The $1 trillion equipment finance industry entered 2025 with strong momentum, but rising charge-offs, macro uncertainty, and tariff-driven caution cooled M&A and origination activity in Q1. Despite an 8.9% drop in new business volume and…

If you’re a business owner in the equipment finance space, here’s what we saw in Q1 2025: But this is not a wait-and-watch market. Strategic acquirers are actively positioning for the second half of the…

Business owners considering a sale this year are navigating a tricky—but opportunity-rich—environment. In Q1 2025, we saw: But headwinds remain: inflation, trade uncertainty, and policy shifts are keeping some buyers cautious. We unpack it all…

The first quarter of 2025 offered a mixed—but telling—portrait of M&A activity across the middle market. Early momentum drove a 210% quarter-over-quarter surge in deal volume, only to be tempered by inflationary pressures and shifting…

As regulatory frameworks around personal data become more complex and globally enforced, compliance with data privacy laws has become a top priority in M&A due diligence. Whether you’re acquiring a SaaS company, a healthcare platform,…