Francine Way

JULY 8, 2017

PE funds typically have 4-to-7-years ownership windows for an investment and look for an exit at the end of that period through a sale or an IPO (initial public offering). Peaked market valuations: When market cycle peaks or an industry fully matures, it may be advantageous for shareholders to cash out.

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M&A Acquisitions Sale Investment 130

Sun Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Invest in strategic initiatives to boost your company’s performance and market position, ultimately increasing its valuation. A diversified revenue portfolio strengthens your business’s resilience and makes it more attractive to a broader range of buyers.

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Negotiation Business Sale Management 59

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 23, 2024

Strategic innovation Strategic acquirers are feeling more pressure to consummate bolt-on acquisitions in order to round out their portfolios, enter new markets and fill innovation gaps. Moving into Q2 of 2023, roughly 29% of US public biotech companies traded below their cash value.

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Acquisitions Pharmaceutical 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. Of course, we continue to see many parties discussing licensing deals deciding to do just that – turning to a full acquisition after initial licensing discussions.

M&A 40

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Collaboration 40

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

However, deal activity fizzled in the second half of 2022, as high inflation, aggressive anti-inflation monetary policies, geopolitical instability, assertive antitrust regulators and tightening financing markets depressed target valuations, reduced strategic acquirer confidence and sidelined private equity sponsor buyers. trillion. [2]

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Mergers 52

Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

.* *FOCUS research I suspect we would have already seen several of these exits were it not for various factors including high valuation targets relative to market demand. Public Markets: It is possible that a few of the car wash platforms with strong growth and financial performance pursue an initial public offering (IPO).

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Equities IPO Valuation 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2025

Portfolio optimization through divestitures of noncore assets In addition to pharmas smaller appetite in 2024, pharma companies continued to slim down by shedding nonessential assets to sharpen their strategic focus on core products.

M&A 64

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Acquisitions 64