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How Merchant Banks Help Businesses Grow and Succeed

Razorpay

Merchant banks are a very important part of the financial ecosystem, since they support the largest chunk of businesses – the mid-sized ones. Merchant banking is a special branch of banking that provides financial services to medium to small-sized businesses. What is a Merchant Bank?

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Representation and Warranty Insurance for M&A Deals: Cooling Market and Emerging Trends

Cooley M&A

The American Bar Association’s Private Target Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Points Study estimates that 55% of private transactions used R&W insurance in 2023, a fall from the record 65% set in 2021. In current market conditions, underwriters increasingly are offering initial retention below 1% and as low as 0.5%

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Tech unicorns UK – complete guide to the billion-dollar club

Growth Business

There were a record-breaking 85 new tech unicorns created in Europe in 2021, and the UK is at the epicentre with 44. In August 2021, ZEPZ raised $292m in a funding round which saw its valuation increase to $5bn. #7 The group comprises of brokering firm Howden, underwriting agency DUAL, MGA and its data and analytics arm HX.