M&A and valuations in a recessionary environment

Market conditions are affecting company valuations—creating stronger competition around the clearest quality, most promising opportunities. M&A investment bankers are navigating this market shift by finding ways to prospect, vet, and source potential projects more efficiently, make contact with founders before their competition does, conduct more targeted and effective outreach methods to potential buyers, and leverage existing relationships to optimize their speed to close time. On the other hand, Private Equity firms are approaching their investments more carefully to ensure capital is deployed as effectively as possible while reducing as much upfront risk as they can. Join this conversation with professionals that operate on both sides of an M&A deal – as they discuss what they are doing to maintain momentum throughout the end of 2022 and what they’re planning to focus on in 2023 to be successful.