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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. By contrast, an event-driven fund would never bet on such a situation.

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Past Event: SPACs: The Next Gen IPO or Just a Fad?

Cooley M&A

On November 24th, Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) brought together experts from across financial services to discuss current activity and prospects for special purpose acquisition companies (“SPAC”). More private companies have chosen to remain private for longer periods due to the availability of capital from VC and private equity funds.

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12 Concepts We Can Learn About M&A Deals and Attorneys From How2Exit's Interview Mathew Saur

How2Exit

He was able to get an internship at Cravest, Swain and Moore in New York City, which helped to reinforce his interest in mergers and acquisitions and corporate work. In addition to real estate, a law degree can be beneficial in other areas, such as mergers and acquisitions.

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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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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Mergers and Inquisitions

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? Within the “event-driven” category, distressed funds fit in as shown below: How Are Distressed Debt Hedge Funds Different?

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Single Store Generalist Shops | Why the Era is Coming to an End with Cole Strandberg

Focus Investment Banking

The era of the single store generalist Body Shop is coming to an end is the subject of this month’s series, and it’s based on a presentation I’ve been giving at SEEMA Association events and beyond. It’s something I believe in being true. I promise it has a happy ending of a story. So it’s an industry I love.

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The Sky Definitely Is Not Falling…At Least Not Yet

Sica Fletcher

Update on Private Equity and Insurance Brokerages In our ,, previous article , we reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had not diminished the pace of mergers and acquisitions transactions we are seeing in the insurance agency and brokerage sector. Of course, no one can predict the course of events in the future.