The Deal

Maximizing returns in today’s competitive landscape hinges on smart exits and multiple expansion. With exclusive insights from private company leadership, we provide the intelligence you need to both uncover lucrative deal opportunities and reposition portfolio companies for optimal exits.   Our latest report dives deep into middle market founder- or family-owned businesses. After engaging with over 1,000 companies, we’ve spotlighted opportunities in the consumer sector, driven by the demand for healthy, sustainable products. Access critical insights on exit sentiment, financials, valuation targets, and more to refine your investment strategy. #PrivateEquity #InvestmentBanking #DealFlow #MarketIntelligence #BusinessGrowth #MergersAndAcquisitions

Listen to the latest Behind the Buyouts #podcast with Nikitha Sattiraju, where Houlihan Lokey global head of outdoor, active lifestyle and tactical industries Nathan Pund discusses his expectations for M&A in the categories in 2025. #consumer #PrivateEquity https://lnkd.in/e5QS64HM

Find all the advisers on Endeavor's $3.25 billion sale of Professional Bull Riders, LLC, On Location and IMG to TKO in David Marcus' Deal Diary. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates' Brandon Van Dyke is counsel to a special committee of the buyer's board, and Latham & Watkins' Justin G. Hamill represents Endeavor. https://lnkd.in/e-BzpVnu

Conner Searfoss says Rhodium Encore's #bankruptcy and legal battle has been a boon for litigation boutiques Stris & Maher LLP and Lehotsky Keller Cohn in a look at legal fees in the Chapter 11 case of the defunct bitcoin mine operator. https://lnkd.in/ezzCqGwM

Check out David Marcus' Deal Diary for all the advisers on Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.'s $990 million acquisition of a 60% stake in GHOST. Winston & Strawn LLP's Eva Davis represents sports nutrition business Ghost, and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Kimberly Spoerri is counsel to KDP. https://lnkd.in/e4ZKGqUe

The Federal Trade Commission's 5-0 vote on an update to the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification regimen is likely to insulate new requirements for greater disclosures in transaction applications from being voided by the incoming administration, David Hatch says. #regulation https://lnkd.in/emKmF_7J

In the latest Drinks With The Deal #podcast with David Marcus, Keith Townsend, an M&A partner at King & Spalding and co-head of its corporate practice, discusses how he developed business development skills as a young partner and how his firm thinks about its practice mix. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/e_9DCqaT

Listen to the latest #Activist Investing Today #podcast with Ronald Orol, where Max Friberg, CEO of Inex One | The Insights Marketplace, a platform for expert networks, discusses why activists and others retain expert networks ahead of insurgency campaigns. #activism https://lnkd.in/dNTex5SX

See David Marcus' Deal Diary for all the advisers on Sandy Spring Bank's $1.6 billion sale to Atlantic Union Bank. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP's Ed Olifer represents Maryland's Sandy Spring, and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Lee Hochbaum is counsel to Atlantic Union of Virginia. https://lnkd.in/df7tqESe

Read David Marcus' Deal Diary for all the advisers on Secureworks' $859 million sale to Thoma Bravo-backed Sophos. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP's Laura Turano is counsel to SecureWorks, and Kirkland & Ellis' Brad Reed represents Sophos. #PrivateEquity https://lnkd.in/edBrfkty