InvestmentBank.com

OCTOBER 24, 2019

For the better part of the last decade, physician practices have seen a wave of consolidation by hospitals and private equity with 2018 being no exception [1]. In fact, acquisitions by hospitals and private equity in provider services broke records last year according to Bain & Co’s 2019 global healthcare report.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

JUNE 16, 2023

In recent months, the life sciences industry has seen the reemergence of contingent value rights, or CVRs, in public company acquisitions as a way to bridge a valuation gap between buyers and sellers. Executive Summary This study addresses CVRs, the public M&A analog to the earnout used in private deals, which can be price-driven (e.g.,

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OfficeHours

JULY 11, 2023

If you can really nail valuation questions but struggle with regulatory questions, make sure you can get all the valuation questions right to maximize your points there. The SIE was first introduced in 2018 as a mandatory exam for people seeking to be employed in the securities industry.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 8, 2024

Starting in H2 2022, the insurance M&A market has seen a notably difficult 18-month period, afflicted with high interest rates, lowered deal volumes, and lowered valuations. If they do, then we can expect to see valuations and, by extent, EBITDA multiples for insurance agencies rise.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 1, 2020

Update on Private Equity and Insurance Brokerages In our ,, previous article , we reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had not diminished the pace of mergers and acquisitions transactions we are seeing in the insurance agency and brokerage sector. The number of transactions we are working on has not abated. Dry powder reached $1.4

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 28, 2024

Summary Private equity’s investments in ophthalmology are entering a new, more mature lifecycle phase. We also expect many platform recapitalizations once private equity groups and lenders become comfortable with the interest rate environment. They are looking for the ideal partner with the best valuation and terms possible.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

JUNE 16, 2023

In recent months, the life sciences industry has seen the reemergence of contingent value rights, or CVRs, in public company acquisitions as a way to bridge a valuation gap between buyers and sellers. Executive Summary This study addresses CVRs, the public M&A analog to the earnout used in private deals, which can be price-driven (e.g.,

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Growth Business

MAY 31, 2023

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success According to research from Beauhurst , the first quarter of 2022 was the top performing equity investment quarter on record, with £7.28bn invested into UK start-ups. Investors typically invest between £250,000 and £2m in equity funding in tech start-ups.

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OfficeHours

JULY 11, 2023

The SIE was first introduced in 2018 as a mandatory exam for people seeking to be employed in the securities industry. If you can really nail valuation questions but struggle with regulatory questions, make sure you can get all the valuation questions right to maximize your points there. and how our process works.

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Sica Fletcher

DECEMBER 12, 2019

(Otherwise Known as “How Acquisitions Are Structured”) Our November blog post asked how a smaller agency can take advantage of the tsunami of private equity investment in insurance brokerages. Barring extenuating circumstances, 100% of the “value” of the equity is usually paid at the closing of the transaction.

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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.

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Despite investment in the first half of 2023 dropping to £4.6bn from 2022’s £10.8bn as a result of rising interest rates, high inflation, a decrease in valuations and geopolitical tensions globally, UK fintechs are still attracting more VC investment than all other EMEA fintechs combined, with a significant percentage coming from US investors.

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Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 29, 2020

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). Valuation Certainty. Competition / Variation. Another feature of SPAC 3.0 is the competition among SPACs for potential targets.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 14, 2024

From 2018 to 2021, the total number of bakery workers declined nearly 12%, leaving operators struggling to replace highly experienced talent. General Mills acquired private equity-backed TNT Crust, a frozen pizza supplier, for $253 million. Bakery industry challenges remain, and the market is increasingly competitive.

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Software Equity Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

Having a clear understanding of the broader software industry is one of several key insights to a successful transaction and a better SaaS valuation. Users can access current information whenever and wherever they need it and can compare historical data since 2018. Click here to get started.

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Software Equity Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

Having a clear understanding of the broader software industry is one of several key insights to a successful transaction and a better SaaS valuation. Users can access current information whenever and wherever they need it and can compare historical data since 2018. Click here to get started.

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Software Equity Group

JULY 9, 2024

. “This is one of those very foundational questions that you might not think is important when you’re going to sell, but ultimately, your buyers are going to be buying the equity of your business, so they need to know who actually needs to sell that equity to them.” Are Customer and Vendor Contracts in Order?

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The Deal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Most of those are acquired by large IP houses,” Ivest co-founding partner Aston Loch said following the firm’s August purchase of CloudCo at a roughly $100 million enterprise valuation. The controlling Weiss family sold a 60% stake in American Greetings to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC in 2018 but kept CloudCo. “In for decades.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 31, 2024

In-depth analysis that might take days or weeks, such as a financial model with 1,000 rows in Excel to assess a biopharma company’s valuation. 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.

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Cooley M&A

MAY 5, 2020

In 2017, the Company began experiencing financial difficulty as it worked to update its flagship product, and in early 2018 it formed a special committee of its three independent directors to consider options for additional ways to raise capital. 2018-0542-AGB (Del. 281, 2018 (Del. Meenan Oil Co. 1985 WL 44705, at *3 (Del.

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Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Musk himself even approved the projections of his grant that would be presented at the meetings, and the Compensation Committee did not include valuations for any other alternatives. 2018-0408-KSJM at *120 (Del. 2018-0408-KSJM at *129 (Del. 2018-0408-KSJM at *156 (Del. First, given Musk’s already sizeable 21.9%

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 28, 2023

AngelList , an organization that started out by teaming up founders with early-stage investors, is expanding into the private equity space. As they mature, the scope of capital providers they can tap into expands into private equity and of course, even the public markets,” he said. “So,

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Growth Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

This valuation is either achieved through an equity financing round or via financial performance indicators. In August 2021, ZEPZ raised $292m in a funding round which saw its valuation increase to $5bn. #7 13 – Copper Value: $2-$2.5bn Founded: 2018 What do they do? 18 – Zilch Value: $2bn Founded: 2018 What do they do?

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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].

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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].

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Cooley M&A

JULY 9, 2021

The Regal appraisal proceeding arose from Cineworld’s acquisition of Regal Entertainment Group in February 2018. Selected Appraisal Decisions Since Aruba Using Valuation Method Other than Deal Price. Adjustments to Deal Price for Changes to Value Between Signing and Closing.

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Software Equity Group

MARCH 7, 2024

“Under her leadership, Bravo has introduced the industry’s first AI predictive pricing tool for secondhand retailers, enabling accurate and optimized pricing for merchandise, including future valuation of inventory. The post Meet the 2024 Female Trailblazers of SaaS appeared first on Software Equity Group.

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Software Equity Group

MARCH 7, 2024

“Under her leadership, Bravo has introduced the industry’s first AI predictive pricing tool for secondhand retailers, enabling accurate and optimized pricing for merchandise, including future valuation of inventory. The post Meet the 2024 Female Trailblazers of SaaS appeared first on Software Equity Group.

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Software Equity Group

MARCH 7, 2024

“Under her leadership, Bravo has introduced the industry’s first AI predictive pricing tool for secondhand retailers, enabling accurate and optimized pricing for merchandise, including future valuation of inventory. The post Meet the 2024 Female Trailblazers of SaaS appeared first on Software Equity Group.

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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.

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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%).

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

McKessons acquisition of PRISM Vision Group is an important milestone for private equitys investments in optometry practices. PRISM was founded in 2018 with Quad-C Managements acquisition of NJ Retina, a large Retina practice in New Jersey. Since then, PRISM has partnered with more than 20 ophthalmology groups throughout the Northeast.

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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.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Over the course of the year, many of the headwinds that have slowed tech M&A activity since 2022 began to abate as interest rates moderated, the acquisition financing market returned and equity markets reached new highs. billion acquisition of Altair, IBMs pending $6.4 billion acquisition of HashiCorp and a Permira-led consortiums $6.9

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