Cooley M&A

MARCH 2, 2021

A SPAC is a publicly traded shell company with no underlying operating business that seeks to merge with a target operating company. According to Nasdaq , in 2015, SPACs made up approximately 12% of the IPO market, but by 2020, that number had risen to approximately 53%.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

A series of blockbuster deals rallied the NASDAQ 100 Technology Index to trade more than 20% higher than 2019, and Q3 2020 recorded the highest global M&A deal value in the technology sector this decade. [2] Creative deal terms and financing arrangements were also attractive aspects of SPAC deals as compared to their IPO cousin.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

There are compelling rationales for adopting a dual-class structure, but even proponents of the structure generally acknowledge that these benefits are significantly mitigated once the dual-class shares are out of the hands of the founders and/or pre-IPO stockholders. Voting agreements in public M&A transactions.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Although 2022 saw a general decline in M&A activity in the life sciences industry compared to 2021’s frenetic pace (when deal volume was up 52% from 2020 ), life sciences deal flow in 2022 on balance remained strong despite the headwinds. Let’s dig in.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

Even after Thermo Fisher raised its price to €43 per share, the tender offer failed and Qiagen’s stock has continued to trade above the offered price since the offer terminated in mid-August 2020. 2020 was also the year of the SPACraze , with SPAC IPOs raising more than $75 billion in gross proceeds, a 525% increase compared to 2019.

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Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Underwriting Services Merchant banks also provide underwriting services for initial public offerings (IPOs), private placements, follow-on public offerings (FPOs) and rights issues. This service helps companies to raise the required funds from the public.

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The Deal

AUGUST 9, 2023

M&A is a central part of SymphonyAI’s growth strategy as the company prepares for a potential private placement and, eventually, an IPO. “We’re billion market capitalization and trades at 12 times projected sales for the next 12 months, according to FactSet Research Systems Inc. billion valuation in 2021.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Bulge Bracket Bank Definition: The “bulge brackets” are the largest global banks that operate in all regions and offer all services – M&A, equity, debt, and others – to clients; they work on the biggest deals (usually $1 billion+) and have divisions for sales & trading , equity research , wealth management , corporate banking , and more.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

For growth-stage companies, you will see plenty of equity offerings: IPOs , SPACs , PIPEs, and follow-on issuances. A good example is the 2020 – 2021 period, when SPAC activity went vertical, and plenty of renewable energy companies used SPACs to go public.

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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 driven assets. term average of approximately 35%.

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Growth Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Indeed, tech start-ups in London alone raised a record $26bn (£19bn) in funding in 2021, more than double the total in 2020. The UK runs the risk of choking off future tech giants, Google has warned, as the proportion of VC funding for earliest-stage tech companies fell to 5 per cent in 2021 compared with 15 per cent a decade ago.

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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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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

billion, a 36% decrease from 2021’s record high of $1.1 As was the case in 2021, software deals remained the strongest performer within the tech sector, representing approximately 90% of tech M&A deals. Deal volumes dropped from $531.13 billion [1] during the first half of 2022 to $189.17 trillion. [2]

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Growth Equity Interview Questions: Markets & Investments These questions could span a huge range because they could ask you about anything from the current fundraising environment to the IPO and M&A markets to specific markets their portfolio companies operate in. Q: Pitch me a growth company that we should invest in.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The tech deal floodgates still havent opened, as persistent valuation mismatches, a still (mostly) closed tech IPO market, stiff competition and worldwide regulatory scrutiny continue to weigh on activity, particularly for VC-backed exits and mega deals. billion acquisition of Altair, IBMs pending $6.4 So is tech M&A back?

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