Sponsored by Perkins Coie and Cascadia Capital.

The 2024 M&A Middle Market Outlook panel event was a huge success! We had a great time discussing what to expect when it comes to M&A/middle market investment activity this year given what we’ve seen in the last couple years post COVID.

One of our biggest takeaways: 2024 has a lot of pent-up investment demand relative to last year. A lot of PE firms have an appetite to invest, especially with a lot of dry powder available. Valuations have been slipping and hindered deal making last year, so we can expect an increase in deal activity.