JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 23, 2025

Below is part 2 of his conversation with Michael Norton, Director of Business Development at Houlihan Capital, a solutions-driven valuation, financial advisory, and investment banking firm. In this Q&A, Michael delves into valuation and deal trends, buyer-seller dynamics, and advice for sell-side businesses.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“Why investment banking?” and there’s now an overwhelming amount of information online about investment banking. I’ll explain these points here and suggest specific answers to “Why investment banking?” in Interviews for Steppingstone Internships “Why Investment Banking?”

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OfficeHours

JUNE 22, 2023

Even PE associates are getting let go We’ve had dozens of laid off investment banking analysts and associates reach out to us for how to navigate a tough job market. From Goldman Sachs to Morgan Stanley to Citi and beyond, it seems like even the biggest banks are being impacted by reduced deal flow. Laid off recently?

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OfficeHours

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

.” These webinars are packed with valuable insights from industry professionals and experts in the world of Finance – from private equity to investment banking, career transitions, career growth, and a whole lot more! What did you learn as a Software PE investor at Serent that you didn’t get out of banking?

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The TRADE

JANUARY 7, 2025

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has appointed April Day head of capital markets. As part of the role, she oversaw equity capital markets (ECM), trading and post-trade activities. She also brings extensive experience in investment banking and capital markets to the new role.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

If you want to know how to get an investment banking internship, it’s simple: Start very, very early and have a great “Plan B” if something goes wrong. And yes, you read the news correctly: Banks like RBC, DB, Houlihan Lokey, Rothschild, and Guggenheim opened 2025 summer internship applications in calendar year 2023.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

With investment banking internship recruiting starting earlier and earlier, you also need to win pre-banking internships earlier. But some argue that venture capital internships beat many of these options or should at least be near the top of the list. Why Recruit for Venture Capital Internships?

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The TRADE

MARCH 12, 2024

Digital Asset’s blockchain network Canton has completed a pilot involving a large group of major investment banks and asset managers demonstrating interoperability of independent distributed ledger applications (dApps) in the capital markets domain.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 16, 2024

Panmure Gordon and Liberum are set to merge to create the UK’s largest independent investment bank, with ex-Barclays executive Rich Ricci stepping into the chief executive role of the combined entity. The new combined entity will have offices in Cambridge, Guernsey, Leeds, London, and New York.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 21, 2023

Investment banking in Dubai stands out for attracting remarkable hype on social media. Specifically, should you aim for entry-level investment banking roles in Dubai rather than London, New York, or other financial centers? Investment Banking in Dubai: The Top Banks The usual U.S.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 10, 2023

I’ve found that two main groups care about investment banking in Singapore : Students who are from Southeast Asia and are considering whether they want to work in Singapore, NY, London, or other places. It’s just that it’s smaller than you might expect, which means a lower investment banking headcount than true financial centers.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Below is his conversation with Robert Meyer, a Managing Director at The Peakstone Group, an investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions advisory and raising capital for middle market clients. Robert has over 20 years of investment banking and private equity. By: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

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World Finance

JULY 17, 2023

Alpen Capital has built an impressive reputation for structuring unique and innovative solutions for its clients across the areas of debt, M&A and equity. The company now looks to build on its success

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Financial Times - Banking

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Project Minerva also examined more radical options including raising capital for an acquisition

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking?

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The TRADE

JUNE 28, 2023

New York-based independent prime broker Clear Street is set to launch a new investment banking business named Strategic Advisory Services. The new business line will offer strategic advisory, transaction and creative capital solutions to emerging growth companies, subject to regulatory approvals.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 27, 2024

Steve has 30 years of experience in oil and gas investment banking, most recently having served as the head of Global A&D for the energy group of Barclays Capital. By: Morgan Lewis

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”? The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 5, 2024

Jefferies’ managing director and head of US equity distribution in Europe, Guy Trust, has left the bank after nearly a decade to join Daiwa Capital Markets Europe, The TRADE can reveal. The post Daiwa Capital Markets Europe selects former Jefferies MD for new head of equities appeared first on The TRADE.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 25, 2024

Washington, DC, (July 25, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services is honored to again be named among the Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks of Q2 2024 by Axial.

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Financial Times - Banking

JANUARY 15, 2025

Investment bank boss says depth of private capital has removed imperative for companies to go public

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. not banks or investment firms). What Are Corporate Finance Jobs?

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CNBC: Investing

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Now is the time for investors to step to the sidelines on Netflix, according to the investment bank.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 19, 2023

Armed with anywhere between $2 trillion and $4 trillion of “dry powder”—with about half of that targeted to healthcare—private equity firms have a lot of capital to put to work. By: FOCUS Investment Banking One area receiving interest is the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) and allergy field.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 26, 2024

Washington, DC, (April 26, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services is honored to be named among the Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks of Q1 2024 by Axial.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 6, 2024

Our research team’s latest report compares the top insurance agency investment banks of 2024. Insurance Agency Investment Banks: Investment banks that specialize in the insurance industry. Insurance Agency Investment Banks: Investment banks that specialize in the insurance industry.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 7, 2024

But even with this, you need to start earlier because fewer banks will be open to hiring you, and the banks that are open to hiring you tend to finish recruiting earlier. you will face too many upfront rejections at banks , so you should consider non-IB options for now. If you are an international student applying to U.S.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

If you want to read angry comments and long threads with plenty of insults, you can’t go wrong with the wealth management vs. investment banking debate. And wealth managers at large banks may advise people with as little as a few hundred thousand to invest. The truth is that both claims are correct but incomplete.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 17, 2024

If you have the option to work in finance in different parts of the world, investment banking in India should be at the bottom of your list. But the main problem is that winning a “true” front-office investment banking role in India is virtually impossible, even if you have outstanding academic credentials and work experience.

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American Banker - Investment Banking

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Dallas-based bank is the latest bank to announce plans for a direct lending rollout using non-bank capital.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

In 24 hours, it went from “We’re fine, but we took some losses and need additional capital” to “The FDIC is taking over, the government has guaranteed uninsured deposits, and there might be additional bank runs and a financial crisis or three.” It’s the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. Who deserves the blame. But the U.S.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

APRIL 8, 2025

Astana, Kazakhstan Teniz Capital Brokerage Ltd, a subsidiary of Teniz Capital Investment Bank , has acquired a significant stake in fintech firm Tabys from the Astana International Exchange (AIX).

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Washington, DC, (October 30, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking, a leading middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Colin May has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Automotive Group. Download the Press Release here.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 21, 2024

Washington, DC, (June 21, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, has been recognized as a leading M&A advisor in the industrials sector.

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Accenture Capital Markets

MAY 8, 2024

In an earlier blog , I explored the scale, scope and interrelated nature of the industry-wide disruption facing all participants in today’s capital markets. And one of the biggest cost blocks today is still the middle- and back-office costs—which we estimate to account for up to 30% of most investment banks’ total costs.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JANUARY 29, 2025

29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Moody Capital Solutions, Inc. Moody Capital), a leading investment bank based in Atlanta, Georgia, is pleased to announce the consolidation of the Capitalyst Advisory Group division into its operations. ATLANTA, Jan.

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Download this press release as a PDF The post FOCUS Investment Banking Represents SUCCESS Computer Consulting in its Sale to L Squared Capital Partners appeared first on FOCUS. These testimonials may not be representative of the experience of all clients; testimonials are not a guarantee of future performance or success.

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