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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Mergers and Inquisitions

Beyond that experience, bankers look for the same qualities as always: High grades, a good university or business school, previous finance internships, and networking and interview prep. SPAC IPOs for esports companies were “hot” for a short period in 2021, but they seem to have died off by now.

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Best Stocks: The Amazon of South Korea that's regaining investor attention after four years in exile

CNBC: Investing

That company is called Coupang (CPNG) and it's based in Seattle, despite the fact that its business is in South Korea. Originally, Kim dropped out of Harvard Business School to build a Groupon clone for his native country. The company went public to a great deal of fanfare in March of 2021 during the IPO bubble. Until now.

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Bernstein says this Chinese media platform can surge nearly 25%

CNBC: Investing

" Bernstein initiated research coverage of the Chinese online entertainment services provider with an outperform rating and a $28 per share price target. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. Skip Navigation Markets Pre-Markets U.S. BILI YTD mountain Bilibili stock in 2025.

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Will Cava Going Public Set the Table for Other IPOs?

Successful Acquisitions

Will Cava Going Public Set the Table for Other IPOs? By David Braun, Founder and CEO, Capstone Strategic When Washington DC based restaurant chain Cava became a publicly traded company recently, it bucked a trend that has lasted nearly two years, a notable absence of American IPOs.

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Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning

TechCrunch: M&A

Blinkist’s catalog is a mix of text-based and audio content, making it an interesting asset for tech companies, publishers or media brands that have tried to build out bigger e-book operations, business user strategies or even larger media holdings for both in areas like podcasting. There is more than the content itself.”

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24 venture capital firms you need to know about – Growth Business guide

Growth Business

By Rory Bennett on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success On the face of it, Britain’s venture capital firms have never been more ready to invest in your start-up. Here is the Growth Business guide to 24 of the most exciting venture capital firms out there waiting for your call. billion worth of investment.

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Top 10 Cross-Border M&A Trends across the Pond

Cooley M&A

government shutdown disrupting the market for IPOs, Brexit uncertainty, natural disasters and various other crises, cross-border M&A activity momentum continues. businesses touching “critical technologies.” New records were attained in the past twelve months, eclipsing the previous highs set pre-2008 financial crash.

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