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.

S&P 52

S&P Investment Portfolio Corporation 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. in 2020 to 9.5%

M&A 52

M&A Insurance Valuation Equities 52

Transactional Delights

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

A former Professor of Law and Economics at Harvard University and partner at WLRK, one of the things Coates is known for is the Problem of the Twelve. The burden in 2021 will continue to fall on the marketplace, as we struggle toward ‘generally accepted ESG reporting principles.’ and $2,000 in Canada”. That’s one to watch.

Retail 40

Retail M&A S&P IT 40

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

No matter the economic climate, you can always bet on sports fans to show up for their favorite teams. SPAC IPOs for esports companies were “hot” for a short period in 2021, but they seem to have died off by now. For a long time, sports teams and franchises were not worth that much, so banks rarely put their “A-Teams” on these deals.

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Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 105

The TRADE

JANUARY 18, 2024

He explains: “If somebody’s entering a huge notional-sized order into the marketplace, they might not want to put that on-screen. When you look on-screen, the size and price you see in the screens isn’t necessarily the full market, it’s what the market makers are comfortable quoting electronically.

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Trading Electronics S&P Broker 130

FineMark

JANUARY 17, 2024

This strong push in November and December ended the long stretch of losses that fixed-income investors have endured since 2021. The equity market also noted the Fed’s comments as investors piled back into equities and the S&P 500 finished the year up more than 26%. history was born. in the rising rate period and 11.8%

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S&P Equities Valuation Investment 52

InvestmentBank.com

MAY 26, 2021

Debt Markets Prior to COVID-19, some analysts and debt underwriters encouraged debt issuers to exercise caution after the tenth straight year of economic expansion [1]. Simultaneously, other special situation funds ballooned as institutions sought to hedge against losses amid the new market and economic turmoil.

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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. 2] Examples of this strategy coming to bear in 2021 included Thermo Fisher Scientific’s acquisition of PPD for $17.4 on transactions over 2019’s mega?mergers. driven assets.

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Mergers 40

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1] billion leading the pack.

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Equities 59

InvestmentBank.com

MAY 18, 2021

The healthcare sector in the United States is a large driver of economic output. Government funded programs include Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Veterans Health Administration. Over the last year, the biotech industry has seen considerable growth compared to the S&P 500.

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Healthcare M&A Valuation Hospitality 40