Private Company Exit Readiness: Facilitating Preparedness and Growth

After a record-setting year in 2021, a multitude of factors led to tempered mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the first half of 2022. Inflation has contributed to escalating operational costs that were already increasing due to supply chain challenges and human capital spending. Rising interest rates are making it more difficult to finance deals, affecting what investors will spend on an acquisition. The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, an anticipated recession, and potential stagflation mean uncertainty is not going away anytime soon. So it is understandable that the investor community has taken a step back in this particularly turbulent environment and tough market. Portfolio values are significantly lower, and investors don’t want to realize those losses...