OfficeHours

MAY 16, 2023

Market Liquidity Hedge funds are large and active players in nearly every financial market, including equities, publicly traded credit, options, futures, commodities, etc. Short selling involves borrowing shares and selling them with the intention of buying them back at a lower price.

Financial Market 130

Financial Market Funds Risk Management Trading 130

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.

IPO 52

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] because SPAC sponsor shares are forfeited and not entitled to receive any distributions upon liquidation).

M&A 52

M&A Capital Market Stock Mergers and Acquisitions 52

How2Exit

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

-Ron Here is what my team and I learned from this interview: (These are notes from team members, writers, sometimes AI, and even listeners who submitted what i learned loosely edited and shared here) - If it seems a bit crude, you're reading our notes, so. They work to restructure debt, keep businesses open, and protect personal assets.

Book-building 130

Book-building M&A Business Sale 130

The Deal

JULY 21, 2023

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. The calamity is par for the course in a REIT industry that’s exploded with disgruntled investors in recent years.

Retail 52

Retail Management Government Investors 52

Intrepid Banker Insights

MARCH 28, 2023

Signals to Watch Given Fed Chairman Powell’s latest remarks on potentially higher and faster rate hikes, it is critical for owners to take a hard look at their debt structures. Both customers and vendors may face similar issues your company is observing, including the rising cost of debt, wage inflation, supply chain imbalances and more.

Capital 52

Capital Advisory Banking Bank 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

There’s no sweeping generalizations that I can share on on how to pick a specialization because it is going to depend on you, your team’s skill set and on the market, how many vehicles of what kind are out there. How do you determine what your market needs and wants from a specialization standpoint? I think this is all important.

Private Equity 52

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?

Investment Banking 105

Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 105

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

While direct lenders have historically struggled to compete with the syndicated lending market on price and covenant packages, as the year progressed, sponsors increasingly spurned the syndicated lending market in favor of debt packages arranged solely by direct lenders.

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Mergers 52