Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

The S&P 500 has recently traded near 4800, close to its record at the end of 2021. It has taken two years to return to those levels, after 2022 and 2023 were burdened with interest rate hikes and fears of a recession. There are only a few publicly traded companies in specialty consulting. As 2024 starts, the U.S.

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IPO Consulting Professional Services Corporate Finance 52

Software Equity Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It is no secret that 2022 was a rough year for the stock market. Public SaaS companies enjoyed an unprecedented run from 2009 through 2021, but last year brought a wave of macroeconomic uncertainty, including rising interest rates, record inflation, supply chain problems, and geopolitical unrest. What is the SEG Index?

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Valuation M&A Stock Profitability 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations (“Covered Corporations”) effected after December 31, 2022 (the “Excise Tax”). [1]

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M&A Capital Market Stock Mergers and Acquisitions 52

The Deal

JULY 21, 2023

in 2023 through June 20, up from 11 and 13 in the same period in 2022 and 2021, respectively, according to data from Insightia. REITs in full-year 2022 and 2021 each. In many cases, external managers have their hands in multiple pots, at different publicly traded REITs, which each pay them probably too much,” he added.

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Retail Management Government Investors 52

Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

When listed as publicly traded companies, they mostly become small-cap and micro-cap stocks trading on the exchange. At the same time, lower middle market private equity firms are more interested in this segment because of the variety of firms they get to seek across different sectors and industries.

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Middle Market Bulge Bracket Private Equity Investment Banking 52

Intrepid Banker Insights

MARCH 28, 2023

The M&A markets became significantly more challenged in the second half of 2022, and deal activity reported by investment bankers and private equity financial buyers has slowed down, with uncertainty and rising financing costs playing prominent roles.

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The Deal

JULY 20, 2023

Advisers to activists and companies, however, both agree that the collection of data in the memorandum isn’t useful in identifying the extent to which activist investors employ cash-settled equity swaps for their campaigns — or how the proposal if adopted would affect their strategies. Elliott Management Corp.,

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Software Equity Group

MAY 7, 2024

In 2022 and 2023, the Fed raised interest rates repeatedly to counteract high inflation. Buyer and Investor Activity We tend to group M&A buyers and investors into two main categories: strategic buyers and private equity firms. For example, one specific economic factor to keep an eye on is interest rates set by the Federal Reserve.

M&A 52

M&A Valuation Economics Business 52

Software Equity Group

MAY 8, 2024

In 2022 and 2023, the Fed raised interest rates repeatedly to counteract high inflation. Buyer and Investor Activity We tend to group M&A buyers and investors into two main categories: strategic buyers and private equity firms. For example, one specific economic factor to keep an eye on is interest rates set by the Federal Reserve.

M&A 52

M&A Valuation Economics Business 52

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. of the transaction’s equity value. [15].

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M&A IPO Mergers and Acquisitions Shares 59

Software Equity Group

APRIL 4, 2023

After hitting $12M in ARR, our founders decided to consider equity recapitalization to drive next-level growth. 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.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Posted by Joe Soltis, Claude Stansbury, and Robert Scarborough, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on Saturday, October 1, 2022 Editor's Note: Joe Soltis , Claude Stansbury , and Robert Scarborough are partners at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. Corporations subject to the Buyback Tax (“covered corporations”) include publicly traded U.S.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Tech M&A in 2022 was a tale of two halves. billion [1] during the first half of 2022 to $189.17 billion in the second half, resulting in total 2022 volume of $720.3 billion [1] during the first half of 2022 to $189.17 billion in the second half, resulting in total 2022 volume of $720.3 trillion. [2] trillion.

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Mergers 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

While 2020’s M&A landscape was characterized by whiplash volatility from choppy deal activity in the first half of the year to a surge in volume in the second half, that momentum accelerated in 2021, with no signs of slowing down heading into 2022. on transactions dominating the life sciences landscape into 2022. [4].

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Mergers 40

Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Private equity-backed ophthalmology groups have seen significant growth over the last eight years, with more than 30 platforms establishing themselves in the market; most completing numerous add-on (individual practice) acquisitions. Other groups have sold within the private equity space.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Healthcare Equities Sale 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. This merger requires shareholder approval.

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