Benchmark International

MAY 24, 2023

After a very active year in 2021 and a reasonably robust market in 2022, M&A deal-making in the healthcare sector will soar in 2023 thanks to much corporate cash and private equity sitting on plenty of dry powder.

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The Deal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

“How are we going to manage them? ” The Vista Equity Partners LLC and Francisco Partners Management LLC portfolio company already had a presence in APIs, as well as products for application testing, monitoring, observability and other functions. With the acquisition of Stoplight Inc. , SmartBear Software Inc. 22 purchase.

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SDR Ventures

AUGUST 24, 2022

Roundtable Overview During a recent virtual roundtable hosted by GF Data, SDR’s Scott Mitchell joined fellow M&A professionals to discuss the state of lower-middle market M&A and private capital markets. If you are interested in exploring your options, our team of M&A professionals is here to help.

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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. In 2020, M&A activity lagged — and then soared. presidential election.

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Software Equity Group

MARCH 13, 2023

The public markets may have taken a beating, but behind the gloom-and-doom headlines, there was still plenty of good news for private SaaS companies in 2022. 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. 4Q22’s multiple of 5.6x

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

General trends in tech M&A. Despite everyone’s efforts in 2021, including the rollout of vaccines and varying rounds of lockdowns and work-from-home mandates, a true “return to normal” for M&A dealmakers was foiled anew by COVID-19 and its variants. Tech M&A surged to a staggering $1.1 trillion(!)

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Cooley M&A

JUNE 7, 2021

Partners John McKenna and Luke Cadigan joined PwC to discuss SPACs, tax, audit, legal, and other relevant topics for finance and legal professionals at venture capital and private equity funds. This event took place on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 11:00 AM PDT. Click here to register and view the recorded event. John McKenna.

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Solganick & Co.

MARCH 11, 2022

has been named by Axial as a top software M&A advisory firm. 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. Technology services were 2021’s second-fastest-growing sector at 64%.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 11, 2023

By Jessica Davis, ChannelE2E Bigger private equity firms are bringing more cash to the table to acquire managed service providers. But there are some shifts happening in the size of M&A deals. But there are some shifts happening in the size of M&A deals. There are more buyers than there have ever been,” he said.

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IBG

JUNE 7, 2023

Four of IBG Business’s partners were recognized by M&A Source on May 24 at the organization’s 2023 Spring Conference & Deal Market in Orlando, Florida. Jim’s award marked his second M&A Source recognition in three years; he was named “Advisor of the Year” in 2021.

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The Deal

OCTOBER 17, 2023

On the latest episode of The Deal’s Behind the Buyouts podcast, Solomon Partners co-head of consumer and retail Cathy Leonhardt talks about the sector’s slow start to M&A this year, categories that continue to shine and potential signs of a resurgence in dealmaking.

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Deal Law Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

After a nine-year low in 2020, M&A activity in Canada made a strong rebound in the first quarter of 2021. As reported by BNN Bloomberg , in the first three months of 2021, Canadian companies were involved in 1,168 deals that together totalled US $115 billion in value, dwarfing the US $44.3 The Recovery of Private Equity.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But this started changing in the 2010s and early 2020s as team values skyrocketed and billionaires, sovereign wealth funds , and sports private equity firms all jumped into the sector. No matter the economic climate, you can always bet on sports fans to show up for their favorite teams. Deals could be done on a corporate level (i.e.,

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

based roles at large banks as of early 2022, along with total compensation from 2021. Before you leave an angry comment to say that you or your friend earned above or below these numbers, I want to offer a quick explanation: Investment Banker Salary Changes vs. 2021 and 2020. Vice President (VP) 28-40 $250-$300K $500-$900K 3-4 years.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 14, 2024

These characteristics, coupled with bakery manufacturers’ ability to continually innovate and adapt to consumer trends, have attracted investors and boosted M&A activity in recent years. From 2018 to 2021, the total number of bakery workers declined nearly 12%, leaving operators struggling to replace highly experienced talent.

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Trout CPA: M&A

JANUARY 7, 2022

Michael Wolfe, CPA/ABV, CVA, Valuation Services Partner at Trout CPA Pandemic Impact on M&A We can now appreciate the normalcy that existed at the end of 2019. There was plenty of M&A activity, lots of “dry powder” with private equity firms, low interest rates, and a great time to sell or buy a business.

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Solganick & Co.

JANUARY 30, 2023

has issued its latest M&A Update report for the Education, Learning and Training Technology (EdTech) sector, summarizing Q4 2022 and 2023 outlook. Despite the ongoing downturn, edtech has seen a surge in M&A activity with 26 edtech startups being acquired since 2020. ’s EdTech M&A group, please contact us.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

APRIL 8, 2024

The Bad News Is Not So Bad Rising interest rates and economic uncertainty have tamped down the M&A frenzy that peaked in 2021. The Bad News Is Not So Bad Rising interest rates and economic uncertainty have tamped down the M&A frenzy that peaked in 2021.

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Sica Fletcher

MAY 29, 2024

M&A transactions for insurance companies are part of a robust but complicated market that requires ingesting a great deal of data in order to fully understand. While insurance M&A did see slight dips in deal volume and average value (Fig.2)

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Solganick & Co.

JANUARY 21, 2024

2023 Technology Services and IT Consulting M&A: Consolidation, Retooling, and a Cautious Optimism for 2024 The Technology Services and IT Consulting M&A landscape in 2023 mirrored the broader market’s cautious dance.

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Sica Fletcher

JUNE 20, 2024

The insurance M&A market in 2024 is significantly more complex now than it was 20 years ago. However, this report seeks to make sense of these qualities as a whole to provide an overview of the 2024 insurance M&A market. The table of contents below offers quick links for readers seeking specific information in later sections.

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The Deal

JUNE 22, 2023

Geller is on the deal at Adenza, while managing partner Holden Spaht and partner Brian Jaffee lead the investment at Thoma Bravo, a private equity sponsor. The private equity sponsor then merged the two companies to form Adenza, a financial technology company based in San Francisco. billion purchase of Verafin Inc.

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Cooley M&A

MAY 23, 2024

While representation and warranty (R&W) insurance continues to be used across a broad range of M&A transactions, its use has cooled as dealmakers navigate challenging market conditions. As deal flow has dwindled, competition has increased among carriers, and minimum floors largely have fallen away. of the policy limit.

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Software Equity Group

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A Glimpse into the Current SaaS M&A Environment The world of software M&A has never been more exciting for private equity firms and strategic buyers , who view SaaS companies as attractive due to their predictable revenue, capital efficiency, scalability, and ability to measure success. billion in 2023, a 21.7%

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Software Equity Group

APRIL 24, 2024

SaaS, of course, plays a central role in these efforts, driving a heightened level of M&A activity in the software space. M&A Overview: The Quest for Industry 4.0 After a gradual decline since the mid-20th century, the U.S. manufacturing and industrial sector is making a comeback. Now, signs of recovery are emerging.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Legal Week has nominated Cooley for its M&A Team of the Year in the large deal category as part of the 2021 British Legal Awards , which honor the best of the best within the UK’s legal community.

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Deal Law Wire

MARCH 18, 2021

The need for robust online technologies drove a number of large M&A transactions for enterprise technologies in 2020. For the reasons we discuss below, we expect this heightened M&A activity in the insurance sector to increase as the year goes on. Insurtech is contributing to this increased M&A activity.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

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. In a small number of cases, a class of common stock is offered to the public that has no voting rights at all.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 21, 2023

More surprisingly, a handful of private equity associates have also reached out about being laid off or being put on performance plans in a tough market. M&A Deal Volume Fell in Q1 2023 Do not take being laid off as a personal reflection of your ability or worth. Leave on a good note Wall Street is a small industry.

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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 valuation in 2021. The post On the Hunt: SymphonyAI’s M&A Algo appeared first on The Deal. Founded in 2017, the Palo Alto, Calif.,

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Judges selected finalists for the Transatlantic Corporate Team of the Year award based on standout corporate transactions in one of the following fields: IPOs, public M&A, private equity or corporate reorganizations.

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Solganick & Co.

APRIL 24, 2024

Solganick Technology Services M&A Update – Q1 2024 Final April 25, 2024 – Los Angeles and Dallas – Solganick & Co. (“Solganick”) has issued its latest technology services industry sector mergers and acquistions (M&A) update report for Q1 2024. of all transactions through YTD.

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InvestmentBank.com

MAY 26, 2021

As the world headed into the uncharted territory of a worldwide pandemic, investors in both debt and equity markets reacted to shifts and changing conditions in several interesting ways, and the lessons they learned and the actions they take this year will set the stage for everyone’s access to capital in the years to come.

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Cooley M&A

JULY 20, 2023

The mergers & acquisitions market may wax and wane, but one thing in M&A is consistent from year to year: The Delaware courts issue opinions that impact M&A dealmaking. And this year is certainly no exception – Delaware courts continue to have plenty to say about M&A. The short answer: no.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

I spent the first 20 years of my career at the global bulge bracket banks, first in investment banking and then on the institutional equity desks, in a cross-asset and special situations role. I was there through 2015, then Bank of America, before I joined Conversant Capital in early 2021.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 31, 2022

Background Over the past several years, there has been an enormous wave of M&A transactions in our industry as agency principals have been capitalizing on the unprecedented demand for insurance brokers. If you have any interest in M&A transactions for insurance agencies and brokerages, you will not want to miss this analysis.

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TKO Miller

MAY 11, 2023

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