Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”? The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

However, one common point across all the verticals is that IPOs are not common because there aren’t that many publicly traded sports teams, stadiums, or arenas. SPAC IPOs for esports companies were “hot” for a short period in 2021, but they seem to have died off by now.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The London-based trading team at Ninety One has a very particular set of skills. The active investment manager specialises in emerging and frontier markets trading across fixed income, credit and specialist equities. She joined Ninety One in 2021 from Royal London Asset Management where she had been head of dealing for three years.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

What has your journey to the trading desk been like? I spent the first 20 years of my career at the global bulge bracket banks, first in investment banking and then on the institutional equity desks, in a cross-asset and special situations role. My day may range from trading liquid US stocks to more illiquid European names.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

“Year-to-date, we’re seeing for the first time in many years a notable uptick in new fund launches and spin outs from bigger places,” says Jack Seibald, managing director, co-head of Marex prime services and outsourced trading. They are now trading in all these other asset classes. billion in 2023.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A good example is the 2020 – 2021 period, when SPAC activity went vertical, and plenty of renewable energy companies used SPACs to go public. Despite what renewable cheerleaders often claim, the entire industry is very dependent on government subsidies, tax incentives, regulation, and even monetary/fiscal/trade policy.

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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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