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Investing Principles: Lessons Learned from 20 Years of Wins, Losses, and Strikeouts

Mergers and Inquisitions

Main Quests and Side Quests: Always focus on your main story quest, i.e., your portfolio of liquid, publicly traded assets, and ignore or deprioritize the side quests, such as becoming a mini-VC or investing in real estate. Market Timing: Almost every expert will tell you its impossible to time the market, but I partially disagree.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

Technology & Services: This one includes any company that is built on top of sports, such as firms in the gambling, data/analytics, software, and live event sectors. However, one common point across all the verticals is that IPOs are not common because there aren’t that many publicly traded sports teams, stadiums, or arenas.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Selling a Middle-Market Business

Lake Country Advisors

While not as large as publicly traded corporations, these entities usually have more robust governance and financial reporting than smaller businesses. Industry Events: Trade shows or conventions can connect you with strategic buyers looking for synergistic growth opportunities.

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Single Store Generalist Shops | Why the Era is Coming to an End with Cole Strandberg

Focus Investment Banking

The era of the single store generalist Body Shop is coming to an end is the subject of this month’s series, and it’s based on a presentation I’ve been giving at SEEMA Association events and beyond. It’s something I believe in being true. I promise it has a happy ending of a story.

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Hopin, the struggling virtual conference unicorn, sells events and engagement units to RingCentral

TechCrunch: M&A

Hopin , the virtual events startup that saw its star (and valuation) rise quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic, is most definitely coming down to earth. Today the company announced that it has sold its Events and Session business units to RingCentral for an undisclosed sum. Disclosure: TechCrunch has been a customer of Hopin’s.)

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LIG Assets (LIGA) to Acquire Stargaze Entertainment, Inc. (STGZ) – With The Focus on Building Studios, Attractions, and Live Event Venues

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – LIG Assets, Inc (OTC Pink: LIGA), a publicly traded sustainability-oriented holding company with a focus on sustainable housing, media, and logistic markets, has signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to merge part of their media division with Stargaze Entertainment Group, Inc., (OTC

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Raising finance: Convertible loan notes explained

Growth Business

Generally, they are a form of loan that can be converted into shares at a later date at the company’s discretion – at specific rates or in response to particular events. If they are unsecured then they will rank alongside all unsecured creditors in the event of a liquidation. They can be secured, although often are not.

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