TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 13, 2023

The app attracted more than $14 million in funding from investors like Spark Capital, O’Reilly Alphatech Ventures , Shasta Ventures , Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley, and Randi Zuckerberg. Heck, Facebook even made a Timehop cline called On This Day in 2015 , which garnered 60 million daily visitors in a year.

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PE Hub

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

BC Partners initially invested in PetSmart in 2015 and brought aboard Apollo as a minority investor earlier in 2023. Partner Michael Chang discussed the strategy with PE Hub's MK Flynn in this webinar. The post NEXUS 2024 Preview: BC Partners takes the long-term view on PetSmart appeared first on PE Hub.

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The TRADE

APRIL 25, 2024

“In the past decade, we’ve seen increase the number of investors and the number of listings we’ve issued, the qualified Foreign Investors Regulations was introduced 2015, which allows foreign investors to have direct access to the market and today we have 3800 foreign investors.

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The M&A Lawyer

AUGUST 28, 2015

On August 28, 2015 , the Delaware Court of Chancery found the controlling shareholder-CEO and General Counsel of Dole Food Co. liable to investors for $148 million for fraudulently driving down the company’s share price in anticipation of a going-private transaction.

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Growth Business

MAY 31, 2023

Despite the first quarter of 2023 seeing a drop in deals to 41, down from 95 in the same quarter in 2022, the UK remains the biggest angel investor market in Europe. An angel investor is an individual investor with, usually, a high net worth. See also: What metrics do start-up investors look for?

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Accenture Capital Markets

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In fact, the number of company listings has remained relatively flat between 2015 and 2020. In creating this network effect, digital issuance could also address the #1 concern of investors today in the private markets—notably liquidity and transferability. Accreditation of investors, especially retail ones. The good news?

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The M&A Lawyer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

On August 19, 2015 , the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion in Kerbawy v. or] would have been viewed by the reasonable investor as having significantly altered the ‘total mix’ of information made available.” only supports that result if it ‘inequitably taints the electoral process.'”

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The Deal

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Bomi Lee knew she wanted to specialize in M&A after working on two deals as a mid-level associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in 2014 and 2015, she said on this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast. “I to an investor consortium led by Carlyle Group LP. to an investor consortium led by Carlyle Group LP.

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The M&A Lawyer

OCTOBER 26, 2015

With recent high company valuations and other general macro-economic factors, investors need to get far more involved with a company in order to expect any type of fast growth. In fact, 90% of the buyouts GF Data tracks included a post-management solution or continuity in 2015, much higher than in previous years. Less is More.

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Banked [link] Founded: 2018 Investors: Insight Venture Partners, BACKED VC, Force Over Mass Capital, Love Ventures Kuvi Capital, Paul Forster, Acrew, OM2, Firestartr Banked offers real-time payments for consumers, businesses and banks. A respectable 334 fintech unicorns being named in the 21st century alone, according to fintechlabs.com.

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Shearman & Sterling

MAY 9, 2023

The action was brought after the Corporation acquired a portfolio company of an investor (the "Investor") in exchange for a 35% stake in the post-merger entity and entry into a stockholders' agreement that allegedly "restricted the [I]nvestor's voting and transfer rights." In re Edgio, Inc. 2022-0624-MTZ (Del.

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Razorpay

JULY 21, 2023

In mid-2015, Ratan Tata came across a promising young startup that he believed would disrupt the Indian ride-hailing industry. Angel investors like Ratan Tata swoop in to help thousands of businesses grow exponentially. Angel investors provide support to startups in very early stages. If you guessed Ola, you guessed right.

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Razorpay

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The investors behind Lendbox set out to solve India’s long-standing challenges in the investment ecosystem, with a mission to make debt investments more accessible, liquid, and free from third-party intermediaries. Read more about Lendbox here!

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Razorpay

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The investors behind Lendbox set out to solve India’s long-standing challenges in the investment ecosystem, with a mission to make debt investments more accessible, liquid, and free from third-party intermediaries. Read more about Lendbox here!

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

It aids investors in analyzing the company's performance. read more like investors, shareholders Shareholders A shareholder is an individual or an institution that owns one or more shares of stock in a public or a private corporation and, therefore, are the legal owners of the company. read more arising from each activity.

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Shearman & Sterling

MAY 9, 2023

The action was brought after the Corporation acquired a portfolio company of an investor (the "Investor") in exchange for a 35% stake in the post-merger entity and entry into a stockholders' agreement that allegedly "restricted the [I]nvestor's voting and transfer rights." In re Edgio, Inc. 2022-0624-MTZ (Del.

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Growth Business

JUNE 7, 2023

Since its launch in 2015, Marshmallow has offered affordable options to those who have recently moved to the UK. Speaking about the company’s plans to scale without turning to investors, CEO Anne Bowden has said: “Many start-ups and scale-ups are having difficulty raising funding now.

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Growth Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The most active investor of Bristol’s startups is Seedrs , while angel investors Bristol Private Equity Club , Parkwalk , WebStart Bristol and Molten Ventures have also backed multiple startups in the city. 9 – Vertical Aerospace Stephen Fitzpatrick founded Vertical Aerospace in 2015 after founding unicorn Ovo Energy in 2009.

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The Deal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The company has successfully financed, constructed and managed over 400 megawatts across 100 projects through partnerships with institutional investor partners, mostly in Massachusetts and New York. and TerraForm Power Inc., managing over $8 billion.

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Distill Ventures Founded: 2013 Sector focus: Beverages Ticket size: £250,000 – £10m AUM: ~ £210m Current investments: 6 Acquired: 4 Bio: The first accelerator of drinks brands, Distill Ventures invests in alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks brands with Diageo – owner of drinks brands such as Guinness and Johnnie Walker – its sole investor.

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How2Exit

MAY 20, 2024

Since 2015, he has been offering consultancy services, assisting clients with transaction analysis for buying or preparing to sell their businesses. His contributions extend to a YouTube channel dedicated to sharing knowledge on entrepreneurship and business transactions. It's not a solution to your financial problems.

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The Deal

JUNE 23, 2023

The recent purchase of Riverbed Technology LLC reflects a burgeoning niche for middle-market technology turnaround investor Vector Capital Management LP: buying companies from lenders who converted debt to equity through reorganizations. However, Moody’s Investors Service Inc. billion in 2015.

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Tyton Partners

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Voices of Impact is a continuing series from Tyton Partners that invites impact companies to shed light on their company’s impact in the space and illuminate the landscape for other education entrepreneurs and investors by answering five basic questions. In 2014-2015, we decided to take our impact to the next level.

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Accenture Capital Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The next generation of investors is partially behind the drive to digital platforms. i] [link] [ii] Aite Group survey of 369 financial advisors, Q2 2017 and 403 financial advisors, Q3 2015 [iii] Ibid The post Why Large Wealth Management Firms Can’t Be Ruled Out in the Digital Space appeared first on Accenture Capital Markets Blog.

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Transactional Delights

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Impact investing is limited in the possible universe of companies that one could invest in because impact investing is searching for companies that are contributing towards a social good, measured by investors as to how the company is affecting a social or environmental goal (in addition to returns). This is a fundamental activist tool.

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Peak Frameworks

MAY 23, 2023

Voluntary stakeholders willingly engage with the company, like investors or employees, while involuntary stakeholders are affected without their consent, such as a community impacted by a company's pollution. These include the media, trade associations, non-profit organizations, and local communities.

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Growth Business

MARCH 1, 2024

Private equity investors are always looking for the next big thing and they will offer their expertise for a slice of future profits. Competition among private equity investors will allow those companies seeking to raise money to find the partner that represents the best fit from the perspective of culture, style, and potential to add value.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

She later took on a role at the bank as executive director of investor flow sales responsible for the introduction of its derivative product to its UK client base. Jackson left Merrill Lynch in 2009 to join Citi as its head of execution sales for EMEA before joining Liquidnet in 2015.

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Growth Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, the reality is that many venture capital investors are playing it cautious, wanting to invest in later, safer funding rounds for companies with proven revenue. Ascension Ventures Mini bio: Ascension Ventures is one of the most active seed investors in the UK. of successful exits: N/A Website: www.antler.co

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How2Exit

MAY 8, 2023

He invented the injections for trees and patented them, raising money from venture capitalists and investors to create a successful business. From 1999 to 2015, he worked on the company and developed it into a successful business. Peter White, the founder of Boston Tree Preservation, is a great example of this.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Credibility Having a formal business structure can enhance the credibility of a business in the eyes of customers, vendors, and potential investors. For example, while an S-Corp might save on taxes, it might also face limitations in attracting diverse investors. Flexibility: Consider growth plans, potential mergers, or acquisitions.

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Solganick & Co.

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Founded in 2015, the firm has over $1.7 magazine’s “Founder-Friendly Investors” list in 2020, 2021, and 2022. billion committed to its three funds. Sunstone Partners has been recognized as one of Inc. For more information, visit sunstonepartners.com About Solganick & Co.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 1, 2020

The State of Private Equity Pre-Pandemic Prior to the advent of the pandemic, the private equity market exhibited strong fundraising, robust deal markets, and positive investor sentiment. Dry PE powder had almost doubled since the end of 2015, when it stood at $750 billion. Dry powder reached $1.4

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InvestmentBank.com

AUGUST 14, 2019

to 6,078 in 2015. billion between 2013 and 2015, there had been decreases in round closings, from 6,098 to 5,536 in 2018. [1] 4] With such information available to investors, there could be a slight drop in the number of investors in the K-12 sector. In 2013 only $36.4 The amount funded increased more than a fold to $78.1

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Channel 4 Ventures Founded: 2015 Sector focus: Consumer Ticket size: £1m – £5m of media airtime Current investments: 22 Exits: 4 Bio: Channel 4 Ventures offers high growth companies the opportunity to leverage its advertising slots in exchange for equity.

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Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

MAY 10, 2023

Market commentators began speculating that the Company may be a target for activist investors. [3] Furthermore, as is customary, the provision only restricted a trade to an investor who was known to be on the SharkWatch list. Edgecast”). [4] 4] Edgecast’s parent company, College Parent, L.P.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 2, 2021

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

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