Andrew Silver Discusses Deferred Price Mechanisms in PE Exits in PitchBook

Andrew Silver, principal in Much’s Corporate & Finance group, spoke with PitchBook about the current M&A deal activity thus far in 2026. He weighed in on how buyers and sellers are working together on alternative deal structures, saying “Now we are seeing a decent amount of deferred purchase price mechanisms, which hedge the performance of sellers relative to their underwritten valuation, through earnouts, seller notes or other structures.”