Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

Helpfully, the SBA issued a procedural notice in October 2020 outlining what constitutes a “change of ownership,” allowing deal parties to structure a transaction to eliminate the need for SBA consent by submitting a loan forgiveness application and placing the loan proceeds into an escrow account established by the PPP lender in advance of closing.

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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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Private Equity Equities Capital Valuation 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Others would counter that growth equity’s rapid ascent was mostly due to the easy money that persisted between 2008 and 2021. This style is about purchasing minority stakes in cash-flow-negative-but-high-growth companies that want to scale and eventually go public or sell (think: Uber or Airbnb before their IPOs).

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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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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

2020 was also the year of the SPACraze , with SPAC IPOs raising more than $75 billion in gross proceeds, a 525% increase compared to 2019. This may signal a promising development for early-stage life sciences companies seeking to go public in 2021. Life Sciences Enters the SPAC Party, But Will Reverse Merger Suitors Join In?

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Growth Business

JUNE 1, 2023

The vital role of angel investing in growing the start-up ecosystem in the UK was equally recognised in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s 2021 Autumn Budget with announcements of £150m in further funding for a regional angel investing programme.

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Cooley M&A

APRIL 13, 2022

We have reviewed the bylaws of a number of corporations that have gone public through a deSPAC or traditional IPO process. We suggest that companies going public through a traditional IPO or deSPAC transaction draft the advance notice bylaws to account for the first annual meeting. 13, 2021). [4] 1, 8 (1972). [2]

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Per FTI Consulting , solar, wind, and “portfolio” (mixed asset) deals account for 60% of renewable M&A activity in the U.S.: For growth-stage companies, you will see plenty of equity offerings: IPOs , SPACs , PIPEs, and follow-on issuances. What Do You Do as an Analyst or Associate?

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

billion, a 36% decrease from 2021’s record high of $1.1 2] Despite the downtrend, global tech M&A activity in 2022 remained strong relative to pre-pandemic levels and accounted for a record 20% of all global M&A activity. Deal volumes dropped from $531.13 billion [1] during the first half of 2022 to $189.17 trillion. [2]

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 10, 2024

For example, in 2021, the NBA started allowing institutional investors to own up to 20% of single teams, which led Arctos to invest 5% in the Golden State Warriors (they later increased this stake to 13%). The MLB started allowing PE ownership in 2019, and the NHL followed suit in 2021.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

However, unlike the go-go era of 2021, tech deals in 2023 tended to be bolt-on rather than transformative, took longer to get done, and required more creativity and bespoke structures. 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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