In a high-inflationary and uncertain economic environment, private equity investors with dry powder to deploy are seeking recession-proof acquisition targets.
That strategy is exemplified this week as dealmakers turned their attention to tech-enabled business services and products, with many M&A transactions driving digitization of the enterprise: digital infrastructure and data center training, ERP solutions, and B2B solutions targeting e-commerce sellers all saw recent deal activity, for example.
Other M&A transactions targeted energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, healthcare and more. Plus, firms closed new funds to target middle-market businesses, and a new business development firm made its debut. Explore the latest in middle-market dealmaking below.
