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Should You Monitor Your Customer Concentration?

Focus Investment Banking

Creditors, underwriters, buyers, and investors are keenly aware of this and routinely check these workflows carefully before making an investment decision, especially if the company in question expects to operate as a standalone entity. Ultimately. a more diversified company will appeal to a broader set of investors.

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Where Goldman sees the best opportunities for income in the second half of the year

CNBC: Investing

"If you're prepared to do the underwriting work, [they] can give you some comfort about recovery to really all scenarios and particularly where those single-asset single-borrower deals have been refinanced to the new prevailing interest-rate environment," Dangoor said.

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What Wall Street analysts are saying about Berkshire's mixed earnings and rare Kraft Heinz write-down

CNBC: Investing

The billionaire later worked with 3G to help finance Heinz's $49 billion merger with Kraft Foods Group in 2015. Pre-tax underwriting earnings at Geico rose slightly, to $1.8 " Buffett said he did not overpay for Heinz, however. In 2013, Buffett teamed up with Brazilian private equity company 3G Capital to acquire Heinz.

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High-quality, low-volatility stocks to consider if market turmoil upends the next two months

CNBC: Investing

A drop in insurance underwriting was the culprit for the decline. Last quarter, Berkshire's operating earnings — including those from its insurance and railroad businesses — slipped 4% year over year , to $11.16 But with a market beta of 0.62 Standard & Poor's rates the stock a B+.

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China’s price wars hit investment banking as underwriters charge $100 fees

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This Chinese robotaxi stock can more than double as production ramps up, analysts say

CNBC: Investing

Bank of America's Merrill Lynch unit and Goldman Sachs were the two lead underwriters on Pony AI's initial public offering at $13 a share last November. Chang, who also rates Pony AI a buy, has a $26 target on the stock, which would equate to roughly 104% appreciation.

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If Apple makes a foldable phone, analysts say this stock will benefit

CNBC: Investing

Bank of America Securities was one of the underwriters. The Citi report initiated coverage of Lens Tech after its stand out Hong Kong public offering on July 9 — raising 4.77 billion HKD ($610 million) on the exchange's busiest day ever for listings — five IPOs at once.