Independent Sponsorship

MVA Members John Gilson, Colby Jenkins, and Mike Miller co-authored the article titled, “A Look Under The Hood Of Independent Sponsorship In M&A.” The article was published by Law360 on February 18.

Over the past decade, the independent sponsor model has become increasingly prevalent in the lower middle market, with investors interested in private companies actively seeking to coinvest with prominent or promising sponsors as a supplement to direct, brokered, or other deal flow channels.