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09-26-2023 Newsletter: From investment banking to PE to Tech: Michael DeMaria’s path from banker to founder — Join us this Friday at noon!

OfficeHours

.” 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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FOCUS Investment Banking Welcomes New Managing Directors, Expanding Southeast and Midwest Presence

Focus Investment Banking

Washington, DC, (August 15, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that it has added two new managing directors, Mike McCraw and William R. Bill”) Snow.

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M&A Roundtable Takeaways: Preparing for a Transaction

SDR Ventures

The questions and discussion framework were provided by a curated group of business owners and operators participating in a variety of industries including Media, IT, Technology, Industrials, Biomedical and Events & Catering. Investment Banks: To Hire or Not to Hire? Should I hire one?

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Event-Driven Hedge Funds: The Best Home for Bankers Turned Investors?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Event-driven hedge funds” is one of the more confusing labels in finance. Part of the issue is that many different strategies fall within the “event-driven” category: merger arbitrage , activist investing , distressed investing, special situations, and more. If this fund is right, the company’s price may increase by 50%.

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2023 End of Year Bits and Pieces

Focus Investment Banking

Right before the pandemic and just before I flew on that final trip in February 2020, I was in talks to do an M&A event in Amman Jordan! His work includes business sales and capital raises for middle-market companies as well as buy-side services for acquirers seeking middle-market companies.

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Capital Raise Blog Series - Vol 9 Strategies to Raise Capital

RKJ Partners

However several common conflicts which buyers should be aware of include: Investment bankers and advisors are often paid a variable amount based on the amount and type of capital raised. The most common approach to investment banking is for an advisor to be paid more to raise equity than debt.

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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Mergers and Inquisitions

Distressed debt investing offers advantages over other hedge fund strategies , but the marketing often oversells the benefits. Some people can do very well at dedicated distressed funds, but in most cases, you’d be better off pursuing the strategy at a broader credit or event-driven hedge fund : What Are Distressed Debt Hedge Funds?

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