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US Capital Markets Midyear Report: The Revival of IPOs and a Possible Turning Point

JD Supra: Mergers

capital markets’ resilience and ability to adapt, IPOs, debt markets and mergers and acquisitions (and related financings) have shown substantial increases over 2023. As a testament to the U.S.

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Private Equity Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Course for Beginners

OfficeHours

Leveraged buyouts involve acquiring a controlling interest in a mature company, typically through a combination of equity and debt financing, using the acquired company’s assets as collateral to secure debt financing. Venture capital focuses on early-stage companies with high growth potential.

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Upgrade acquires travel-focused BNPL startup Uplift for a song

TechCrunch: M&A

Uplift had raised nearly $700 million in equity and debt, securing $123 million at a reported $195 million valuation in its Series C round alone. ” Laplanche is referring to the BNPL-style product that Upgrade launched in October 2021, which lets users pay down their debt over six to 36 months with a fixed interest rate.

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Why learning the LBO model trains you for the PE or Debt fund infusion analysis/models?

Wizenius

Leverage Buyouts (LBO) are a strategic financial maneuver where a financial sponsor, typically a private equity firm, acquires a target company by utilizing a substantial amount of debt alongside a smaller portion of equity. In an LBO scenario, both debt and equity investors commit capital to the target company.

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Will There Be an IPO for a Specialty Consulting Company in 2024?

Focus Investment Banking

In that environment, very few firms sought IPOs, and there was a major slowdown in overall exits, whether private or public. And will that mean that some of the privately held management consulting firms or other professional services companies will choose an IPO this year? But those companies have been public for more than 20 years.

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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Some argue that GE offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to fund innovation and growth – as in venture capital – plus the ability to limit downside risk and invest in proven companies – as in private equity. Debt financing is much more common, and the GE firm is often the first institutional investor.

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Capital Markets vs. Investment Banking: Deals, Careers, Recruiting, Exits, and Offer Decisions

Mergers and Inquisitions

Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking? Do you learn anything?