OfficeHours

AUGUST 20, 2023

Private equity involves investing capital directly into private businesses that are not publicly traded on stock exchanges (that would be a hedge fund). The good news is that there are many transferable skills from investment banking (and other non-traditional finance roles) to private equity.

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Razorpay

JULY 27, 2023

These banks are called investment banks. Let’s take an in-depth look at what an investment bank is, and how businesses benefit from them. What is Investment Banking? Investment banking is a branch of banking that organizes and enables large, complex financial transactions for businesses, like mergers, IPOs or underwriting.

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Solganick & Co.

APRIL 21, 2025

Total funding for venture capital-backed cybersecurity companies increased by 29% sequentially to $2.7 Valuation multiples for publicly traded cybersecurity companies ranged from a median of 10.1x billion in Q1 2025. EV/2025E revenue for high-growth vendors (those growing more than 20%) to a median of 4.6x

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How2Exit

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Concept 2: Invest in real businesses. Investing in real businesses is an exciting and potentially lucrative endeavor. Lana also co-authored a book about investing in real businesses. Overall, investing in real businesses can be a rewarding and lucrative endeavor. Lana has also taken the time to learn and educate herself.

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How2Exit

OCTOBER 16, 2023

rn Visit [link] rn _ rn About The Guest(s): Bill Snow is an author and mid-market investment banker with over 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions. Bill Snow is currently with Focus Investment Banking, a firm that specializes in middle market investment banking.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Written by a top OfficeHours Coach; Original article published on October 16, 2023 In today’s world, there is much uncertainty around public markets. However, for private equity investors, this uncertainty represents a unique opportunity to take advantage of investment opportunities in public markets.

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Wizenius

APRIL 8, 2023

The discounting factor would be typically more compared to the one used in publicly traded firms. This discounting factor is targeted rate of return of the VC investor and is set high enough to capture the foreseen/perceived risk of operating the business and chances of its survival.

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Francine Way

JULY 13, 2017

to find the value estimate of a potential investment. Calculating cost of debt, cost of equity, and weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The multiples calculation then proceeded as follow: Market Capitalization = Share Price * Fully-diluted Shares Outstanding. Calculating the Terminal Value and the Value of Operation.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations (“Covered Corporations”) effected after December 31, 2022 (the “Excise Tax”). [1] This post highlights key guidance from the Notice as it relates to common M&A and capital market transactions.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In today’s world, there is much uncertainty around public markets. However, for private equity investors, this uncertainty represents a unique opportunity to take advantage of investment opportunities in public markets. After a certain period of time, usually 5-7 years, the PE firm will look to exit the investment.

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MergersCorp M&A International

AUGUST 9, 2024

The world of finance is often daunting, especially for those unfamiliar with the intricacies of investment vehicles like hedge funds and private equity. While both hedge funds and private equity are alternatives to traditional investments, they serve different purposes, employ various strategies, and cater to distinct investor profiles.

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Deal Law Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The threshold for certain pre-closing net benefit reviews under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) and the threshold for a pre-closing merger notification under the Competition Act have now both been released for 2021. Investment Canada Act. This is down slightly from the 2019 transaction size threshold of C$96 million.

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Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The rise of founder-led, venture capital-backed companies in recent years has coincided with a surge of companies implementing dual-class share structures in connection with their initial public offerings. Atlas Receives Strategic Investment From Sixth Street Growth. Sixth Street Invests in Blueprint Medicines.

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Solganick & Co.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

September 30, 2024 – Solganick , a data-driven investment bank focused exclusively on software and IT services companies, announced the addition of a senior level hire to launch and lead the firm’s cybersecurity M&A practice. Davidson and Imperial Capital. Michael is based in Los Angeles, CA. “We

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Intrepid Banker Insights

MARCH 28, 2023

Intrepid Investment Bankers Warning Signs Your Business’s Liquidity Needs Attention Mixed signals dominate economic headlines as concerns persist about a recession beginning in 2023, if it has not already begun. Capital sources, like all of us, do not like surprises.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

I still recall the metric that was drilled into me back then: hit $50 million in revenue and a few back-to-back years of profitability and you, too, can go public. The benefits of going public are significant. Lastly, going public is a liquidity event for the founders and early investors, allowing them to cash in on their success.

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Solganick & Co.

JUNE 2, 2024

It covers the latest M&A transactions, provides a data analytics market map, updates on industry size and growth data, and publicly traded companies and valuations in the sector. June 2, 2024 – Solganick & Co. has published its latest mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and market update and report on the data analytics sector.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

There are only a few publicly traded companies in specialty consulting. But those companies have been public for more than 20 years. The business we know today as Kroll, when it was previously known as Duff & Phelps, went private in 2013, selling to Carlyle Group and other investment partners.

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The Deal

JULY 21, 2023

Soon after, the activist, Blackwells Capital LLC, settled with the combining REITs. And as Blackwells pulled back, Orange Capital Venture LP on June 15 rushed in , arguing that the activist fund was “complicit in this value destroying merger,” by receiving a large share position as part of its settlement.

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MergersCorp M&A International

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In a significant move to capitalize on the burgeoning Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) market, MergersCorp has announced the launch of specialized services tailored specifically for SPACs. As the landscape evolves, MergersCorp stands at the forefront, guiding SPACs toward successful futures.

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Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Table of contents Lower Middle Market Definition Lower Middle Market Explained Capital sources Examples Lower Middle Market vs Upper Middle Market Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Recommended Articles Key Takeaways The lower middle market (LMM) comprises small and medium enterprises with an annual revenue of $5 million to $50 million.

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Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 6, 2023

ESG isn’t just a matter for large, publicly traded companies. Moreover, “a strong ESG proposition can enhance investment returns by allocating capital to more promising and more sustainable opportunities.” This is particularly true if your partners are publicly traded or foreign-owned.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 13, 2023

As we’ve seen in other healthcare verticals, PE interest is driven by the opportunity to provide growth capital, contribute management expertise, and consolidate a fragmented industry to increase efficiency. Founded in 2007, publicly-traded TOI provides care to about 1.8 But oncology has its own unique drivers. US Oncology Network.

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Solganick & Co.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Buyers continue to seek companies with a strong relationship with their partners, often placing a premium valuation for investment opportunities involving a differentiated service offering and profile. Solganick is a data-driven investment bank and M&A advisory firm focused on the software and technology services sectors.

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Deal Law Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Retail investors are becoming an increasingly significant source of capital on public markets, and dealmakers should be aware of how this development can impact M&A transactions and the decision to go public. Public Companies. Implications for Dealmakers. Private Companies.

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Software Equity Group

JANUARY 29, 2024

Most private equity firms and strategic buyers can’t simply buy or invest in whichever company they choose. M&A transactions are “ smart money ,” meaning the capital involved comes from institutional investors and experienced financial professionals. These firms aren’t relying solely on their own money to make investments.

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Software Equity Group

JANUARY 31, 2023

Most private equity firms and strategic buyers can’t simply buy or invest in whatever company they want. M&A transactions are smart money , meaning the capital involved comes from institutional investors and experienced financial professionals. These firms aren’t relying solely on their own money to make investments.

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The TRADE

JULY 11, 2023

To help boost the attractiveness of the UK’s financial services sector, the UK government revealed last night that it had accepted all recommendations from Rachel Kent’s UK Investment Research Review, published yesterday. We see this proposal as a progressive step, with its success dependent on securing appropriate funding.”

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Solganick & Co.

JANUARY 15, 2025

Additional rate cuts by the Fed in 2025 could further accelerate activity by financial buyers, including both platform investments and add-ons. XDR, EDR) into acquirers platforms and capitalizing on synergistic customer and geographic expansion. EV/2024E revenue for high growth (>20%) vendors to a median of 4.7x

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Software Equity Group

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Part of this is understanding what types of companies will be interested in acquiring or investing in your business and what potential offers will look like from different types of buyers. Strategic buyers These types of buyers run the gamut; they can be publicly traded or privately owned software companies. It’s called dry powder.

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The Deal

JULY 20, 2023

The proposal was intended as part of a broader push to protect the markets following the collapse of Archegos Capital Management LP, but activist fund managers complain that if approved it would have the unintended consequence of hurting their ability to drive needed change at targeted companies.

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Software Equity Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Stock prices and valuations of many leading public SaaS companies have fallen drastically from the beginning of 2022—but while that will affect the private market, it does not necessarily spell doom and gloom. This post will examine the current state of public SaaS company valuations and what it means for private companies.

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Solganick & Co.

APRIL 24, 2024

Solganick is a data-driven investment bank that specializes in IT services and software companies and has advised on multiple M&A transactions within the covered sector verticals. Solganick is a data-driven investment bank and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm focused exclusively on software and IT services companies.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

My parents started a collision repair equipment company back in 1988, ended up not joining the family business right out of school, but went the investment banking route and sometime into that the family business came calling. So seller financing, it’s a good component, but not a good primary source of capital. down, it happens.

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Software Equity Group

MAY 7, 2024

Second was financial services (14%), as financial firms leaned on technology amidst a tight operating environment driven by increased capital costs. Lower interest rates make access to capital (i.e., As for key product categories, SaaS businesses focused on Sales and Marketing led the pack in 2023 with 294 transactions.

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Software Equity Group

MAY 8, 2024

Second was financial services (14%), as financial firms leaned on technology amidst a tight operating environment driven by increased capital costs. Lower interest rates make access to capital (i.e., As for key product categories, SaaS businesses focused on Sales and Marketing led the pack in 2023 with 294 transactions.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This partially explains why sports investment banking has become a hot field, with JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs launching their own sports coverage groups. We’ll do a full breakdown of the sector here, but as usual, we need to start with the definitions, trends, and drivers: Table Of Contents What is Sports Investment Banking?

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