Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

They have their investment thesis and valuation, and the earnings announcement is the event that unlocks value… …but this is not what “event-driven” means in most cases. 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%.”

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Sica Fletcher

JUNE 20, 2024

PE firms rely on leveraged buyouts (LBOs) for the lion's share of their deals, which often involve using the acquired company’s assets as collateral to insure the loan used to purchase it. Conversely, when interest rates are high, valuations are supposed to decrease because buyers will try to make up what they are losing to interest.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 1, 2024

a more diverse portfolio of policies and clients, as well as b.) Although the seller’s goal does impact how each M&A transaction is conducted, it does not affect whether or not they need to improve their brokerage prior to the initial valuation. That being said, brokerage owners need to consider a.)

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We know that the formula for valuing high cash-flowing businesses is a multiple applied to profitability, but with lower-margin businesses, it’s likely to be an asset-based valuation comprised of the A/R, inventory and equipment — hopefully with a bump for goodwill. This approach has several advantages: Diversification. Lower costs.

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FineMark

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Rather than trying to predict the future, we prefer to construct solid portfolios, focus on longer-term investable themes, and identify third-party manager talent with demonstrable (and persistent) alpha-generation ability. Equities and the S&P 500 At the onset of each new year, like clockwork, we’re asked for our near-term view.

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InvestmentBank.com

JANUARY 14, 2021

In September 2020, the National Bureau of Economic Research released a working paper including an industry survey citing 900+ VC firms; this paper revealed a consensus that many portfolio companies were performing quite well in the face of Covid-19 and less than 10% were performing at levels that would raise significant concerns [3] [10].

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InvestmentBank.com

MAY 26, 2021

COVID-19’s impact on M&A activity varied across industries, with some reaping the benefits and others not being so lucky. Though far short of 2019’s predictions, this outcome was far better than the 50 to 60% losses experienced in the first half of the year. 2020, January) COVID 19’s Influence on the US PE Market.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 31, 2024

For example, Thoma Bravo and Vista are technology specialists, and while firms such as Leonard Green have industrials-related portfolio companies, they’re better known for their consumer retail deals. Beyond that, we can say a few things about industrials vs. other verticals within PE. Note that not all “large” funds do industrial deals.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 10, 2024

This happened for a few reasons: 1) Soaring Valuations – Many sources say that sports team valuations “outperformed” the S&P 500 over the past 20 years, which is a polite way of saying that many teams are now valued at extremely high multiples. only a handful a decade ago). How Do Sports Private Equity Deals Work?

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FineMark

JULY 13, 2023

The stark differences in index performance, specifically the effects of mega-cap technology listings and their disproportionately large weights in the S&P 500, are also worth highlighting. Some of this weightiness can be seen in the performance disparity to date between the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

While 2020’s M&A landscape was characterized by whiplash volatility from choppy deal activity in the first half of the year to a surge in volume in the second half, that momentum accelerated in 2021, with no signs of slowing down heading into 2022. approved prescription cannabidiol medicine to its portfolio. driven assets.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1]

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Diversified Miners – These companies have a wide global portfolio of mines, and they extract, produce, and distribute just about every metal in the two categories above. The metals & mining team’s classification varies based on the bank. A recent mining deal , especially if the bank you’re interviewing with advised on it.

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InvestmentBank.com

MAY 18, 2021

Government funded programs include Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Veterans Health Administration. Today, there is a movement towards utilizing molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine making a diverse portfolio of products critical.

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