Francine Way

JULY 8, 2017

PE funds typically have 4-to-7-years ownership windows for an investment and look for an exit at the end of that period through a sale or an IPO (initial public offering). Peaked market valuations: When market cycle peaks or an industry fully matures, it may be advantageous for shareholders to cash out.

M&A

Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When Facebook went public in 2012, it needed an investment bank to handle the Initial Public Offering (IPO). Capital Buffer: Regulatory bodies require banks to maintain a certain level of capital to ensure they can weather economic downturns.

Bank

Peak Frameworks

MAY 22, 2023

Components of the Accounting Equation Assets are resources owned by a company that has economic value and can be converted into cash or provide future benefits. For instance, Facebook's initial public offering in 2012 raised $16 billion in contributed capital. For example, Apple Inc. reported total assets of $338.16

Accountant

Cooley M&A

MARCH 1, 2019

These include prevailing market sentiment, current appetite for acquisitions in a particular sector and the political and economic environment, all of which can change well within a given transaction timetable.

IPO

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Although there were 104 initial public offerings of biotechnology companies in 2021 that raised nearly $15 billion in funds, 2022 saw only 22 such IPOs collectively raising less than $2 billion. Let’s dig in. Novartis announced plans to spin off its generics and biosimilars division into a publicly traded stand-alone company.

M&A

Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The rise of founder-led, venture capital-backed companies in recent years has coincided with a surge of companies implementing dual-class share structures in connection with their initial public offerings. Prominent dual-class companies include Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Snap and Lyft.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 6, 2025

The start of 2025 has seen an uptick in special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) initial public offering (IPO) activity in the United States as the broader market grapples with political and economic volatility and traditional IPOs remain on hold.

IPO

Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Public Markets: It is possible that a few of the car wash platforms with strong growth and financial performance pursue an initial public offering (IPO). Understanding those options is where the FOCUS Investment Banking car wash team can help, because we are embedded in this sector alongside you.

Private Equity

MergersCorp M&A International

MAY 27, 2025

The Basics At its core, a SPAC is a shell company with no commercial operations, formed solely to raise capital through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the express purpose of acquiring an existing private company. What is a SPAC?

IPO