Founders hosted friends and colleagues for a world-class leadership conference on Wednesday, December 8th featuring Dr. John C. Maxwell, Dr. Nido Qubein, and Chris Hodges. The Impact Leadership Conference, formerly John Maxwell Live, had over 2,000 business and community leaders in attendance with another 6,000 that joined via live-streaming, including registrants from 38 countries and 48 states….
By: Wesley Legg There has been speculation that Apple is looking to get into the automotive industry. Exhibit number one for the speculators is the fact that Apple has been on a hiring spree for auto industry talent. In fact, Apple’s poached so many car battery engineers from A123 Systems, that A123 sued Apple claiming…
Market Overview Despite record levels of deployment of new cash in deals through Q3 2021, the Private Capital Markets remain in a state of excess liquidity. Credit funds, such as BDC’s, continue to be an important source of financing for middle market companies and PEGs. Through Q3 2021, leveraged loan volume was ~$935 billion with…
By: Neal England Human Capital Management Segment Overview: Human Capital Management M&A activity remained robust in Q3, with a high volume of deal flowsupported by continued economic recovery. While the economy remains strong, scarce labor caused by a widespread trend of workers leavingtheir jobs, 4.4 million leaving their jobs in September up from 4.3 million…
By: Billy Pritchard Unlike owners of many traditional businesses in manufacturing or service industries, SaaS entrepreneurs typically set out on a journey of building their businesses with the end in mind → a noteworthy exit /liquidity event. The Technology Practice at Founders Advisors spends most of our time engaging with founders of vertical & horizontal…
This report summarizes the current state of Private Capital Markets. It covers the market overview, pricing and leverage trends, equity and debt contribution by year, and valuation trends. Despite record levels of deployment of new cash in deals through Q3 2021, the private capital markets remain in a state of excess liquidity. Despite record levels…