How LPs Screen Emerging Managers Related Stories March 23, 2021 March 23, 2021 Everyone needs to start at some point, but what do private equity firms look for when backing first-time funds? At the LP Appetite for Emerging Managers panel of Mergers & Acquisitions’ The Best in M&A Speak virtual event, where we announced the winners of the 2021 Top 10 Middle-Market Deals of the Year, industry experts weighed in on how their firms like to work with emerging managers in the middle market. Panelists included: Joshua Sobeck, partner of