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. Conversely, when interest rates are high, valuations are supposed to decrease because buyers will try to make up what they are losing to interest.

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M&A Insurance Valuation Equities 52

Sica Fletcher

MAY 29, 2024

2) our team noted unexpected increases in the valuation multiples offered for insurance agencies, as depicted below. Both are already rising as of Q2 2024 , with annual numbers expected to exceed those of last year, despite falling short of the highs of 2021. When we remove this element, deal volume actually held steady.

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M&A Insurance Equities S&P 52

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.

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S&P Investment Portfolio Corporation 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This sector is the most different in terms of valuation and technical analysis because of nuances around licensing, player salaries, and different revenue streams. Be prepared to discuss a recent sports deal (ideally involving a team or league) and have a rough idea of the trends, drivers, and valuation differences (see below).

Investment Banking 105

Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 105

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%. in the rising rate period and 11.8%

S&P 52

S&P Equities Valuation Investment 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 10, 2024

This happened for a few reasons: 1) Soaring Valuations – Many sources say that sports team valuations “outperformed” the S&P 500 over the past 20 years, which is a polite way of saying that many teams are now valued at extremely high multiples. only a handful a decade ago).

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Private Equity Equities Funds Entertainment 103

InvestmentBank.com

MAY 26, 2021

Though to a significantly lesser degree than in the early months of COVID, look into the rest of 2021 and beyond features continued uncertainty in the debt market. COVID-19’s impact on M&A activity varied across industries, with some reaping the benefits and others not being so lucky. So where do we go from here?

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Capital Raising Capital Debt Private Equity 52

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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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

The TRADE

APRIL 15, 2025

New addition Biagini joins from S&P Global where he most recently served as head of data, valuations and risk analytics. Lefferts has been with LSEG since 2021, currently serving as group head of sales and account management and has been a member of the executive committee since 2023.

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S&P Consulting Trading Valuation 52

InvestmentBank.com

MAY 18, 2021

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. How do business valuations differ in Healthcare and across its subsectors?

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Healthcare M&A Valuation Hospitality 40