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Earnouts: Sometimes a “Bridge” Too Far

Focus Investment Banking

But do earnouts consistently bridge the gap between buyers and sellers in Consulting and Professional Services deals? Despite the potential value at stake, the buyer balked at the idea of relinquishing control, envisioning strategic integration and synergy across their portfolio of Professional Services businesses.

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Event-Driven Hedge Funds: The Best Home for Bankers Turned Investors?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Event-Driven Hedge Funds Definition: Event-driven hedge funds bet on specific corporate actions, such as M&A deals, divestitures, spin-offs, bankruptcies, and business reorganizations, and they profit based on changes in the value of a company’s debt or equity after the action. revenue and 11.5x

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Renewable Energy Investment Banking: How to Make Greens by Going Green

Mergers and Inquisitions

Renewable Energy Investment Banking Definition: In renewable energy investment banking, bankers advise companies in the solar, wind, biofuel, storage, battery, smart grid, electric vehicle, hydrogen, hydroelectric, and carbon capture verticals on equity and debt issuances, asset deals, and mergers and acquisitions.

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The Secret Sauce for Separating Successfully

M&A Leadership Council

If you reinvest divestiture proceeds to acquire faster growth and higher-margin businesses or strategic, transformative technologies; reduce debt, conduct share buy-back programs and the like, you will meet – but not exceed -- analyst expectations. Strategic Use of Net Proceeds Frankly, this step is a given… nothing more than table stakes.

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20 angel investor networks you should know about

Growth Business

Winners of the UKBAA’s ‘Most Active Investor in the Regions’ award in 2019, Equity Gap members currently invest in over 30 companies, leveraging over £70m in total investment into its growing portfolio. Number of investments a year: 5 Previous investments: 32 including Digital Sports Arena, Earthbound Games and My1Login.

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Separation for Success

M&A Leadership Council

If you reinvest divestiture proceeds to acquire faster growth and higher-margin businesses or strategic, transformative technologies; reduce debt, conduct share buy-back programs and the like, you will meet – but not exceed -- analyst expectations. . Frankly, this step is a given… nothing more than table stakes. The kicker?

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When a Services Firm Assessment Is Really a SaaS Assessment

Beyond M&A

In fact, a growing portion of our work focuses on Professional Services firms businesses where technology is embedded in operations , even if they dont identify as tech companies. What starts as an ops or IT review quickly turns into a strategic assessment of tech debt, optionality, and resilience.