OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even in 2022, when take-private deals hit a new record, they only accounted for 37% of the total value of transactions. First, private equity identifies the publicly traded company they believe is undervalued or could perform better as a private entity without the pressures of being a public entity (e.g.

Investors 130

Investors Private Equity Equities Investment 130

OfficeHours

AUGUST 20, 2023

Private equity involves investing capital directly into private businesses that are not publicly traded on stock exchanges (that would be a hedge fund). 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.

Private Equity 130

Private Equity Equities Investment Banking Finance 130

Cooley M&A

MARCH 2, 2021

A SPAC is a publicly traded shell company with no underlying operating business that seeks to merge with a target operating company. According to Nasdaq , in 2015, SPACs made up approximately 12% of the IPO market, but by 2020, that number had risen to approximately 53%. What is a SPAC.

Securities 40

Securities IPO Mergers and Acquisitions Shares 40

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. Voting agreements in public M&A transactions.

M&A 59

M&A IPO Shares Mergers and Acquisitions 59

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

Helpfully, the SBA issued a procedural notice in October 2020 outlining what constitutes a “change of ownership,” allowing deal parties to structure a transaction to eliminate the need for SBA consent by submitting a loan forgiveness application and placing the loan proceeds into an escrow account established by the PPP lender in advance of closing.

M&A 40

M&A IPO Mergers and Acquisitions Business 40

Software Equity Group

OCTOBER 22, 2024

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Valuation 52

Valuation Investors IT Management 52

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.

M&A 40

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Mergers 40

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.

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Mergers 52