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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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Covid-19 Impact on US Private Capital Raising Activity in 2020

InvestmentBank.com

As vaccine distributions bring us ever closer to putting COVID-19 firmly in our rearview mirror, the past year will become remembered as a period of cancelled plans, mask mandates, and bizarre events unlike anything most of us had seen in modern history. of debt capital raised in 2019 [9].

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

Cooley M&A

More private companies have chosen to remain private for longer periods due to the availability of capital from VC and private equity funds. For many private companies during that period, a capital raise was not the primary focus, which meant that a direct listing represented the most efficient route.

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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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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. Life comes at you fast, and the ideal scenario and picture-perfect timeline rarely presents itself.

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11 Concepts We Can Learn About Chocolate, Roll-Ups, and Successful Exits From How2Exit's Interview W/ Gia Cilento and Walid Costandi

How2Exit

The criteria include factors such as valuation multiples, legal issues, availability of buyers, ESG focus, maturity, and competition. They stress that owning a business should not mean sacrificing time with family and missing out on important events.

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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. That valuation depending on how you look at it, boils down to 193% of sales or about 15 times EBITDA.