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on the middle market M&A landscape and sector-specific trends within aerospace & defense, distribution & supply chain, food, beverage & agribusiness, healthcare, industrials, paper, plastics & packaging and technology.
Aerospace & defense
2023 Year-End Sector Report
Explore the themes that shaped the Aerospace and Defense M&A landscape and what to expect in 2024.
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Our experts share their insights on the current state of the A&D M&A market
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An expert look back on the factors that made for a challenging M&A environment for aerospace and defense in 2022, and what we can expect for deal volume in 2023.
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Our experts look at factors influencing the aerospace, defense and space industries.
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Review of 2021 A&D M&A environment and a look at key drivers of 2022 M&A activity
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2023 Debt Market Year in Review
A 4Q surge left market participants salvaging what was otherwise a painful year as lenders remain cautiously optimistic for 2024.
Read articleMarch 2023 Private Debt Market Update
How has recent market uncertainty impacted the private debt market? Mesirow Investment Banking's Eugene Weissberger shares his expert insights.
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Inflation, falling stock prices and rising rates made 2022 a tumultuous year for the debt markets. What's ahead for 2023? Our experts share their insights.
Read articleNovember 2022 Debt Advisory Market Update
Choppy market conditions forced borrowers to get creative on their financings in 2022, yet deals continue to be completed. Our experts share why in this market update.
Read articleOctober 2022 Debt Advisory Market Update
September was the worst month in recent history for the loan market. How are lenders navigating inflation and uncertainty? Find out in this market update.
Read articleDistribution & supply chain
2023 Year-End Sector Report
Expert analysis of Specialty Distribution M&A activity in 2023
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Our experts share their analysis of current M&A activity in specialty distribution and an outlook for the second half of 2023 and beyond.
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An expert look at current M&A activity in the specialty distribution sector.
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Explore the themes that shaped the 2022 M&A landscape and what to expect in 2023.
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2023 Mid-year Sector Spotlight: Candy, Nuts and Snacks
Perspectives on the candy, nuts & snacks space, including an analysis of current trends in consumer behavior, ingredients and technologies and their impact on market performance.
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A look at the trends in food, beverage & agribusiness driving strong M&A volume in 2022, and what's to come for 2023
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Expert insights on the 2022 U.S. food, beverage and agribusiness M&A landscape
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Explore the FB&A industry's record year for M&A volume and forecasts for 2022
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Insights on the latest FB&A trends plus a spotlight on premium indulgent foods
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2022 Year-End Sector Report
Our experts look at the evolving urgent care center landscape and why this sector is poised for rapid expansion and change in 2023 and beyond.
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Perspectives on the latest healthcare industry trends and news
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Industrial automation and nearshoring
Our experts share their perspectives industrial automation and nearshoring
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Expert insights on the test & measurement and industrial automation sector including sector growth predictions.
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A look at valuation performance in the TM&IA sector in 2022 and what to expect for 2023.
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2021 Year-End Sector Report
Perspectives on the TM&IA M&A environment and key indicators to watch during 2022
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Perspectives on primary sector influencers and key indicators to watch
Read articlePaper, plastics & packaging
2023 Mid-Year Sector Report
Our investment banking experts explore the macro-trends impacting the industry with a spotlight on pharmaceutical packaging.
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Despite reduced M&A activity and lower valuations, the paper, plastics and packaging sector modestly outperformed the overall market in 2022. Learn why in this issue of Packaging Perspectives.
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Our experts examine the factors influencing the 2022 packaging M&A landscape.
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Review of 2021 M&A landscape and trends, featuring a spotlight on injection molding
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Technology
2022 Mid-Year Sector Report
In this issue, our experts examine the travel technology sector, how M&A activity has fared this past year and why they believe the travel technology sector is poised for a big comeback in 2022.
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Insight on the transformative effect of the pandemic on IT services and review of the 2021 M&A landscape, key sector trends and patterns, featuring a spotlight on rising private equity investments
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Key trends and patterns focused on human capital management
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