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Recovery Momentum Mounting -
Sustained Increase in Deal Value and Volume











Deloitte Corporate Finance: Middle-Market M&A News

Highlights of this month's edition of Middle Market M&A News, include:

  • Sustained Increase in Deal Value and Volume: The opening quarter of 2010 included more than 1,700 middle market transactions worth an estimated $30 billion.

  • The End of the Great Cash Stash?: Business leaders across the globe reigned in expenses and trimmed workforces to help their companies weather one of the most severe economic storms in recent memory.

  • Credit Flow Resumes: During the first quarter of 2010, total debt-to-EBITDA ratios for middle market LBO loans increased to 4.3x from 3.3x in 2009.
To learn more, read this month’s Middle Market M&A News.