Stephen Miles

On a Sunday in early December, the Livingstone River North location transformed into the North Pole. The team welcomed Livingstone employees and their families to celebrate the holidays with a family brunch, complete with a visit from Santa Steve Miles. Steve often likens Livingstone to a family,...

As I reflect on my nearly 25 years in the middle market deal business, all I can think is, “wow, what a ride.” Now, witnessing the debilitating effect the Covid-19 pandemic is having on mid-market M&A and the corresponding debt markets, I can’t help but think, “here we go again.” We have been here...

Livingstone was recently highlighted by Crain’s Chicago Business as one of four firms coming off of record-breaking years in 2019.  Steve miles spoke with writer Lynn Marek about what 2020 might have in store for the economy and in turn, how dealmaking may be effected.  Read the article in full...

After receiving much criticism over my last piece, The M&A process is fundamentally flawed, for diagnosing a problem without suggesting a cure, I thought I would pen this epilogue. My thesis is that broad auction processes for private mid-market companies involving hundreds of prospective buyers...