The Harvard Law School Forum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are compelling rationales for adopting a dual-class structure, but even proponents of the structure generally acknowledge that these benefits are significantly mitigated once the dual-class shares are out of the hands of the founders and/or pre-IPO stockholders.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

There are compelling rationales for adopting a dual-class structure, but even proponents of the structure generally acknowledge that these benefits are significantly mitigated once the dual-class shares are out of the hands of the founders and/or pre-IPO stockholders.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Others would counter that growth equity’s rapid ascent was mostly due to the easy money that persisted between 2008 and 2021. This style is about purchasing minority stakes in cash-flow-negative-but-high-growth companies that want to scale and eventually go public or sell (think: Uber or Airbnb before their IPOs).

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Although 2022 saw a general decline in M&A activity in the life sciences industry compared to 2021’s frenetic pace (when deal volume was up 52% from 2020 ), life sciences deal flow in 2022 on balance remained strong despite the headwinds. Let’s dig in.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 2, 2021

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are on the rise. According to Nasdaq , in 2015, SPACs made up approximately 12% of the IPO market, but by 2020, that number had risen to approximately 53%. SPACs are predicted to be an even higher percentage of the 2021 market share, with SPACs representing 79% of the January IPOs.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

But the events of 2023, including the UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse and the rise of firms like Wells Fargo, Jefferies, and RBC, have shaken up the traditional list. The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Renewable Energy Investment Banking Definition: In renewable energy investment banking, bankers advise companies in the solar, wind, biofuel, storage, battery, smart grid, electric vehicle, hydrogen, hydroelectric, and carbon capture verticals on equity and debt issuances, asset deals, and mergers and acquisitions.

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Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Underwriting Services Merchant banks also provide underwriting services for initial public offerings (IPOs), private placements, follow-on public offerings (FPOs) and rights issues. They also provide specialized services such as capital raising, merger and acquisition advice, foreign exchange transactions, and project finance.

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The Deal

AUGUST 9, 2023

Our acquisition strategy is aligned with acquiring companies with a traditional product portfolio, who have success and marquee customer relationships that we can transform with our AI platform,” SymphonyAI CEO Sanjay Dhawan told The Deal. Following acquisitions, the company develops AI applications for the target’s clients.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 14, 2024

From 2018 to 2021, the total number of bakery workers declined nearly 12%, leaving operators struggling to replace highly experienced talent. Jim has worked on numerous IPOs, sell-side transactions, fairness opinions, and capital raises, mainly for consumer products companies and restaurants.

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

Investing Activities = The cash transactions related to the acquisition and sale of long-term assets. presented the following CFS for the year ending March 31, 2021: Note that we have considered the direct method of preparing the CFS as recommended by IASB and FASB. In 2015, Box came up with its IPO. Example #1 ABC Inc.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

Despite everyone’s efforts in 2021, including the rollout of vaccines and varying rounds of lockdowns and work-from-home mandates, a true “return to normal” for M&A dealmakers was foiled anew by COVID-19 and its variants. trillion during 2021 – an increase of 71% compared to 2020 – and accounted for 20% of the $5.9 trillion(!)

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

billion acquisition of Portola and Sunrun’s $3.2 billion combination with Vivint Solar), the remainder of the year played host to a steady stream of acquisitions, with many $10+ billion acquisitions in the second half of the year. While initial deal flow was merely a trickle (although notably included Alexion’s $1.4

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 10, 2024

For example, in 2021, the NBA started allowing institutional investors to own up to 20% of single teams, which led Arctos to invest 5% in the Golden State Warriors (they later increased this stake to 13%). The MLB started allowing PE ownership in 2019, and the NHL followed suit in 2021.

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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.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

Although the COVID-19 pandemic that defined 2020 continued to shape much of the life sciences industry in 2021, the way that it did was markedly different. 1] Major all-cash acquisitions have followed, such as Arena Pharmaceutical’s agreement to sell to Pfizer for $6.7 billion , Acceleron Pharma’s agreement to sell to Merck for $11.5

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

The second half of the year witnessed a rebound spurred by several multibillion-dollar deals, including Gilead’s acquisition of Immunomedics for nearly $21 billion and AstraZeneca’s proposed acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $39 billion. While deal value was down for the year, deal volume was relatively stable (down only 2.0%

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

The year started off with a bang, with mega-deals such as Microsoft’s pending $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter and Broadcom’s pending $61 billion acquisition of VMware inked in quick succession. billion, a 36% decrease from 2021’s record high of $1.1

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The Deal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

For SPAC sponsor Harry Sloan, that means going from hiring Tom Cruise to backing special purpose acquisition companies worth as much as $1.7 Sloan lamented the run-up in the SPAC market in 2021 and said 2022 included plenty of deals that shouldn’t have been done and plenty of companies not ready for primetime.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 26, 2023

Today, IBM made a big acquisition doubling down on the hybrid concept: it will pay $4.6 IBM said in its announcement that the acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2023, pending regulatory and other approvals. Apptio is currently owned by PE firm Vista Equity Partners, which paid $1.94

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MergersCorp M&A International

MAY 27, 2025

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), once hailed as the “blank check” path to public markets, have experienced a rollercoaster ride over the past few years. After a boom in 2020 and 2021 that saw record-breaking volumes, the market cooled considerably in 2022 and 2023. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Over the course of the year, many of the headwinds that have slowed tech M&A activity since 2022 began to abate as interest rates moderated, the acquisition financing market returned and equity markets reached new highs. billion acquisition of Altair, IBMs pending $6.4 billion take-private acquisition of Squarespace.

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