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Mergers and Acquisitions Volumes Down 60%

Street of Walls

Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 had its best week since early June The S&P 500 rose by 2.2% In 3Q12, the S&P 500 has risen by 5.6% Thus far in 3Q12, equity underwriting volumes are averaging 12% below both the 2Q12 weekly average level and the 3Q11 average weekly level.

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M&A Dealflow Declined 12% to $39.8 billion

Street of Walls

Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 declined for the second consecutive week but ended positive for the month The S&P 500 declined by 0.3% In 3Q12, the S&P 500 has risen by 3.3% Corporate debt underwriting volumes of $30.8 Corporate debt underwriting volumes of $30.8

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Investment Banking M&A Volumes Up 15%

Street of Walls

Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 declined after six consecutive weeks of gains The S&P 500 declined by 0.5% In 3Q12, the S&P 500 has risen by 3.6% Investment banking volumes were mediocre on the week amidst the summer doldrums Equity underwriting volumes of $10.7

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Mergers & Acquisition Dealflow Declines -49%

Street of Walls

Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets pulled back modestly on lighter trading volume The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% In 3Q12, the S&P 500 has risen by 7.2% Thus far in 3Q12, equity underwriting volumes are averaging 13% above both the 2Q12 weekly average level and the 3Q11 average weekly level.

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Investment Banking Deals Improved 16%

Street of Walls

Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets declined for the second week in a row The S&P 500 declined by 1.3% In 3Q12, the S&P 500 rose by 5.8% Both announced and completed M&A improved but remain light while equity and debt underwriting were solid on the week Equity underwriting volumes of $19.4

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Boopos CEO Juan Ignacio García Braschi Discusses Funding Criteria for Acquiring Ecommerce and SaaS Businesses

How2Exit

Ron rn rn rn About The Guest(s): Juan Braschi is the CEO of Boopos, a company that helps talented buyers acquire businesses and provides flexible financing for buying e-commerce and software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses. This allows them to take on risks that traditional lenders may not be comfortable with.

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The 20 greatest trading innovations

The TRADE

The first ETF to launch in the US was the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) in 1993. Created by Cboe Global Markets in 1993, the original index was used to measure the market’s expectation of 30-day volatility suggested by at-the-money S&P 100 Index (OEX Index) option prices.

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