Market Insights

  1. 2023 Infrastructure M&A Year in Review

    In this edition of the 2023 Infrastructure M&A Year in Review, our team covers highlights from what the major companies in the infrastructure industry achieved over 2023, as well as insight into how they see 2024 developing, and an overview of recent M&A activity and trends. It also includes valuation and trading statistics for major…

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  2. Enterprise Support Software: Q4 2023

    In this edition of Founder’s ESS Vertical Coverage Report, our team provides valuable insights from the marketplace based on Q4. 2023 was a down year for software private equity with the primary factors being market uncertainty and the ongoing disconnect on valuation expectations between buyers and sellers.​ As these groups aim to put undeployed capital to…

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  3. Gross Margin Trends

    By: Wesley Legg As healthy companies grow, they generally see margins expand as fixed costs are diluted with increased sales or as the company gains pricing power. Therefore, compressing margins can be a leading indicator of issues arising within a business. Perhaps a business has not invested sufficiently in R&D, so their technology is becoming obsolete….

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  4. Founders Advises Kemper Equipment, Inc. on Recapitalization by Merit Capital

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 22, 2024) – Founders is pleased to announce that certain principals of Founders Advisors, LLC advised Kemper Equipment, Inc. (“Kemper”) in its recapitalization by Merit Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The transaction accomplishes the key goal of finding a value-added partner to support the Company in…

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  5. HCM Market Insights: Q4 2023

    In this edition of Founder’s Q4 2023 Human Capital Management Market Insights, our team provides keen insights from the marketplace from Q4 of 2023. In North America, M&A activity had a stronger uptick than the global market, as total deal value increased by 35.9% from Q3 and 17.8% year-over-year. For the year, total deal count…

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  6. Insurance Brokerage: Q4 2023 Market Insights

    In this edition of Founder’s Insurance Brokerage Q4 2023 Update, our team provides valuable insights from the marketplace based on the fourth quarter. Estimates predict that the final 2023 deal count will land north of 40,000 transactions, which would rank as third highest year on record, driven primarily by increased transaction counts in both Q3 and…

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