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. The setup for 2025 is harder.

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 10, 2025

Corporate structure Whether youre a C-Corp or S-Corp can affect taxes at sale. This target is negotiated and agreed upon, and the investment banking advisor will play a large role here. If your goal is full retirement by 2030, plan to sell by 2028 or 2029. C-Corps, for example, might lead to double taxation, which isnt ideal.

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Overall, there was a healthy amount of dealmaking throughout the year, offering a positive signal for 2025. Large corporates have pursued acquisitions to increase their market share, grow their customer base, and/or expand their footprint. Earlier in the year, Neutral Foods, the first certified carbon neutral foods company in the U.S.,

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Solganick & Co.

MAY 13, 2024

May 13, 2024 – Los Angeles Business Journal – by Taylor Mills Solganick Says M&A is Back Los Angeles-based boutique investment banking firm Solganick & Co. Aaron Solganick founded the firm in 2009 after serving as the senior vice president of investment banking at B. Contact Us for information

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OfficeHours

JULY 17, 2023

If you have a specific sector specialty, perhaps consider a corporate business development role within that industry. Apollo Blackstone Carlyle KKR None of these Thoma Bravo TPG Vista Equity Do you plan on recruiting for On-Cycle 2025? Out of the below, which would you rather place at? Has your FT IB Start Date been pushed back?

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The TRADE

AUGUST 2, 2024

It is expected to be signed at the end of 2024 and close in mid-2025, pending relevant regulatory approvals. Panmure Gordon and Liberum confirmed they were set to merge in January to create the UK’s largest independent investment bank, with ex-Barclays executive Rich Ricci stepping into the chief executive role of the combined entity.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

trillion, but is expected to grow to nearly $2 trillion by 2025. Brent Costello has more than 30 years experience as an investment banker and mergers and acquisition and corporate finance lawyer. The post Consolidation Heats Up the Photonics Industry appeared first on FOCUS Investment Banking LLC.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

AmeriCOM, the American Center for Optics Manufacturing, wants to “increase the capacity and quality of skilled optics technicians by a factor of 16 — from less than 50 per year to more than 800 per year by 2025,” according to its website. Insufficient capital Another big problem is money. Contact Brent at Brent.Costello@focusbankers.com.

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Solganick & Co.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

We expect M&A deal volume to increase in the technology services sector for the remainder of 2024 and continue into 2025. Cybersecurity M&A activity is expected to accelerate in 2025, benefiting from potential interest rate cuts and valuation realignment as sellers seek liquidity. For more information please contact us.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MARCH 31, 2025

As we begin 2025, we are reflecting on the momentum built over the past year. New Team Members In Q1 2025, we welcomed Christopher Oven to our Corporate Advisory team as Managing Director, bringing extensive experience in M&A and strategic advisory. Follow us on LinkedIn to see how we continue making a difference.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 24, 2025

Washington, DC, (January 24, 2025) FOCUS Investment Banking (FOCUS), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services is proud to announce its recognition as one of Axials Top 5 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks of 2024.

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European Investment Bank

JANUARY 14, 2025

The paper highlights the role of foreign direct investment in driving innovation, noting that firms established through greenfield investments exhibit higher productivity than their domestic counterparts. Complementary papers on the productivity slowdown and shifting comparative advantages in trade have been published by wiiw.

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European Investment Bank

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This study uses firm-level data from the European Investment Bank Investment Survey (EIBIS) for the period 2015-2022 to investigate exactly how different kinds of firms and corporate investment are affected by such macroprudential policies.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MARCH 19, 2025

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors Serves as Exclusive Financial Advisor Baltimore, MD March 20, 2025 Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (CCA) is pleased to announce it has served as the exclusive financial advisor to Belair Road Supply, Inc. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough served as legal counsel to the Company.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Bjørn Sibbern has been appointed chief executive officer at SIX, effective 1 January 2025. He brings more than 20 years’ experience in capital markets, having held a range of positions at Nasdaq, OMX Exchanges and E*TRADE Bank Denmark – the latter of which he served as CEO.

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MergersCorp M&A International

APRIL 1, 2025

Mahon, Illes Balearics, SPAIN 01 April 2025 French Sole Holdings SL, a leading footwear and fashion brand based in Spain, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of the assets of the Italian Raffaello Network SPA, a prominent player in the luxury retail sector.

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MergersCorp M&A International

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, February 20, 2025 Maison Franois Borgel 1887 Genve Corp, a US division of Historic Swiss Watch Maison Franois Borgel 1887 Genve is thrilled to announce the successful acquisi-tion of a minority stake by Mathias Oni-Eseleh Jr who would also join the US Board as Non-Executive Chairman.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

McKessons acquisition of PRISM Vision Group is an important milestone for private equitys investments in optometry practices. We have seen similar themes recently with Cencora (another distributor) acquiring Retina Consultants of America [add link to our article 2025 Could be the year of the retina practice deal]].

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 17, 2025

Recent years have produced several notable mergers and acquisitions, as larger food corporations look to expand their portfolios and capitalize on the growing demand for clean label food and beverage products. Large corporates have acquired smaller brands with specific clean label attributes, leveraging their innovation and customer base.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Large corporate buyers accounted for several mega deals in 2024 including Mars acquiring Kellanova for $36 billion and Campbells Soup purchasing Sovos Brands for $2.3 The deal marks a major growth milestone for the emerging concept, which plans to add 20 additional locations in 2025 to its approximate count of 50 restaurants.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

For other people, we have some corporate owned, but for our 80 plus centers, they’re all owned and operated by by others. Well, anybody who’s going to be on the trade show circuit in 2025, highly recommend checking out anything Greg’s doing. We just help set them up and keep them running and keep them growing.

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