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Lower Middle Market

Wall Street Mojo

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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Pandemic-Related Deal Litigation Highlights Buyer Leverage in Transactions Requiring Debt Financing

Cooley M&A

The decisions from the court on those preliminary matters, as well as the arguments raised by legal counsel, offer some valuable lessons for sellers considering sale transactions that require debt financing, and may motivate sellers to re-evaluate certain provisions and remedies that have become customary in those transactions.

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Industrials Private Equity: The Best Place for Old-School Deals at Reasonable Multiples?

Mergers and Inquisitions

The Top Industrials Private Equity Firms Mega-Funds and “Large” Private Equity Firms Upper-Middle-Market (UMM) and Middle-Market (MM) Firms Special Situations, Stressed, and Distressed Firms Newer / Smaller PE Firms with Some Industrials Focus How Do Industrials Private Equity Deals Work?

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It’s Private Credit’s World

The Deal

But the asset class has also carried over its caution from the second half of last year amid economic uncertainty and a tighter fundraising environment. In the core middle market, which typically includes borrowers between $10 million and $50 million in Ebitda, median leverage multiple contracted by about 0.75

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Intrepid Capital Advisory Update – A View From the Trenches

Intrepid Banker Insights

Amidst public market volatility and economic uncertainty, private capital investment funds remain open for business, albeit with increased scrutiny and rigorous diligence on every deal. Meanwhile, private credit markets are open, with funds sitting on significant dry powder and actively seeking new deals – albeit carefully.

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Lots to Learn from Brown & Brown Insurance's Q1 Earnings Call

Sica Fletcher

Sica | Fletcher believes Brown & Brown is the publicly traded company that is most comparable to private, middle market U.S. That is, for every $1 of EBITDA they have $6 of debt. billion of debt given the 6.0x Yet, BRO shows a net debt of only $1.5 insurance brokers. 2019 EBITDAC of $717 million.

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A Rollercoaster Ride for Software Markets

Intrepid Banker Insights

We ended 2021 having survived another year of the pandemic, with equity markets at or near all-time highs, interest rates near historic lows, and technology M&A activity at record levels. The return of a “risk off” mindset, combined with increasing discount rates, impacted software M&A and the NASDAQ even more than the wider market.