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middlemarketgrowth.org | Carolyn Vallejo
It is fair to say that mergers and acquisitions activity has not unfolded as most had expected or hoped at the start of 2025. The year began with cautious optimism. Practitioners were penciling in strong double-digit M&A growth, deal structures were more aggressive and some speculated that activity might even approach the heady days of 2021. Of course, that outlook came to a screeching halt when the Trump administration announced reciprocal tariffs far in excess of what the market expected.
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1 week ago | 
middlemarketgrowth.org | Carolyn Vallejo
Become a MemberExperience the power of ACG with benefits like discounts and invitations to exclusive events, and more. In today’s competitive private equity landscape, thesis-driven investing demands more than financial oversight—it requires strategic, hands-on involvement throughout the lifecycle of the deal.
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1 week ago | 
middlemarketgrowth.org | Carolyn Vallejo
Become a MemberExperience the power of ACG with benefits like discounts and invitations to exclusive events, and more. Platform InvestmentsHarbourView Equity Backs Issa Rae’s ColorCreative. ColorCreative, a management and production company cofounded by actress Issa Rae, has struck a partnership with Harbourview Equity Partners.
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1 week ago | 
middlemarketgrowth.org | Carolyn Vallejo
Become a MemberExperience the power of ACG with benefits like discounts and invitations to exclusive events, and more. BusinessServices tresvistaThis article originally appeared in the special report Business Services Report 2025, sponsored by TresVista. Middle Market Growth is produced by the Association for Corporate Growth. To learn more about the organization and how to become a member, visit www.acg.org.
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1 week ago | 
middlemarketgrowth.org | Carolyn Vallejo
Become a MemberExperience the power of ACG with benefits like discounts and invitations to exclusive events, and more.
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2 weeks ago | 
middlemarketgrowth.org | Carolyn Vallejo
Become a MemberExperience the power of ACG with benefits like discounts and invitations to exclusive events, and more. Marty Okner, a recipient of the 2025 ACG Meritorious Service Award and the CEO of Fromm Beauty, an international beauty company with three brands, joins GrowthTV to articulate his vision for growth, how he’s ramping up innovation and the role that acquisitions play in this strategy.
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2 weeks ago | 
middlemarketgrowth.org | Carolyn Vallejo
Become a MemberExperience the power of ACG with benefits like discounts and invitations to exclusive events, and more. Platform InvestmentsNew Harbor Invests in MD Esthetics. New Harbor Capital announced its completed platform investment in MD Esthetics, a medical aesthetics and wellness company. The company establishes a platform for New Harbor’s medical aesthetics investment thesis, a press release said. Sojourner Carves out Lornamead Assets.
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2 weeks ago | 
middlemarketgrowth.org | Carolyn Vallejo
Become a MemberExperience the power of ACG with benefits like discounts and invitations to exclusive events, and more. Selling a business should be cause for celebration. But for many founders—some research even says most—exit day comes with mixed feelings, including a sense of loss, or even regret, that can last long after the sale.
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3 weeks ago | 
middlemarketgrowth.org | Carolyn Vallejo
Become a MemberExperience the power of ACG with benefits like discounts and invitations to exclusive events, and more. Aaron Polack, chair of the ACG board and head of business development at Lion Equity Partners, shares how his longtime ACG membership shapes his approach to leadership, the initiatives he’s most excited about and why he considers the network ACG helped him build invaluable. GrowthTV is produced by the Association for Corporate Growth.
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3 weeks ago | 
middlemarketgrowth.org | Carolyn Vallejo
Become a MemberExperience the power of ACG with benefits like discounts and invitations to exclusive events, and more. Platform InvestmentsSwander Pace Acquires Maple Donuts. Swander Pace Capital, a consumer-focused private equity firm, has acquired Maple Donuts. The Pennsylvania-based frozen bakery product manufacturer is Swander Pace’s 15th acquisition in the bakery space, a press release said. Concord Health Provides Growth Financing to Accelus.
