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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Mergers and Inquisitions

It mixes public finance , project finance , real estate , and infrastructure. It does help to have industry experience in one of the related sectors (tech/TMT, real estate, infrastructure, public finance, etc.), SPAC IPOs for esports companies were “hot” for a short period in 2021, but they seem to have died off by now.

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Best Stocks: The Amazon of South Korea that's regaining investor attention after four years in exile

CNBC: Investing

The company went public to a great deal of fanfare in March of 2021 during the IPO bubble. Risk management Josh here — CPNG, despite its rally this year, is still in a 40% drawdown from the '21 peak despite the fact that it is now a much bigger, more successful business than it was at the time of its IPO. Until now.

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Bernstein says this Chinese media platform can surge nearly 25%

CNBC: Investing

" Bernstein initiated research coverage of the Chinese online entertainment services provider with an outperform rating and a $28 per share price target. "In a world where short form videos and quality are variable at best, there is a place for a platform with refreshing content." BILI YTD mountain Bilibili stock in 2025.

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“Dumb Money” Review: A Worthy Addition to the Classic Finance Movie Roster?

Mergers and Inquisitions

There are some entertaining moments and good performances, so I wouldn’t call the movie “bad.” Everyone was locked up inside, and many turned to day trading for entertainment and money (in between binge-watching shows on streaming services). I wrote many articles about it. Remember when Chamath was on CNBC all the time ?

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Cooley’s 2022 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review

Cooley M&A

2022 drivers and headwinds Choppy access to capital markets and financing to fund ongoing operations Many life sciences companies faced challenges raising money in the capital markets in 2022. Let’s dig in.

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Sports Private Equity: Bright Spot in a Troubled PE Landscape or an Emerging Bubble?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Others with a broader “entertainment” focus include Atairos, Causeway, The Chernin Group, Elysian Park (more of a VC), Fiume Capital, and Zelnick Media. Larger, Diversified Funds That Also Invest in Sports As sports investing became more popular, many firms with a traditional TMT or media/entertainment focus also got involved.

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Cooley’s 2023 Tech M&A Year in Review: An AI-Generated Glass Half Full

Cooley M&A

Private equity slowed but not stopped by financing environment Despite record amounts of dry powder accumulating for sponsors, high financing costs, persistent valuation gaps and a closed tech IPO market led to a significant decrease in private equity M&A activity in 2023. in 2022 to 5.9x in 2022 to 5.9x

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