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

InvestmentBank.com

of debt funds raised in the first half of 2020, and arose from after contributing only 19.7% of debt capital raised in 2019 [9]. The first half of 2020 saw an annualized decline of more than 30% in total debt funds raised compared to 2019 [10]. 2020, January) COVID 19’s Influence on the US PE Market. Taylor, T.

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Do You Need An Insurance Agency Investment Bank?

Sica Fletcher

This experience has revealed that there's a common misunderstanding around what an ‘investment bank’ is and what an ‘investment banker’ actually does. Founders Michael Fletcher and Al Sica are two of the industry's leading dealmakers who have advised on over $16 billion in insurance agency and brokerage transactions since 2014.

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Common Types of Insurance Agency Sellers

Sica Fletcher

The most commonly used source for this is S&P Global data, which ranks the performance of M&A advisory firms across a variety of different metrics and industries. ( See example below ) Investment Banks Investment banks differ from M&A advisory firms primarily in their capital-raising abilities.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

Special Situations – These funds focus on companies that are spinning off or divesting divisions, reorganizing, or otherwise going through more unusual changes (not just simple acquisitions or capital raises). Other well-known funds with a broad event-driven focus include Davidson Kempner, Farallon, HG Vora, Luxor, Canyon, P.

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Selling a Repair Shop for Maximum Profit

Focus Investment Banking

We also do buy side for some larger entities and now were really making a push on capital raises and the capital markets as well. I know I can look at a P and L right off the bat and highlight a few things that I just stick out because weve done it both on the M and A side and the operational side. Are you going to sell?