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Cooley’s 2022 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review

Cooley M&A

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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Introducing a New Term: ‘Negotiauctions’

Focus Investment Banking

I recently learned that two separate tire/service chains I had met with over the years had each transacted with single buyers that knocked on their doors in what we call a “negotiated” transaction. Nokian could have chosen a “negotiated’ transaction with Gill’s Point S, but decided to use market forces to get closer to a market price.

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How Twitter Pushed its Stakeholders under the (Musk) Bus

The Harvard Law School Forum

In particular, our analysis concludes that, notwithstanding their stakeholder rhetoric over the years, when negotiating the deal, Twitter’s corporate leaders chose to push their stakeholders under the (Musk) bus. But these commitments seem to have received little attention or weight from Twitter’s leaders when they negotiated the Musk deal.

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Insurance M&A Deals in 2024

Sica Fletcher

Insurance M&A Deal Valuation, 2024 Starting out in 2024, EBITDA and revenue multiples are in a good place, experiencing modest YoY growth despite the economic downturn of the last 18 months. In deals with the highest earnout, business owners turn to a specialized M&A advisory firm to handle negotiations and oversee valuations.

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How the Growth of Private Credit is Impacting Private Equity

OfficeHours

Economics is generated by the fees, principal, and interest payments made by the borrower rather than the commitment fees earned by the banks. Think about it this way: It is easier to negotiate bespoke partners via bilateral negotiation with a single partner than with tens of investors via a syndicate of investment banking middlemen.

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10-23-2023 Newsletter: Why Take-Private Dealmaking Remains Attractive for PE Investors

OfficeHours

Even in 2022, when take-private deals hit a new record, they only accounted for 37% of the total value of transactions. There are a few reasons why take-private transactions are and remain attractive for PE investors, both in the current economic environment and more generally. Great, I’m learning a ton!

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A Rollercoaster Ride for Software Markets

Intrepid Banker Insights

Intrepid Investment Bankers A Rollercoaster Ride for Software Markets It has been a disconcerting journey through the first three quarters of 2022. 2022 has seen rising inflation and interest rates, twin global disruptions in Ukraine (invasion) and China (shutdowns), and an overall economic slowdown.