How2Exit

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

He has extensive experience in buy-side M&A and has worked in various roles in private equity-backed businesses. rn Summary: Barak Routhenstein, VP of Corporate Development at Profile Products, shares his insights on acquisitions through the lens of corporate development and high-growth private equity. is important."

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M&A Acquisitions Private Equity Portfolio 130

OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In today’s world, there is much uncertainty around public markets. However, for private equity investors, this uncertainty represents a unique opportunity to take advantage of investment opportunities in public markets. In 2023, take-private transactions have become very popular amongst PE firms.

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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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IPO Initial Public Offering Public Trading Private Equity 111

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The benefits of going public are significant. 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. Lastly, going public is a liquidity event for the founders and early investors, allowing them to cash in on their success.

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OfficeHours

MAY 16, 2023

Hedge funds are significant players in financial markets given the size of their capital bases and the frequency of their trading. There have been various estimates of the percentage of equity volume that is controlled by hedge funds. Short selling can increase liquidity by increasing the supply of shares available for trading.

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Financial Market Funds Risk Management Trading 130

The Harvard Law School Forum

APRIL 25, 2023

The recent Mindbody decision provides a useful refresher on the pitfalls to avoid when selling or buying a Delaware publicly traded company. Coates, IV, Darius Palia, and Ge Wu; and The New Look of Deal Protection (discussed on the Forum here ) by Fernan Restrepo and Guhan Subramanian.

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Sale Mergers and Acquisitions S&P Private Equity 96

TM Capital

JULY 17, 2024

In pharmaceutical services, he has advised specialty pharmaceutical companies in both the human and animal health markets focused on research and development, manufacturing (branded and generic), clinical trials, packaging, and dispensing.

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Capital Pharmaceutical Private Equity Healthcare 52

Software Equity Group

MARCH 13, 2023

While some public strategics backed off, they were more than made up for by private equity companies with plenty of dry powder and a healthy competitive environment. speaks to a healthy environment, with multiples shored up by private equity buyers on the hunt for high-quality assets. 4Q22’s multiple of 5.6x

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M&A Private Equity Equities S&P 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

I worked with the family business under the family’s ownership for three years and then with the private equity group who acquired and partnered with the family business as a platform for another three years. I can tell you there is tremendous interest in the collision repair industry for private equity buyers.

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Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Equities 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

The S&P 500 has recently traded near 4800, close to its record at the end of 2021. In that environment, very few firms sought IPOs, and there was a major slowdown in overall exits, whether private or public. There are only a few publicly traded companies in specialty consulting. As 2024 starts, the U.S.

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IPO Consulting Corporate Finance Professional Services 52

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 13, 2023

On April 23 a group led by private equity firm TPG agreed to acquire OneOncology, the nation’s largest independent community oncology network, in a deal valued at $2.1 While the biggest recent deal, OneOncology is hardly the first oncology platform to be sold to a private equity group. Alliance Health Services.

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Hospitality Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Medical 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 17, 2025

After college and a foray into investment banking, Strandberg joined the family business, and remained with it after it was acquired by a private equity group. For the example, Strandberg used The Boyd Group , which owns Gerber Collision & Glass , as its a publicly traded company. billion, and its adjusted EBITDA was $368.2

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Private Equity Equities Mergers and Acquisitions Business 52

Software Equity Group

JANUARY 29, 2024

You may think pitching your business to potential customers on a regular basis provides the experience needed to win over strategic buyers and private equity investors in an M&A process. Most private equity firms and strategic buyers can’t simply buy or invest in whichever company they choose.

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Investors M&A Private Equity Equities 52

How2Exit

OCTOBER 2, 2023

rn Businesses can increase their value by working with professionals who can help them reach higher revenue thresholds and attract private equity firms. Damon provides valuable resources on his website for business owners looking to sell and encourages them to seek multiple opinions when it comes to selling their business.

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Mergers and Acquisitions Business M&A Mergers 130

Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

When listed as publicly traded companies, they mostly become small-cap and micro-cap stocks trading on the exchange. At the same time, lower middle market private equity firms are more interested in this segment because of the variety of firms they get to seek across different sectors and industries.

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Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 6, 2023

ESG isn’t just a matter for large, publicly traded companies. This is particularly true if your partners are publicly traded or foreign-owned. It’s increasingly becoming a must for small and medium-sized businesses. If your company is dependent on government contracts, ESG should be a top priority.

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Middle Market Business Government Profitability 52

Solganick & Co.

APRIL 24, 2024

Financial buyers, particularly private equity firms, have kept M&A volume afloat in the systems integration sector, accounting for 57.1% Private equity buyers have opted to acquire systems integration businesses almost exclusively through their established portfolio companies, or add-on’s.

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Tyton Partners

MARCH 28, 2024

Only McGraw-Hill retained its name, but it too had found itself subject to a split back in 2013, when it was sold out of publicly traded McGraw-Hill Companies to a private equity firm. Pearson then became Savvas Learning.

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Software Equity Group

JANUARY 31, 2023

Most private equity firms and strategic buyers can’t simply buy or invest in whatever company they want. Strategic Buyers These types of buyers run the gamut; they can be publicly traded or privately owned software companies. First, let’s look at each type of buyer and how they evaluate an M&A opportunity.

M&A 52

M&A Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Investment 52

Software Equity Group

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With record amounts of deployable capital behind them, private equity (PE) investors account for nearly 60% of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in tech today. Do you understand the different categories of buyers, including private equity investors, and how they differ from one another?

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Acquisitions 52

Software Equity Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Stock prices and valuations of many leading public SaaS companies have fallen drastically from the beginning of 2022—but while that will affect the private market, it does not necessarily spell doom and gloom. This post will examine the current state of public SaaS company valuations and what it means for private companies.

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Software Equity Group

MAY 7, 2024

Buyer and Investor Activity We tend to group M&A buyers and investors into two main categories: strategic buyers and private equity firms. Public SaaS Multiples Even if your business is privately owned, your valuation could be impacted by the stock prices of publicly traded SaaS companies.

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M&A Valuation Economics Business 52

Software Equity Group

MAY 8, 2024

Buyer and Investor Activity We tend to group M&A buyers and investors into two main categories: strategic buyers and private equity firms. Public SaaS Multiples Even if your business is privately owned, your valuation could be impacted by the stock prices of publicly traded SaaS companies.

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M&A Valuation Economics Business 52

Intrepid Banker Insights

MARCH 28, 2023

The M&A markets became significantly more challenged in the second half of 2022, and deal activity reported by investment bankers and private equity financial buyers has slowed down, with uncertainty and rising financing costs playing prominent roles.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In addition, currently public dual-class companies with transfer provisions that do not contain clear carve outs for the delivery of voting agreements in the M&A context should discuss with their advisers the possibility of adopting “clear day” amendments to their charters to include these carve outs. Vote-down termination fee (i.e.,

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M&A IPO Shares Mergers and Acquisitions 59

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. This alignment helps them prepare for potential future IPOs and makes them more appealing targets for acquisitions or private equity investments.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But this started changing in the 2010s and early 2020s as team values skyrocketed and billionaires, sovereign wealth funds , and sports private equity firms all jumped into the sector. Regulations – Does the league allow private equity or other financial sponsor ownership? How many individuals can be team owners?

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Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 105

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

However, deal activity fizzled in the second half of 2022, as high inflation, aggressive anti-inflation monetary policies, geopolitical instability, assertive antitrust regulators and tightening financing markets depressed target valuations, reduced strategic acquirer confidence and sidelined private equity sponsor buyers. trillion. [2]

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Mergers 52

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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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Mergers 40

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

McKessons acquisition of PRISM Vision Group is an important milestone for private equitys investments in optometry practices. At the same time, there has always been uncertainty about the ultimate home for these assets, since private equity does not keep its investments forever.

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Private Equity Healthcare Equities Medical 52

Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Private equity-backed ophthalmology groups have seen significant growth over the last eight years, with more than 30 platforms establishing themselves in the market; most completing numerous add-on (individual practice) acquisitions. Other groups have sold within the private equity space.

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Private Equity Healthcare Equities Sale 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 8, 2025

Being in your country’s top ~5% of earners will make a FAR bigger difference than fancy strategies, day trading, or finding the occasional meme coin that goes up by 100x. Active Trading: I do not recommend day trading unless it is your full-time job. Yes, you will spend more money on rent, food, vacations, etc.,

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