How2Exit

APRIL 8, 2024

rn Episode Summary: rn In this episode of the How2Exit podcast, host Ronald Skelton welcomes Dominic Wells to discuss the landscape of business acquisitions, particularly in the context of a rapidly evolving market influenced by concerns around AI, economic stability, and business valuations.

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Growth Business

OCTOBER 4, 2023

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Atomico, one of Europe’s most active VC firms, has raised $1.1bn from investors, according to the Financial Times. Venture capital: Evaluating the risk profile of investments – How do VCs assess risk when looking forensically at investment portfolios?

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Capital Funds Investment Portfolio 111

The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

A key part of these innovations will be how retail orders are executed in Europe, as a consolidated tape becomes a benchmark for retail investors for best execution. We expect to see innovation in dark trading, which has not had a shake-up for a while, as AI is embedded into order matching algorithms, resulting in better execution outcomes.

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The Deal

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Direct-to-consumer businesses, darlings of the investor community in 2021, saw their techlike valuations plummet. But some subsectors, such as beauty, fragrance, residential services and medical spas, remained active as risk-off investors shifted deal activity toward categories they view as less discretionary, according to Leonhardt.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 1, 2019

These include prevailing market sentiment, current appetite for acquisitions in a particular sector and the political and economic environment, all of which can change well within a given transaction timetable. To determine whether a dual-track process is right for your company, consider these six key questions: 1.

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IPO Valuation M&A Business 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Investment Banking: Deals The basic difference is that in “investment banking” groups, such as technology , TMT , healthcare , or consumer retail , you work on various deal types: sell-side and buy-side M&A, leveraged buyouts, IPOs, follow-on offerings, and bond issuances. or debt offerings (investment-grade or high-yield bonds).

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Francine Way

JULY 8, 2017

Many of these causes have their equivalences to the reasons behind the sale of a company (also known as a divestiture): Liquidity: As the equity holding period matured, investors (private equity funds behind companies) will look to sell.

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Growth Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This year, Octopus Ventures ’ Entrepreneurial Impact report found that 60 per cent of the top ten performers are based outside the golden triangle, with the University of Dundee topping the list – in part due to the £2.2bn IPO of AI drug discovery company Exscientia on the US NASDAQ, one of the largest ever UK university exits.

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InvestmentBank.com

JANUARY 14, 2021

Jonathan Simnett from corporate law firm Hampleton Partners was reported saying, “[t]he brakes have been slammed on funding until investors are able to create maps to navigate uncharted territory” [4]. First, VC investors remained confident in their previous investments. These were just a few of many strong IPOs seen this year.

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

It aids investors in analyzing the company's performance. read more like investors, shareholders Shareholders A shareholder is an individual or an institution that owns one or more shares of stock in a public or a private corporation and, therefore, are the legal owners of the company. read more arising from each activity.

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Software Equity Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The decision between forming a C Corp, S Corp, or LLC can significantly affect your company’s tax obligations, flexibility in ownership, and attractiveness to investors. The flexibility to have multiple stock classes is a major draw for institutional investors. Are S Corps Ideal for Software Companies?

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

There are compelling rationales for adopting a dual-class structure, but even proponents of the structure generally acknowledge that these benefits are significantly mitigated once the dual-class shares are out of the hands of the founders and/or pre-IPO stockholders. Potential carve outs for M&A voting agreements. Stockholder litigation.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Venture Capital Interview Questions: Markets and Investments These questions span a wide range, as they could ask you to discuss everything from the current M&A and IPO markets to specific startup sectors you like. Q: Tell me about the current IPO, M&A, and VC funding markets.

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Capital Valuation Investment Portfolio 59

Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Volatile markets often lead to more trading activity as investors look to buy low and sell high. When Facebook went public in 2012, it needed an investment bank to handle the Initial Public Offering (IPO). 2019 was a notable year for trading, especially for banks like J.P.

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The TRADE

JULY 11, 2023

In the current market and economic climate most asset managers aren’t keen to try out that message in the short-term, but it’s definitely possible that the situation could evolve as we move through the cycle.”

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Software Equity Group

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In today’s economic climate, retention is everything: Software companies with Net Revenue Retention (NRR) rates above 120% are trading at a remarkable 63% premium over the market median. Understanding and optimizing NRR has become crucial for software companies looking to drive sustainable growth and attract buyer and investor interest.

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Cooley M&A

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In spite of a general environment of political and economic uncertainty and a daily sprinkling of stock market volatility, trade wars, sanctions, the U.S. government shutdown disrupting the market for IPOs, Brexit uncertainty, natural disasters and various other crises, cross-border M&A activity momentum continues.

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Government Business 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Amid depressed valuations, biotechnology companies also saw an increasing number of demands from activist investors that in certain cases led to more deal activity. Let’s dig in. It’s a more challenging market environment right now than we’ve seen in many years,” said Charlie Kim , who co-chairs Cooley’s capital markets practice.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 31, 2024

The commonalities are that industrial companies serve enterprise customers and governments rather than consumers (with some exceptions, such as airlines) and are very sensitive to broad macro factors and economic conditions. Beyond that, we can say a few things about industrials vs. other verticals within PE.

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Devensoft

AUGUST 21, 2023

These investors bring not only financial capital but also strategic guidance, industry expertise, and valuable networks to the table. These investors have a keen eye for spotting opportunities, often investing in industries or technologies that are on the cusp of explosive growth.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

No matter the economic climate, you can always bet on sports fans to show up for their favorite teams. However, one common point across all the verticals is that IPOs are not common because there aren’t that many publicly traded sports teams, stadiums, or arenas.

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Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 105

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

There is some overlap because at the large banks, wealth management clients often get early/privileged access to investment banking products, such as upcoming IPOs, equity/debt offerings, or new investment products. Investment Banking: Deep and short-term coverage (just until the deal is done!).

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Private equity slowed but not stopped by financing environment Despite record amounts of dry powder accumulating for sponsors, high financing costs, persistent valuation gaps and a closed tech IPO market led to a significant decrease in private equity M&A activity in 2023. Despite some isolated bright spots – such as Thoma Bravo’s $10.7

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Equities 59

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

The prevalence of structured acquisitions, however, may be limiting the development of such shelved drugs because the economics of the milestones specified in the merger agreement may not be warranted by the risk?adjusted There is a history of drugs failing for one use and then being successfully developed for other uses. time highs in 2021.

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Mergers 40

Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Due to expensive acquisitions made during the “gold rush” of 2020-2022, many PE-backed car wash platforms have a relatively high cost basis and required a high valuation multiple to achieve an acceptable private equity return for their investors. Reach out anytime to discuss this and other topics.

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Private Equity Equities IPO Valuation 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To add a growth equity spin, you can talk about wanting to understand operations and unit economics to evaluate companies. A: You like industries such as tech and healthcare, you like to understand markets, unit economics, and operations, and you want to invest in high-growth companies that need capital. Q: Why growth equity?

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Private Equity Equities Capital Valuation 59

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2025

Looking ahead, expect the fruits of these efforts to free up valuable resources capital and management bandwidth that can be redirected toward higher-value, strategic acquisitions in 2025 as the general economic backdrop (inflation, interest rates, antitrust) looks to become more conducive to bigger bets.

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Acquisitions 64

The TRADE

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Firstly, with a new government and long-term fiscal policy, investors have greater clarity on the path ahead for the country. If they can successfully deliver the economic growth touted, were confident of a warmer reception by investors for UK equities.

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