs and manufactures equipment and systems for the nuclear power industry.