Solganick & Co.

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It covers the latest mergers and acquisitions deal announcements, valuations, public company data, and other trends announced in Q3 2024. Valuation multiples for publicly-traded cybersecurity companies ranged from a median 9.5x EV/2024E revenue for high growth (>20%) vendors to a median 4.0x

Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers Acquisitions M&A 40

Solganick & Co.

APRIL 24, 2024

Technology research firm, Canalys, expects MSP M&A activity to grow 50% in 2024, returning to 60% of 2021 levels, as the surge in cloud migrations, outsourced IT, and increasing cybersecurity complexity fuel demand.

Mergers 52

Mergers Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Consulting 52

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.

M&A 40

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Collaboration 40

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 13, 2023

Formerly owned by Tahoe Investment Group, which bought the company in April 2017, Alliance was acquired by Akumin, a publicly traded company, in June 2021 for $820 million. Founded in 2007, publicly-traded TOI provides care to about 1.8 But oncology has its own unique drivers. But if you've got a [PE] backer.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Medical 52

The Deal

JULY 20, 2023

The memorandum noted that at most seven activist investors held gross positions of greater than $300 million — one of the proposal’s disclosure thresholds — on any given day during a yearlong sample period between 2021 and 2022. Corporate advisers contend earlier disclosure would help them better protect companies.

Investors 52

Investors Funds Shares Investment 52

Deal Law Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

As of February 11, 2021, the OSC gave the green light for the first publicly traded bitcoin exchange-traded funds in North America. As of February 11, 2021, the OSC gave the green light for the first publicly traded bitcoin exchange-traded funds in North America.

M&A 40

M&A Funds Accountant IT 40

Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In addition, currently public dual-class companies with transfer provisions that do not contain clear carve outs for the delivery of voting agreements in the M&A context should discuss with their advisers the possibility of adopting “clear day” amendments to their charters to include these carve outs.

M&A 59

M&A IPO Mergers and Acquisitions Shares 59

Cooley M&A

JULY 9, 2021

May 13, 2021), may provide new fodder for appraisal arbitrage. Panera Bread was a publicly traded company that JAB Holdings B.V. *Source: Courthouse News Service and LexisNexis CourtLink. However, the Chancery Court’s most recent appraisal decision, In Re Appraisal of Regal Entertainment Group (Del. share proposed by respondents.

Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Acquisitions Sale Shares Entertainment 52

Cooley M&A

MARCH 2, 2021

A SPAC is a publicly traded shell company with no underlying operating business that seeks to merge with a target operating company. SPACs are predicted to be an even higher percentage of the 2021 market share, with SPACs representing 79% of the January IPOs. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are on the rise.

Securities 40

Securities IPO Mergers and Acquisitions Shares 40

Software Equity Group

APRIL 4, 2023

Our panel comprises leaders well-versed in go-to-market operations for SaaS businesses of all types, from bootstrapped startups to PE-backed and publicly traded companies. In 2021, Thoma Bravo acquired iOffice for an undisclosed amount. It is no longer about casting a wide net and hoping for the best.

Sale 52

Sale Book-building Business M&A 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

It mixes public finance , project finance , real estate , and infrastructure. It does help to have industry experience in one of the related sectors (tech/TMT, real estate, infrastructure, public finance, etc.), SPAC IPOs for esports companies were “hot” for a short period in 2021, but they seem to have died off by now.

Investment Banking 105

Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 105

The Harvard Law School Forum

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Although far from the sweeping tax reform that the Biden Administration had originally envisioned, one provision from the previously proposed “Build Back Better Act” that was included in the IRA is a new 1% non-deductible excise tax on stock repurchases by publicly traded U.S. corporations (the “Buyback Tax”). Overview of the Buyback Tax.

Stock 94

Stock Corporation Public Trading M&A 94

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

But given the number of SPACs that went public in 2020 and have yet to announce a business combination (204 of 247), expect to see many more SPAC business combinations in 2021. Delaware analyzed relevant claims in the noteworthy AB Stable decision , finding that a buyer was permitted to walk away from a $5.8 Buyer…Seller…PPP Lender?

M&A 40

M&A IPO Mergers and Acquisitions Business 40

Transactional Delights

OCTOBER 21, 2020

In September, Aimco announced that it was planning a spin that would lead to two publicly traded companies: a pure play apartment investment company and a company focused on developing apartment communities. So, what has Aimco been up to? Notably, Aimco’s charter doesn’t require a vote from its shareholders to approve the spin [1].

Government 40

Government IT Corporation Shares 40

Transactional Delights

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Following the November 2019 signing, covid hit and LVMH announced that it would not be able to close the deal by the agreement’s drop-dead date of November 24, 2020 [2] after the French Government sent a letter [3] to LVMH directing it to pause the deal until 2021. On the subsequent Monday, October 28, TIF was trading at $129.72.

M&A 40

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions IT Shares 40

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. 2] Examples of this strategy coming to bear in 2021 included Thermo Fisher Scientific’s acquisition of PPD for $17.4 approved prescription cannabidiol medicine to its portfolio.

M&A 40

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Mergers 40

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

billion, a 36% decrease from 2021’s record high of $1.1 As was the case in 2021, software deals remained the strongest performer within the tech sector, representing approximately 90% of tech M&A deals. Deal volumes dropped from $531.13 billion [1] during the first half of 2022 to $189.17 trillion. [2]

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Mergers 52

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. What is a SPAC?

IPO 52

IPO Mergers and Acquisitions Investors Negotiation 52