ACG New York Mid-Year Survey Indicates More than Half of Middle-Market Dealmakers Believe Trump Administration Has Had Zero Impact on Private Equity Capital Raising in 2017

NEW YORK, July 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ACG New York, the largest association of middle-market deal -making professionals in New York, announced today the results of its Mid-Year Middle-Market Survey. According to the results, 52 percent of those polled believe that the Trump administration policy has had no effect on middle-market private equity's ability to raise capital. The results are based on a survey of more than 100 top middle-market deal makers.

"This year's mid-year ACG New York member survey comes at a particularly interesting time for the middle-market; we are crossing the halfway point of the first year of a new presidential administration and the economy is holding steady with the Dow well above 20,000 and the unemployment rate at one of its lowest levels," said David Hellier, President, ACG New York. "ACG members have consistently demonstrated the ability to provide useful insights into the future of the middle-market M&A environment.  Of particular interest, this year's survey found that 61 percent of participants indicate the economy in 2017 thus far is in line with their expectations, as they had predicted during our 2016 year-end survey - which demonstrates that our members have their fingers on the pulse of middle market M&A trends."

Of the survey participants, 47 percent believe that middle-market M&A activity will strengthen during the second half of 2017 compared to the first half of the year, and 45 percent believe it will keep pace with the first half. However, some optimism has been tempered. Compared to 79 percent of survey participants at the end of 2016 who believed the Trump Administration would have a positive impact on private equity's ability to raise new capital, as of mid-year 2017, nearly 37 percent believe the administration will have a positive effect, with 52 percent indicating that the new administration will have no effect at all.

Respondents remain optimistic on the overall state of the economy, with nearly 36 percent responding that the economy has been stronger than expected this year and almost 61 percent believe that it will perform in line with already strong expectations. Beyond the revised expectations on M&A activity and the sanguine outlook on the economy, 75 percent of survey participants believe returns on private equity investment will outperform those on hedge funds and venture capital during the second half of 2017.

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Methodology
This survey was conducted online and at ACG New York events on behalf of ACG New York from May 2017 through July 2017. Results are based on data from 105 participants who work in the middle-market. Full survey data available upon request.

About ACG New York
ACG^® New York, Inc., the founding chapter of The Association for Corporate Growth, is the largest association of middle market deal making and corporate professionals in New York, with more than 1,000 members across all industry sectors.  ACG New York facilitates long-term relationship building and driving middle-market growth.  ACG's members are focused on investing private capital, which benefits the pension funds held by municipal workers, fire fighters, police officers, health workers and others who provide years of service for the public good.

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