Lower middle-market companies were major players in last year’s deal activity and that continued through the first half of 2022, as well-capitalized buyers continued to seek strong, innovative privately held companies.
2022
Mid-Year Update
2022
Mid-Year Update
Lower middle-market companies were major players in last year’s deal activity and that continued through the first half of 2022, as well-capitalized buyers continued to seek strong, innovative privately held companies.
While we know the second half of the year will bring some new challenges, we believe lower middle-market M&A activity will continue as firms look to achieve growth, both organically and through acquisition, and investors look to put nearly $1 trillion in capital to work.
We had an active first half of the year. Here are some of the key milestones and events that have shaped the past six months:
AWARDS & APPOINTMENTS
Our CEO Sharon Heaton was named one of the Top 25 Women in M&A by Opus Connect, an invitation-only lower middle-market and middle-market M&A-focused professional organization. Sharon has been an active member of Opus Connect, and we were thrilled she got some recognition for her outstanding achievements in M&A.
Our president Nancy Langer was named to the National Veteran Small Business Coalition Board of Directors. The sbLiftOff team has had the honor of working with NVSBC over the past few years to help make business ownership a reality for our nation's veterans, and we are excited to continue and expand this important work.
Thought Leadership
sbLiftOff Speaks at NVSBC 2022 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium
In May, our CEO Sharon Heaton and Senior Advisor Scott Semple spoke at the National Veteran Small Business Coalition’s annual conference in Orlando about veteran entrepreneurship through acquisition and what it takes to buy and sell a government contracting company. NVSBC provides nationally recognized training, networking, and advocacy for veteran small business entrepreneurs in the federal market.
sbLiftOff Participates in Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors Logistics M&A Webinar
In April, our CEO Sharon Heaton moderated a discussion about trends in transportation and logistics M&A with the DC Chapter of the Alliance of M&A Advisors. AM&AA is the premiere international organization serving the educational and transactional support needs of more than 1,100 independent middle-market M&A professionals worldwide.
The article “To Make Deals in the Middle Market, Private Equity Needs Cultural Literacy” discusses one of the toughest challenges facing lower middle-market buyers and sellers today – cultural literacy.
The article “Due Diligence: How Company Sellers Should Navigate the Process” explains how business owners should prepare for this critical period of the M&A process.
The article “Human Capital Continues to Increase in Value,” written by our COO Cornelia Kiley and our M&A Director Jordan Gersh, discusses the demand for and value of human capital today and how a workforce of highly skilled technology workers has become as important as deep customer relationships, highly differentiated products and services, and strong financial statements.
About sbLiftOff
REVENUE RANGE OF COMPANIES WE SERVE
$20-$150M
EBITDA OF COMPANIES WE SERVE
$2M+
VALUE TRANSFERRED FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
$300M+
Contact
Sharon B. Heaton
Founder & CEO
sheaton@sbliftoff.com
Cornelia L. Kiley
COO
ckiley@sbliftoff.com