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

Cooley M&A

The bankers on the panel shared the belief that the quality of SPAC sponsors has increased as private equity firms, successful dealmakers and well-regarded VC investors launching their own SPACs. According to Odeon Capital Group research, as of December 2, 2020, 210 SPAC IPOs had been completed representing gross proceeds of ~$72 billion.

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Panmure Gordon and Liberum agree merger to create new investment banking giant in the UK

The TRADE

Over the last three years we have doubled our corporate client base, made significant investment in talent and materially increased our share of the UK market across our trading and execution capabilities,” said chief executive Ricci. “In Together the two firms have an aggregate of £9.9

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How Merchant Banks Help Businesses Grow and Succeed

Razorpay

Fundraising Merchant banking helps businesses raise funds from the public by issuing shares and debentures, rights issues of shares, preferential allotment of shares, private placement of shares and debentures, and other instruments. This service helps companies to raise the required funds from the public.

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Top 3 Growth Financing Options for Software Companies

Software Equity Group

Equity: Minority Financing Equity financing involves selling a portion of company ownership through shares to raise capital and have the funds needed to execute your vision. This option provides liquidity to shareholders and operators and, depending on the selected partner, can also include capital investment to fuel growth.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

Instead, the fund would look for a company that has announced plans for a specific action , such as a spin-off of one division, and use this logic to invest: “If this spin-off happens and we’re right about the new company’s value, we could potentially earn 50% by buying the parent company’s shares.” “But EBITDA multiple , matching its own.

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Biotech Hedge Funds: A Match Made in Heaven

Mergers and Inquisitions

In technology, as a startup keeps raising capital, it normally does so at gradually higher valuations as its customers, users, and revenue grow. But in biotech, companies valuations often remain close to their total capital raised until much later in the process (i.e.,

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