Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 12, 2023

Thriving US Middle Market Fundraising and Resilient Private Equity Regarding Global M&A Private Equity Trends, looking at the positive news, the US middle-market fundraising landscape remained stable throughout 2022, with 156 funds closing at an aggregate value of $133.5 billion, similar to the figures seen in 2020 and 2021.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

My biggest takeaway from this year’s MTD 100 is the growing number of large tire dealerships that are either owned or backed by private equity groups. which in 2021 was acquired by a group of investors led by BayPine LP. and has been since 2021. Audax Private Equity, with offices in San Francisco and Boston, Mass.,

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 27, 2023

Uplift had raised nearly $700 million in equity and debt, securing $123 million at a reported $195 million valuation in its Series C round alone. ” Laplanche is referring to the BNPL-style product that Upgrade launched in October 2021, which lets users pay down their debt over six to 36 months with a fixed interest rate. .

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The TRADE

MARCH 11, 2024

According to a Deloitte study in 2021, women in the Singapore financial industry held 20.8% Read more: The TRADE launches Diversity & Inclusion Survey for 2024 Among our efforts as an exchange to promote diversity, we mandated listed companies to set a board diversity policy back in 2021. of C-suite roles and 24.5%

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Growth Business

JULY 14, 2023

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Over £27.5bn of private equity and venture capital was invested into UK businesses in 2022 – 22 per cent more than 2019, a BVCA report says. The tech sector was the UK’s best performer, raising £13bn – a 15 per cent increase on 2021’s £11.2bn.

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SDR Ventures

AUGUST 24, 2022

Advisory Panel Members: – Private Equity Investors – Investment Bankers – M&A Accounting Professionals – M&A Legal Firms To watch GF Data’s full coverage of the roundtable event, click here. Overall, 2021 appears to be headed for a significant surge in deal activity at strong valuations.

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Quest: Mergers & Acquisitions

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Thanks for sticking with me as I dive into the details of my eight predictions for 2021 ! Specifically, I predict that increased M&A activity in 2021 will make it painfully clear just how hard a tenant-to-tenant migration really is. The outlook for M&A activity for 2021 is quite promising. presidential election.

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions IT Accountant 52

TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 26, 2023

It’s ThoughtSpot’s fourth acquisition following (most recently) the company’s purchases of SQL-based analytics firm SeekWell in March 2021 and data integration company Diyotta in May of that same year. Growth Partners, Valor Equity Partners and Rev.

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Shearman & Sterling

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction claims of tortious interference asserted against a principal of a private equity fund (the "Fund"), which had been the majority investor of a limited liability company (the "LLC"). 2021-0518-JTL (Del.

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Investors Management Mergers Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Peak Frameworks

MAY 22, 2023

The accounting equation is a fundamental concept in finance that every private equity professional, investment banker, and corporate , finance expert should be familiar with. If you're interested in recruiting for private equity and mastering concepts like the accounting equation, you should check out our Private Equity Course.

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Growth Business

MAY 31, 2023

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success According to research from Beauhurst , the first quarter of 2022 was the top performing equity investment quarter on record, with £7.28bn invested into UK start-ups. An angel investor is an individual investor with, usually, a high net worth.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 26, 2024

Scott Bradley OneChronos is a smart market, aiming to use mathematical optimisation to match counterparties for institutional investors. He took on his most recent role as head of sales and platform distribution for securities trading at LSEG in May 2021. He left LSEG at the end of 2022 after nine years with the exchange group.

Equities 52

Equities Trading Sale Electronics 52

Growth Business

MAY 18, 2023

The number of start-ups that raised money through EIS also reached an all-time high of 4,480 in the year ending April 2022, up 19 per cent from 3,765 in 2021. EIS is the government’s flagship tax incentive to encourage private investors to back early-stage start-ups and scale-ups.

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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. Some investors focus on one sector. I am sector agnostic.

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Growth Business

AUGUST 23, 2023

Chris Lascelles, investor at Triple Point Ventures, gives his low-down on how to get it right VCT fund managers told the Financial Times they were investing to help some portfolio businesses deal with rising costs, especially when it comes to salary expectations in software. How do you know it’s time to raise venture capital?

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Growth Business

JULY 24, 2023

Businesses with all-female founded teams received only two per cent of venture capital funding in 2021, with even less going to black and ethnic minority-led businesses. “Given that public funds play a key role in the success of the UK’s venture capital sector, more must be done.”

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Capital Funds Business Government 97

The TRADE

AUGUST 21, 2023

The four separate rulemakings put forward by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in December last year represent the most significant attempt to revamp market structure for US equities in recent memory. While evolution of equities market structure in the US is long overdue, what form it should come in is up for debate.

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Equities Retail Trading Broker 52

The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Cboe Europe Derivatives (CEDX) has confirmed that it is set to offer single stock options from next month, with equity options available from 6 November, having secured backing from a broad range of participants. According to the business, these products amount to 70% of current ADV and open interest for the top 600 European equity options.

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Stock Equities Trading Broker 72

The TRADE

MAY 22, 2024

Cboe Europe Derivatives (CEDX) has welcomed Interactive Brokers as a participant, providing its clients with access to CEDX’s equity index derivatives and equity options this quarter. In November last year, CEDX expanded into equity options, with future expansion of these products in Q1 2024.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As predicted in our previous M&A report, 2022 has not lived up to the runaway performance of 2021. Either way, buyers dependent on acquisition financing will need to adjust for this accordingly—potentially, by using their cache of dry powder to write larger equity checks. This post is based on their White & Case memorandum.

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Accenture Capital Markets

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

And while new listings increased in 2021, they declined (as did investment flows) again in 2022¹. While the listed equity markets have a higher “appeal rating” (86 percent) for raising capital over private issuance (68 percent), only a minority of the small cap issuers are using it today. For example, we saw only a small overall 1.1%

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Shearman & Sterling

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction claims of tortious interference asserted against a principal of a private equity fund (the "Fund"), which had been the majority investor of a limited liability company (the "LLC"). 2021-0518-JTL (Del.

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Investors Management Mergers Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Software Equity Group

MARCH 13, 2023

After the unprecedented market highs of 2020 into 2021, it’s natural for founders in this environment to wonder if they’ve missed the boat. Despite the macroeconomic uncertainty, buyers and investors are still willing to pay a premium for mission-critical, recession-resistant companies. was only a slight decline from 2020’s 5.7x

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M&A Private Equity Equities S&P 52

The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The move follows a successful rollout of the equity segment in March. LIST has upgraded its FastTrade trading solution to accommodate the migration of Italian bond markets to the new platform, providing Italian sell-side clients increased access to international investor bases.

Trading 64

Trading Telecommunication Equities Investors 64

The Harvard Law School Forum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In a small number of cases, a class of common stock is offered to the public that has no voting rights at all. 4] However, such exceptions were not universal and, as will be discussed below, the vast majority of dual-class charters adopted before 2016 that contained transfer restrictions did not include M&A voting agreement carve outs.

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Growth Business

JUNE 22, 2023

There were 2,722 equity deals in total in 2022, of which venture capital and private equity contributed in 1,329 of them. This was a 7 per cent drop from 2021’s total equity figure, but more than any other year. The UK is the biggest VC market in Europe and second most active in the world, second only to the US.

Business 52

Business Capital Equities Private Equity 52

The TRADE

JULY 6, 2023

Retail traders typically follow equity performance closely – a trend dating back to 2021. According to Liquidnet’s review, pressure put on equities throughout the course of this year has presented retail traders with a number of “valleys” that offer large percentage gains on specific stocks. billion worth of purchasing.

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The TRADE

APRIL 5, 2024

“The transition will be carefully managed through close collaboration between Ellipsis AM and Edmond de Rothschild AM to ensure seamless service continuity for investors,” Kepler said in a statement confirming the transaction. Convertible bonds are a hybrid of bonds and equities.

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Asset Management Portfolio Management Business Management 64

The TRADE

APRIL 17, 2024

And, like most asset managers across the street, its global equity trading desk plays host to a variety of characters, each bringing their own individual string to the wider team’s bow. Robeco formerly had a central multi-asset trading desk across equities, foreign exchange and fixed income, headed up by Robbert Wijgerse.

Trading 59

Trading Equities Asset Management Portfolio Management 59

Growth Business

JUNE 29, 2023

Before the presentation in front of investors, you will need to prepare fundraising collateral, which includes the pitch deck, executive summary, business plan and financial forecasts. How to pitch to investors: What fundraising collateral do I need? What documents do you need when fundraising and which are the most important?

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Business Investors IT Investment 98

Growth Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Most exciting tech companies in Manchester This list collates the best in the city based on equity raised, turnover growth year-on-year and impact in their respective fields. #1 in equity from the likes of Index Ventures and EKA Ventures. #5 in equity funding. #10 I do think some of the narrative is changing.”

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Despite investment in the first half of 2023 dropping to £4.6bn from 2022’s £10.8bn as a result of rising interest rates, high inflation, a decrease in valuations and geopolitical tensions globally, UK fintechs are still attracting more VC investment than all other EMEA fintechs combined, with a significant percentage coming from US investors.

Investment 111

Investment Funds Capital Business 111

The Harvard Law School Forum

MAY 2, 2023

stock market in 2022 experienced increased volatility relative to 2021. 1] Geopolitical concerns added to poor investor sentiment approaching the new year. [2] 1] Geopolitical concerns added to poor investor sentiment approaching the new year. [2] 6] (more…)

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Consulting S&P Economics Government 83

The TRADE

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Morgan Stanley and Pawan Passi, former head of its equity syndicate desk, with multi-year fraud linked to block trades. When market participants game the system for personal gain in this way, it erodes investor confidence and undermines market integrity.

Trading 64

Trading Business Investors Stock 64

Shearman & Sterling

DECEMBER 8, 2021

On November 23, 2021, Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed stockholder derivative claims for breach of fiduciary duty against the directors of Wayfair, Inc. Equity-League Pension Tr. the "Company"). Great Hill Partners, C.A. 2020-0992-SG (Del.

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The TRADE

JUNE 1, 2023

The note mentions that the inception of the unit came back in 2021, however the launch was made public in March 2022. The memo reemphasised the importance of “trusted counterparties who understand the needs of institutional investors” and expresses the unit’s need to operate from “a different home” going forward.

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Mergers and Acquisitions Trading Bank Banking 69

Solganick & Co.

MARCH 11, 2022

Following a record-setting 2021 for lower middle market software M&A, the Software Top 50 highlights the most active software-focused dealmakers on the Axial platform. “Public market software company valuations have been battered starting in November of 2021. Software deals increased a healthy 26% in 2021.

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