Intrepid Banker Insights

MARCH 8, 2024

At the same time, market uncertainty, heightened costs of capital, and other headwinds depressed M&A volumes more broadly, though several strategic acquirors and a handful of investors remained acquisitive, particularly in high-performing verticals like professional A/V and live event technologies. Thanks for reading!

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SDR Ventures

AUGUST 24, 2022

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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Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 15, 2023

While there, Mr. McCraw helped launch a well-attended annual educational and networking event called the Multi-Unit Summit , bringing together top brand and industry leaders in a relaxed, high-quality environment. He will be joining the Food & Beverage and Business Services groups.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

“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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RKJ Partners

AUGUST 6, 2017

As investment bankers, RKJ Partners possesses a breadth of knowledge and experience in advising clients that seek growth capital. In our latest blog installment, we define and outline the key elements involved in the process of raising capital. The projections should be optimistic yet achievable.

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How2Exit

MAY 15, 2023

His advisory practice helps them through catalytic, transformational, and strategic events, such as mergers and acquisitions, governance issues, capital raising, and disputes. Matt is active in the market and is a great resource for advice on capital raising, M&A, disputes, and other strategic matters.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 1, 2020

The answer relates to private equity and the availability of capital to fund acquisitions and the need to deploy this capital. This was the fourth year in a row fundraising surpassed half a trillion dollars, with 2017, 2018, and 2019 recording the highest amounts of capital raised in history.

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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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How2Exit

JULY 13, 2023

These individuals have ambitions for growth and are driven by business expansion, capitalization, marketing, and other related factors. They stress that owning a business should not mean sacrificing time with family and missing out on important events.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 24, 2023

Unsought Products Items consumers do not generally think of buying but purchase due to sudden events or perceived needs , like insurance or funeral services. Global Events The COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in demand for certain goods like cleaning products, benefiting companies like Clorox. Rolex or Gucci exemplify this category.

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