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. What does a take-private entail?

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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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OfficeHours

MAY 16, 2023

Hedge funds are significant players in financial markets given the size of their capital bases and the frequency of their trading. There have been various estimates of the percentage of equity volume that is controlled by hedge funds. Liquidity is essential for businesses and governments to access capital.

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Software Equity Group

MARCH 13, 2023

While some public strategics backed off, they were more than made up for by private equity companies with plenty of dry powder and a healthy competitive environment. speaks to a healthy environment, with multiples shored up by private equity buyers on the hunt for high-quality assets. 4Q22’s multiple of 5.6x

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

I worked with the family business under the family’s ownership for three years and then with the private equity group who acquired and partnered with the family business as a platform for another three years. So seller financing, it’s a good component, but not a good primary source of capital. down, it happens.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 13, 2023

On April 23 a group led by private equity firm TPG agreed to acquire OneOncology, the nation’s largest independent community oncology network, in a deal valued at $2.1 While the biggest recent deal, OneOncology is hardly the first oncology platform to be sold to a private equity group. Alliance Health Services.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 17, 2025

After college and a foray into investment banking, Strandberg joined the family business, and remained with it after it was acquired by a private equity group. About three years ago, he joined FOCUS Investment Banking , where he works on mergers and acquisitions and raising capital within the collision repair industry.

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Software Equity Group

JANUARY 29, 2024

You may think pitching your business to potential customers on a regular basis provides the experience needed to win over strategic buyers and private equity investors in an M&A process. Most private equity firms and strategic buyers can’t simply buy or invest in whichever company they choose.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

And will that mean that some of the privately held management consulting firms or other professional services companies will choose an IPO this year? There are only a few publicly traded companies in specialty consulting. But those companies have been public for more than 20 years. It seems that the trend is to stay private.

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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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Intrepid Banker Insights

MARCH 28, 2023

The M&A markets became significantly more challenged in the second half of 2022, and deal activity reported by investment bankers and private equity financial buyers has slowed down, with uncertainty and rising financing costs playing prominent roles. Capital sources, like all of us, do not like surprises.

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Solganick & Co.

APRIL 24, 2024

Financial buyers, particularly private equity firms, have kept M&A volume afloat in the systems integration sector, accounting for 57.1% Private equity buyers have opted to acquire systems integration businesses almost exclusively through their established portfolio companies, or add-on’s.

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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. It can also engender government support.”

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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. There are multiple, complex layers to a deal with a strategic buyer.

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Software Equity Group

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With record amounts of deployable capital behind them, private equity (PE) investors account for nearly 60% of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in tech today. Do you understand the different categories of buyers, including private equity investors, and how they differ from one another?

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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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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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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 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. Voting agreements in public M&A transactions. Potential carve outs for M&A voting agreements.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But this started changing in the 2010s and early 2020s as team values skyrocketed and billionaires, sovereign wealth funds , and sports private equity firms all jumped into the sector. Regulations – Does the league allow private equity or other financial sponsor ownership? How many individuals can be team owners?

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Software Equity Group

OCTOBER 22, 2024

WATCH NOW : Craft a Winning Pricing Strategy to Maximize ARR Growth and Valuation Net Retention in Public Software Companies: Insights from the SEG SaaS Index We recently began tracking net retention information in our SEG SaaS Index , which tracks the performance of 120+ publicly traded software companies.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

However, deal activity fizzled in the second half of 2022, as high inflation, aggressive anti-inflation monetary policies, geopolitical instability, assertive antitrust regulators and tightening financing markets depressed target valuations, reduced strategic acquirer confidence and sidelined private equity sponsor buyers. trillion. [2]

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

Midsize pharmaceutical buyers pursuing opportunistic acquisition strategies, with robust capital markets and high valuations having limited the pool of attractive assets available in recent years. These players have looked further afield to add new capabilities and pipeline assets.

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Private equity-backed ophthalmology groups have seen significant growth over the last eight years, with more than 30 platforms establishing themselves in the market; most completing numerous add-on (individual practice) acquisitions. Other groups have sold within the private equity space.

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