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It’s OK to Have Amber Flags on Your Vendor Due Diligence Report

Beyond M&A

At Beyond M&A, we prefer to call it Pre-Emptive Due Diligence. Because in this case, the management team is proactively investing in an assessment, on their own dime, and is willing to explore every nook and cranny to uncover potential issues before investors do. But I digress. But doing so defeats the purpose.

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All Businesses Are Loosely Functioning Disasters

Beyond M&A

Everyone’s LinkedIn is perfectly optimised for investor confidence. What’s quietly on fire in the background while everyone smiles for the investor day Zoom call? What do your engineers talk about on Slack but don’t dare put in a board pack? It helps investors understand what kind of engine they’ve bought.

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Why Buying a Business Beats Starting One – Buy Your Way to Success!

How2Exit

His passion for scaling companies rather than starting them from scratch provides a fresh perspective on the search fund model, the importance of strategic investors, and how AI is shaping the future of software businesses. E267: Why Buying a Business Beats Starting One – Buy Your Way to Success! But what if there was another way?

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Tell Me About a Recent Deal: Full Guide and Example

Mergers and Inquisitions

Tell Me About a Recent Deal: Discussion Criteria I’ll suggest these qualities for any deal you discuss: Deal Type: It is best to pick an M&A or leveraged buyout deal because it is far easier to find information on these transactions, especially if the buyer or seller is U.S. Or do you have a genuine interest in working on deals?

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Elliott has built a stake in Global Payments. How the activist can help the company lift its share price

CNBC: Investing

per share) Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Global Payments in 2025 Activist: Elliott Investment Management Ownership: n/a Average Cost: n/a Activist Commentary: Elliott is a very successful and astute activist investor. Stock Market Value : $19.98B ($81.93 What's happening Elliott has taken a position in Global Payments.

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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

Mergers and Inquisitions

Therefore, equity research generated revenue indirectly via trading commissions , but it was still considered a front-office role due to the compensation, interaction with managers and investors, and exit opportunities. This view is mostly wrong: The Excel-based work has a ton of overlap, with a few differences here and there.

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AI? Patience young grasshopper

The TRADE

Gen-AI] is far more than just a trendy term; if you stop to consider it, it’s akin to a significant technological revolution, comparable in magnitude to the advent of the steam engine, electricity, computers, or the internet. But what does the persistent evolution of AI mean for capital markets specifically?

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