Highland Global Sponsors Pepperdine Graziadio Private Capital Markets Report

Highland Global Business Valuations has announced its sponsorship of the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School's 2026 Private Capital Markets Report. This sponsorship underscores the firm's commitment to disciplined business valuation and research into private capital markets.

In line with the company's more than 20-year-old principle, "Experience Matters Most," Highland Global is proud to support research that provides insights into private capital markets. "Private company valuation requires more than formulas and templates; it requires judgment, market awareness, and an understanding of how real buyers, lenders, and investors behave in the private capital markets," said Robert M. Clinger III, Founder of Highland Global.

The report, which since 2007 has been the only research simultaneously benchmarking required returns across all major private capital segments, offers valuable data for lenders, investors, and business owners. The 2026 findings highlight significant divergences in the cost of capital across different market segments and, for the first time, include questions on the impact of artificial intelligence.

Highland Global specializes in independent business valuation services, particularly for SBA 7(a) lenders, banks, and credit unions. The firm's valuation practice is built on rigorous market research and clear reporting to assist lenders in acquisition financing decisions. Supporting this report is a natural extension of the firm's decades of experience.

The Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Report 2026 is available digitally at privatecap.org.