Field notes

Insights from inside lower-middle-market acquisitions.

Longer pieces on operating thesis, shorter field notes on what we are seeing in real time. Written for capital partners, advisors, and operators who care about the work after close.

June 4, 2026

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Where agentic orchestration is already earning its keep inside lower-middle-market operations

Three places we are seeing AI move from demo to production inside lower-middle-market businesses, and the operating posture that makes the difference between the ones who get value and the ones who get a slide deck.

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Field notes

A short note, once or twice a month, on what we are seeing in lower-middle-market acquisitions.

We publish a few longer pieces a year and shorter field notes in between. No marketing copy. Sectors, deal patterns, operating tactics, and where AI is and is not earning its keep yet inside lower-middle-market portfolios.

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