Private market investments this year are in a state of uncertainty following a slowdown in M&A activity in 2022 after an active 2021.

Contributing to the state of uncertainty are record-high inflation, rising interest rates, tight supply chains and uncooperative labor markets, all of which are still weighing on buyers’ and sellers’ minds. And further, these recession indicators are factoring in on the market and hence, we are starting to see some difficulty in deals closing as senior lenders grow increasingly more cautious about leverage and industries with cyclical activity. READ MORE