Deal Law Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Retail investors are becoming an increasingly significant source of capital on public markets, and dealmakers should be aware of how this development can impact M&A transactions and the decision to go public. Public Companies. Implications for Dealmakers. Private Companies.

Retail 40

Retail Investors M&A Negotiation 40

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.

M&A 130

M&A Acquisitions Sale Investment 130

OfficeHours

AUGUST 9, 2023

Private equity involves investing capital directly into private businesses that are not publicly traded on stock exchanges (that would be a hedge fund). As further discussed below, private equity firms raise funds from institutional investors and use these funds to acquire ownership stakes in businesses.

Private Equity 130

Private Equity Equities Investment Banking Investment 130

Growth Business

JULY 11, 2023

He should know; for his first venture he spent a year doing the rounds before successfully raising just over £1 million from legendary investor Jon Moulton (who rejected him the first time). Once you’ve made money for investors, it’s a different story.’ 5) AIM AIM was set up by the London Stock Exchange in 1995.

Finance 75

Finance Finance Business Funds 75

OfficeHours

AUGUST 20, 2023

Private equity involves investing capital directly into private businesses that are not publicly traded on stock exchanges (that would be a hedge fund). As further discussed below, private equity firms raise funds from institutional investors and use these funds to acquire ownership stakes in businesses.

Private Equity 130

Private Equity Equities Investment Banking Finance 130

Cooley M&A

MARCH 1, 2019

Pursuing a “dual-track” process involves preparing for an initial public offering at the same time as running a private M&A process, often through an auction. Stock market forces also make the timing of an eventual outright exit and the final blended valuation of equity sales over time uncertain.

IPO 52

IPO Valuation M&A Business 52

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

First, there’s the ability to raise substantial capital by issuing shares to the public in an initial public offering (IPO), as well as secondary offerings. Lastly, going public is a liquidity event for the founders and early investors, allowing them to cash in on their success. stock market.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity IPO Equities Public Trading 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 30, 2024

Activist target profile: Top flags for tech and healthcare companies Activists are stock pickers – generally building a position at a target company only if they can drive meaningful risk-adjusted returns. Further, ISS and Glass Lewis tend to give greater credence to activist theories and claims if they are held by multiple investors.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity M&A Capital Investors 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 23, 2024

Complex and novel transaction structures for the sector also were a prominent result of the market and regulatory environment, with reverse mergers remaining a fixture and stock-for-stock deals and take-private transactions led by private equity sponsors entering the scene.

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Acquisitions 52

Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This can be trading on behalf of their clients (like when you buy a stock through a bank's brokerage service) or proprietary trading where banks invest their own money. Volatile markets often lead to more trading activity as investors look to buy low and sell high. They don't just offer to manage money.

Bank 52

Bank Banking Proprietary Trading Investment Banking 52

Peak Frameworks

MAY 22, 2023

For instance, Facebook's initial public offering in 2012 raised $16 billion in contributed capital. Importance of Owner's Equity for Investors and Stakeholders Owner's equity is a crucial metric for investors and stakeholders, as it reflects a company's net worth and financial stability.

Accountant 52

Accountant Equities Debt Private Equity 52

Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The rise of founder-led, venture capital-backed companies in recent years has coincided with a surge of companies implementing dual-class share structures in connection with their initial public offerings. In a small number of cases, a class of common stock is offered to the public that has no voting rights at all.

M&A 59

M&A IPO Shares Mergers and Acquisitions 59

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.

M&A 40

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Collaboration 40

Razorpay

AUGUST 20, 2024

Rather, t he liability is assumed by the company as a whole rather than its partners, owners or investors. Public Limited Company It is a type of entity defined in the Companies Act 2013 as an entity whose shares can be held by the general public. A public limited company is formed with a minimum of 7 shareholders.

Accountant 52

Accountant Business Corporation Capital 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Newly public tech companies (particularly companies that went public via deSPAC transactions) may find themselves particularly in the crosshairs, given that they as a whole dramatically underperformed the broader market in 2022.

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Mergers 52

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.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Equities IPO Valuation 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2025

This approach, combining M&A and initial public offering (IPO) preparations on parallel tracks, allows companies to maximize optionality in an uncertain market. In particular, newly public companies are executing a playbook that uses stock-for-stock acquisitions as a core part of a fast-paced and high-growth strategy.

M&A 64

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Acquisitions 64