M&A trends, valuation insights, and growth strategies tailored for lower middle-market businesses.
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Middle market business fundamentals remain strong, although some companies are starting to show caution. Revenue growth and hiring have been robust, although companies continue to face challenges in finding skilled workers. There remains a strong appetite for quality deals as valuations have declined slightly. Private equity firms still have about $1 trillion of “dry powder” and appear impatient to put some of that to work. M&A volume moderated slightly in the second half of 2022 and appears unlikely to duplicate 2021’s record pace, but is on track for another strong year.
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FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”) headquartered in Washington, D.C., announced that it has combined resources with Focus Capital Partners (“Focus CP”) headquartered in Dublin, Ireland to form an international M&A services platform. The trans-Atlantic firm provides sell-side, buy-side and capital raising services to companies operating in the lower middle market across the U.S. and Europe.
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Securities transactions conducted by FOCUS Securities LLC, an affiliated company, registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC © 2025 FOCUS Investment Banking LLC
