Successful Acquisitions

JUNE 27, 2023

Will Cava Going Public Set the Table for Other IPOs? By David Braun, Founder and CEO, Capstone Strategic When Washington DC based restaurant chain Cava became a publicly traded company recently, it bucked a trend that has lasted nearly two years, a notable absence of American IPOs.

IPO 111

IPO Initial Public Offering Public Trading Private Equity 111

TechCrunch: M&A

MAY 8, 2023

And it will also involve Blinkist’s biggest investor, Insight Partners , taking an additional $30 million in equity in Go1 at an “upround,” but again with the exact numbers not being discussed. Content needs to be engaging and entertaining and you need to be recommended the right thing at the right time to keep you going.

Book-building 245

Book-building Funds IT Media 245

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 10, 2024

Amidst the miserable deal environment of the past few years, there has been one bright spot: sports private equity. Over two-thirds of NBA teams have a private equity connection or investment , and all major U.S. Table Of Contents Sports Private Equity Defined Why Did Private Equity Suddenly “Get Interested” in Sports?

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Private Equity Equities Funds Entertainment 103

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Although there were 104 initial public offerings of biotechnology companies in 2021 that raised nearly $15 billion in funds, 2022 saw only 22 such IPOs collectively raising less than $2 billion. Let’s dig in. Activists may be able to take advantage of high trading volumes to accumulate positions without early detection.

M&A 40

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Collaboration 40

Growth Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

DN Capital’s previous funds are top performers and the firm is one of the lead investors in companies such as Endeca (sold to Oracle), Shazam (one of the world’s leading mobile app), Auto1 (world’s largest used car marketplace), Purplebricks (IPO London) and Quandoo (sold to Recruit).

Capital 52

Capital Business Funds Investment 52

The Deal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Sloan’s first career was in entertainment, as he was the chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Sloan still sits on the board of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. And sales of companies to investor Ron Perelman and private equity firms KKR & Co. trying to bring the Hollywood studio back from the dead.

Entertainment 59

Entertainment Private Equity IPO Sale 59

Cooley M&A

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

government shutdown disrupting the market for IPOs, Brexit uncertainty, natural disasters and various other crises, cross-border M&A activity momentum continues. In what remains largely a low organic growth environment, deals were being funded by the record levels of dry powder held by private equity and cash piles repatriated by U.S.

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Government Business 52