H. Friedman Search

APRIL 25, 2024

One answer kept coming back to me, but it starts with a simple question: is public finance in their blood? It’s the motivation I sense when they discuss their next position and public finance overall. If public finance is not in your blood, then look elsewhere. It’s public finance that you have staked your livelihood on.

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Finance Finance Bulge Bracket Recruitment 246

Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. In my view, corporate finance jobs are not ideal “stepping stone roles.”

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H. Friedman Search

APRIL 11, 2024

There seems to be a common pattern among public finance firms, whether they be investment banks, regional banks, boutiques, or large and small law firms. Surface-Level Reasons For Public Finance Firms Slowing Down The reason for this slower process is that firms are just being much more cautious before extending offers.

Finance 246

Finance Finance Bulge Bracket Banking 246

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 7, 2025

Food Venture Financing Trends - Seattle-based craft beverage company, Jones Soda Co., sold its cannabis beverage business to MJ Reg Disrupters for $3 million. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 175

Food Finance Finance Business 175

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Jersey and Guernsey (collectively, the "Channel Islands") remain popular for both private equity buyout structures of UK and international corporate groups across various industries and asset classes, and for leverage structures to maximise existing investments and facilitate general corporate borrowing.

Finance 163

Finance Finance Private Equity Acquisitions 163

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 9, 2025

Food Venture Financing - Trends David, a protein bar emerging brand, announced that it raised $75 million in its Series A round. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 175

Food Finance Finance IT 175

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 10, 2025

Our Global Fund Finance practice recently sponsored and attended the 2025 Global Fund Finance Symposium. Hosted annually by the Fund Finance Association, these conferences bring together key players in the fund finance market, including investors, fund managers, bankers, and lawyers. By: DLA Piper

Finance 163

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 12, 2025

The McGuireWoods Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference brings together leading investors, operators and advisers to explore trends shaping the healthcare dealmaking landscape.

Private Equity 150

Private Equity Healthcare Finance Finance 150

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 10, 2025

Food Venture Financing Trends - Rebel Foods, Wendy's India franchisee and cloud kitchen operator, announced that it raised $210 million in its Series G financing. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 180

Food Finance Finance IT 180

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 12, 2024

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - In this Legal Update, we provide suggestions for junior finance professionals new to the fund finance market and offer practical suggestions for beginning their careers with a solid foundation. By: Mayer Brown

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 30, 2025

Food Venture Financing Trends - Ferrero announced that it plans to buy Power Crunch, a protein snacks brand, for an undisclosed sum. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 185

Food Finance Finance IT 185

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 1, 2025

Food Venture Financing Trends - Rebel Foods, an India-based cloud kitchen startup, announced that it raised $25 million from Qatar Investment Authority. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 180

Food Finance Finance Investment 180

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Food Venture Financing - Trends Lever VC announced that it completed a first close of $50 million for a new fund dedicated to early stage agrifoodtech startups. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 180

Food Finance Finance Funds 180

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 17, 2025

Food Venture Financing Trends - Inari, a seed gene-editing company, raised $144 million in its Series G round. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 175

Food Finance Finance IT 175

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 28, 2025

Food Venture Financing Trends - Fresh Del Monte, a fresh fruit and vegetable grocer, is buying a majority stake in Avolio, positioning itself in the growing avocado oil market, which is expected to expand from $637 million to a $1.2 billion business by 2032. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 180

Food Finance Finance Business 180

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 10, 2025

The 2025 Fund Finance conference in Miami convened industry leaders, innovators, and experts to explore the latest trends and challenges in the rapidly evolving world of fund finance.

Finance 163

Finance Finance Funds 163

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JUNE 11, 2025

Deal to quadruple auto finance origination capacity and reduce credit application response time to a matter of seconds Deal to quadruple auto finance origination capacity and reduce credit application response time to a matter of seconds

Finance 71

Finance Finance IT 71

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 3, 2025

Food Venture Financing Trends - Celsius has announced that it is purchasing Alani Nu, an energy drink brand, for $1.8 billion in cash and stock. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 169

Food Finance Finance Stock 169

Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

CFE Finance Group, an investment banking boutique, has acquired 100% of TechStar, a pioneering company in industrial metaverse technologies, strengthening its presence in this strategic and highly innovative sector.

Finance 97

Finance Finance Boutique Investment 97

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

After a subdued 2023 during which it was challenging for private equity (PE) to raise debt financing as a result of elevated interest rates and a difficult syndicated lending market, 2024 featured a material shift in the global credit landscape. By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Private Equity 168

Private Equity Equities Finance Finance 168

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 9, 2025

Whenever I write about Corporate Finance jobs on this site, there’s always a fair amount of criticism in the comments. But many corporations also realized that Corporate Finance has a branding problem , because they created “Strategic Finance” roles. Recruiting: Who Wins Strategic Finance Jobs?

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We are seeing - Continued availability of growth capital for specialty lenders—SME lenders attract the most capital in the previous 12 months - VC debt cheques (e.g., Quilam Capital's debt investment in Merchant Money and Fasanara Capital's debt investment in Novicap). By: White & Case LLP

Finance 266

Finance Finance Debt Capital 266

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 21, 2025

Food Venture Financing Trends - PepsiCo announced that is plans to acquire Poppi, a prebiotic soda brand, for $1.95 billion, which includes $300 million in tax benefits. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 157

Food Finance Finance 157

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Access to liquidity was a central theme of 2024 in the European fund finance market. Whilst macro-economic factors suppressed demand for subscription lines, alternatives such as NAV, GP and back-leverage facilities kept many of us occupied throughout the year. By: Walkers

Finance 163

Finance Finance Funds Economics 163

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Although second lien loans in subscription line finance have been discussed with interest over the years, their use has been sporadic and it has only been very recently that we have started to see a real uptake in the use of these structures, especially here in Europe. By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Finance 180

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 13, 2025

Conagra announced that it will sell its seafood brands, Van de Kamp and Mrs. Paul, for $55 million to High Liner Foods, a seafood producer. Wada FoodTech, a Japanese foodservice platform, raised $5 million in funding. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 169

Food Finance Finance Funds 169

Focus Strategies

JUNE 18, 2025

Gary Valdez, President, and Oliver Sandlin, Managing Director of Focus Strategies Investment Banking, were featured panelists at FEI Austin's June breakfast event titled "Financing Scenarios for Middle Market Companies."

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Middle Market Finance Finance Investment Banking 52

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A total of US$42 billion changed hands during the first three quarters of the year—a 40 percent decline year on year and. By: White & Case LLP

M&A 194

M&A Finance Finance 194

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 10, 2025

This week's featured corporate venture and private equity fund is BRF S.A. - based in Brazil, is one of the largest global food companies. It has nearly 100,000 employees working out of 120 countries. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food 175

Food Finance Finance Private Equity 175

H. Friedman Search

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

“I Know Everyone” I want to explore the reason for hiring a reliable recruiter in a very specific, niche field like public finance. And it’s not what you think the reason is. It’s to manage the entire process. We have also been mentioned in Forbes, click HERE to read for yourself. About Harlan Friedman, JD & Founding Member, H.

Recruitment 246

Recruitment Management Finance Finance 246

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 22, 2025

By: Troutman Pepper Locke

Negotiation 169

Negotiation Investors Capital Government 169

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 27, 2024

Deal structure matters, particularly in bankruptcy. The Third Circuit recently ruled that a creditor’s right to future royalty payments in a non-executory contract could be discharged in the counterparty-debtor’s bankruptcy.

M&A 276

M&A Finance Finance 276

TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 20, 2024

As readers might recall, billionaire Elon Musk borrowed $13 billion from Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and five other major banks to help finance the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, as it was then called. X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, looks like a pretty bad investment right about now. All rights reserved.

Banking 353

Banking Bank Finance Finance 353

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 6, 2025

International transactions, such as private equity deals, mergers and acquisitions, and financing arrangements, frequently leverage Luxembourg entities as holding companies or joint ventures.

Debt 130

Debt Equities Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity 130

How2Exit

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Duckworth has an extensive background in finance, starting from an unexpected entry into the field from music composition. Creative financing options, such as seller financing and industrial revenue bonds, make acquisitions accessible even to those without large amounts of capital on hand.

Business 130

Business Mergers and Acquisitions Finance Finance 130

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

For example, sponsors are making incremental investments into portfolio companies or using portco balance sheet cash and/or stock to finance acquisitions of minority investments in or joint venture transactions with AI-focused companies. "We’re currently seeing a lot of follow-on investments into AI. By: Proskauer Rose LLP

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Mergers and Acquisitions Acquisitions Portfolio Finance 315

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of corporate finance, one trend that has been gaining significant momentum is the increased issuance of convertible debt by Chinese issuers. Over the past few months, Chinese technology companies including JD.com, Lenovo, Alibaba and Trip.com have collectively issued convertible bonds totalling US$10.5

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Debt Corporate Finance Funds Finance 175