TLDR: Uncertain Times Ahead

“It’s hard to plan around something that can change on a whim any given day.” — Scott Baker, Economic Policy Uncertainty Index co-creator

The Rise of the Secondary Market

From continuation vehicles to LP transactions, secondary deals are becoming more central to private equity portfolios.

Henon and Alset AI Announce Preferred Cloud Compute Partnership

The US Private Credit Market at All Time Highs

Private credit has reached historic levels, but what does this mean for future market dynamics?

The Slow Burn of AI in Private Equity: Big Payoffs Ahead

What the Next 5 Years of AI-Driven Change in Private Markets will look like.

From Hype to Reality: How AI is Reshaping Margins Across Industries

AI-enabled cost savings could reach up to $55Bn annually across S&P500 companies

Private Credit to Outperform Private Equity for the Next 2 Years

Rate Cuts Signal Potential Shift Toward Private Credit Dominance

Private Equity Assets Poised to Double

AUM is projected to double from $5 trillion in 2024 to $10 trillion by 2029, an annualized growth rate exceeding 10%

AI is Eating Its Own Tail – The Limits and Opportunities of AI

"AI produces gibberish when trained on too much AI-generated data” - Duke University Research

The AI Divide: How Private Equity is Winning while Mid-Size Companies Lag Behind

"While [AI platforms] are still evolving rapidly, applying AI will increasingly become table stakes in how people run their businesses...” - Devin Ryan, Director of Research, Citizens JMP Securities.

Conditions to Escape the Cold IPO Market

Private Equity liquidity to improve as two-thirds of SMBs intend to sell their businesses.

World first: Henon has released its 'Click to Consolidate Multi-company' feature

Henon is proud to announce a world first, the ability to consolidate multiple P/Ls across any company type and merge into a single unified view - with a click.

The Digital Divide: Do digitally advanced businesses perform better?

“Many CFOs are using Excel for complex tasks at a time when they are being asked to do more with less cost. An Excel financial model becomes quite complex over time, and it’s easy to break.” – WSJ

At a Glance: Survey - Most Difficult Aspects of Running a Business in the Current Environment (Q1 2023)

The top 3 biggest challenges facing middle market companies surveyed are not necessarily what you might think...

WeaveSphere 2022

Henon has been awarded the Top 20 of 2022 Tech Titan Award & is a Top 10 Global Finalist at the IBM/Weavesphere conference of 2022.

At a Glance: How persistent is high inflation?

Wage inflation has hit a new high with a 5.4% increase year over year. The markets expect costs to remain elevated at 4.5-5.5% over the next 12 months...

At a Glance: Preparing For a 6% Prime Rate

The prime corporate borrowing rate has averaged around 3.00% for the past 10 years. As the Bank of Canada aggressively tries to taper inflation, rates look to effectively double by year end from the past pre-covid era. Firms must budget for increased interest costs and adapt.

At a Glance: Just-in-Time, or Just-In-Case?

Over the past 30 years, corporations have built complicated ‘Just-In-Time’ systems. The current real time integration of manufacturing, inventory, labor, and capital has begun to show signs of strain.

At a Glance: Middle Market Leverage Multiples 2021 – Lenders Stretch

Most lenders have had to stretch usual lending terms to gain more business.

At a Glance: Mid Market Deal Flow Results – H1 2021

M&A will be a preferred strategic option as companies look to accelerate growth in the post-pandemic world.