Mark Streekstra

With 405 deals closing in Q3, deal volume within the consulting, technology, and digital services industry remained higher than pre-pandemic averages and marked a slight increase from the 401 deals that closed in Q2. Although the uncertain macroeconomic outlook has been a major hit to tech stocks in the public market, privately-held, middle-market companies have […]

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Industrial Services M&A activity rebounded strongly in Q3 2022, increasing ~34% compared to Q2 2022 and ~36% compared to Q3 2021. With higher interest rates putting downward pressure on valuations, we are seeing increasing use of earnouts and other deferred compensation mechanics in transactions, and buyers and sellers seem to be comfortable using creative structures

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The private equity M&A market showed strong performance in Q3 2022, with 2,255 deals closed for a combined value of $281 billion, up 4% and 12% respectively from Q2 2022. For all the stats, check out our Q3 2022 Middle Market Private Equity M&A Trends report.

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Deal volume in the consulting, technology, and digital services industry remained steady with the prior quarter, with 384 deals in Q2 compared to 390 in Q1. Although deal volume is slightly off record highs in 2021, the IT Services sector continues to be an area of focus for both strategic and financial buyers.

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Charter Capital Partners (Charter), a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based investment bank, announced that its client, Hodess Cleanroom Construction (Hodess or the Company) has received an investment by an affiliate of Stellex Capital Management LLC (Stellex). Founded by CEO Blake Hodess in 2004 and based in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Hodess leverages its deep knowledge of cleanroom requirements and

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Overall industrial services M&A transaction count was down quarter-over-quarter, primarily driven by a slow in strategic buyers. However, hybrid buyers continue to drive significant M&A volume in the space. Many business owners that desire to sell their business and transition out of the business within a short time frame often find hybrids attractive as a

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Although there are significant macroeconomic headwinds in the broader market, M&A in the industrial services space continues to remain strong. As price and wage inflation continues, there is a renewed focus on integrated facilities management platforms, which are able to increasingly realize scale and efficiencies.

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Technology and digital Services

M&A activity in the technology and digital services space has soared following the onset of the pandemic as technology firms have garnered significant attention from both private equity acquirers with large reserves of dry powder as well as global strategic acquirers. As we had anticipated, deal levels in our three key verticals caught a second

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The number of industrial services transactions in a quarter rose to a new highwater mark in Q4 2021, with 69 transactions. The increase in transaction count was driven primarily by add-on acquisitions, with 43 acquisitions from private equity-backed buyers. We also observed a rise in M&A activity within the security, specialized equipment maintenance, and janitorial

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After an active dealmaking year in 2021 that was fueled by private equity, the M&A outlook for 2022 is slightly more clouded as inflation grows to 40-year highs, the Federal Reserve begins bumping up interest rates and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupts financial markets. Still, business executives and M&A experts forecast a busy year as

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Born and raised in West Michigan, Mark Streekstra returned to Grand Rapids in 2019 to join investment banking firm Charter Capital Partners after working deals for nearly 12 years in Chicago at a multinational company.  In less than three years back on his home turf, Streekstra has been promoted to managing director while growing the firm’s investment banking group and providing advisory services on M&A, capital raises, valuation

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