By: Michael White Private equity interest in Healthcare Services and specialty physician practices has held strong through the start of 2021. Investors are looking to add to existing platforms while new specialties become a focal point for private equity investors looking to consolidate practices and create new platform companies. Within Healthcare Services, transaction volume is…
By John Sinders & John Sullivan Synopsis of The American Jobs Plan President Biden wants to spend ~$2 trillion on infrastructure and jobs, calling it the “largest American jobs investment since World War II.” The American Jobs Plan, the centerpiece of Biden’s economic agenda, pledges $2.3 trillion in new spending over eight years to accomplish…
The early childhood education market has experienced an unprecedented disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nationwide lockdowns and stay at home orders disrupted the country and led to the closure of many businesses. Early education business were among the hardest hit initially. With many states mandating school and other business closings across the board, early…
Healthcare M&A activity continued to build on the strong momentum from Q3 as the year concluded with the largest Q4 in both deal volume and value in the past six years. Deals that had been impacted by COVID-19 saw a concerted effort to close ahead of any potential changes to taxation policies. While several of…
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Founders team invested in their local community by painting a pavilion, renovating a classroom, and serving over 200 meals at the nearby Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center. The Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center is a city of Birmingham facility that provides activities and programs in arts,…
By: Wesley Legg According to Capital IQ and Founders proprietary sources, there were an estimated 57 transactions involving Alabama companies completed in the second quarter of 2020, which is 46% less than the number of transactions in the second quarter of 2019. M&A and private placement activity was down 52% quarter over quarter. The slowdown…