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7/30/2025 |
Middle market growth slows as uncertainty mounts

New data from the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) reveals that while U.S. middle market companies continue to grow, that pace of growth slowed significantly in the first half of 2025. The latest Middle Market Indicator (MMI) shows that year-over-year revenue and employment growth rates dropped to their lowest levels since the post-pandemic recovery began in late 2021.

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7/22/2025 | New Jersey 101.5
12 N.J. Companies Names Among Best Midsize Businesses in U.S.

“The average age of a mid-sized company in the U.S. is about 34 years,” says Farren. “They're really at a sweet spot where they have enough years of experience, sustained success, to be able to expand into new markets, introduce new products and services. A lot of them are thinking about ways that they can innovate and grow.”

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7/10/2025 | TIME
America's Best Midsize Companies of 2025

“The average age of a mid-sized company in the U.S. is about 34 years,” says Doug Farren, the managing director of the National Center for the Middle Market at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. “They're really at a sweet spot where they have enough years of experience, sustained success, to be able to expand into new markets, introduce new products and services. A lot of them are thinking about ways that they can innovate and grow.”

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6/24/2025 | CUInsight
GTE Financial named one of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Midsized Workplaces 2025

Midsize companies play a crucial role in the U.S. economy, offering career opportunities across various industries. According to the National Center for Middle Market, there are around 200,000 middle market businesses in the U.S., representing one-third of the private sector GDP and employing approximately 48 million people.

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6/3/2025 |
Tariff uncertainty puts middle-market suppliers in a bind

Massive manufacturing investments get a lot of attention, but those projects are ultimately supplied by a legion of smaller companies. Those middle-market manufacturers face a wave of uncertainty as they try to time their own investments with those of their titanic customers.

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6/2/2025 |
CPD: US middle market private credit – the investment case

Interest in alternative asset classes is intensifying as advisers look to improve the return profiles of client portfolios in an increasingly challenging environment. The universe of non-publicly traded debt and equity comprises a wide array of sectors with unique structures and risk-return profiles.

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