Our M&A transactions saw a trend towards more strategic buyers vs. pure private equity buyers, likely signaling that private equity owned platforms were executing on their growth via acquisition strategies and, correspondingly, non-private equity backed pure
strategic buyers were executing on acquisitions to remain competitive. On the venture side, we also saw a trend toward more later round equity investments, with a heavier emphasis on Series A+ rounds vs. series seed and convertible instrument offerings.
Click here for OlenderFeldman's 2021 Overview: OF Transactions Overview 2021
We hope this information on companies we represented as transaction counsel in 2021 is helpful insight into the types of companies and industries that are attractive to buyers and investors in the current business environment.
