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The 2025 Federal Budget: What Tax Changes Might Impact Private Equity
President Biden released his 2025 budget and supporting tax revenue proposals, commonly known as the Green Book. Learn proposals applicable to private equity.
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The Top 5 Trends for Private Equity Firms in 2024
Private equity firms can have a transformative year by using AI, infrastructure investments, value creation, working capital management, and retail expansion.
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How Chief Financial Officers Can Empower Private Equity-Backed Portfolio Companies
Outsourced CFO can Enhance Value at a portfolio company.
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Is the LBO Coming Back?
By: Bobby Dormanesh During the first half of the year, the market continued to work through inflation, geopolitical instability, and rising interest rates. The IPO market was driven by a few large deals, but activity remained slow. As the market begins to shift toward moderate inflation, coupled with interest rate hikes slowing, coming to halt, […]
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Insights and Observations from the Northwest Middle Market Growth Conference
I recently had the opportunity to attend Seattle ACG’s annual “Northwest Middle Market Growth Conference.” The conference is always a highlight of the year for Seattle’s M&A ecosystem. Local and national private equity groups, investment bankers, and M&A service providers get together to talk deal flow and the overall M&A market. Perfect, sunny PNW weather […]
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Private Equity Priorities for 2023: Navigating a Dynamic Landscape
The private equity industry in the United States is known for its dynamism and resilience. As we step into 2023, private equity firms face a unique set of priorities shaped by evolving market trends and regulatory changes. In this blog post, we will explore the top three priorities for private equity in the United States […]
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Insights from the 2023 Private Equity Half-Time Huddle
Despite ongoing global challenges, the private equity landscape has shown resilience and adaptability.
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Selling Your Business to Private Equity with Confidence
By: Brady Paschke At CLA, we have worked with many business owners who have successfully sold their companies to private equity firms, and we are here to help guide you through the process. If you are considering selling your privately held business to a private equity fund, understanding what these investors value most will give […]
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AI innovations: Revolutionizing Private Equity Fund Management
By: Bobby Dormanesh Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic with the release of ChatGPT (by Microsoft) and Bard (by Google). It is also being leveraged by fund managers and rapidly transforming the private equity industry. Specifically, AI-powered tools are being used to improve decision-making, enhance due diligence, increase operational efficiency, and improve portfolio […]
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Navigating the Uncertainty: How Geopolitical Events Impact Private Equity Investments
Geopolitical events are becoming an increasingly important consideration for private equity firms when making investment decisions. With the world becoming more interconnected, it is becoming more difficult to isolate investments from global events. In this blog, we will explore the impact of geopolitical events on private equity and how firms can manage these risks. Geopolitical […]