Ice Miller partner Chase Stuart will be moderating a panel discussion titled "How Capital Providers Are Responding to the Changing Financing Markets" at the NYC Independent Sponsor Summit presented by Opus Connect. 

With rising interest rates, inflation, and increasing financial uncertainty, how have capital providers responded to the M&A market? Under these current market conditions, what opportunities/risks have emerged specifically for Independent Sponsors and what can we predict moving into 2023? Are we seeing changes to investment theses and if so, what are those shifts? Is there a lack of access to the right capital? With the increased cost of debt, how are equity structures in certain deals being impacted? Join us for a discussion how the current environment is impacting M&A activity, timing and certainty, particularly in the lower end of the middle market. 

Moderator: Chase Stuart, Partner at Ice Miller

Panelists:

• Paul Shufro, Principal at Greyrock Capital Group
• Drew Scannell, Principal at NewSpring Capital