Research

Consumer spending is gaining in spite of wavering confidence.  Sentiment inched higher in early August 2016 ending three consecutive months of declines as economic and political uncertainty weighed on consumer confidence. Growing personal wealth and…

Growing regulatory complexity, aging infrastructure, and increased outsourcing are driving demand for industrial services and special waste management.  Merger and acquisition activity is gaining momentum as market participants look to achieve cost advantages through scale,…

LED technology is revolutionizing the lighting industry with favorable secular trends underpinning rapid market penetration, according to the BGL Building Products Insider.  M&A activity remains high as industry participants leverage acquisitions to build scale as…

The BGL Consumer Products & Retail Insider addresses capital markets and mergers and acquisitions activity, financial and operating performance of certain publicly-traded companies, and trends and issues affecting the industry. Positive sentiment and forecasted gains…

The BGL Plastics & Packaging Insider discusses key trends and issues affecting the industry, as well as recent mergers and acquisitions activity, and the recent performance of publicly-traded companies. The plastics industry is seeing continued…

The BGL Metals Insider addresses capital markets and mergers and acquisitions activity, financial and operating performance of certain publicly-traded companies, and trends and issues affecting the industry. Metals companies are navigating a “new normal” as…

The BGL Business Services Insider addresses capital markets and mergers and acquisitions activity, financial and operating performance of certain publicly-traded companies, and trends and issues affecting the industry. Emerging technology-focused companies are dramatically changing the…

The BGL Environmental Services Insider is a periodic research publication addressing capital markets and mergers and acquisitions activity, financial and operating performance of certain publicly-traded companies, and trends within the environmental services industry. Diversion is…

The credit markets remain open, and leverage appetite is robust for companies with attractive credit profiles. In our annual roundtable of middle market lenders, participants revealed a sentiment of cautious optimism, underscored by the expectation…

The BGL Consumer Products & Retail Insider addresses capital markets and mergers and acquisitions activity, financial and operating performance of certain publicly-traded companies, and trends and issues affecting the industry. Despite heightened media focus on…