Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 10, 2025

During the pandemic, Delta Airlines significantly increased its spending on free inflight Wi-Fi for domestic and international flights and in-flight entertainment to enhance customer experience and improve loyalty. As a result, revenues soared in 2023-2024 despite decreased profitability as a result of increased spending.

Business 52

Business Engineering Retail Entertainment 52

The Deal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

At first blush, Ivest Consumer Partners LLC might seem an unlikely buyer for CloudCo Entertainment, which owns the Care Bears and other properties that combine consumer intellectual property and content. They wanted somebody who cared about the brand and who could collaborate with their management team.”

Entertainment 40

Entertainment Private Equity Business Management 40

Sun Acquisitions

AUGUST 8, 2024

Disney’s Acquisition of Pixar (2006): In 2006, Disney’s acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry. Disney’s hierarchical structure clashed with Pixar’s more collaborative and autonomous environment.

M&A 59

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Acquisitions Business 59

Solganick & Co.

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Consider factors like revenues by type, growth rates, gross profit margins, EBITDA and potential adjustments (positive and negative), customer concentration, intellectual property, client and revenue retention rates, comparable companies that have recently traded, public companies in the sector, and other industry benchmarks.

Sale 52

Sale Business Valuation M&A 52

Devensoft

AUGUST 24, 2023

Unlike traditional external collaborations, where integration efforts may be outsourced or guided by external consultants, the internal integration model places the reins of control squarely within the capable hands of the organization itself. This blueprint serves as a roadmap for the entire integration journey.

Business 52

Business Collaboration Mergers and Acquisitions Management 52

Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 4, 2024

The goal of empire building is to create a larger and more dominant business entity that can achieve significant market share, increased profitability, and a competitive advantage over rivals. In 2006, it acquired YouTube, the world’s largest video-sharing platform, further expanding its presence in the media and entertainment industry.

Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Acquisitions Business Engineering Investment 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

These buyers seemed reluctant to acquire development-stage programs with high funding requirements and inherent risks of failure that would cut into profits (and not necessarily solve more near-term revenue issues) during a particularly volatile macroeconomic environment.

M&A 40

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Collaboration 40