Successful Acquisitions

JUNE 27, 2023

By David Braun, Founder and CEO, Capstone Strategic When Washington DC based restaurant chain Cava became a publicly traded company recently, it bucked a trend that has lasted nearly two years, a notable absence of American IPOs. The past 18 months have marked the slowest initial public offering market since the financial crisis of 2008.

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Cooley M&A

JULY 9, 2021

However, the Chancery Court’s most recent appraisal decision, In Re Appraisal of Regal Entertainment Group (Del. The Regal appraisal proceeding arose from Cineworld’s acquisition of Regal Entertainment Group in February 2018. Panera Bread was a publicly traded company that JAB Holdings B.V. took private in 2017 for $315/share.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Will 2023 see a resurgence of traditional public M&A deals or will macro factors and the looming threat of regulatory review continue to push biotechnology companies down creative paths? It’s a more challenging market environment right now than we’ve seen in many years,” said Charlie Kim , who co-chairs Cooley’s capital markets practice.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

About 3 years ago, I joined the team at Focus Investment Banking, where I spend my time on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising within the collision repair industry. Because they’re publicly traded, we get access to their financials and see how they do quarter in and quarter out and annually for 2023. down, it happens.

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Software Equity Group

APRIL 4, 2023

With extremely strong financial metrics, an excellent Rule of 40 ratio , and solid EBITDA , SEG agreed we were on the right track and guided us wisely through a process culminating in the transaction to Waud Capital in 2017. We also put on an annual customer appreciation event, with speakers, tech stations, and entertainment.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

However, one common point across all the verticals is that IPOs are not common because there aren’t that many publicly traded sports teams, stadiums, or arenas. A few smaller European football clubs also happen to be publicly traded (Ajax, Celtic, etc.).

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