Cooley M&A

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The bankers on the panel shared the belief that the quality of SPAC sponsors has increased as private equity firms, successful dealmakers and well-regarded VC investors launching their own SPACs. According to Odeon Capital Group research, as of December 2, 2020, 210 SPAC IPOs had been completed representing gross proceeds of ~$72 billion.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Initial Public Offering (IPO) One way to exit an investment involves taking the company public through an initial public offering (IPO). An IPO involves offering shares of a privately held company to the public in a new stock issuance.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 22, 2023

For UK companies, structuring the deal as a share purchase agreement with all shareholders signing up to the transaction or as a scheme of arrangements – which requires majority shareholder approval (50% by headcount and 75% by value of votes represented in a shareholder meeting) – are the preferred routes. While the U.S.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 27, 2023

Upgrade, a provider of personal credit lines and other consumer financial products, today announced that it’s agreed to acquire Uplift, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) vendor, for $100 million in cash and stock. million users to the platform, and comes as Upgrade weighs an IPO. billion to just $6.7

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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). SPAC vs. IPO. A distinct feature of SPAC 3.0

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 4, 2023

I’ll cover all those points here, but I want to start with some context first: A Long Time Ago in a Stock Market Far, Far Away To understand the premise of Dumb Money , you need to return to late 2020 and early 2021, which now seem like a lifetime ago: There was a global pandemic. Remember when Chamath was on CNBC all the time ?

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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.

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Software Equity Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

While significant tax differences exist among them, C Corps, S Corps, and LLCs share some standard features to know before digging into comparison details. Ownership Flexibility & Restrictions C Corps : C Corporations offer ownership flexibility, allowing unlimited shareholders and various classes of stock.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 16, 2024

The new firm – Panmure Liberum – will be a market maker in over 750 stocks with all-cap execution capabilities and have over 250 quoted corporate clients with market cap of £250 million. The new combined entity will have offices in Cambridge, Guernsey, Leeds, London, and New York.

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Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

MARCH 4, 2024

Factual Background At the center of the case is boutique investment bank Moelis & Company and the stockholder agreement that it entered into with its eponymous founder (the “Founder”) just prior to its IPO in 2007. The case may also result in an increase in the number of companies that IPO with multiple classes of stock.

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How2Exit

APRIL 8, 2024

rn As the discussion progresses, Wells shares his reflections on being the CEO of a public company post-IPO, the unexpected realities, and the learning curve that has come with the territory. rn rn rn Going public as a company involves facing market dynamics and investor behaviors that may not align with pre-IPO expectations.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 14, 2023

Redburn clients will see the amount of US stocks under research coverage double, while Atlantic clients will see this increase by 40%. With more names under coverage and more access to companies, we anticipate our market share will continue to grow in Europe and especially the US.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Growth Equity Interview Questions: Markets & Investments These questions could span a huge range because they could ask you about anything from the current fundraising environment to the IPO and M&A markets to specific markets their portfolio companies operate in. Q: Pitch me a growth company that we should invest in.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 6, 2023

It has become a preferred choice for investors seeking attractive returns and diversification from traditional investment options such as stocks and bonds. Going public through an IPO is one of the most well-known and potentially lucrative exit strategies for private equity firms.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 2, 2021

According to Nasdaq , in 2015, SPACs made up approximately 12% of the IPO market, but by 2020, that number had risen to approximately 53%. SPACs are predicted to be an even higher percentage of the 2021 market share, with SPACs representing 79% of the January IPOs.

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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. stock market. The upshot is that private companies could now raise all the money they needed from private equity or venture capital funds without even considering an IPO.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

If we look at Aquis Markets, what we’ve seen is a decline in the market as a whole of around just over 20% in lit trading and a lot of people focus on market share […] But I think the fact that we grew our revenues because we diversified that business is really satisfying. “We

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) saw overall growth across its key businesses in 2023, with considerable improvement across data and analytics, capital markets, and in particular, post-trade. We are also seeing an encouraging IPO pipeline for the London Stock Exchange. David Schwimmer The data and analytics offering saw a 7.3%

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The shares of the company are bought out and delisted from the public stock exchange that the company trades on. After the acquisition, the previously public company is delisted from its stock exchange, whether the NYSE, NASDAQ, etc. In 2023, take-private transactions have become very popular amongst PE firms.

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Peak Frameworks

MAY 24, 2023

Shares can be easily sold or transferred, as regularly happens on the New York Stock Exchange. Corporations can raise funds by selling shares, as Facebook did in its 2012 IPO. Ford Motor Company, for instance, has thrived for over a century. Transferability of Ownership. Capacity to Raise Capital.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The shares of the company are bought out and delisted from the public stock exchange that the company trades on. After the acquisition, the previously public company is delisted from its stock exchange, whether the NYSE, NASDAQ, etc. In 2023, take-private transactions have become very popular amongst PE firms.

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M&A Leadership Council

AUGUST 15, 2022

A spin-off is a series of transactions through which a company divests or “spins off” one or more units – typically a small portion of its business with some common theme – by turning them into an independent company and selling the company’s shares to the investing public. Recent U.S. examples include Sara Lee Corp.’s What is a split-up?

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

read more like investors, shareholders Shareholders A shareholder is an individual or an institution that owns one or more shares of stock in a public or a private corporation and, therefore, are the legal owners of the company. The ownership percentage depends on the number of shares they hold against the company's total shares.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A shareholder is an individual or entity that owns shares or stock in a corporation. Types of Shareholders: Common Shareholders : These individuals hold common shares, entitling them to voting rights and dividends. By virtue of their ownership, they possess a direct financial interest in the company's success.

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Cooley M&A

APRIL 5, 2024

The stockholder agreement gave the founder a number of rights and protections, specifically: “Veto rights” over 18 corporate actions, including stock issuances, financings, dividend payments and senior officer appointments. The charter provision approach, however, may not work for corporations with a single class of common stock.

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Razorpay

AUGUST 20, 2024

Read more: Limited liability partnership Private Limited Company Any business entity formed as per the regulations of the Companies Act 2013, where the shares are held privately and cannot be freely transferred to the public. The shares can be traded on stock exchanges or subscribed through Initial Public Offering (IPO).

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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.

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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. When Facebook went public in 2012, it needed an investment bank to handle the Initial Public Offering (IPO).

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Growth Business

JULY 11, 2023

3) Aquis Stock Exchange Aquis Stock Exchange , run by NEX, allows businesses to raise capital through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). >See >See also: Here’s how you undertake an IPO in the UK in the best way It’s a stock market which provides primary and secondary markets for equity and debt products.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

But even if the specific catalysts never materialize, the stock price might still increase by 20% or 30%. But if we’re wrong, and the spin-off doesn’t happen or gets done at a lower valuation, the parent company’s share price would fall by only 10%.” If this fund is right, the company’s price may increase by 50%.

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The TRADE

MAY 24, 2024

We saw the meme stocks return to the focus a couple weeks ago. If you look at the progression of electronic in the US over the last decade market share moved from 70 to around 85%. We need that IPO supply and pipeline to replenish. We are currently developing our own differentiated electronic product.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

For public companies with well-performing stocks (or at least for those doing better than their peers) looking for strategic acquisitions, using stock as acquisition consideration will present a viable alternative to cash.

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The TRADE

MAY 30, 2024

The idea is to keep it [our initiative] open to any firm who shares the same views and objectives for the CP. Aquis and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) declined to comment on their potential involvement in the CTP when contacted by The TRADE. Extra credit is also awarded to bigger venues for any recent IPOs.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Venture Capital Interview Questions: Markets and Investments These questions span a wide range, as they could ask you to discuss everything from the current M&A and IPO markets to specific startup sectors you like. Q: Tell me about the current IPO, M&A, and VC funding markets. Q: Which current startup would you invest in?

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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). the Founders sell some shares to take money off the table, but “the company” doesn’t get any of that cash).

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

The initial offer for €39 per share was not well received by Qiagen shareholders, who believed that Qiagen’s equity was worth substantially more than the offered price due to the company’s involvement in the development of COVID-19 tests and related products. Life Sciences Enters the SPAC Party, But Will Reverse Merger Suitors Join In?

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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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