Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

The S&P 500 has recently traded near 4800, close to its record at the end of 2021. In that environment, very few firms sought IPOs, and there was a major slowdown in overall exits, whether private or public. It would be interesting to see if one of these PE firms decides to launch an IPO in 2024.

IPO 52

IPO Consulting Corporate Finance Professional Services 52

OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Once the terms are agreed upon, the acquisition is financed through a combination of debt and equity from the PE firm, as with a typical transaction. This results in the target company receiving a potentially very different capital structure than they previously had, typically with higher debt levels.

Investors 100

Investors Private Equity Equities Debt 100

OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Once the terms are agreed upon, the acquisition is financed through a combination of debt and equity from the PE firm , as with a typical transaction. This results in the target company receiving a potentially very different capital structure than they previously had, typically with higher debt levels.

Investors 130

Investors Private Equity Equities Investment 130

Street of Walls

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets declined for the second week in a row The S&P 500 declined by 1.3% In 3Q12, the S&P 500 rose by 5.8% Both announced and completed M&A improved but remain light while equity and debt underwriting were solid on the week Equity underwriting volumes of $19.4

Investment Banking 40

Investment Banking Investment Banking Bank 40

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 31, 2024

In the early days of institutional private equity, many industrial companies were perceived to be stable, cash-flow-generation machines with significant hard assets that could be used as collateral for debt. billion with Debt of $2.1 No Debt has been repaid, so the Exit Equity Proceeds are $3.6 billion – $2.1 billion = $1.5

Private Equity 59

Private Equity Equities Middle Market Debt 59

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1] in 2022 to 5.9x

M&A 59

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Equities 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

Event-Driven Hedge Funds Definition: Event-driven hedge funds bet on specific corporate actions, such as M&A deals, divestitures, spin-offs, bankruptcies, and business reorganizations, and they profit based on changes in the value of a company’s debt or equity after the action. EBITDA multiple , matching its own.

Funds 64

Funds Investors Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers 64