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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Some argue that GE offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to fund innovation and growth – as in venture capital – plus the ability to limit downside risk and invest in proven companies – as in private equity. In the 2010s, startups began to postpone their IPOs, but they still needed funding.

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Capital Markets vs. Investment Banking: Deals, Careers, Recruiting, Exits, and Offer Decisions

Mergers and Inquisitions

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? Do you learn anything?

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Bulge Bracket Banks: 2024 Edition

Mergers and Inquisitions

The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal. As another example, some argue that UBS should not be a bulge bracket bank because it has focused on wealth management and areas outside the capital markets.

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Who Are the Best M&A Advisors for Tech Companies?

iMerge Advisors

Top M&A Advisors by Deal Size and Focus Lets break down the landscape of M&A advisors serving tech companies, from global investment banks to boutique specialists. Morgan bring unmatched reach and capital markets expertise. Theyre often engaged by public companies or unicorns seeking IPO alternatives or strategic exits.

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Who are the best M&A advisors for tech companies?

iMerge Advisors

Top M&A Advisors by Deal Size and Focus Lets break down the landscape of M&A advisors serving tech companies, from global investment banks to boutique specialists. Morgan bring unmatched reach and capital markets expertise. Theyre often engaged by public companies or unicorns seeking IPO alternatives or strategic exits.

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The Venture Capital Case Study: What to Expect and How to Survive

Mergers and Inquisitions

but the venture capital case study remains a bit mysterious. We’ll go through a short example for a fictional startup called PitchBookGPT , which comes directly from our new Venture Capital & Growth Equity Modeling course. There’s plenty of information online about case studies in finance interviews (IB, PE, etc.),

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Delaware Court of Chancery Invalidates Common Provisions in Stockholder Agreements

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

Factual Background At the center of the case is boutique investment bank Moelis & Company and the stockholder agreement that it entered into with its eponymous founder (the “Founder”) just prior to its IPO in 2007. many venture capital backed companies).