Rick Kes

Yeah, well, thanks, Chanel. Appreciate being on the call, as you know. I'm a partner at RSM, and at RSM we focus on the middle market, which private equity tends to invest heavily in. A large percentage of our work as a firm is somehow related to private equity groups as well as their portfolio companies.

Yeah, well, thanks, Chanel. Appreciate being on the call, as you know. I'm a partner at RSM, and at RSM we focus on the middle market, which private equity tends to invest heavily in. A large percentage of our work as a firm is somehow related to private equity groups as well as their portfolio companies.

Yeah, well, thanks, Chanel. Appreciate being on the call, as you know. I'm a partner at RSM, and at RSM we focus on the middle market, which private equity tends to invest heavily in. A large percentage of our work as a firm is somehow related to private equity groups as well as their portfolio companies.

I think a lot of our corporate infrastructure is really designed to try to identify trends and opportunities that we're seeing within the private equity ecosystem. You know, I think we think about things kind of from, I'd say, starting at the highest level from an economist or economics perspective.

I think a lot of our corporate infrastructure is really designed to try to identify trends and opportunities that we're seeing within the private equity ecosystem. You know, I think we think about things kind of from, I'd say, starting at the highest level from an economist or economics perspective.

I think a lot of our corporate infrastructure is really designed to try to identify trends and opportunities that we're seeing within the private equity ecosystem. You know, I think we think about things kind of from, I'd say, starting at the highest level from an economist or economics perspective.

And, you know, when I talk to our economist team, their focuses tend to be kind of heavily square on jobs, inflation, interest rates, and now, you know, really global impacts related to tariffs and things of that nature. You know, so when I think about those things for our clients, you know, I think when we've had these calls, I think over the last few years, we've been doing this podcast.

And, you know, when I talk to our economist team, their focuses tend to be kind of heavily square on jobs, inflation, interest rates, and now, you know, really global impacts related to tariffs and things of that nature. You know, so when I think about those things for our clients, you know, I think when we've had these calls, I think over the last few years, we've been doing this podcast.

And, you know, when I talk to our economist team, their focuses tend to be kind of heavily square on jobs, inflation, interest rates, and now, you know, really global impacts related to tariffs and things of that nature. You know, so when I think about those things for our clients, you know, I think when we've had these calls, I think over the last few years, we've been doing this podcast.

And for many, many parts of those years, the jobs environment was probably the toughest part of the conversation for many of our clients was just really finding the talent that they needed to grow and to execute on their strategies. And I think for many of our clients, the talent part of the problem has sort of maybe became less of an acute issue.

And for many, many parts of those years, the jobs environment was probably the toughest part of the conversation for many of our clients was just really finding the talent that they needed to grow and to execute on their strategies. And I think for many of our clients, the talent part of the problem has sort of maybe became less of an acute issue.

And for many, many parts of those years, the jobs environment was probably the toughest part of the conversation for many of our clients was just really finding the talent that they needed to grow and to execute on their strategies. And I think for many of our clients, the talent part of the problem has sort of maybe became less of an acute issue.

Maybe not so much in areas where you have really highly skilled professionals. As you know, Chanel, and obviously Scott knows this, that I follow healthcare the closest. And I think some of the job displacement there, whether it be nursing or nursing,

Maybe not so much in areas where you have really highly skilled professionals. As you know, Chanel, and obviously Scott knows this, that I follow healthcare the closest. And I think some of the job displacement there, whether it be nursing or nursing,

Maybe not so much in areas where you have really highly skilled professionals. As you know, Chanel, and obviously Scott knows this, that I follow healthcare the closest. And I think some of the job displacement there, whether it be nursing or nursing,

know physicians or other you know highly skilled individuals those problems still sort of persist but outside of the you know highly skilled environment you know you're starting to see a little bit of easing on the jobs front interest rates obviously still elevated beyond a point of that where they were you know in the past and especially during the zero interest rate environment that we kind of got to see through you know most of the post-pandemic period you know so that is obviously a drag on kind of deal flow and activity

know physicians or other you know highly skilled individuals those problems still sort of persist but outside of the you know highly skilled environment you know you're starting to see a little bit of easing on the jobs front interest rates obviously still elevated beyond a point of that where they were you know in the past and especially during the zero interest rate environment that we kind of got to see through you know most of the post-pandemic period you know so that is obviously a drag on kind of deal flow and activity

know physicians or other you know highly skilled individuals those problems still sort of persist but outside of the you know highly skilled environment you know you're starting to see a little bit of easing on the jobs front interest rates obviously still elevated beyond a point of that where they were you know in the past and especially during the zero interest rate environment that we kind of got to see through you know most of the post-pandemic period you know so that is obviously a drag on kind of deal flow and activity

And, you know, really uncertain in terms of where that might go over the next, you know, six to 12 to 18 months. But doesn't seem like a lot of change in the near future there. You know, when it comes to inflation, I think there's been some news of late that inflation may be cooling a bit again. And, you know, obviously that's good news in the overall perspective, you know, as we manage inflation.

And, you know, really uncertain in terms of where that might go over the next, you know, six to 12 to 18 months. But doesn't seem like a lot of change in the near future there. You know, when it comes to inflation, I think there's been some news of late that inflation may be cooling a bit again. And, you know, obviously that's good news in the overall perspective, you know, as we manage inflation.