Buy-Side

Our team is often asked how we’re different than any other buy-side firm. Well… we’re nothing like them! Calder vs. Traditional Buy-Side Firms    

Recent headlines read, “Elon Musk has a super bad feeling about the economy,” and “Jamie Dimon predicts an economic hurricane this year” meanwhile companies are freezing new hires and cutting their existing workforce. Buyers and banks are acting conservatively, bracing for rising prices and tampering down revenue projections. Investments are being put on hold due

The question everyone is asking is, “Are we heading into a recession?” Sellers are asking the same question and are hesitating to come to market. This isn’t just a feeling. Compared to 2021, Calder’s conversion rate on valuation presentations/pitches has dropped. While our number of new clients is up vs. 2021 during the same period,

The Fed is hiking interest rates, inflation is eating away at debt capital investments, and stock markets are down (the S&P is off to its worst start since 1939 – down 13.3% YTD). Where should investors be looking to deploy capital? According to the 2022 Private Capital Markets Report (published last week), 30% of respondents

In which direction is the lower middle market moving in 2022? In the midst of inflation, war, rate hikes, burnout, and labor shortage, the consensus at Calder is that sellers appear somewhat reluctant to come to market. Amid the uncertainty, many are skeptical of engaging an M&A firm to run a private auction process. Calder’s

Before jumping headstrong into 2022, let’s reflect on our accomplishments in 2021. Calder’s buy-side team generated 360 proprietary leads, resulting in 215 conference calls and site visits and over 37 IOIs/LOIs. That is a hair under one proprietary lead per day! How do we do this? It’s 90% elbow grease combined with 10% data science.