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The Tech Middle-Market Turnaround Index 2026
An aggregated cohort dataset of post-acquisition operating signals across $10M–$100M ARR technology middle-market firms. Refreshed quarterly.
Plate /118 — the long series
01 · What the index measures
Four operating dimensions
Measured in the first 12 months post-acquisition.
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Time-to-EBITDA-recovery
Months until trailing-twelve-month EBITDA returns to the pre-event baseline.
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Founder-bottleneck severity
The Founder Extraction Index score at engagement start, across 12 weighted dimensions.
Founder Extraction Index → -
Tech-debt-to-EBITDA conversion ratio
EBITDA drag from the EBITDA-DevOps Bridge as a share of trailing EBITDA.
EBITDA-DevOps Bridge → -
100-Day Integration Velocity Score
The Integration Velocity Score at day 60 post-close, across six systems.
Integration Velocity Score →
150
The panel
PE operating partners and founder-CEOs across the tech middle market, weighted by role, revenue band, and ownership model.
02 · Cohort specification
Who the dataset reads
- Panel
- n = 150 respondents
- Roles
- PE Operating Partners · founder-CEOs
- Segment
- $10M–$100M ARR
- Headcount
- 50–300 employees
- Geography
- U.S. + Canada
- Cadence
- Refreshed quarterly
- License
- CC-BY-4.0 · CSV download
03 · Methodology
Instrument, panel, weighting
When and how the benchmarks publish
Full methodology — survey instrument, panel composition, weighting, response-quality controls, and anonymization protocol — publishes at the methodology page at the close of the Q2 2026 wave. Aggregated benchmarks ship with a downloadable CSV under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
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