The Monitor

By CIBC

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

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The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

The Monitor episodes:

April 07, 2026 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
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15min
January 09, 2026 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
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25min
October 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
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18min
July 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
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19min
April 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
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18min
January 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
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13min
October 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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16min
July 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
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18min
April 03, 2024 Outlook for 2024 is cautiously optimistic
CIBC US Middle Market Investment Banking’s Alex Eskra, Director, and Jim Olson, Executive 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. Jim also provides his insights on current trends within the consumer sector. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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14min
January 04, 2024 Rebound in the leveraged loan market
CIBC US Middle Market Investment Banking’s Alex Eskra and Dan Riley, Directors, join Ron Miller to discuss the current state of US middle market M&A. They discuss M&A transaction volume, private equity activity, valuations, and the credit markets. They also discuss current trends within the software and technology sector and Dan shares his observations in the market. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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17min

FAQs about The Monitor:

How many episodes does The Monitor have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.