Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Everyone was locked up inside, and many turned to day trading for entertainment and money (in between binge-watching shows on streaming services). Oh, and lots of M&A , IPO , and SPAC deals were happening, so banks made plenty of “COVID hires,” often ignoring qualifications and recruiting norms. I wrote many articles about it.

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Razorpay

JULY 27, 2023

Investment banking is a branch of banking that organizes and enables large, complex financial transactions for businesses, like mergers, IPOs or underwriting. Investment Banking Services Initial Public Offering (IPO) When a privately-owned business wants to become a publicly traded company, it goes through an IPO , or Initial Public Offering.

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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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The TRADE

AUGUST 14, 2023

“Redburn and Atlantic have a proud history of being fully aligned with their clients and working with them to ensure a best execution outcome both via high touch and electronic trading. 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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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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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The shares of the company are bought out and delisted from the public stock exchange that the company trades on. First, private equity identifies the publicly traded company they believe is undervalued or could perform better as a private entity without the pressures of being a public entity (e.g.

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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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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. or debt offerings (investment-grade or high-yield bonds).

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 2, 2021

A SPAC is a publicly traded shell company with no underlying operating business that seeks to merge with a target operating company. According to Nasdaq , in 2015, SPACs made up approximately 12% of the IPO market, but by 2020, that number had risen to approximately 53%.

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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. First, private equity identifies the publicly traded company they believe is undervalued or could perform better as a private entity without the pressures of being a public entity (e.g.

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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. Second, publicly traded companies gain increased visibility, which can enhance their brand image and attract even more customers. Today, the number of U.S.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

I’ll do a deep dive into the entire space in this article, including the top funds, example trades, recruiting, exit opportunities, and more. 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%.” revenue and 11.5x

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Trading and Proprietary Trading Many large banks are involved in trading activities. 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.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 3, 2024

billion (though the deal is under scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission for the creation of a sandwich monopoly). Cava opened the IPO window and showed that a good company can go public in any market. a share, below its 52-week high and at only a slight premium on its trading price. Subway sold to Roark Capital for $9.6

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The TRADE

MAY 30, 2024

Chief executive of EuroCTP Eglantine Desautel tells The TRADE that EuroCTP has finalised the shortlisting process for its prospective technology partners and is working towards a final selection for August or September. The idea is to keep it [our initiative] open to any firm who shares the same views and objectives for the CP.

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The TRADE

MAY 24, 2024

It is about creating a much bigger situation when you trade those names. We all know it is very cheap and easy to trade electronically but you’re not necessarily fulfilling your liquidity obligations. Retail trading remains highly topical. The ability to pay via trading will help.

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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. Most notably, only C Corp shares qualify for the QSBS exclusion that lets you shelter up to $10M of capital gains from federal taxes. C Corp vs. S Corp vs. LLC: How Do They Compare?

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Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Fundraising Merchant banking helps businesses raise funds from the public by issuing shares and debentures, rights issues of shares, preferential allotment of shares, private placement of shares and debentures, and other instruments. This helps to reduce the overall financial burden of the companies.

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Street of Walls

OCTOBER 1, 2012

equity trading volumes declined by 5.2% volumes reflect the total number of shares traded on Tape A, Tape B, and Tape C in millions. billion IPO, which priced on September 26 and has returned over 13% through Monday. million IPO, which is set to price on October 4. The trade-weighted U.S. Average daily U.S.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 20, 2024

in $8B transaction), howstuffworks.com International (merged into NASDAQ company), Global Metro Networks, MetroNet (IPO), Performance Awareness Corp. IPO), and Megapath Communications. I understand this very technical, complex industry and its players, and I’m happy to share my 30+ years of experience with them.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

For growth-stage companies, you will see plenty of equity offerings: IPOs , SPACs , PIPEs, and follow-on issuances. The key drivers for wind turbine manufacturers are raw material and labor costs, demand for new wind farms, and overall competition and market share.

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Software Equity Group

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In today’s economic climate, retention is everything: Software companies with Net Revenue Retention (NRR) rates above 120% are trading at a remarkable 63% premium over the market median. In this article, we will explore NRR in depth, examining its role in public software companies and sharing takeaways for leaders and executives.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Reverse mergers rising alongside remaining deSPAC activity Reverse mergers gained substantial momentum in 2022 as the more traditional IPO market remained shut, share prices in the public market took a significant hit, and avenues for additional liquidity became scarce.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 23, 2024

Strained access to public markets and funding The IPO market remained relatively inactive in 2023, leading many life sciences companies looking to raise funds to turn to other exit strategies. Moving into Q2 of 2023, roughly 29% of US public biotech companies traded below their cash value.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Private equity slowed but not stopped by financing environment Despite record amounts of dry powder accumulating for sponsors, high financing costs, persistent valuation gaps and a closed tech IPO market led to a significant decrease in private equity M&A activity in 2023. Despite some isolated bright spots – such as Thoma Bravo’s $10.7

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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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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

Certain headwinds and other complicating factors, however, may have tamped down M&A activity in 2021, including: Antitrust regulators continuing to produce uncertainty, with the Federal Trade Commission announcing a number of key policy changes – the full impact of these policy changes on transactions remains to be seen.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

In the US, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice under the Biden administration have shifted their priorities and rhetoric in favor of tougher enforcement, with consolidation in the tech sector being one of their top targets.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 5, 2025

Example Biotech Trades What Makes Biotech Hedge Funds Different? Many biotech stocks are relatively uncorrelated with the broader market because they trade based on catalysts rather than GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, or consumer spending. Of course, many other trades are possible. And What Do They Do?

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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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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The tech deal floodgates still havent opened, as persistent valuation mismatches, a still (mostly) closed tech IPO market, stiff competition and worldwide regulatory scrutiny continue to weigh on activity, particularly for VC-backed exits and mega deals. billion acquisition of Altair, IBMs pending $6.4 So is tech M&A back?

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