Oft overlooked things like HVAC, plumbing, pest control and landscaping add up to a $650bn market with consistent annual growth, write Keith Campbell and Josh Portz of West Monroe.

The market’s overreliance on single-asset deals has boxed out many of the situations that need liquidity most, writes Chris Lawrence of Labyrinth Capital Partners.

The long-anticipated recovery is only deferred, not called off, writes Daniel Friedman, Global Leader of BCG’s Transactions & Integrations practice.