Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Regular individuals have retail banks. Huge corporations have investment banks. The answer: Merchant banks. Merchant banks are a very important part of the financial ecosystem, since they support the largest chunk of businesses – the mid-sized ones. What is a Merchant Bank?

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Wizenius

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Leverage Buyouts (LBO) are a strategic financial maneuver where a financial sponsor, typically a private equity firm, acquires a target company by utilizing a substantial amount of debt alongside a smaller portion of equity. Within an LBO framework, investors aim to boost returns by leveraging debt to magnify equity returns.

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Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

MADRID (Reuters) – Private equity investor Blackstone plans to list shares of Spanish gambling company Cirsa in the first half of 2025 in an initial public offering, local newspaper Expansion reported on Monday, citing unidentified market sources. billion)floating between 20% […]

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

While the term "bank" may conjure a monolithic image, the reality is far more nuanced. The world of banking can be broadly divided into: Retail Banks: Think of your local branch where you have your checking and savings accounts. For example, Wells Fargo and Bank of America are giants in this space. interest annually.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

I still recall the metric that was drilled into me back then: hit $50 million in revenue and a few back-to-back years of profitability and you, too, can go public. The benefits of going public are significant. So over the last 30 years, fewer and fewer companies have been going public. Today, the number of U.S.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

After it went public in 2012, Facebook had the capital to grow significantly, acquiring companies like Instagram and WhatsApp, and diversifying its revenue streams. If you're interested in breaking into finance, check out our , Private Equity Course and , Investment Banking Course , which help thousands of candidates land top jobs every year.

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RKJ Partners

AUGUST 6, 2017

It is fairly common for business owners to believe there are only three sources of capital – their local bank, the Small Business Administration (SBA) or personal loan/savings. Capital is generally grouped into three main classifications: Senior Debt, Mezzanine Capital and Equity Capital.

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Cooley M&A

APRIL 5, 2024

While the ruling has broad implications for many current arrangements (particularly stockholder agreements for public companies), it did provide a path forward, noting that many of these provisions would have been valid if included the corporation’s certificate of incorporation instead of the stockholder agreement.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Beginning in 2020, there was a wave of announcements for private equity firms entering the car wash industry. It seemed like every month there was news that private equity firm “ABC” acquired or invested in car wash chain “XYZ” with a plan to grow rapidly. What comes next?

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