By Andy Greenberg Greenberg Variations Capital and GF Data Every conversation among deal professionals these days seems to come round to the contrast between a highly functional transaction environment and a global scene beset by chaos and uncertainty. Is it just a matter of time before so much ballast — inflation, interest rate increases, labor…...
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The Whirlaway Market
Like a sprinting racehorse maintaining its stride on the last turn, middle-market M&A kept its pace as 2021 drew to the finish, according to GF Data’s just-released February report. Valuations in the fourth quarter averaged 7.5x, matching the elevated mark for Q3. GF Data’s 258 active private equity contributors reported on 151 transactions in the…...