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Welcome to The Monitor by CIBC Capital Markets. This podcast series focuses on key insights, trends and strategy in the US middle-market.

  1. Apr 7

    2025 Recap and Q1 2026: Navigating a Choppy Market

    CIBC US Middle Market Investment Banking’s Ron Miller is joined by Alex Eskra and Jim Olson to discuss full-year 2025 M&A trends, including transaction volumes, private equity activity, valuations, and credit markets. Alex covers broader market signals, while Jim discusses trends within the consumer market. The outlook for 2026 is cautiously optimistic, but dealmakers are contending with a conflict in Iran, weaker jobs data, and rising oil prices. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    15 min

  2. Jan 9

    M&A Resilience & Rebound Ahead

    CIBC US Middle Market Investment Banking’s Ron Miller is joined by Alex Eskra and Daniel Riley to discuss 2025 M&A trends, including transaction volumes, valuations, credit markets, and direct lending. Alex covers broader market signals, while Dan highlights software and technology sector momentum and the role of AI. The outlook for 2026 is optimistic, with strong deal pipelines and stable valuations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    25 min

  3. 10/01/2025

    H1 2025 market recap: Navigating continued uncertainty

    CIBC US Middle Market Investment Banking’s Alex Eskra and Ryan Olsta join Ron Miller to discuss the current state of U.S. middle market M&A. They discuss M&A transaction volume, private equity activity, valuations, and the credit markets. Ryan also provides his insights on current trends within the business services sector. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    18 min

  4. 07/14/2025

    M&A market rattled by tariff policy uncertainty

    CIBC US Middle Market Investment Banking’s Alex Eskra and Ryan Chimenti join Ron Miller to discuss the current state of U.S. middle market M&A. They discuss M&A transaction volume, private equity activity, valuations, and the credit markets. Ryan also provides his insights on current trends within the industrials sector. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    19 min

  5. 04/07/2025

    Uncertainty is not M&A’s friend

    CIBC US Middle Market Investment Banking’s Alex Eskra and Dylan Harkness join Ron Miller to discuss the current state of U.S. middle market M&A. They discuss M&A transaction volume, private equity activity, valuations, and the credit markets, as well as the outlook for 2025 and the uncertainty tariffs are creating in the market. Dylan also provides his insights on current trends within the consumer sector. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    17 min

  6. 01/14/2025

    M&A market shows some signs of optimism

    CIBC US Middle Market Investment Banking’s Alex Eskra and Dan Riley join Ron Miller to discuss the current state of U.S. middle market M&A. They discuss M&A transaction volume, private equity activity, valuations, and the credit markets. Dan also provides his insights on current trends within the IT services sector. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    12 min

  7. 10/09/2024

    Deal volumes for $100 million+ transactions increase

    CIBC US Middle Market Investment Banking’s Ryan Olsta, Managing Director, and Alex Eskra, Director, join Ron Miller to discuss the current state of U.S. middle market M&A. They discuss M&A transaction volume, private equity activity, valuations, and the credit markets. Ryan also provides his insights on current trends within the business services sector.

    16 min

  8. 07/08/2024

    Activity in the Debt Markets appear promising for M&A

    CIBC US Middle Market Investment Banking’s Ryan Chimenti, Managing Director, and Alex Eskra, Director, join Ron Miller to discuss the current state of U.S. middle market M&A. They discuss M&A transaction volume, private equity activity, valuations, and the credit markets. Ryan also provides his insights on current trends within the industrial and manufacturing sectors. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    17 min
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Welcome to The Monitor by CIBC Capital Markets. This podcast series focuses on key insights, trends and strategy in the US middle-market.

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  • Creator
    CIBC
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2021 The Monitor
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