M&A Monthly Brief: August 2026
The Bid Has Moved to the Factory Floor The market is concentrating, not repricing: US deal count is down 9.1% YTD while capital invested has more than doubled, so fewer processes are clearing but...
M&A Monthly Brief: July 2026
Fewer Deals, Bigger Checks The market is concentrating, not accelerating: US deal count is down (8.0% overall, 15.8% in healthcare services) while announced value has more than doubled, so fewer...
M&A Monthly Brief: June 2026
Deal Volume Softens, Quality Wins Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Blue River Brief — our monthly intelligence on middle-market M&A. Q2 2026 was, in PitchBook's own words, “another false...
