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

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Accountant Equities Debt Private Equity 52

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.

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IPO Valuation M&A Business 52

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.

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Collaboration 40

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.

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M&A IPO Mergers and Acquisitions Shares 59

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.

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IPO Initial Public Offering Economics Acquisitions 188

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.

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Private Equity Equities IPO Valuation 52

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?

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IPO Mergers and Acquisitions Investors Negotiation 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2025

Looking ahead, expect the fruits of these efforts to free up valuable resources capital and management bandwidth that can be redirected toward higher-value, strategic acquisitions in 2025 as the general economic backdrop (inflation, interest rates, antitrust) looks to become more conducive to bigger bets.

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Acquisitions 64