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Sound Investing During an Economic Downturn
Amid high-interest rates, inflation, and looming recession, acquirers continue to assess and modify their investment approach. While we often see a decline in M&A activity during economic downturns, investors are turning their sights on industries and sectors with recession-proof business… Continue Reading
Forefront Friday – M&A Trends Part 4
Forefront Friday with Marco Eadie In the final segment of our M&A conversation with Kim Easterle Mattes, Senior Vice President at Aon, she sheds light on the business sectors Aon is focusing on heading into 2023.
Forefront Friday – M&A Trends Part 3
Forefront Friday with Marco Eadie. In Part 3 of our M&A conversation with Kim Easterle Mattes, Senior Vice President at Aon, we discuss interim breaches and the proprietary product Aon has developed to provide breach coverage.
Forefront Friday – M&A Trends Part 2
In part 2 of our conversation with Kim Easterle Mattes, Senior Vice President at Aon, we explore M&A policy breach trends in 2022 vs. 2021.
Evolving As Your Environment Changes
Recently O’Keefe held a panel discussion around investing in cannabis, dos and don’ts and what to do when considering a reorganization or turnaround. However, conversation started long before our September event. The Michigan cannabis market was experiencing some of the… Continue Reading
Forefront Friday – M&A Trends Part 1
Marco Eadie is joined by Kim Easterle Mattes, Senior Vice President at Aon to discuss recent trends in M&A, compared to years past, and the factors of influence.
Forefront Friday – Better Business Growth
Thinking about how to grow your company? ………..Did you know there is a 50% chance that companies pursuing M&A deals will underperform industry peers? Scary odds. What can you do to improve your chances of success? Our recent experience suggests… Continue Reading
Q2 M&A Market Roundup
M&A activity in the United States at the end of Q2 2021 has continued to recover from previous pandemic induced lows. According to M&A transactional data derived from CAPIQ, total U.S. M&A deal activity has improved year over year. Total… Continue Reading
2020 M&A Year in Review
For most of 2020, economies around the world were on unsteady ground due to COVID-19. Total closed M&A transactions in the United States fell by roughly 15% in 2020 in comparison to 2019, which was a relatively healthy year for… Continue Reading