Cooley M&A

MARCH 1, 2019

Even for a thriving business with a viable equity story, committed stakeholders and the right advisers, the final deal terms and valuation are typically guided by factors beyond a company’s control. Stock market forces also make the timing of an eventual outright exit and the final blended valuation of equity sales over time uncertain.

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Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 29, 2020

is the increased frequency at which SPAC IPOs are occurring. As reflected in Chart 1 , 102 SPAC IPOs have been announced this year as of September 18, 2020—almost double the number of SPAC IPOs in all of last year (and more than double the number of SPAC IPOs in 2018). SPAC vs. IPO. Valuation Certainty.

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OfficeHours

JULY 11, 2023

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Furthermore, if the portfolio company’s revenue is not able to increase with or outpace the rate at which inflation is rising, its valuation will ultimately be impacted. 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.

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Razorpay

JULY 27, 2023

Investment banking is a branch of banking that organizes and enables large, complex financial transactions for businesses, like mergers, IPOs or underwriting. Investment Banking Services Initial Public Offering (IPO) When a privately-owned business wants to become a publicly traded company, it goes through an IPO , or Initial Public Offering.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Furthermore, if the portfolio company’s revenue is not able to increase with or outpace the rate at which inflation is rising, its valuation will ultimately be impacted. 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.

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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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Wizenius

AUGUST 16, 2023

This stage requires mastering valuation techniques, conducting thorough market research, and engaging in insightful discussions with management teams to unearth the true potential of the company. Factors like valuation, IRRs, and payback periods come into play.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Operating metrics and valuation multiples , especially for the assets and companies that are the most different (see below). Per FTI Consulting , solar, wind, and “portfolio” (mixed asset) deals account for 60% of renewable M&A activity in the U.S.: What Do You Do as an Analyst or Associate?

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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. Q: Which current startup would you invest in?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

This style is about purchasing minority stakes in cash-flow-negative-but-high-growth companies that want to scale and eventually go public or sell (think: Uber or Airbnb before their IPOs). Valuations are high, the returns depend on future growth, and deals are for primary capital , i.e., new cash the business needs.

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Francine Way

JULY 8, 2017

PE funds typically have 4-to-7-years ownership windows for an investment and look for an exit at the end of that period through a sale or an IPO (initial public offering). Peaked market valuations: When market cycle peaks or an industry fully matures, it may be advantageous for shareholders to cash out.

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Sun Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Invest in strategic initiatives to boost your company’s performance and market position, ultimately increasing its valuation. Cultivate a collaboration, innovation, and accountability culture to empower your management team to drive the business forward independently.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 12, 2023

They want a $2 million seed investment at a $20 million post-money valuation, meaning that we (the VCs) will own 10% if we invest. Here’s a summary of the different stages: Since the asking valuation is $20 million, we can reframe this case study as: “Could this company potentially reach 100x that valuation, or $2 billion?

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

Undeterred by the pandemic, high target valuations, intense competition for attractive assets and regulatory uncertainty, the deal world again proved that robust activity is possible with distributed workforces Zooming through the market faster than you can say, “You’re on mute.”. Tech M&A surged to a staggering $1.1 trillion(!)

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

Despite dealmaking anxieties in the first half of the year, valuations remained strong, and discount opportunities were few and far between. Creative deal terms and financing arrangements were also attractive aspects of SPAC deals as compared to their IPO cousin. 2] Global deal value in the technology sector was up 47.3%

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Mispriced Companies and Assets – Some mature healthcare firms trade at low valuation multiples , often because the market misunderstands their contracts, revenue, or track record. Areas like healthcare services and medical devices are fairly generalist and follow standard accounting and valuation. For example, in the U.S.,

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Software Equity Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

C Corp for Software Companies Factor Impact Investor Appeal Tax Efficiency Ownership Flexibility M&A Potential C Corps are highly attractive to investors, particularly for those considering venture capital or IPO. The flexibility to have multiple stock classes is a major draw for institutional investors.

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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

JANUARY 22, 2021

Earnouts continue to be popular methods for addressing valuation uncertainty, particularly in the life sciences space. As we have previously observed , the use of milestone-based earnouts to bridge a valuation gap is often a short-term solution that presents many long-term complications. Earnouts Remain Popular – and Difficult.

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M&A Leadership Council

JUNE 12, 2023

We also recommend you do a dark web search for target company credentials, usernames, passwords, personal information, confidential documents, customer information, account numbers, and social security numbers, to name a few. Second, impact to deal valuation or terms. First, true deal-stop or red-flag issues.

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M&A Leadership Council

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

We also recommend you do a dark web search for target company credentials, usernames, passwords, personal information, confidential documents, customer information, account numbers, and social security numbers, to name a few. Second, impact to deal valuation or terms. First, true deal-stop or red-flag issues.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

Midsize pharmaceutical buyers pursuing opportunistic acquisition strategies, with robust capital markets and high valuations having limited the pool of attractive assets available in recent years. These players have looked further afield to add new capabilities and pipeline assets. term average of approximately 35%. time highs in 2021.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 10, 2024

This happened for a few reasons: 1) Soaring Valuations – Many sources say that sports team valuations “outperformed” the S&P 500 over the past 20 years, which is a polite way of saying that many teams are now valued at extremely high multiples. only a handful a decade ago).

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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.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

However, deal activity fizzled in the second half of 2022, as high inflation, aggressive anti-inflation monetary policies, geopolitical instability, assertive antitrust regulators and tightening financing markets depressed target valuations, reduced strategic acquirer confidence and sidelined private equity sponsor buyers. trillion. [2]

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Reference any deals you’ve worked on that required analysis of these points and talk about how they affected the valuation or client’s decisions (this is more grounded than just saying, “I like high-growth companies!”). Exits Up Slightly But Still Poor – M&A activity has ticked up modestly, but the IPO market is still mostly shut.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 5, 2025

In technology, as a startup keeps raising capital, it normally does so at gradually higher valuations as its customers, users, and revenue grow. But in biotech, companies valuations often remain close to their total capital raised until much later in the process (i.e., If you have an advanced medical or academic background (e.g.,

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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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