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Premium Finance Holds Steady—What Q1 2025 Reveals About Resilience in Financial Services
While broader M&A activity started the year with a surge before fading, insurance premium finance remained a pocket of relative stability. In our Q1 2025 update, Colonnade Advisors highlights how this sector—with its recurring revenue,…
After a Hot Streak, Equipment Finance Cools in Q1—but Signals Are Mixed
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…
M&A Slowed in Equipment Finance Last Quarter—But This Could Be the Moment to Prepare
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…
Thinking of Selling in 2025? Here’s What the Market is Telling Us
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…
Middle-Market M&A Rebounds, but Uncertainty Still Weighs on 2025
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…
