Middle Market M&A Update: Q3 2024

Recent and accumulating tailwinds are spurring M&A markets upward. The Federal Reserve’s 50 basis point (interest rate cut on September 18 th, and the overall expectation of continued gradual cuts, will likely have a significant impact on M&A volume through the remainder of 2024 and into 2025 Despite recent challenges in the M&A markets, we anticipate that reduced borrowing costs, pent up private equity (“ holding periods, concerns over potential tax policy changes, and the need for succession planning in family founder owned businesses will drive M&A transaction volumes and overall deal valuations in the foreseeable future

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