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.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

However, one common point across all the verticals is that IPOs are not common because there aren’t that many publicly traded sports teams, stadiums, or arenas. SPAC IPOs for esports companies were “hot” for a short period in 2021, but they seem to have died off by now.

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How2Exit

APRIL 8, 2024

b' E202: M&A for Entrepreneurs: Leverage Acquisitions to Scale Your Business Faster with Dominic Wells - Watch Here rn rn About the Guest(s): rn Dominic Wells is an accomplished entrepreneur and the CEO of Onfolio, a publicly traded company specializing in the acquisition of online businesses.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 1, 2019

Whether there’s a looming threat of a government shutdown or a sudden stock market sell-off, or the auction bids come in below expectations, the alternative track may present a superior exit option. Is the IPO track suitable for (and available to) the business? Is the objective to achieve a partial or complete exit?

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Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 29, 2020

is the increased frequency at which SPAC IPOs are occurring. As reflected in Chart 1 , 102 SPAC IPOs have been announced this year as of September 18, 2020—almost double the number of SPAC IPOs in all of last year (and more than double the number of SPAC IPOs in 2018). A distinct feature of SPAC 3.0 Fewer Redemptions.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

There are compelling rationales for adopting a dual-class structure, but even proponents of the structure generally acknowledge that these benefits are significantly mitigated once the dual-class shares are out of the hands of the founders and/or pre-IPO stockholders. Voting agreements in public M&A transactions.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

2020 was also a blockbuster year for special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) activity, as 247 SPAC IPOs raised more than $75 billion (a 525% increase compared to the amount raised by SPAC IPOs in 2019) [3]. Creative deal terms and financing arrangements were also attractive aspects of SPAC deals as compared to their IPO cousin.

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