OfficeHours

OCTOBER 20, 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. Visit the OfficeHours Blog and follow us on our social media accounts: Instagram , LinkedIn , YouTube , TikTok , and Twitter for our latest updates.+

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 20, 2024

The JML transaction is the latest in a long line of successful deals Bob has negotiated for clients throughout the years. in $8B transaction), howstuffworks.com International (merged into NASDAQ company), Global Metro Networks, MetroNet (IPO), Performance Awareness Corp. IPO), and Megapath Communications.

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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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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Technical Questions – You could get standard questions about accounting and valuation or VC-specific questions about cap tables, key metrics in your industry, or how to value startups. Q: Tell me about the current IPO, M&A, and VC funding markets.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

trillion during 2021 – an increase of 71% compared to 2020 – and accounted for 20% of the $5.9 On the other side of the negotiating table, however, we still don’t take as a given that strategic acquirers blanketly utilize insurance products. Tech M&A surged to a staggering $1.1 trillion(!) in the year’s global M&A deal value.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

Private equity’s increased interest in life sciences , with PE buyers accounting for 47% of deal volume in the first half of 2021 , compared to a long?term 2021’s SPAC activity was most intense in the first quarter, with 298 SPAC IPOs priced and 97 deSPAC transactions announced in the first quarter alone. time highs in 2021.

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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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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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