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MergersCorp Expands Services to SPAC Companies Amid Growing Market Demand

MergersCorp M&A International

SPACs are publicly traded companies that raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) with the primary aim of acquiring an existing private company, thereby enabling it to go public without undergoing the traditional IPO process.

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How Merchant Banks Help Businesses Grow and Succeed

Razorpay

Read more: SEBI-registered merchant banks in India Here’s an overview of the services that merchant banks offer to the general public. Functions of Merchant Banks A merchant bank’s primary function is to provide financial and advisory services to medium-sized businesses.

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Platform or Bolt-on: Two Different, Compelling Paths of Private Equity Investment

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

When a PE firm purchases a business, the intent is to grow the company substantially (through organic growth and acquisitions) and quickly (usually within three to seven years) with the goal of a successful sale, to another PE firm, a strategic buyer, or through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).

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How do Banks Make Money? Explanation, Examples

Peak Frameworks

Morgan, which offer services in underwriting and M&A advisory. Investment Banking Activities Investment banks have a dual role; they provide advisory services to corporations and governments and raise capital by issuing and selling securities in the capital markets. Let’s dive into the primary sources.

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Cooley’s 2023 Activism Year in Review: Wolfpacks at the Gate

Cooley M&A

7] Winning the support of the proxy advisory firms (ISS and Glass Lewis) continued to be crucial, particularly for the activists: Of the nine activist proxy contest victories, only two came without the support of at least one of the proxy advisory firms. (On Recent examples include: Sarissa’s campaigns at Alkermes and Amarin.

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Cooley’s 2022 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review

Cooley M&A

Although there were 104 initial public offerings of biotechnology companies in 2021 that raised nearly $15 billion in funds, 2022 saw only 22 such IPOs collectively raising less than $2 billion. Let’s dig in.

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