OfficeHours

JULY 11, 2023

On that note though — if diversity events are starting though… You know On-Cycle is around the corner here… Questions I would ask if I was an Analyst in an in-person diversity session: I just saw X deal happen, new portfolio company — were you involved with that? How should I balance preparation with investment banking training?

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Intrepid Banker Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Dominic brings over 30 years of experience, having successfully completed numerous M&A and capital raising transactions for founder-owned businesses, private equity portfolio companies, and public companies across a wide range of consumer sectors. Dominic will be based in Intrepids New York office.

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IT Capital Raising Retail M&A 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

If there is one sector that has attracted even more hype than technology and TMT , it might just be renewable energy investment banking. But before jumping into the overall advantages and disadvantages, let’s start with the verticals and how banks are set up: Table Of Contents What is Renewable Energy Investment Banking?

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The M&A Lawyer

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The following is a guest post from Nate Nead, an investment banking Director at Merit Harbor Group, LLC. He and the Merit Harbor team work with middle-market business owners looking to grow, acquire or sell companies in the $10mm to $100mm valuation range. He works out of the company’s Seattle office.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 15, 2024

Private Equity Value Creation Definition: The PE value creation team, also known as the operations, portfolio operations, or portfolio resources team, aims to make private equity firms’ portfolio companies more valuable by improving their revenue and profit margins.

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OfficeHours

JANUARY 25, 2025

If youve been speaking with 1-2 headhunters already, it doesnt hurt to ping others over email/LinkedIn saying – Hope all is well, Ive been connecting with peers of yours around opportunities in the UMM (upper middle-market) PE space – do you have a few minutes to chat over the phone this week?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Most of these firms started out doing early-stage VC deals and still invest across all company stages. Many of these firms use debt to fund deals, and they complete bolt-on acquisitions for portfolio companies. But at other firms, you might spend more time on market/industry research or get more involved with portfolio companies.

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OfficeHours

JULY 8, 2023

I know you are gathering information for On-Cycle 2025 and while I understand that it is still early, I wanted to let you know that Advent International is one of my favorite Private Equity firms for XYZ portfolio company and what they’ve done in the past — do you have a few minutes for a quick phone call or coffee chat?”

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

Short-Term – Rather than putting these funds in shorter-term bonds that are less affected by interest rates , SVB invested mostly in longer-term, 10-year bonds whose prices drop significantly when interest rates rise. billion loss on a $21 billion portfolio. But commercial banking is a different story. Is It a Bailout?

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Tyton Partners

JANUARY 18, 2024

Tyton Partners Closes 2023 with Strong and Consistent Results and Focus on a Robust 2024 We are pleased to announce that Tyton Partners Investment Banking Division closed 2023 with a strong performance despite a global slowdown in M&A activity.

Education 52

Education Sale Middle Market Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Focus Investment Banking

JULY 28, 2023

However, activity decelerated significantly during the latter half of the year, with larger deals experiencing a more pronounced decline compared to middle-market activity. To ensure continued success in this rapidly transforming market, industry leaders and executives must thoroughly evaluate their company portfolios.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 31, 2024

The Top Industrials Private Equity Firms Mega-Funds and “Large” Private Equity Firms Upper-Middle-Market (UMM) and Middle-Market (MM) Firms Special Situations, Stressed, and Distressed Firms Newer / Smaller PE Firms with Some Industrials Focus How Do Industrials Private Equity Deals Work?

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Private Equity Equities Middle Market Debt 66

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 3, 2024

FAT Brands bought Smokey Bones for $30 million, which adds the first barbeque brand to FAT’s growing portfolio. Cava opened the IPO window and showed that a good company can go public in any market. The post In the Restaurant Industry, Buyers Are Hungry for Acquisitions appeared first on FOCUS Investment Banking LLC.

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Periculum Capital

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ultimately, GMS, a leading North American specialty building products distributor, was the ideal partner to leverage its extensive network and resources to grow AMW’s existing operations while preserving the Company’s service-focused culture and local market reputation.

Sale 52

Sale Management IT Advisory 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

They do not invest in risky biotech startups attempting to cure cancer (at least not within their traditional PE portfolios). For more on this, please see our healthcare investment banking article. Why is Private Equity Interested in a “Boring” Sector Like Healthcare Services? in biology. Can you get in as an D.

Private Equity 59

Private Equity Healthcare Equities Middle Market 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 16, 2023

As with investment banking in Hong Kong , I can summarize private equity in China in one sentence: “If you’re not Chinese, don’t even think about it, and even if you are Chinese, it’s best if you have great connections within the CCP and want to stay in China long-term.” is better for domestic funds. for a few years.

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Tyton Partners

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Tyton Partners Achieves Record H1 2023 with Strong Momentum for the Rest of the Year We are pleased to announce that Tyton Partners Investment Banking division has picked up right where it left off in 2022 closing a record number of deals across the PreK-12, Higher Education, and Corporate L&D markets.

Education 52

Education Sale Portfolio Corporation 52

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

AUGUST 16, 2024

Private equity (PE) firms are investing in middle market businesses at a healthy pace despite a high interest rate environment that makes it more costly to finance deals. First, Some PE Fundamentals PE investment in the middle market is defined by a fairly common set of criteria.

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Private Equity Equities Investment Business 52

TM Capital

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The fragmented category, which only five years ago had little backing from financial sponsors, now has portfolio companies contesting for family and founder owned assets to build businesses of scale. 17 since an investment from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Sunrise, Fla.-based

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Capital Middle Market Business Private Equity 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 24, 2024

But then recruiting moved up, the MBA process became more structured, and now we have 4-year-olds aiming for “Target Kindergartens” so they can eventually get into investment banking ~15 years in the future. Interestingly, there are not many investment banks on these lists. How Do You Apply for Pre-MBA Internships?

IT 59

IT Investment Banking Recruitment Finance 59

Periculum Capital

MARCH 8, 2024

a leading provider of reality capture 3D scanning and data integration services for digital twin and building information modeling solutions, in its sale to SAM, the nation’s leading provider of professional Managed Geospatial Services™ and Inspection services across the utility, transportation, and broader infrastructure markets.

Sale 52

Sale IT Capital Advisory 52

Periculum Capital

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Cadence, a Wellspring portfolio company and one of the largest distributors of lubricant, fuel, and other ancillary products in the eastern portion of the United States, was an ideal buyer as it sought to increase the density of its Indiana footprint following the acquisition of another Indiana distributor last year.

Sale 52

Sale IT Capital Advisory 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 17, 2023

And just as tech and TMT investment banking have become the most desirable groups on the sell-side, tech private equity has reached a similar status on the buy-side. Smaller firms in this category often focus on organic growth and bolt-on acquisitions to scale their portfolio companies.

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Private Equity Equities Recruitment Funds 64

Periculum Capital

MARCH 11, 2022

SHHS” “Company”), a leading home healthcare service provider, in its sale to Fortis Home Health and Hospice, LLC (“Fortis”), a portfolio company of Grant Avenue Capital, LLC (“Grant Avenue”). Periculum Capital Company, LLC (“Periculum”) is pleased to announce it has advised Select Home Health Services, Inc.

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Sale IT Healthcare Capital 52

The Deal

JULY 18, 2023

“While a select few lenders have maintained their hold size parameters, the overwhelming majority of lenders have significantly reduced their check size in response to the drop off in redemptions and repayments in their portfolios,” said Joseph Weissglass , managing director at middle market investment bank Configure Partners LLC.

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Debt Finance Finance Private Equity 52

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The EBITDA multiple method is what we see utilized almost exclusively in the lower middle market and what we discuss below. Specific value to a buyer: A buyer may see strategic value in the restaurant, whether it is a concept that bolsters its portfolio of brands or a restaurant group with advantageous locations.

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Private Equity Valuation Food Equities 52

Periculum Capital

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Periculum began formally working with Mi-Tech in December 2019 to find a buyer that could strengthen the Company’s global supply chain, realize significant strategic synergies and qualify to own Mi-Tech ’s portfolio of customer relationships that included controlled and classified federal government programs.

Sale 52

Sale IT Government M&A 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

One good example is the NZ Super Fund in New Zealand , which invests based on “diversifying risk” rather than a traditional asset allocation. The firm uses passive and active strategies, often deviating from its reference portfolio based on the macro environment. and supporting your Portfolio Manager ’s ideas and requests.

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Recruitment Funds Private Equity Investment 59

Tyton Partners

APRIL 10, 2024

Excolere Equity Partners is a leading middle market private equity firm that leverages its deep sector experience and strategic and operational expertise to accelerate the growth and enhance the impact of companies in the Education and Human Capital sector. ISP Schools is a portfolio company of OMERS Private Equity.

Education 52

Education Medical Private Equity Equities 52

OfficeHours

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

You can get into a proper upper-middle-market PE shop quite nicely from management consulting and investment banking alike. He began his professional journey as an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS.

Private Equity 130

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 26, 2023

Before joining Periscope Equity, Joe was an Associate at SFW Capital Partners , a middle-market private equity firm, where he was primarily focused on making control investments into analytical technologies, software, and services businesses.

Equities 130

Equities Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Investment 130

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Metals & mining investment banking used to be a “sleepy” group. But let’s forget about the children temporarily and focus on the verticals, the drivers, deal examples, and the exit opportunities if you escape from the underground mines: What Is Metals & Mining Investment Banking?

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Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Its also relevant if youre interested in smaller firms with better work/life balance; lower-middle-market (LMM) and middle-market (MM) PE firms are more likely to use it than upper-middle-market (UMM) firms and mega-funds (MFs). On-cycle recruiting is mostly relevant if youre in the U.S.

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Private Equity Recruitment Equities Middle Market 98

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Mirroring previous quarters, most of the transactions in Q4 2024 came from the CPG space, ranging from billion-dollar deals to lower middle market acquisitions. billion acquisition of The Duckhorn Portfolio, a producer of fine wines, and PepsiCos announced acquisition of Siete Foods, a maker of better-for-you products, for $1.2

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Food Middle Market Private Equity M&A 52