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SPACs: A Path to Public Markets That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

MergersCorp M&A International

Yet, to dismiss them entirely would be to overlook their undeniable, and often unsung, benefits in democratizing access to public markets and fostering innovation. At their core, SPACs are shell corporations formed to raise capital via an initial public offering (IPO) with the sole purpose of acquiring an existing private company.

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Wall Street loves this recent IPO with one analyst calling it the ‘social network trading platform’

CNBC: Investing

Israel-based eToro went public on May 15 , with its initial public offering price at $52 per share, above the high end of its proposed range. The stock opened that day at $69.69, or 34% above its IPO, and closed up nearly 29% at $67 per share.

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UK Corporate Briefing - August 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

This is significantly higher than the EU threshold, which has been raised to 30% under the EU Listing Act. However, under the EU Listing Act there is also a new exemption for secondary issuances for issuers whose securities have been continuously listed on an EU regulated market for at least 18 months provided the issuer files a summary document.

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M&A Take-Privates on a Roll

JD Supra: Mergers

The Canadian market has seen take-private transactions outpace initial public offerings recently, with public companies having an aggregate market capitalization of approximately C$12.5 Equity rollover transactions are attractive for many reasons, including providing rollover shareholders an opportunity to.

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Is Private Equity Right for You?

OfficeHours

To know if the buyside is right for you, let’s start with a textbook understanding of “What is private equity?” Private equity involves investing capital directly into private businesses that are not publicly traded on stock exchanges (that would be a hedge fund). Strategic thinking skills are essential.

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Women founders lose more when selling equity stakes

Growth Business

By Anna Jordan on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Women founders who sell equity stakes have to give up a larger proportion of their shareholdings than male founders. per cent after raising equity compared to 29.1 Most importantly, be sure about how much equity you want to sell. That’s compared with 17.5

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Building a Solid Foundation: Essential Steps for Paper LBO Practice

OfficeHours

The paper LBO is one of the most commonly used and intimidating interview techniques for private equity. Many candidates dread the paper LBO, but simply put, it is one of the most definitive “weeder” techniques used by many private equity firms and investment banking to lower the applicant pool.