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Through our footprint in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, financial sponsors have global access to our middle-market deal flow, superior transaction execution and industry expertise.

Kroll maintains active dialogue with over 600 leading private equity and hedge funds across the globe. Clients receive access to our middle-market deal flow, sector insights, market intelligence and add-on acquisition recommendations. We also connect financial sponsors with our product and industry specialists as clients’ needs arise.

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Food and Beverage MA Industry Insights – Spring 2023

Food and Beverage M&A Industry Insights – Spring 2023

May 16, 2023 Deal activity in the food and beverage space has proven to be resilient in times of market uncertainty—we expect the appetite for deals in the F&B space to increase in the remainder of 2023.

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European Mid-Market Debt Update - Spring 2023

European Mid-Market Debt Update – Spring 2023

May 04, 2023 Welcome to the fifth edition of our biannual mid-market debt report in which more than 50 leading credit funds, banks, and asset-based lenders participated, submitting deals completed in H1 and H2 of 2022.

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Global Software Sector Update – Spring 2023

Global Software Sector Update – Spring 2023

Apr 28, 2023 After the initial COVID-19 lockdowns in the first half of 2020, there was a surge in software M&A activity and valuations of software businesses reached record highs in 2021. 2022 was a different story and a year of transition for software M&A.

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Restaurant Industry Insights - Winter 2023

Restaurant Industry Insights – Winter 2023

Mar 15, 2023 As we look back at 2022, the global economy faced the looming threat of a recession, geo-political tension, persisting supply chain challenges, and inflation levels not seen in over two decades. Read more.

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Capital Markets Insights – Winter 2023

Capital Markets Insights – Winter 2023 – A Look Back at 2022

Mar 02, 2023 Capital Markets Insights offers the best of our research into notable S&P 500 performers, DJIA performers, M&A deals, PE deals, IPOs, SPACs, Bankruptcies, Cost of Capital and private markets in 2022. Learn more in Capital Markets Insights – 2023 Year in Review - A Look Back at 2022

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