Software Equity Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

SEG’s 2023 Annual SaaS Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the public SaaS market’s performance and M&A activity in the software industry. Our report provides context for private companies to better understand factors influencing their valuations and evaluate how they can position themselves within a changing marketplace.

Valuation

Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 29, 2020

On September 24, Cooley M&A partner, Garth Osterman, moderated a webinar on the current trend in going public: SPACs! As reflected in Chart 1 , 102 SPAC IPOs have been announced this year as of September 18, 2020—almost double the number of SPAC IPOs in all of last year (and more than double the number of SPAC IPOs in 2018).

M&A

Deal Law Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

As Bitcoin gains increasing traction since its inception 11 years ago, we begin to question whether it will slowly replace traditional dollar funding in M&A deals. Whether Bitcoin will be used to fund large M&A deals will likely depend on its ability to stabilize in value. Headways in the M&A Market.

M&A

Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 14, 2024

These characteristics, coupled with bakery manufacturers’ ability to continually innovate and adapt to consumer trends, have attracted investors and boosted M&A activity in recent years. From 2018 to 2021, the total number of bakery workers declined nearly 12%, leaving operators struggling to replace highly experienced talent.

M&A

The Harvard Law School Forum

JUNE 16, 2023

Posted by Sally Wagner Partin, Sharon Flanagan, and Hannah M. Flanagan are Partners and Hannah M. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Are M&A Contract Clauses Value Relevant to Target and Bidder Shareholders? Brown is an Associate at Sidley Austin LLP. 1] (more…)

M&A

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2020

2019 was a banner year for billion-dollar life sciences M&A transactions. A wave of big-ticket transactions by global pharmaceutical companies drove life sciences M&A activity to its fourth-largest year on record in 2019, with aggregate deal value in the pharmaceutical, medical and biotech industry reaching $234.2

M&A

InvestmentBank.com

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Up from 65% in 2009 the percentage of adult Americans has increased to 76% in 2018 [1] with a projected market CAGR of 7.8% Major Players in the M&A Scene Amazon’s acquisition of PillPack is the largest acquisition of a DTC nutraceutical company on record with a $753 million price tag in 2018. until 2025 [2].

Food

Sica Fletcher

MARCH 8, 2024

The inherent uncertainty of the M&A market over the last 18 months has underscored the importance of context for supplementing a full understanding before we can gain a better sense of what to expect in 2024. So, how did we get here? What Is Affecting Insurance Agency EBITDA Multiples?

Insurance

OfficeHours

JULY 11, 2023

What’s the plan with said asset, add-ons, more M&A, economies of scale with current portfolio companies? If you can really nail valuation questions but struggle with regulatory questions, make sure you can get all the valuation questions right to maximize your points there. Are you seeing US govt. agencies scaling back?

Investment Banking

InvestmentBank.com

OCTOBER 24, 2019

For the better part of the last decade, physician practices have seen a wave of consolidation by hospitals and private equity with 2018 being no exception [1]. toped 5,000 from 2015 to 2016 alone [22] , with the total number of hospital owned physician practices increasing to 80,000 by 2018 [15]. of GDP or $2.5

Hospitality

Sica Fletcher

JULY 1, 2020

This was the fourth year in a row fundraising surpassed half a trillion dollars, with 2017, 2018, and 2019 recording the highest amounts of capital raised in history. In 2019, there were about 5,100 PE-backed buyout deals announced, with an aggregate value of $393 billion, down from 6,500 deals announced in 2018 with a value of $493 billion.

Private Equity

M&A Leadership Council

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Art of M&A® / Due Diligence An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux Editor’s Note: A growing number of M&A professionals are pursuing the Certified M&A Specialist, or CMAS ® credential.

IT

Cooley M&A

JULY 19, 2019

While some may view this as the ICO simply continuing to flex its muscle (in light of news of a £183M (approximately $123M) British Airways fine a day earlier), the Marriott fine and others likely to follow could have significant implications on future M&A transactions involving cybersecurity and data privacy matters. They decided.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Deal Law Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In May, we wrote about the increased focus on earn-out provisions during the pandemic as a method to mitigate the risk of a target’s post-closing under-performance and to bridge any valuation gap between the purchaser and seller. More recently, we discussed post-closing balance sheet adjustments as a separate tool to address the same risk.

M&A

Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In recent posts, we outlined the background of and reasons for the dramatic upsurge of private equity investment in the insurance brokerage industry , how the combination of private equity and low interest rates have dramatically raised valuations , and how private equity sponsored agencies increasingly dominate the insurance agency business.

Private Equity

M&A Leadership Council

JUNE 14, 2023

The Art of M&A / Due Diligence An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux Editor’s Note: A growing number of M&A professionals are pursuing the Certified M&A Specialist, or CMAS™ credential.

IT

Sica Fletcher

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Let’s break down how this is paid: Valuation The valuation is invariably calculated as Pro Forma EBITDA multiplied by the EBITDA multiple. (Otherwise Known as “How Acquisitions Are Structured”) Our November blog post asked how a smaller agency can take advantage of the tsunami of private equity investment in insurance brokerages.

Private Equity

Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 29, 2018

M&A practitioners have long advised boards of directors that the Delaware courts have never found that the events or circumstances in a particular transaction met the contractual standard of having a material adverse effect (or MAE) as defined in a merger or acquisition agreement. 2018-0300-JTL (Del. In its decision in Akorn, Inc.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Software Equity Group

JULY 9, 2024

Markel specializes in M&A legal issues for middle-market software companies and offers expert insights into the key legal considerations essential for companies entering the M&A arena. However, to maximize the chances of a profitable outcome, founders must proactively prepare for the sale. Who Really Owns Your Company?

Sale

The Deal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Most of those are acquired by large IP houses,” Ivest co-founding partner Aston Loch said following the firm’s August purchase of CloudCo at a roughly $100 million enterprise valuation. The controlling Weiss family sold a 60% stake in American Greetings to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC in 2018 but kept CloudCo. “In for decades.

Entertainment

Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 15, 2024

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Financial Statement

Cooley M&A

DECEMBER 3, 2019

From 2008 to 2018, the total R&W policies bound per year in North America rose from 40 deals, providing $541 million of coverage to 1500+ R&W insurance transactions, providing aggregate coverage of $38.6 Aon estimates that over 45% of all private M&A transactions in North America had R&W insurance in 2018. [2].

Insurance

Cooley M&A

MAY 5, 2020

M&F Worldwide Corp., M&F Worldwide Corp., In 2017, the Company began experiencing financial difficulty as it worked to update its flagship product, and in early 2018 it formed a special committee of its three independent directors to consider options for additional ways to raise capital. from the outset). 3d 635 (Del.

Negotiation

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This case comes on the heels of a $735 million settlement in which Tesla directors disgorged previously-received compensation following shareholder claims of unjust enrichment and breach of fiduciary duty. [1] Ultimately, the Tesla board was not able to prove the benefit received from Musk’s leadership was worth the $55 billion Tesla paid for it.

Negotiation

Cooley M&A

JULY 9, 2021

The Regal appraisal proceeding arose from Cineworld’s acquisition of Regal Entertainment Group in February 2018. Adjustments to Deal Price for Changes to Value Between Signing and Closing. To determine the fair value of Regal’s common stock at the effective time of the merger, the court reduced the deal price by $3.77/share,

Mergers and Acquisitions

Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In 2018, the board launched a sales process with a special committee in place. Special committees, by design, are created to address conflicts and to insulate the board of directors from liability for the very conflicts that may invite judicial scrutiny of the fairness of the board’s decision. Empire Resorts, Inc., Sales Process.

Sale

TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 28, 2023

AngelList , an organization that started out by teaming up founders with early-stage investors, is expanding into the private equity space. And it’s acquired a Y Combinator-backed fintech startup in the industry to kickstart that effort. This includes serving the GPs and LPs in the funds…Over the years, we have continued to move up market.”

Private Equity

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2024

Cross-border M&A activity in 2023 was impacted by heightened geopolitical conflicts, high inflation and interest rates, and increased regulatory pressures as the global economy remained clouded by looming recession fears. trillion in 2018 and 2019, respectively [1]. trillion – representing a 10-year low. trillion and $4.09

M&A

InvestmentBank.com

DECEMBER 1, 2020

M&A Beat – US Health Services Q2 2020 M&A Beat is a quarterly update for CEO’s, CFO’s, Owner, Founders of lower middle-market ($10M-$100M Rev) companies, offering relevant details on mergers and acquisitions deal value, volume, valuation multiples and trends in their respective industry and vertical.

M&A

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] billion leading the pack.

M&A

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

After a rough 2023 , tech M&A in 2024 was slow to start but ended the year strong, with deal values up 32% from 2023 , well outpacing the overall M&A markets 10% growth in 2024. So is tech M&A back? Tech M&A may not be back, but its story is far from over. billion acquisition of Altair, IBMs pending $6.4

M&A