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Will There Be an IPO for a Specialty Consulting Company in 2024?

Focus Investment Banking

In that environment, very few firms sought IPOs, and there was a major slowdown in overall exits, whether private or public. And will that mean that some of the privately held management consulting firms or other professional services companies will choose an IPO this year? But those companies have been public for more than 20 years.

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IBM acquires Apptio from Vista for $4.6B in cash to double down on hybrid cloud services

TechCrunch: M&A

Apptio is currently owned by PE firm Vista Equity Partners, which paid $1.94 billion to take it private back in 2018. This deal shouldn’t be too much of a surprise: it was rumored to be in the works over the weekend. The second is that it’s worth watching to see what happens next across the PE landscape.

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Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning

TechCrunch: M&A

And it will also involve Blinkist’s biggest investor, Insight Partners , taking an additional $30 million in equity in Go1 at an “upround,” but again with the exact numbers not being discussed. Blinkist’s last valuation was $160 million in 2018 , when it raised $18.8

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Joint trade associations highlight equity, fixed income and market data concerns ahead of upcoming Mifir review

The TRADE

With respect to equity markets, AFME, EFAMA and BVI highlight that EU companies are continuing to take their initial public offerings (IPOs) outside of the EU or move their listings elsewhere to seek better valuations – emphasising that EU equity markets cannot continue to lag behind their peers. “In

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UK corporate venture capital firms by sector

Growth Business

National Grid Partners Founded: 2018 Sector focus: Energy Ticket size: N/A Current investments: N/A Exits: 6 Bio: National Grid Partners invests in companies which makes the power grid “safer, cleaner and smarter,” investing across all funding stages. It is interested in companies at pre-Series A through to pre-IPO stage.

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Highlights from Cooley’s M&A Dealmakers Roundtable: SPACs!

Cooley M&A

is the increased frequency at which SPAC IPOs are occurring. As reflected in Chart 1 , 102 SPAC IPOs have been announced this year as of September 18, 2020—almost double the number of SPAC IPOs in all of last year (and more than double the number of SPAC IPOs in 2018). SPAC vs. IPO. Fewer Redemptions.

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07-11-2023 Newsletter: Diversity Events at Megafunds Have Started…

OfficeHours

IS THE IPO MARKET COMING BACK? The SIE was first introduced in 2018 as a mandatory exam for people seeking to be employed in the securities industry. The Officehours Guide To Private Equity Part 4: Megafund Vs. Middle Market Private Equity Discover the world of Middle Market Private Equity with expert insights and guidance.