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

Mergers and Inquisitions

But this started changing in the 2010s and early 2020s as team values skyrocketed and billionaires, sovereign wealth funds , and sports private equity firms all jumped into the sector. 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

And here is the EWY , another iShares product that directly represents South Korea, it's an index fund that seeks to replicate the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index. The company went public to a great deal of fanfare in March of 2021 during the IPO bubble. Skip Navigation Markets Pre-Markets U.S. 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. Skip Navigation Markets Pre-Markets U.S. "In a world where short form videos and quality are variable at best, there is a place for a platform with refreshing content."

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Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning

TechCrunch: M&A

The reason Blinkist hasn’t gone out for funding again in the last five years is because it has’t had to: the company is growing and profitable, and it still has money left in the bank, according to Holger Seim, Blinkist’s CEO and co-founder. .” ” But there is still something missing in those takes, he continued.

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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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24 venture capital firms you need to know about – Growth Business guide

Growth Business

Indeed, tech start-ups in London alone raised a record $26bn (£19bn) in funding in 2021, more than double the total in 2020. However, the reality is that many venture capital investors are playing it cautious, wanting to invest in later, safer funding rounds for companies with proven revenue. It has raised over $1bn for 18 funds.

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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. That said, some buyers took a wait-and-see approach in 2022.

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