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. While the company generated over $260 million in revenues through the first three quarters of 2023, its stock price is trading under a dollar a share, as the company is burdened with substantial debt.

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IPO Consulting Corporate Finance Professional Services 52

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] The Notice does not extend the netting rule to deSPAC transactions where target shareholders do not receive SPAC stock (e.g.,

M&A 52

M&A Capital Market Stock Mergers and Acquisitions 52

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. Watching for employee turnover is another key piece of the puzzle.

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Capital Advisory Banking Bank 52

Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The primary sources of LMM companies are primarily different forms of debt and credit line lending systems. When listed as publicly traded companies, they mostly become small-cap and micro-cap stocks trading on the exchange. The classification helps investors gauge the performance and growth potential to make future investments.

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Middle Market Bulge Bracket Private Equity Investment Banking 52

RKJ Partners

AUGUST 6, 2017

Essentially, comparable company analysis looks at the value of publicly traded companies. The method assumes leveraging, whereby the cash flow of the company is used to pay-off the debt—ultimately building equity. As a result, the value of the company lies in its ability to repay the debt.

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M&A Valuation Mergers and Acquisitions Discounted Cash Flow 40

Cooley M&A

MARCH 1, 2019

Capital intensive businesses will also need to consider the prospective implications of any M&A transaction under their financing facilities, including potential changes to their credit ratings, so it will be necessary to socialize the transaction with lenders ahead of time. Is the objective to achieve a partial or complete exit?

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IPO Valuation M&A Business 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

Now say we’re in good fortune here for this example because there is only one Pureplay Collision Group that is publicly traded and we know them as the Boy Group or Gerber Collision and Glass. 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.

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Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Equities 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Sports Investment Banking Definition: In sports IB, bankers advise on equity and debt issuances, mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring deals for sports teams and leagues, sports-adjacent technology and services firms, and facilities such as arenas, stadiums, and racetracks. Can teams carry debt? What is Sports Investment Banking?

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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? Novartis announced plans to spin off its generics and biosimilars division into a publicly traded stand-alone company. Let’s dig in.

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Collaboration 40

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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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Mergers 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 8, 2025

Main Quests and Side Quests: Always focus on your main story quest, i.e., your portfolio of liquid, publicly traded assets, and ignore or deprioritize the side quests, such as becoming a mini-VC or investing in real estate. If you hate high finance and leave, fine but why rule it out before even trying?

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Investment Portfolio S&P Trading 59