Equities IPO Valuation 
CNBC: Investing
JUNE 9, 2025
The stock opened that day at $69.69, or 34% above its IPO, and closed up nearly 29% at $67 per share. The overwhelming positive sentiment from Wall Street has rewarded the company's decision to go public after a lengthy dry spell for IPOs. Here's what analysts at some of the biggest shops on Wall Street had to say on the IPO.
TechCrunch: M&A
JULY 31, 2023
The deal is interesting because of its size, but we’re more interested in the insight it provides on the current state of the tech landscape as it pertains to valuations. Given the dry IPO climate, we are bereft of new data regarding exit values, so this deal is like a fresh, cool breeze on a sultry summer afternoon.
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Mergers and Inquisitions
MARCH 13, 2024
Over the past few decades, growth equity (GE) has gone from an afterthought to a major asset class for huge investment firms. Some argue that GE offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to fund innovation and growth – as in venture capital – plus the ability to limit downside risk and invest in proven companies – as in private equity.
Mergers and Inquisitions
JANUARY 24, 2024
Let’s start with the elephant in the room: yes, we’ve covered the growth equity case study before, but I’m doing it again because I don’t think the previous examples were great. So, you can think of this example and tutorial as “Growth Equity Case Study: The Final Form.” They over-complicated the financial model (e.g.,
TechCrunch: M&A
JULY 27, 2023
Uplift had raised nearly $700 million in equity and debt, securing $123 million at a reported $195 million valuation in its Series C round alone. Klarna , once Europe’s most valuable VC-backed company, suffered an 85% valuation cut, from $45.6 million users to the platform, and comes as Upgrade weighs an IPO.
OfficeHours
OCTOBER 16, 2023
For private equity investors, one of the most important considerations for a successful investment is determining the value the firm will receive at exit, which directly impacts fund returns. Private equity investors often have a 5 to 7-year investment horizon and expect a significant return at the end of this hold period.
TechCrunch: M&A
MAY 8, 2023
After raising $100 million at a valuation of over $2 billion last year, the Australian ed-tech startup Go1 is making an acquisition and getting some investment to expand its reach and technology to serve the market of corporate online learning. Blinkist’s last valuation was $160 million in 2018 , when it raised $18.8
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