Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Lower Middle Market Definition The Lower Middle Market (LMM) is a segment formed by companies ranging from $5 million to $50 million in annual revenue. It forms the lower end of the economy’s middle market, mainly small and medium enterprises.

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Middle Market Bulge Bracket Private Equity Investment Banking 52

iMerge Advisors

APRIL 19, 2025

Why SaaS Businesses Under $50M Require a Tailored M&A Approach Unlike public SaaS companies or unicorn-scale startups, sub-$50M SaaS businesses often operate in a middle zone too large for micro-acquirers, yet too small to attract the attention of bulge-bracket investment banks.

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M&A Advisory Business Valuation 40

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 27, 2024

All the bulge bracket banks in the U.K. middle-market banks (Jefferies, Houlihan Lokey, etc.), Final Thoughts on IB Spring Weeks The bottom line is that investment banking spring weeks were more useful a long time ago – before every finance/economics student in Europe became obsessed with them.

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Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 105

Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

On the other hand, I do not recommend capital markets over something like a private equity mega-fund offer , even if the capital markets offer is at a bulge bracket. If it’s a 5-person regional boutique , take the BB capital markets offer. But if it’s one of the top few middle-market banks (e.g.,

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Investment Banking Capital Market Recruitment Capital 59

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As a result, private debt providers and the syndicated market increasingly are competing on pricing and covenant packages to win new acquisition financing mandates, and many bulge bracket banks are sponsoring their own private debt funds. Still, average leverage levels in sponsor buyouts declined from 7.1x in 2022 to 5.9x

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Equities 59