Setting the Stage: A Strengthening Foundation for M&A Acceleration

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2023 Outlook

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Professional & Tech-Enabled Services Q4 Update

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Commercial & Industrial Services Q4 2022

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Specialty Distribution Q4 2022 

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Professional & Tech-Enabled Services Q3 2022

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Commercial & Industrial Services Q3 2022

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Imperial Dade: A Private Equity Growth Story

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Specialty Distribution Q3 2022

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Professional and Tech-Enabled Services

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Commercial & Industrial Services

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Specialty Distribution Industry Update

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With plenty of capital to invest, ample debt capacity, strong business performance, and decreasing hold periods, the M&A market is robust, including in the consulting sector&mdash;a less traditional space for private equity investment. 
 
 Here, executives from the Harris Williams Business Services Group provide their perspectives on M&A opportunities in consulting.

Consulting: An Emerging M&A Opportunity

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Deal Snapshot: Fidelity Building Services Group

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Professional Services Industry Update | December 2021

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BFG Supply (BFG), a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, joins several other leading specialty distributors recently advised by Harris Williams. BFG distributes a full line of products across complementary green industry segments, including professional horticulture, lawn and garden, hydroponic, and controlled environment agriculture (CEA).

Specialty Distributors Continue to Command Buyer Attention

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Deal Snapshot: BluSky

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Specialty Distribution - October 2021

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Finding Ways to Play in Telecom: The 5G Build-Out Opportunity

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Professional Services - September 2021

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Commercial and Industrial Services - August 2021

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Deal Snapshot: Network Wireless Solutions

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Specialty Distribution - June 2021

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A Piece of the Pie: Specialty Food Distribution Growth Opportunities

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Professional Services - June 2021

Deal Snapshot: Canadian Hospital Specialties

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Options for Liquidity: What’s Right for Your Business?

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Specialty Distribution: A Diverse Industry with Proven Opportunity

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Commercial and Industrial Services Industry Update - April 2021

The SPAC Option: When and How to Adopt this Alternative Strategy

Specialty Distribution Update - March 2021

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Deal Snapshot: Valet Living

Deal Snapshot: Service Logic

Commercial and Industrial Services: Five Transactions, One Powerful Trait

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Specialty Distribution Update - January 2021

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Deal Snapshot: Highline Aftermarket

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Deal Snapshot: Parts Authority

Commercial and Industrial Services Update | December 2020

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Private Equity Sentiment Update: Key Takeaways from Recent Conversations, December 2020

Specialty Distribution Update - November 2020

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Eyes on the Election: How Will M&A Be Impacted?

Buyer Perspectives: ASGN Incorporated

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Buyer Perspectives: Kelly Services Inc.

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Specialty Distribution Update - September 2020

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Foodservice Suppliers: Four Approaches to Differentiation in the COVID-19 World

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Commercial & Industrial Services: Six Subsectors to Watch

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Private Equity Sentiment Update: Key Takeaways from Recent Conversations

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Specialty Distribution Update - July 2020

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Lender Q&A—Lending Markets in the COVID-19 Era

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The Nuances of the Deal in the COVID-19 World

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Specialty Distribution Update - May 2020

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Professional Services Update - May 2020

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M&A Learnings from Past Economic Disruptions

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COVID-19 and M&A: Insights from Asia

Professional Services Update - March 2020

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30K Feet: Key Takeaways from NAW 2020 Executive Summit

Commercial and Industrial Services Update - February 2020

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Professional Services Update - January 2020

Specialty Distribution Update - January 2020

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Professional Services Update - November 2019

Specialty Distribution Update - November 2019

Commercial and Industrial Services Update - October 2019

Roundtable Report

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Commercial and Industrial Services Update - September 2019

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Home and Property Services: Three Key Qualities in a Promising Segment

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Deal Profile: Imperial Dade

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Specialty Distribution Update - July 2019

Commercial and Industrial Services Update - June 2019

30K Feet: Key Takeaways from WasteExpo2019

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Deal Snapshot: AssuredPartners

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Specialty Distribution Update - May 2019

Commercial and Industrial Services Update - April 2019

Essential Inputs: Tech Air Shows Opportunity in Specialized Industrial Distribution

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Specialty Distribution Update - March 2019

Distribution Disruption: A Strong Industry Sees Change Ahead

Commercial and Industrial Services Update - February 2019

Professional Services Update - January 2019

Specialty Distribution Update - January 2019

2019 Outlook: Business Services

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2019 Outlook: Specialty Distribution

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Serving Up Growth: Diverse Opportunities Across the Food Service Value Chain

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Harris Williams Roundtable Report

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2022 Outlook | Specialty Distribution

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2022 Outlook | Business Services Group

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Business Services | 2023 Outlook

BS Industry Group Callout

Tangle Teezer Acquired by BIC

Consumer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Consumer Products

5662 Tangle Teezer NT

Prescott’s to Be Acquired by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

Healthcare & Life Sciences

6144 Prescott-s Inc. NT

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires TEAM Technologies

6745 Arlington Capital Partners - TEAM Technologies NT

Apax Funds Acquire Veriforce

Technology

6655 Apax - Veriforce NT

ForLife Acquired by Duke Street

Medical Products and Devices

6023 GHD Group NT

British International Investment Sells Nine Fund Positions 

Private Capital Solutions

PCA British International Investment - NT

RJW Logistics Group Receives Strategic Investment From Berkshire Partners

Transportation & Logistics

Third-Party Logistics

6272 RJW Logistics Group NT

H.B. Fuller’s Flooring Business Acquired by Pacific Avenue Capital Partners

Industrials

6471 H.B. Fuller Flooring Business NT SP

NSI Industries Acquired by Sentinel Capital Partners

Engineered Equipment, Products & Components

6566 NSI Industries NT

Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses of Excelitas to be Acquired by Teledyne