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Middle-market M&A trends and outlook

May 12, 2021 Article 3 min read
Authors:
Joe Wagner Richard L. Lies, III Byron Regester

Our middle-market M&A experts unpack recent trends and share their 2021 outlook. Read more at Chicago Business Journal.

Man wearing headphones while leaning over a kitchen table using his laptop computer.Middle-market M&A rebounded faster than expected from the myriad challenges, changes, and uncertainty wrought by COVID-19 in 2020. That’s great news. But what do current trends mean for valuations, especially when what happens in the middle-market doesn’t always mirror the broader, larger market?

Our experts summarize key data points, macroeconomic impacts to watch, and industry-specific trends. Read their bottom-line takeaways in this article in the Chicago Business Journal.

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