Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The panelists kicked off with a discussion of the acceleration of the SPAC market over the past twelve months, and how this current wave of SPAC activity—coined by some as “SPAC 3.0”—compares starting in the early 2000s and ending around the start of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, and the second (SPAC 2.0) Another feature of SPAC 3.0

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Investment Banking Activities Investment banks have a dual role; they provide advisory services to corporations and governments and raise capital by issuing and selling securities in the capital markets. When Facebook went public in 2012, it needed an investment bank to handle the Initial Public Offering (IPO).

Bank

Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal. For example, Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns were considered bulge bracket banks before the 2008 financial crisis – but many people today don’t even remember them.

Bulge Bracket

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

19 treatments from Pfizer, Merck and potentially others hitting the market soon , we expect Big Pharma to continue to parlay this cash flow into growth in other areas of strategic focus. 2021’s SPAC activity was most intense in the first quarter, with 298 SPAC IPOs priced and 97 deSPAC transactions announced in the first quarter alone.

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