OfficeHours

JULY 11, 2023

Are there still upsell opportunities in a market like this? IS THE IPO MARKET COMING BACK? You can get into a proper upper-middle-market PE shop quite nicely from management consulting and investment banking alike. What makes a great associate in your mind? Join GetOfficeHours for valuable industry knowledge.

Investment Banking 130

Investment Banking Bank Banking Middle Market 130

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?

Private Equity 66

Private Equity Equities Middle Market Debt 66

Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal. Bulge Bracket Banks vs Boutique, Middle Market, and Elite Boutique Banks In addition to the bulge bracket banks, there are other categories: middle market banks , regional boutiques , and elite boutiques.

Bulge Bracket 105

Bulge Bracket Bank Banking Boutique 105

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. But if it’s one of the top few middle-market banks (e.g.,

Investment Banking 59

Investment Banking Capital Market Recruitment Capital 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

This style is about purchasing minority stakes in cash-flow-negative-but-high-growth companies that want to scale and eventually go public or sell (think: Uber or Airbnb before their IPOs). In the 2010s, startups began to postpone their IPOs, but they still needed funding. There’s usually a long list of previous VC investors as well.

Private Equity 105

Private Equity Equities Capital Portfolio 105

Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Upper-Middle-Market and Middle-Market Firms with Healthcare Teams – It’s the same idea, but they’re smaller and do smaller deals. Healthcare-Only Middle-Market Firms – They tend to specialize in specific verticals, and many are in the “lower-middle-market” category. Specifically, in the U.S.,

Private Equity 59

Private Equity Healthcare Equities Middle Market 59

Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Their combined IPO capitalizations exceeded $125 million. At FOCUS he has managed M&A processes for middle market companies in industries including IT, healthcare, construction, alternative finance, manufacturing, architectural design, oilfield services and many others.

Transportation 52

Transportation Manufacturing Medical M&A 52