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Economic Recovery It Helps, But It’s Not Sufficient to Stimulate the Transaction Environment
There is a growing belief – and it’s slowly being supported by market data – that the economy is improving. Traditionally, we would take this to mean that key indicators are accelerating; and, in some… more →
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Q3 2009 Middle-Market Private Equity Status
wrote 1 month ago: GF Data Resources has released third quarter statistics that show a continuation of the trends repor … more →
Economic Recovery It Helps, But It’s Not Sufficient to Stimulate the Transaction Environment
wrote 2 months ago: There is a growing belief – and it’s slowly being supported by market data – that the economy is imp … more →
Q2 2009 Middle-Market Private Equity Status
wrote 2 months ago: In the second quarter of 2009, middle-market private equity continued the slump in activity we saw i … more →
Pet Industry Market Update - A View from Trade Show Season 2009
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wrote 2 months ago: The fall trade show season for the retail segment of the pet industry has come and gone. From a mac … more →
Andrew Lahde Appreciation Day - October 17, 2009
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wrote 2 months ago: Andrew Lahde might not be a name you know well, but you should. Lahde was the sole principal at Lah … more →
Fix the Gutter Now!
wrote 2 months ago: Avoid Neglecting Issues That Can Compromise Your Business’ Foundation By Don Van Winkle This i … more →
Recovery Indicated
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wrote 3 months ago: The September 2009 Purchasing Managers Index is out and the news is good. Both the short term and lo … more →
Strategic Advantage: CFOs for Rent
wrote 3 months ago: The Wall Street Journal published a story today on a topic that is near and dear to those of us on t … more →
Five Realities to Consider As We Wait for Prosperity to Return
wrote 7 months ago: The dark clouds that loomed over our economy appear to have dissipated, but the sun is still not shi … more →
Why It's Crucial to PLAN your Exit
wrote 8 months ago: The strategy behind of any type of proper planning is to visualize an endpoint, anticipate the actio … more →
Pet Industry Market Trends - Spring 2009 Update
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wrote 8 months ago: Against a backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty, the pet industry continues to thrive. While the p … more →
When Will It End?
wrote 8 months ago: We Ask the Lenders—But Nobody Knows for Sure It has long been our view that the economic recovery wi … more →
The Sound of Silence
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wrote 9 months ago: It’s been a while since I posted about the current state of our economy, its prospects for rec … more →
A Survival Guide for Family Owned Middle Market Companies
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wrote 10 months ago: On February 10, 2009, Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner announced the new administration … more →
Preserving Liquidity in the Middle Market
wrote 10 months ago: Liquidity. One word that is absolutely top of mind with companies across the greater Charlotte regio … more →
Coping With Economic Realities
wrote 10 months ago: Last in the series I had been working, which you can download it here. The contraction of the U.S. e … more →
Big Players, Big Games, Big Plays
wrote 11 months ago: It is Super Bowl week for the National Football League. It is also Super Bowl week for the market i … more →
Leap Year, Literally
wrote 12 months ago: Happy new year to you all. I hope you all had a safe and happy holiday season. As the new year daw … more →
Private Equity Views From the Trenches (Part 2)
wrote 1 year ago: In early November I published excerpts from a piece I was doing regarding the future of private equi … more →
