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Wall Street firms are increasingly investing in smaller, "boring" businesses with revenues between $1-15M, applying private equity strategies to them. This trend, known as Micro PE, is driven by demographics, cheaper price tags, and surpassing returns compared to other asset classes. MBAs are also increasingly opting to buy and run small businesses instead of joining traditional firms or startups.
Wall Street firms are targeting smaller, "boring" businesses.
Micro PE involves applying traditional private equity strategies to companies with $1-15M in annual revenue.
Demographics, cheaper price tags, and surpassing returns are driving the Micro PE trend.
MBAs are increasingly choosing to buy and run small businesses through search funds.
Lack of succession plans for retiring baby boomer-owned businesses.
Perceived riskiness of small businesses due to lack of systems and key man risk.
Difficulty in tracking SMB returns due to lack of earnings disclosure.