Cooley M&A

MARCH 22, 2023

Competition is therefore stiff, and so it pays off to pre-plan with your accountants and legal advisers to determine deal structure certainty. company’s shareholder approval to the deal, taking into account a retail shareholder base and the trading price of the U.S. You should also assess potential difficulties in obtaining the U.S.

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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. Like a typical leveraged buyout, this can be achieved by selling the company to another private entity, or another PE firm, or taking the company public once again through an IPO. and how our process works.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 9, 2023

Once improved, the exit can then take place, usually in the form of another sale or an Initial Public Offering (IPO), both of which are usually under the advice of an investment bank. During the hold period, the private equity firm can improve operations, management structure, and financial strategies to optimize the business.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 2, 2021

According to Nasdaq , in 2015, SPACs made up approximately 12% of the IPO market, but by 2020, that number had risen to approximately 53%. SPACs are predicted to be an even higher percentage of the 2021 market share, with SPACs representing 79% of the January IPOs. Contributors. Luke Cadigan. Shannon Eagan. Koji Fukumura. John Hemann.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

High inflation might make IPOs more attractive as public markets can provide better protection against inflation whereas selling to strategic buyers or secondary buyers (i.e. Additionally, private firms might choose one type of exit strategy over another depending on the status of inflation. investment banking, private equity , VC, etc.)

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

There are compelling rationales for adopting a dual-class structure, but even proponents of the structure generally acknowledge that these benefits are significantly mitigated once the dual-class shares are out of the hands of the founders and/or pre-IPO stockholders. Potential carve outs for M&A voting agreements. Stockholder litigation.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 20, 2024

in $8B transaction), howstuffworks.com International (merged into NASDAQ company), Global Metro Networks, MetroNet (IPO), Performance Awareness Corp. IPO), and Megapath Communications. It’s a very capital-intensive industry, and I try to take into account that customer demands and specs are getting much tighter.

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Sun Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Cultivate a collaboration, innovation, and accountability culture to empower your management team to drive the business forward independently. Common exit strategies include selling to strategic buyers, private equity firms, management buyouts (MBOs), or going public through an initial public offering (IPO).

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Software Equity Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

This blog post will explore the key differences among these structures to help you make an informed choice for your software company. If you’re trying to determine whether a C Corp vs. S Corp vs. LLC is right for your software company, we highly recommend consulting with a Certified Public Accountant or other tax expert.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 23, 2024

Strained access to public markets and funding The IPO market remained relatively inactive in 2023, leading many life sciences companies looking to raise funds to turn to other exit strategies. Additional major acquisitions of 2023 included Pfizer’s acquisition of Seagen for $43 billion and Merck’s acquisition of Prometheus for $10.8

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Private equity slowed but not stopped by financing environment Despite record amounts of dry powder accumulating for sponsors, high financing costs, persistent valuation gaps and a closed tech IPO market led to a significant decrease in private equity M&A activity in 2023. Despite some isolated bright spots – such as Thoma Bravo’s $10.7

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

Fortunately, in May 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to the financial disclosure requirements that alleviated some of the burden for public company buyers in those transactions by permitting the use of abbreviated financial statements without the need to seek exemptive relief, as discussed in more detail in our previous blog post.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

2] Despite the downtrend, global tech M&A activity in 2022 remained strong relative to pre-pandemic levels and accounted for a record 20% of all global M&A activity. In 2022, however, IPOs or cash sales were not viable exit opportunities for many investors – particularly investors of underperforming or cash-burning investments.

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Razorpay

MARCH 5, 2025

Starting March 1st, 2025, insurers will be required to block the premium amount in the policyholder’s account and only debit it once underwriting is successfully completed. Effective from March 1, 2025, Bima-ASBA leverages UPI One-Time Mandates to block the required amount in the policyholders account at the time of application.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The tech deal floodgates still havent opened, as persistent valuation mismatches, a still (mostly) closed tech IPO market, stiff competition and worldwide regulatory scrutiny continue to weigh on activity, particularly for VC-backed exits and mega deals. billion acquisition of Altair, IBMs pending $6.4 So is tech M&A back?

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