The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

I was there through 2015, then Bank of America, before I joined Conversant Capital in early 2021. When Mike called me about the opportunity to join Conversant, he emphasised the firm’s long-term, buy-and-hold strategy, akin to private equity. There’s been a reopening in capital markets. It’s been busy.

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Funds Capital Capital Market S&P 59

The Deal

JUNE 22, 2023

Reed and Michael P. Chief legal officer Joshua S. billion of debt issued before the deal’s closing, which the parties hope will occur in six to nine months. Goldman Sachs Bank USA and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA are providing Nasdaq with bridge financing for the deal. Lam and Veblen counseled Nasdaq on its $2.75 billion in 2016.

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Private Equity S&P Equities Finance 98

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

The S&P 500 has recently traded near 4800, close to its record at the end of 2021. While the company generated over $260 million in revenues through the first three quarters of 2023, its stock price is trading under a dollar a share, as the company is burdened with substantial debt. As 2024 starts, the U.S.

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IPO Consulting Corporate Finance Professional Services 52

Sica Fletcher

JUNE 20, 2024

PE firms rely on leveraged buyouts (LBOs) for the lion's share of their deals, which often involve using the acquired company’s assets as collateral to insure the loan used to purchase it. Deal Volume Has Lowered Deal volume has never quite recovered from the near-record numbers posted in 2021.

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M&A Insurance Valuation Equities 52

Sica Fletcher

JULY 23, 2024

Since H2 2022, industries across the board (including insurance) have seen declines in deal volume as prospective buyers have withheld their funds for more favorable conditions in which the cost of debt is not so high. Consult data sources like S&P Global data to get an idea of a firm’s activity within the industry.

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M&A Insurance S&P Valuation 52

FineMark

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Equities and the S&P 500 At the onset of each new year, like clockwork, we’re asked for our near-term view. benchmark equity index, the S&P 500. Consequently, by the end of July 2023, the S&P was up more than 20% for the year. This year was no different.

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S&P Investment Portfolio Corporation 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Sports Investment Banking Definition: In sports IB, bankers advise on equity and debt issuances, mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring deals for sports teams and leagues, sports-adjacent technology and services firms, and facilities such as arenas, stadiums, and racetracks. Can teams carry debt? What is Sports Investment Banking?

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