JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 8, 2025

To help businesses, owners, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving M&A market, Robert Connolly a partner in LPs Corporate Practice Group and leader of LPs Independent Sponsor and Private Equity teams shares a series of conversations with M&A experts.

M&A

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Private equity groups (PEGs) are active buyers in M&A transactions , accounting for $1.3 The sale proceeds that the seller contributes to the transaction, which is commonly referred to as rollover equity , provides an opportunity at a “second bite of the apple” when the PEG later sells the company in a 3–5-year time horizon.

Private Equity

Focus Investment Banking

JULY 22, 2025

FOCUS served as the exclusive financial advisor to Richardson throughout the transaction process.

Investment Banking

Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Strategic buyers pursued opportunities across the food and beverage landscape, while private equity was largely sidelined by the rate environment. Large corporates have pursued acquisitions to increase their market share, grow their customer base, and/or expand their footprint.

Food

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 8, 2025

This is why I still recommend fields like investment banking and private equity to ambitious students: You want the optionality to earn a high income when youre young. Yes, you will spend more money on rent, food, vacations, etc., at $600K, but youll also have far more to invest.

Investment

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Financial Buyers : These are typically investment companies, such as private equity firms, with no prior investment in your industry. Sometimes strategic buyers are backed by private equity, focusing on both organic growth and acquisitions. Legal : Corporate documents, legal issues, compliance with regulations.

Sale

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 29, 2025

About Caymus Equity Partners Caymus Equity Partners is a leading private equity firm founded in 2001, with offices in Atlanta and New York. The post Valley Lighting Acquired by Caymus Equity Partners appeared first on Chesapeake Corporate Advisors.

Equities

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 9, 2025

Whenever I write about Corporate Finance jobs on this site, there’s always a fair amount of criticism in the comments. But many corporations also realized that Corporate Finance has a branding problem , because they created “Strategic Finance” roles. Recruiting: Who Wins Strategic Finance Jobs?

Corporate Finance

The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

He envisioned Conversant as a platform to capitalise on real estate opportunities across the liquidity spectrum in both public and private and up and down the capital structure including equity and credit. Mike was building an investment team and process focused on idea generation and creative structuring. We are nimble and agile.

Funds

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 30, 2025

State governments are increasingly introducing new laws regulating healthcare transactions in an effort to thwart the level of influence that private equity firms and other corporate investors have on healthcare providers.

Private Equity

The TRADE

JUNE 16, 2025

DNB Carnegie Steve Hemmings has been promoted to the position of equity sales trader at DNB Carnegie, following more than 11 years at Carnegie Investment Bank, as revealed by The TRADE.   The move will see London-based Hemmings bring extensive industry experience to his new role, spanning mutual funds, private equity, finance and investment strategies.   (..)

Capital Market

Lake Country Advisors

JUNE 11, 2025

The legal business entity stays with the seller: Since only assets are being sold, your LLC or corporation remains intact. If the buyer is an institutional investor or private equity firm: These groups often have a set framework for how they buy businesses. Sellers often wind down the entity later or use it for other ventures.

Sale

iMerge Advisors

APRIL 13, 2025

source code, patents, trademarks) Customer contracts and databases Equipment, servers, and office leases Domain names and websites The legal entity itself the corporation or LLC remains with the seller. Sellers particularly founders of C-corporations prefer stock sales to avoid double taxation and simplify the transaction.

Sale

Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

People debate the best options: Search fund internships , private equity internships , boutique bank internships, real estate internships, and even wealth management internships have their pros and cons. With investment banking internship recruiting starting earlier and earlier, you also need to win pre-banking internships earlier.

Capital

How2Exit

DECEMBER 2, 2024

With extensive experience across private equity, business turnarounds, and a creative approach to consulting for equity, Jamie has demonstrated a unique ability to transform underperforming companies into successful ventures.

Business

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

Investment Banking: Exit Opportunities Investment banking exit opportunities are much broader than the ones offered by equity research, but equity research beats it in a few areas. If you do IB, you can get into deal-based roles ( private equity , corporate development , venture capital , etc.),

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But this started changing in the 2010s and early 2020s as team values skyrocketed and billionaires, sovereign wealth funds , and sports private equity firms all jumped into the sector. Deals could be done on a corporate level (i.e., Regulations – Does the league allow private equity or other financial sponsor ownership?

Investment Banking

The TRADE

JULY 7, 2025

Molloy initially joined as head of corporate actions seven years prior. Previously in his career, Molloy has also worked as a senior analyst at Goldman Sachs and as a senior corporate actions specialist at BNY Mellon.

Investment Manager

Lake Country Advisors

MAY 9, 2025

While not as large as publicly traded corporations, these entities usually have more robust governance and financial reporting than smaller businesses. Whether your firm fits in this category can affect how you approach potential buyers, from strategic acquirers to private equity groups.

Middle Market

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

JUNE 11, 2025

A top Wall Street lawyer, he worked on some of the biggest corporate mergers in history, including KKR’s takeover of Nabisco in 1989. He also served in the Carter administration and in city government.

Private Equity

The New York Times: Banking

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Are you an international business titan on the hunt for billions of dollars of Saudi oil cash? Prepare for “a mind game.”

Business

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JUNE 25, 2025

Completes Acquisition of Landsea Homes Corporation Establishes Top 25 National Homebuilder with Strong Foundation for Growth June 25, 2025 08:55 ET | Source: New Home Co. New Home”) and Landsea Homes Corporation (“Landsea Homes”) today announced that New Home has completed the previously announced acquisition of Landsea Homes.

Corporation

CNBC: Investing

JULY 2, 2025

She likes municipal bonds, which are free of federal taxes, and investment-grade corporate bonds. He maintains a broad exposure to the fixed-income market, including corporate bonds and core bonds. In the longer term buckets, more aggressive growth stocks can be added, he said.

Stock

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

JANUARY 4, 2025

Around-the-clock work will be commonplace to tackle an M&A surge fuelled by tax changes, activist investors and the Trump factor Whether theyre on skis or a sunlounger, there is no beach, mountain or fireside that can spare lawyers from the urgent calls of zealous, dealmaking executives and private equity bosses.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JUNE 27, 2025

Over the past 24 years, we’ve been a trusted partner for top law firms, lenders, and private equity investors, tackling some of the most complex and high stakes matters. billion of equity capital under management, TorQuest is currently investing from TorQuest Partners Fund VI, a C$2.3 With more than C$5.0

Advisory

Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 12, 2025

Strategic buyers and private equity sponsors alike are actively seeking acquisition targets with scalable operations and skilled labor—critical differentiators in today’s market. Azuria Water Solutions, a provider in infrastructure maintenance and waste water solutions, completed three acquisitions – Am-Liner East in Virginia, C.K.

Engineering

Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 14, 2025

However, public finance teams advise only governments, non-profits, and tax-exempt entities not private corporations and the scope of deals and industries is much narrower. Because of this distribution requirement, REITs cannot maintain high Cash balances and must issue Debt and Equity regularly. Hyperscalers vs. Cloud).

Investment Banking

Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 5, 2025

Private Equity Dry Powder and Vertical Deals Private equity firms hold over $1.2 Buyers Are Paying Strategic-Upside Value — Corporate acquirers may value precision shops not just on earnings, but on strategic synergies, vertical integration and margin expansion plans.

Valuation

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 4, 2025

As private equity interest in healthcare services continues to rise, DSO M&A transactions continue to be popular. However, given prohibitions on the corporate practice of dentistry and scrutiny from regulatory bodies in many states, transactions involving DSOs present distinct legal and structural challenges.

Private Equity

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 13, 2025

And so my corporate self is going to throw a couple stats out at you, but I think when you hear them that it’ll be some staggering information. So I had an opportunity to step away from corporate that I took and have been working in Fuller collision group since September. There’s not many businesses that get to that point.

Business

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Private equity (PE) investment in the U.S. Both federal and state authorities are intensifying scrutiny of PE investment, driven by concerns about market consolidation, quality of care, corporate profiteering and lack of financial transparency. healthcare sector faces a complex and evolving regulatory and legislative landscape.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 24, 2024

By: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving private equity landscape in the lower middle market, Rob Connolly – a partner in and leader of LP’s Corporate Practice Group – shares a series of conversations with private equity firms and professionals.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) introduces beneficial ownership reporting requirements effective January 1, 2024, for new and existing companies. The CTA reporting obligations also impact due diligence for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and in-house formation of new entities. By: McDermott Will & Emery

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In M&A and private equity transactions, buyers and sellers are consistently looking for ways to maximize value, which requires a critical focus on structuring the transaction in a tax-efficient manner.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 12, 2024

On March 6, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”), and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) (the “Agencies”) announced that they were “launching a cross-government public inquiry into private equity and other corporations’ increasing control over health care.”.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Preferred stock is a key financing instrument in the world of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC), frequently used to balance the interests of investors and founders.

Stock