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As the generative AI craze rages on, Ramp acquires customer support startup Cohere.io

TechCrunch: M&A

Founded in 2020, New York-based Cohere.io (not to be confused with Cohere, another AI startup that recently raised capital ) raised $3.1 million in a seed funding round led by Initialized Capital, later tacking on another $400,000 in funding. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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09-26-2023 Newsletter: From investment banking to PE to Tech: Michael DeMaria’s path from banker to founder — Join us this Friday at noon!

OfficeHours

His passion for learning more about software companies and the founders that scale them led him to transition into Software M&A and Capital Raising at Union Square Advisors LLC. He later transitioned to the buyside as a Software Investor at Serent Capital Advisors , a leading software private equity fund.

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Top 20 SMB M&A Influencers to Follow On Social Media in 2023 and Other resources

How2Exit

All of them: Kison Patel @KisonPatel Hasn't tweeted since 2019, but maybe if we bug him, he'll come back Kison Patel @MAScience Top Ranked SMB M&A podcast M&A Science, founder of Dealroom.net which is full of resources for mid-market deals.

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How DLT could help with green bonds

Accenture Capital Markets

I will share more details—especially about the practicality point and the view of market participants on it—in a future blog based on the findings from a recent Accenture research on the future of capital raising. If you want to join me on this journey, please feel free to leave a comment under this blog or reach out to me directly.

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The Sky Definitely Is Not Falling…At Least Not Yet

Sica Fletcher

As described by Prequin, the foremost provider of data, analytics, and insights to the alternative asset community: In 2019, 1,316 private equity funds closed, securing $595 billion. PE-backed deal flow declined somewhat in 2019. trillion as of December 2019, a record high. Dry powder reached $1.4 in the US.

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Raising Capital for Acquisitions: Funding Sources to Finance Your Dream Deal w/ Parnell Speed

How2Exit

In 2019, he established his own firm, focusing on helping individuals acquire capital for acquisitions, and has since stood out as a reliable advisor, steering clients away from unfavorable funding and towards optimal financial solutions tailored to their specific circumstances.

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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Mergers and Inquisitions

Special Situations – This could include the events above but could also refer to investments in spin-offs, asset sales, recapitalizations, acquisitions, or capital raises. Again, this is more of a PE strategy. Most distressed debt hedge funds follow strategies #1 and #2: trading and non-control.

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