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Exit Planning Through an Investment Banker’s Lens

Focus Investment Banking

Supplier Diversification If one supplier accounts for >40% of your sourcing, buyers become concerned, especially with risks like tariffs in 2025. Clean Up the Financials Five years of clear, consistent books build trustno formal audit needed, just detail. Consistently book expenses to the appropriate line item.

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LSEG sees double-digit growth across post-trade as exchange continues to reap benefits of acquisition push

The TRADE

Our post-trade business is in the early phase of its next stage of growth, helping financial institutions manage risk and improve capital efficiency across the whole trading book.” Importantly, due to the success of this strategy, LSEG is set to cease support for the Workspace predecessor, Eikon, in 2025. In capital markets, the 6.1%

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European Parliament’s approval of Mifid/Mifir revisions a starting gun for change

The TRADE

Currently, Mifir foresees three consolidated tapes for Europe, a bond CT – set to be operational by mid-2025, an equities tape set to be operational in early 2026, and a derivatives CT planned for later the same year. Read more:  If you build it, will they come?

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Work Smarter, Not Harder: K-12 Executives Share Takeaways from the 2024 Sales Cycle

Tyton Partners

As it turns out, bookings did increase on average, with 48% of suppliers seeing year-over-year growth from 2023. As one executive observed, Bookings were extremely slow this spring, but have accelerated significantly in Q3 and Q4 so far. As one executive put it, We worked much harder to achieve only modest growth (in 2024).

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Will a buyer expect us to have audited financials or GAAP-compliant statements? What financial documentation might I be overlooking as we prepare for a sale?

iMerge Advisors

Although the company had clean books and a strong recurring revenue base, the buyer required a third-party Quality of Earnings (QoE) report to validate EBITDA adjustments and revenue recognition policies delaying the deal by six weeks. As weve outlined in our Exit Business Planning Strategy guide, early preparation is key.

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A step-by-step guide to installing a smart meter for your business  

Growth Business

The deadline for the rollout is December 31, 2025. Smart meters enable accurate billing  – meaning your business will only need to pay for the energy it actually uses. First, speak to your landlord and ask whether they have plans to install smart meters in your building. To date, more than  29.5

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The TRADE predictions series 2025: Foreign exchange

The TRADE

According to the recent Coalition Greenwich report, multi-dealer platforms (MDPs) are poised to overtake single-dealer platforms (SDPs) in spot FX trading in 2025 – a stark reversal of recent years where SDPs dominated. The key lies in leveraging venue-neutral, multi-channel technology to build a robust distribution platform.

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