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Upgrade acquires travel-focused BNPL startup Uplift for a song

TechCrunch: M&A

Uplift had raised nearly $700 million in equity and debt, securing $123 million at a reported $195 million valuation in its Series C round alone. ” Laplanche is referring to the BNPL-style product that Upgrade launched in October 2021, which lets users pay down their debt over six to 36 months with a fixed interest rate.

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Private Equity Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Course for Beginners

OfficeHours

Leveraged buyouts involve acquiring a controlling interest in a mature company, typically through a combination of equity and debt financing, using the acquired company’s assets as collateral to secure debt financing. Private equity firms also invest in distressed debt or provide private debt financing.

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Will There Be an IPO for a Specialty Consulting Company in 2024?

Focus Investment Banking

In that environment, very few firms sought IPOs, and there was a major slowdown in overall exits, whether private or public. And will that mean that some of the privately held management consulting firms or other professional services companies will choose an IPO this year? But those companies have been public for more than 20 years.

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Morgan Stanley profit exceeds forecasts on dealmaking surge; shares jump to record

Global Banking & Finance

A revival in corporate debt issuance, initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers has bolstered profits for Wall Street banks this […]

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Panmure Gordon and Liberum agree merger to create new investment banking giant in the UK

The TRADE

Over the last three years we have doubled our corporate client base, made significant investment in talent and materially increased our share of the UK market across our trading and execution capabilities,” said chief executive Ricci. “In Together the two firms have an aggregate of £9.9

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Why Take-Private Dealmaking Remains Attractive for PE Investors

OfficeHours

The shares of the company are bought out and delisted from the public stock exchange that the company trades on. 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. Why are take-private transactions attractive?

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Top 3 Growth Financing Options for Software Companies

Software Equity Group

There are several resources for growth capital: debt from a lender or financial institution, minority equity financing, or majority equity financing through a control transaction. Growth debt, also called venture debt, most often comes as a principal loan accompanied by an interest payment.

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