Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

And Navigant Consulting, a well-known publicly traded company, finished going private in 2019, after first selling its Disputes, Forensics and Legal Technology practice to Ankura in 2018, and then selling its remaining divisions to Guidehouse. It seems that the trend is to stay private. Contact Kelly at Kelly.Kittrell@focusbankers.com.

IPO 52

IPO Consulting Corporate Finance Professional Services 52

Devensoft

JUNE 15, 2023

Essentially, strategic recapitalization involves changing a company’s capital structure to achieve specific financial goals, such as reducing debt or improving cash flow. One of the key advantages of this tactic is that it can help companies reduce their debt burden and improve their cash flow.

M&A 52

M&A Debt Capital Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Sica Fletcher

MARCH 8, 2024

EBITDA Multiples for Insurance Agencies, 2018-2024 (Projected) M&A Deal Volume for Insurance Agencies, 2018-2024 (Projected) *S&P Global Data taken from ,,, “Insurance Brokers and Servicers Sector View 2024” The most important news this data offers is that insurance M&A is not actually in the tailspin that many “experts” claim it to be.

Insurance 52

Insurance M&A S&P Valuation 52

The Deal

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

billion in 2018. The buyer will pay $3 billion for the target’s equity and assume $800 million in debt. A&O advised the target side when TDR Capital LLP sold Williams Scotsman International Inc. to Double Eagle Acquisition Corp. A&O’s William F. while Rothschild advised WillScot on the financing there. billion to $4.45

Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Finance Finance 52

Growth Business

MAY 19, 2023

Number of successful exits: 21 including Chargemaster which was acquired by BP in 2018 for £129m. More on Equity Gap’s investment criteria here. Top 20 angel investor networks Growth Business guide to angel investor networks Angel network Regions Investment size Sectors No. Website: www.envestors.co.uk

Investors 84

Investors Investment Funds Business 84

Growth Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The volume of UK fintech deals also dropped from 392 in the first half of 2022 to 212 UK M&A, private equity or VC deals completed in the first half of this year. 2 – SuperFi Aiming to help people get out of debt faster, SuperFi is a timely start-up given the current economic climate.

Banking 59

Banking Bank Debt Funds 59

How2Exit

MAY 22, 2023

By doing this, Walker would have access to revenue, infrastructure, cash flow, customers, and he would own all of the equity of the company. In 2018, Walker released his book “By Then Build” which was inspired by this idea. He wrote a book, By Then Build, and released it in 2018.

Business 130

Business Book-building Acquisitions Investment 130

Growth Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Augmentum launched on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in 2018, giving businesses access to patient capital and support, unrestricted by conventional fund timelines and giving public markets investors access to a largely privately held investment sector during its main period of growth. Managed by IP Group and North East Finance.

Investment 95

Investment Funds Capital Investors 95

Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 18, 2020

Private equity firms continue to drive transaction pace and value. They have enormous amounts of dry powder that they must deploy and continue to have access to very inexpensive debt. And, in fact, the number of transactions in 2020 exceeded the amount for the same period in 2018.

M&A 52

M&A Insurance S&P Broker 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 31, 2024

This is especially common in areas like distressed debt investing that depend heavily on catalysts. Single-Manager Hedge Fund Performance The multi-manager hedge fund article described how MM funds grew faster than the overall industry between 2018 and 2023. Read the filings, build a model, and make a long/short pitch”).

Funds 59

Funds Management S&P Recruitment 59

The TRADE

APRIL 30, 2024

Among the key components of Basel III is the increase in minimum capital requirements for banks, including higher common equity and Tier 1 capital ratios. It mandates increased pre- and post-trade transparency for a wide range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, derivatives, and structured finance products.

Financial Institution 69

Financial Institution Financial Market Risk Management Banking 69

M&A Leadership Council

AUGUST 7, 2024

For public companies, this information is usually derived from public documents—including press reports, filings with securities regulators, and any debt or equity offering memorandums the company or its bankers might have prepared for potential buyers. 01, [link].

IT 52

IT Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Acquisitions 52

M&A Leadership Council

JUNE 14, 2023

For public companies, this information is usually derived from public documents—including press reports, filings with securities regulators, and any debt or equity offering memorandums the company or its bankers might have prepared for potential buyers. 01, [link].

IT 52

IT Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Acquisitions 52

Growth Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Regions covered: Europe and UK Fund size: £135m Types of funding round: Growth equity Investment range: €5m – €20m Sectors interested in: B2B and B2C No. The firm makes initial investments at Seed and Series A stage, currently investing from its £140m 2018 vintage IQ Capital Fund III. of successful exits: 60+ Website: www.sep.co.uk

Capital 52

Capital Business Funds Investment 52

Cooley M&A

MAY 11, 2020

Amherst agreed to pay Front Yard $100 million in the form of a cash payment, equity investment and new loan facility. 2018-0927-SG (Del. 2018-0300-JTL (Del. Residential rental companies Front Yard Residential and Amherst Residential mutually agreed to terminate their planned $2.3 billion merger. Rent-A-Center Inc. , Jamie Leigh.

Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Finance Finance 40

Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Sica | Fletcher closed 125 transactions in 2020 (our best year ever, and again, , leading the league tables ) in comparison with 92 in 2019 and 79 in 2018. And as of today, the most active acquirers continue to be highly interested in acquisitions. trillion over the next decade.

Capital 52

Capital IT Economics Insurance 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2024

trillion in 2018 and 2019, respectively [1]. The higher interest rates escalated borrowing expenses, making mega-deals (deals valued at $5 billion or more) significantly more expensive, due to their heavy reliance on debt financing, and impacted valuation multiples with higher discount rates. trillion – representing a 10-year low.

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Investment Government 52

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Carve out tech acquisitions also continued to be attractive to strategic and private equity buyers, with GTCR’s acquisition of a majority stake in Worldpay from FIS for up to $18.5 Private equity activity accounted for only 27% of tech M&A in 2023, a six-year low (and a substantial decrease from the 2021 record of 36%).

M&A 59

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Equities 59