Top Trends in M&A

Secondaries Edge: Secondaries Boom Faces Quality Squeeze as New Liquidity Machines Multiply

As GP-led secondaries scale to record levels, top investors are flagging a widening gap between trophy assets and weaker deals, even as new financing tools like CFOs further blur the line between sale and securitization.

June 10, 2026

Lenders & Private Credit

Hybrid Financing Gains Ground as Sponsors Seek Flexibility in Expensive Deal Market

To close valuation gaps, sponsors are turning more often to hybrid capital stacks with waterfalls, sponsor overhang, and various preferred stock structures.

June 9, 2026

Construction

Deals by Design: PE’s Blueprint for Architectural Growth

Dealmakers eye architecture’s margins and fragmentation, but success depends on balancing growth with culture, talent gaps and founder priorities.

June 8, 2026

Infrastructure

Why Infrastructure Funds Can’t Raise Cash Fast Enough

Infrastructure managers are raising ever-larger funds to acquire power plants and grid assets, betting that electricity will become one of the scarcest commodities of the AI era.

June 5, 2026

Bankers & Advisors

No Surprises in May as Mid-Market M&A Continues to Plummet

Average deal size is resilient, but volume continues to slide as cautious buyers keep many mid-market transactions on hold.

June 4, 2026

Private Equity

Beyond Mega-Buyout: LPs Bet on Turnaround Specialists

Public pensions searching for smaller, less-correlated private-equity bets are fueling demand for firms that specialize in fixing troubled businesses.

June 3, 2026

Private Equity

SkyKnight’s Raise Puts Small Buyout Discipline to the Test

Across lower middle-market private equity, fundraising momentum is increasingly colliding with the finite supply of founder-owned businesses available at attractive valuations.

June 2, 2026

Bankers & Advisors

What It Takes to Win a Middle-Market Mandate

As bulge brackets push down and boutiques refine their edge, the fight for engagements is intensifying—rewarding bankers who bring precision, relationships and process discipline.

June 1, 2026

Meet the Dealmaker: Dinesh Vasandani, MiddleGround Capital

A Q&A with Dinesh Vasandani, who was recently promoted to Managing Director at MiddleGround Capital.

May 29, 2026

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