Chris Felderman

And given the uncertainty right now, it might not be necessary, but it's something that can absolutely be planned for for the longer term.

And given the uncertainty right now, it might not be necessary, but it's something that can absolutely be planned for for the longer term.

Yeah, well, I think the services side is less prone to the tariffs and that quite honestly, might be where we see an uptick in deal activity, which is more focused on services and items that don't need to be sourced from outside of the United States.

Yeah, well, I think the services side is less prone to the tariffs and that quite honestly, might be where we see an uptick in deal activity, which is more focused on services and items that don't need to be sourced from outside of the United States.

Yeah, well, I think the services side is less prone to the tariffs and that quite honestly, might be where we see an uptick in deal activity, which is more focused on services and items that don't need to be sourced from outside of the United States.

So if there is a potential silver lining to the environment we're in from a deals perspective, I would imagine that's where a lot of the deal flow will begin to come from if the uncertainty continues.

So if there is a potential silver lining to the environment we're in from a deals perspective, I would imagine that's where a lot of the deal flow will begin to come from if the uncertainty continues.

So if there is a potential silver lining to the environment we're in from a deals perspective, I would imagine that's where a lot of the deal flow will begin to come from if the uncertainty continues.

Yeah, I think the uptick in the stock market is more driven on whether there's certainty or not. And I think just the shock to the system that happened over the past several weeks, and it's allowed itself to calm down with some recent developments and and changes in the tariffs. And I think people are, and the market in general is getting a little bit more comfort with that.

Yeah, I think the uptick in the stock market is more driven on whether there's certainty or not. And I think just the shock to the system that happened over the past several weeks, and it's allowed itself to calm down with some recent developments and and changes in the tariffs. And I think people are, and the market in general is getting a little bit more comfort with that.

Yeah, I think the uptick in the stock market is more driven on whether there's certainty or not. And I think just the shock to the system that happened over the past several weeks, and it's allowed itself to calm down with some recent developments and and changes in the tariffs. And I think people are, and the market in general is getting a little bit more comfort with that.

Not quite back to where we were pre-announcement, but obviously getting closer. I think some of the good news is that not all, like I said earlier, not all middle market, lower middle market companies are significantly impacted by the recent tariff news. So on a deals front, I think deals can continue to happen, say in the financial services,

Not quite back to where we were pre-announcement, but obviously getting closer. I think some of the good news is that not all, like I said earlier, not all middle market, lower middle market companies are significantly impacted by the recent tariff news. So on a deals front, I think deals can continue to happen, say in the financial services,

Not quite back to where we were pre-announcement, but obviously getting closer. I think some of the good news is that not all, like I said earlier, not all middle market, lower middle market companies are significantly impacted by the recent tariff news. So on a deals front, I think deals can continue to happen, say in the financial services,

maybe in the healthcare sectors where there isn't a sourcing of components from overseas, and it's more focused on the services side of things. And furthermore, from a silver lining perspective, I think if there is a slowdown in deals and sponsors do need to hold on to their portfolio companies a little longer than they originally anticipated, now's a good time to make additional investments in

maybe in the healthcare sectors where there isn't a sourcing of components from overseas, and it's more focused on the services side of things. And furthermore, from a silver lining perspective, I think if there is a slowdown in deals and sponsors do need to hold on to their portfolio companies a little longer than they originally anticipated, now's a good time to make additional investments in

maybe in the healthcare sectors where there isn't a sourcing of components from overseas, and it's more focused on the services side of things. And furthermore, from a silver lining perspective, I think if there is a slowdown in deals and sponsors do need to hold on to their portfolio companies a little longer than they originally anticipated, now's a good time to make additional investments in

certain value creation initiatives as a way to enhance that business for when a sale process does begin to make more sense and there is more certainty in the market.

certain value creation initiatives as a way to enhance that business for when a sale process does begin to make more sense and there is more certainty in the market.

certain value creation initiatives as a way to enhance that business for when a sale process does begin to make more sense and there is more certainty in the market.