In the midst of high interest rates and inflation, acquirers continue to assess and modify their investment approach. Conventional wisdom of the past shows that capital dries up during a downturn creating a decline in M&A activity. Investors then consider… Continue Reading  

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 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.

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.

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  

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.

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  

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  

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