Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

SPAC IPOs for esports companies were “hot” for a short period in 2021, but they seem to have died off by now. There’s also some variation in how teams account for player wages, training, and equipment, with some capitalizing and amortizing this spending over time.

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Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 106

The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

She joined Ninety One in 2021 from Royal London Asset Management where she had been head of dealing for three years. Wood joined Ninety One in 2021 after serving for a year and a half at Aviva Investors as a credit trader and for five years at Vanguard as a fixed income trader.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Per FTI Consulting , solar, wind, and “portfolio” (mixed asset) deals account for 60% of renewable M&A activity in the U.S.: A good example is the 2020 – 2021 period, when SPAC activity went vertical, and plenty of renewable energy companies used SPACs to go public. What Do You Do as an Analyst or Associate?

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Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 8, 2024

In 2021, after the infamous “Goldman Sachs” presentation went viral , banks raised base salaries and changed their staffing and work-from-home policies. It’s Not 2004, 2014, or 2021 Anymore: Banks Need to Change So, now to the punch line. I believe these reactions are quite wrong.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

However, unlike the go-go era of 2021, tech deals in 2023 tended to be bolt-on rather than transformative, took longer to get done, and required more creativity and bespoke structures. Private equity activity accounted for only 27% of tech M&A in 2023, a six-year low (and a substantial decrease from the 2021 record of 36%).

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