Perfect Storm

The recent economic landscape has been a rollercoaster, with interest rates soaring and inflation fluctuating.

Large buyers have been pressuring suppliers, dragging down smaller, private firms’ operational efficiency, according to RapidRatings analysis. ‍

Take a look at some of the events that have upended supply chains over the last few years.

New data from RapidRatings and Marblegate Asset Management, a leading alternative investment firm, paints a worrying picture for middle market companies as interest rates continue to impact these smaller, often privately held companies—many of which include suppliers and vendors who employee nearly 50 million employees (about twice the population of Texas).