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,…

J.D. Power’s May forecast reveals a complex but opportunity-rich environment for dealership groups and service providers: Key Highlights: What’s driving it? Consumers rushed spring purchases to beat potential tariff-driven price hikes. While that urgency is…

That’s the average age of light vehicles on the road today, a record high according to S&P Global Mobility. This aging trend isn’t just trivia—it’s a signal. From 2015–2019, the U.S. saw a boom in…