JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 23, 2024

Initial public offerings (IPOs) and M&A exits are the two most common means of achieving liquidity in a private company. This article addresses an acquisition transaction, which requires preparation and oversight that many founders and managers need to learn as they go.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The social media company's S-1 filing revealed that some Reddit moderators and other users will be able to participate in the initial public offering.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

IPO hopes rise for new year after Fed’s early holiday gift By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – Bankers advising companies on stock market listings are hopeful that the new year will bring a recovery in initial public offerings after the U.S.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 31, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules governing initial public offerings (“IPOs”) of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) and subsequent combinations between SPACs and target operating companies (“de-SPAC transactions”). On January 24, 2024, the U.S.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Overall, in 2023, initial public offering (IPO) activity and. Whilst M&A in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA) remained resilient in the first half of 2023, deal activity fell in the second half of the year. By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

British tech firm valued at $52.3bn before highly anticipated flotation on Nasdaq by private owner SoftBank The British chip designer Arm has secured a $52.3bn (£41.9bn) valuation in its initial public offering (IPO), before its highly anticipated return to the stock market in New York on Thursday.

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Global Banking & Finance

MARCH 4, 2024

billion IPO by March end FRANKFURT(Reuters) – German perfume retailer Douglas said on Monday it will pursue a 1.1 billion) initial public offering (IPO) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, with the listing to be completed in the first quarter of 2024, subject to capital market […] billion euro (about $1.2

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Global Banking & Finance

MARCH 11, 2024

billion valuation in much-awaited US IPO By Niket Nishant, Manya Saini and Echo Wang (Reuters) -Reddit is aiming for a valuation of up to $6.4 initial public offering (IPO), the social media platform said on Monday, as it nears one of the most-anticipated stock market debuts […] Reddit targets up to $6.4

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Global Banking & Finance

MARCH 12, 2024

Arm’s shares rise as Wall Street eyes IPO lock-up expiration By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Shares of Arm Holdings, the British chip designer backed by Softbank Group, gained 2.1% to $129.50

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Successful Acquisitions

JUNE 27, 2023

Will Cava Going Public Set the Table for Other IPOs? By David Braun, Founder and CEO, Capstone Strategic When Washington DC based restaurant chain Cava became a publicly traded company recently, it bucked a trend that has lasted nearly two years, a notable absence of American IPOs.

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Global Banking & Finance

AUGUST 23, 2023

Analysis-Arm’s clients turn IPO into tug of war for chip influence By Milana Vinn, Anirban Sen and Stephen Nellis NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A scramble among Arm Holdings Ltd’s clients, comprising the world’s biggest technology companies, to snap up shares in its initial public offering (IPO) is testing the semiconductor (..)

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 7, 2023

Amman Mineral makes firm debut in Indonesia’s biggest IPO this year By Bernadette Christina, Fransiska Nangoy and Yantoultra Ngui JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Amman Mineral Internasional ended 3.5% million) in Indonesia’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) […] trillion rupiah ($713.43

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Global Banking & Finance

JUNE 26, 2023

Yara postpones clean ammonia IPO after weak valuation OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s Yara has postponed a planned initial public offering of its Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA) business by one or two years due to an unsatisfactory market valuation, the fertiliser maker said in a strategy update on Monday.

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Global Banking & Finance

MAY 31, 2023

WE Soda to sell at least $800 million shares in rare London IPO By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – WE Soda, the world’s largest producer of natural soda ash, is looking to raise at least $800 million for its parent Ciner Group in an initial public offering (IPO), its chief strategy officer told Reuters, […]

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Viking Holdings submitted a draft registration statement with the SEC relating to its proposed initial public offering.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 1, 2023

Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in a high-profile securities case that could have broad implications for whether and how plaintiffs can assert Section 11 and 12(a)(2) claims if they purchased securities offered to the public in a direct listing as opposed to a traditional initial public offering (IPO).

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Initial Public Offering (IPO) One way to exit an investment involves taking the company public through an initial public offering (IPO). An IPO involves offering shares of a privately held company to the public in a new stock issuance.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Important economic data could be delayed, as could regulators’ decisions on mergers and new public listings.

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Razorpay

JULY 27, 2023

Investment banking is a branch of banking that organizes and enables large, complex financial transactions for businesses, like mergers, IPOs or underwriting. Investment Banking Services Initial Public Offering (IPO) When a privately-owned business wants to become a publicly traded company, it goes through an IPO , or Initial Public Offering.

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Wizenius

JULY 2, 2023

For instance, when a fast-growing e-commerce player like Shopify reaches its peak, an exit via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) can yield substantial profits. 3) Exit Knowing when to make a graceful exit is critical for PE firms to maximize returns.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

I still recall the metric that was drilled into me back then: hit $50 million in revenue and a few back-to-back years of profitability and you, too, can go public. The benefits of going public are significant. So over the last 30 years, fewer and fewer companies have been going public. Today, the number of U.S.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 22, 2023

With the US initial public offering markets continuing to remain largely closed, and special purpose acquisition company combinations being costly and complex, there’s a new kid in town for foreign companies looking to go public in the US: reverse mergers.

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The TRADE

JUNE 23, 2023

With respect to equity markets, AFME, EFAMA and BVI highlight that EU companies are continuing to take their initial public offerings (IPOs) outside of the EU or move their listings elsewhere to seek better valuations – emphasising that EU equity markets cannot continue to lag behind their peers. “In

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 9, 2023

Once improved, the exit can then take place, usually in the form of another sale or an Initial Public Offering (IPO), both of which are usually under the advice of an investment bank. Now that the private equity space has been defined, it’s time to understand if the buyside is right for you.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When Facebook went public in 2012, it needed an investment bank to handle the Initial Public Offering (IPO). Goldman Sachs was one of the lead underwriters and earned considerable fees and reputation points for facilitating one of the largest tech IPOs ever.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Choosing the right exit strategy—be it acquisition, Initial Public Offering (IPO), or management buyout—is critical. Stage Five: Exit or Succession Eventually, all businesses reach a stage where original owners or stakeholders might choose to exit.

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Sun Acquisitions

JUNE 22, 2022

We see examples of this in management buyouts, initial public offerings (IPOs), and strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This is simply a plan that may involve eventually selling the company, or sharing it with other venture capitalists, or even competitors.

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Software Equity Group

MARCH 21, 2023

Minority investors aim to increase value and earn a return on their investment when your business undergoes additional transactions down the line, whether through additional capital raises, acquisition, or an initial public offering (IPO).

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Although there were 104 initial public offerings of biotechnology companies in 2021 that raised nearly $15 billion in funds, 2022 saw only 22 such IPOs collectively raising less than $2 billion. Let’s dig in.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The rise of founder-led, venture capital-backed companies in recent years has coincided with a surge of companies implementing dual-class share structures in connection with their initial public offerings.

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Francine Way

JULY 8, 2017

PE funds typically have 4-to-7-years ownership windows for an investment and look for an exit at the end of that period through a sale or an IPO (initial public offering).

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 23, 2024

Strained access to public markets and funding The IPO market remained relatively inactive in 2023, leading many life sciences companies looking to raise funds to turn to other exit strategies. Moving into Q2 of 2023, roughly 29% of US public biotech companies traded below their cash value.

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M&A Leadership Council

AUGUST 15, 2022

For example, in Switzerland, Sandoz and Ciba spun off their chemicals business units – one as a taxable initial public offering and one as a tax-free “demerger” – before merging their pharmaceutical cores into Novartis. If the parent retains an interest in an IPO carve-out, this may be termed a “divestiture IPO.”.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 1, 2019

Pursuing a “dual-track” process involves preparing for an initial public offering at the same time as running a private M&A process, often through an auction. In an IPO, selling shareholders may choose to adopt a multiclass or an enhanced voting rights equity structure, potentially fettered through “sunset” provisions.

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Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Underwriting Services Merchant banks also provide underwriting services for initial public offerings (IPOs), private placements, follow-on public offerings (FPOs) and rights issues. This service helps companies to raise the required funds from the public.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The rise of founder-led, venture capital-backed companies in recent years has coincided with a surge of companies implementing dual-class share structures in connection with their initial public offerings. We now turn to the exceptions in dual-class charter transfer provisions that may be available to eliminate this risk.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 20, 2023

Once improved, the exit can then take place, usually in the form of another sale or an Initial Public Offering (IPO), both of which are usually under the advice of an investment bank.

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