Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 21, 2023

You’ll also see a fair number of deals in the financial sponsors group due to the many sovereign wealth funds in the region. bulge-bracket banks , such as JPM, GS, MS, and Citi, always rank well in the league tables. The other bulge brackets (BofA, Barclays, UBS, and DB) tend to rank lower, but this varies each year.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

But one possible exception lies in sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) , which are similar to funds of funds in some ways. I’ll address all these points here and cover the advantages and disadvantages of SWFs, but let’s start with the definitions and overview: What Are Sovereign Wealth Funds?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

How does this higher compensation change the investment banking vs. private equity decision and the appeal of IB vs. other industries? Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs paid quite well, with many Associates in the $400K – $500K total compensation range, and various other bulge bracket and middle market firms followed suit.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 17, 2024

based bulge brackets (GS, MS, JPM, Citi, and BofA) are the strongest international banks, and Avendus, Kotak, JM Financial, ICICI, and Axis are the strongest domestic firms. Among the bulge brackets, the U.S.-based based firms (GS, MS, Citi, JPM, and BofA) tend to perform best.

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Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

At the same time, lower middle market private equity firms are more interested in this segment because of the variety of firms they get to seek across different sectors and industries. Example #2 Monomoy, a private equity firm, has created a new credit fund that introduced a niche in the LMM secondaries.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Admittedly, not all banks did this, and many bulge bracket firms will start in the normal time frame of January – March. You probably won’t be able to get a “real” IB internship, but you can find some good alternatives: Search fund internships. Internships at local venture capital or private equity firms.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Note that while Leveraged Finance is technically in “capital markets,” it is closer to groups like M&A because most of the work relates to funding for acquisitions and leveraged buyouts. Again, LevFin is the exception and provides realistic exits into private equity, direct lending , mezzanine , etc.).

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iMerge Advisors

APRIL 19, 2025

Why SaaS Businesses Under $50M Require a Tailored M&A Approach Unlike public SaaS companies or unicorn-scale startups, sub-$50M SaaS businesses often operate in a middle zone too large for micro-acquirers, yet too small to attract the attention of bulge-bracket investment banks.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 24, 2024

We’ll return to this point later, but in finance, it’s more common to do a pre-MBA internship at a small VC/PE firm or boutique bank rather than a bulge bracket bank. If you’re targeting an informal venture capital internship , private equity internship , or search fund internship , focus on smaller, local firms.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

To advance and move beyond the VP level, you do need sales skills , which not everyone has – this is why the more analytical candidates often leave for private equity and hedge funds in the early years. It’s usually a 50-hour-per-week job , which is significantly better than the 60, 70, or 80+ hours required in IB.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For the right person, though, fixed income research can be even better than equity research, whether you’re at a bank, an asset management firm, a hedge fund, or a credit rating agency: Table of Contents: What is Fixed Income Research? closer to the work at a quant fund ).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But this started changing in the 2010s and early 2020s as team values skyrocketed and billionaires, sovereign wealth funds , and sports private equity firms all jumped into the sector. Regulations – Does the league allow private equity or other financial sponsor ownership? How many individuals can be team owners?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Many private equity firms and hedge funds invest in renewables or related areas like chemicals, industrials, technology, and power. . – MPL Buy-In Transaction (BofA and Evercore) BofA – Discussion Materials and Valuation Fairness Opinion (pg.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

Equity research recruiting tends to be less structured, though the bulge bracket banks and elite boutiques still run traditional processes that start over a year before summer internships. If you do IB, you can get into deal-based roles ( private equity , corporate development , venture capital , etc.),

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The Deal

AUGUST 15, 2023

Savvy Gaming Group , funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund , agreed to pay $4.9 Bulge-bracket deal expectations may also be a factor. “I Video game M&A topped $6 billion in the second quarter, S&P reports, which was the highest quarterly total since the Microsoft announced the $68.7

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Private equity was viewed as a “lightly regulated” industry for a long time. government has become more aggressive about regulating all “private funds” (private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, etc.) Annual Audits: Each private fund must receive an annual audit.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 8, 2024

Also, it was easier to use IB roles to win private equity and hedge fund jobs , as recruiting started later, and there was less competition. As I wrote in a recent update of the bulge bracket banks article , though, these points are less true today. After 2008, pay went down across the board for all finance roles.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Carve out tech acquisitions also continued to be attractive to strategic and private equity buyers, with GTCR’s acquisition of a majority stake in Worldpay from FIS for up to $18.5 Private equity activity accounted for only 27% of tech M&A in 2023, a six-year low (and a substantial decrease from the 2021 record of 36%).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 18, 2024

While on-cycle PE recruiting keeps moving up, to the point where you must attend a target elementary school, middle school, and high school to be competitive, off-cycle private equity recruiting remains a viable option for everyone else.

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