Growth Business

JUNE 1, 2023

By Brooks Newmark on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success The success of Dragons’ Den has long thrust angel investors into the spotlight, but away from the heat and drama of the den, angel investment is a crucial component of the UK start-up ecosystem. Don’t invest in someone who is a nice guy and seems smart.

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The Deal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

When Covid shut down the IPO market in 2020, SPACs were the only game in town, and the market went from sleepy to red hot to burnt out. Ellenoff has remained a bull about the SPAC market, even as academics and regulators have hammered the industry over a perceived lack of transparency and an impact on retail investors.

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Growth Business

JUNE 8, 2023

In the UK, a downward trend for tech IPOs continued, with volumes falling to their lowest level last year in a decade. Angel investing in Britain – a Growth Business guide — Angel investors put £2bn a year into early-stage UK start-ups – here’s what angel investing is and how to get it.

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Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 29, 2020

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). A distinct feature of SPAC 3.0

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

SC Ventures Founded: 2018 Sector focus: Fintech Ticket size: $1m – $10m Current investments: 22 Exits: N/A Bio: SC Ventures by Standard Chartered invests in disruptive fintech across Series B to pre-IPO stages which can be integrated into the company’s product and service offerings.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 2, 2021

According to Nasdaq , in 2015, SPACs made up approximately 12% of the IPO market, but by 2020, that number had risen to approximately 53%. SPACs are predicted to be an even higher percentage of the 2021 market share, with SPACs representing 79% of the January IPOs.

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

It aids investors in analyzing the company's performance. read more like investors, shareholders Shareholders A shareholder is an individual or an institution that owns one or more shares of stock in a public or a private corporation and, therefore, are the legal owners of the company. read more arising from each activity.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

trillion during 2021 – an increase of 71% compared to 2020 – and accounted for 20% of the $5.9 For industry experts questioning whether the SPAC momentum that gained traction in 2020 could be sustained, 2021 provided a mixed response. Tech M&A surged to a staggering $1.1 trillion(!) in the year’s global M&A deal value.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 20, 2023

As further discussed below, private equity firms raise funds from institutional investors and use these funds to acquire ownership stakes in businesses. Once improved, the exit can then take place, usually in the form of another sale or an Initial Public Offering (IPO), both of which are usually under the advice of an investment bank.

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Growth Business

JULY 11, 2023

He should know; for his first venture he spent a year doing the rounds before successfully raising just over £1 million from legendary investor Jon Moulton (who rejected him the first time). Once you’ve made money for investors, it’s a different story.’ million can be raised by investors when they pool their resources,’ they said.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

There are compelling rationales for adopting a dual-class structure, but even proponents of the structure generally acknowledge that these benefits are significantly mitigated once the dual-class shares are out of the hands of the founders and/or pre-IPO stockholders. Potential carve outs for M&A voting agreements.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 10, 2022

As SPAC IPOs broke records – in both value and volume – in 2020 (and again in 2021), it was inevitable that stockholder litigation would follow. More than 50% of the SPACs that went public in 2020 and 2021 are incorporated in Delaware, giving particular significance to SPAC litigation filed in Delaware courts.

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It is interested in companies at pre-Series A through to pre-IPO stage. ITV AdVentures Founded: 2020 Sector focus: Digital, consumer Ticket size: Up to £5m in advertising Current investments: 9 Exits: N/A Bio: ITV AdVentures offers TV advertising to high-growth digital-first companies at all stages of development.

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Growth Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Indeed, tech start-ups in London alone raised a record $26bn (£19bn) in funding in 2021, more than double the total in 2020. However, the reality is that many venture capital investors are playing it cautious, wanting to invest in later, safer funding rounds for companies with proven revenue. Contact: london@antler.co

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Since their split at the start of 2020, Europe and the UK have been focused on emerging as the victor of Brexit with home of the European financial hub to be in either the City of London or Paris. Unlike the US and Asia, Europe has produced stagnant volumes year on year, driven by several macroeconomic factors and a suffering IPO market.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Although 2022 saw a general decline in M&A activity in the life sciences industry compared to 2021’s frenetic pace (when deal volume was up 52% from 2020 ), life sciences deal flow in 2022 on balance remained strong despite the headwinds. Let’s dig in.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

For growth-stage companies, you will see plenty of equity offerings: IPOs , SPACs , PIPEs, and follow-on issuances. A good example is the 2020 – 2021 period, when SPAC activity went vertical, and plenty of renewable energy companies used SPACs to go public.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

Although the COVID-19 pandemic that defined 2020 continued to shape much of the life sciences industry in 2021, the way that it did was markedly different. A healthy 90 biopharma M&A transactions were announced in 2021 (compared to 69 in 2020 and 70 in 2019, the most transactions since 2016). As we noted in our 2020 year?end

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 10, 2024

For example, many sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East have also gotten involved, as have holding companies and consortiums led by people such as Josh Harris (Apollo co-founder and now a famous sports investor). But this article will focus on dedicated sports PE firms and some mega-funds that have made sports investments.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Private equity slowed but not stopped by financing environment Despite record amounts of dry powder accumulating for sponsors, high financing costs, persistent valuation gaps and a closed tech IPO market led to a significant decrease in private equity M&A activity in 2023. Despite some isolated bright spots – such as Thoma Bravo’s $10.7

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Beginning in 2020, there was a wave of announcements for private equity firms entering the car wash industry. Public Markets: It is possible that a few of the car wash platforms with strong growth and financial performance pursue an initial public offering (IPO).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Growth Equity Interview Questions: Markets & Investments These questions could span a huge range because they could ask you about anything from the current fundraising environment to the IPO and M&A markets to specific markets their portfolio companies operate in. Q: Pitch me a growth company that we should invest in.

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