High hopes for Global, MidMarket M&A

September 18 - Reuters - While large-cap private equity firms are licking their wounds, a brighter picture has emerged from another section of the M&A community: the midmarket.

Indeed, private equity executives and bankers–large and small–say the midmarket is where it’s at (link to Smaller buyout shops feel the love story)these days. So does Grant Thorton, which says in a recent survey that 75 percent of mid-market companies expect to engage in international M&A at least once in the next 12 months. Read More.