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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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Even in 2022, when take-private deals hit a new record, they only accounted for 37% of the total value of transactions. First, private equity identifies the publicly traded company they believe is undervalued or could perform better as a private entity without the pressures of being a public entity (e.g.

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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. Let’s dig in.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even in 2022, when take-private deals hit a new record, they only accounted for 37% of the total value of transactions. First, private equity identifies the publicly traded company they believe is undervalued or could perform better as a private entity without the pressures of being a public entity (e.g.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

The S&P 500 has recently traded near 4800, close to its record at the end of 2021. It has taken two years to return to those levels, after 2022 and 2023 were burdened with interest rate hikes and fears of a recession. There are only a few publicly traded companies in specialty consulting. As 2024 starts, the U.S.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations (“Covered Corporations”) effected after December 31, 2022 (the “Excise Tax”). [1] because SPAC sponsor shares are forfeited and not entitled to receive any distributions upon liquidation).

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The Deal

JULY 21, 2023

in 2023 through June 20, up from 11 and 13 in the same period in 2022 and 2021, respectively, according to data from Insightia. REITs in full-year 2022 and 2021 each. In many cases, external managers have their hands in multiple pots, at different publicly traded REITs, which each pay them probably too much,” he added.

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