Eyes on the exit: Selling PE portfolio companies in complex markets
JD Supra: Mergers
MARCH 19, 2025
By: White & Case LLP
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JD Supra: Mergers
MARCH 19, 2025
By: White & Case LLP
The TRADE
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Galina Dimitrova Specifically, the trade body is calling for cooperation on the automation of IPOs and block trades as the market seeks increasingly efficient and competitive processes through modernised infrastructure. The IA paper includes a call to action for both sides for a projected smooth and successful transition to automation.
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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.
CNBC: Investing
AUGUST 9, 2025
The activist investor appreciates Viasat's Defense and Advanced Technologies business, dubbing it a 'crown jewel' that may be due for a spinoff or IPO.
MergersCorp M&A International
JULY 5, 2025
At their core, SPACs are shell corporations formed to raise capital via an initial public offering (IPO) with the sole purpose of acquiring an existing private company. This “blank check” approach allows private companies to go public by merging with the SPAC, bypassing the traditional, often arduous and unpredictable, IPO process.
CNBC: Investing
JUNE 14, 2025
The Wall Street firm says these companies are resilient and that investors should quickly buy them. CNBC Pro combed through Goldman Sachs research to find five buy-rated stocks that it says have more upside. They include: Apple, MasTec, BJ's, Valvoline and Kontoor Brands.
Razorpay
DECEMBER 2, 2024
What started as a discount brokerage service now spans a wide array of offerings—Equities, Currency, Commodities, IPOs, F&O, and Mutual Funds. With the growing number of online investors and traders, ensuring a seamless payment experience became crucial for retaining trust and attracting new users.
Mergers and Inquisitions
JUNE 11, 2025
The investor presentation for the deal. If you go against my advice and discuss an equity or debt deal instead, you’d have to search for documents like the S-1 for an IPO or a credit rating update issued by the credit rating agencies. What about their investors? public company (“site:sec.gov fairness opinion [Deal Name]”).
CNBC: Investing
JULY 8, 2025
"We are upgrading PNC shares from Market Perform to Outperform, increasing our EPS estimates following recent commentary at an investor conference, and establishing a $220 price target." " Raymond James upgrades PNC to outperform from market perform Raymond James says the regional bank is well positioned.
Mergers and Inquisitions
DECEMBER 4, 2024
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. SPAC IPOs for esports companies were “hot” for a short period in 2021, but they seem to have died off by now.
CNBC: Investing
JULY 8, 2025
Its initial public offering earlier this year was the biggest technology IPO since 2021. " Citi analyst Tyler Radke said that the stock could face near-term downside as investors potentially opt to snag Core Scientific stock at a significant markdown. above CoreWeave's Monday close. As such, we view shares as fairly valued."
CNBC: Investing
JULY 10, 2025
Investors are looking for opportunities in alternative asset managers and in cybersecurity. He added: "Post-election about six months ago, there was a lot of enthusiasm about these stocks on the view that higher asset prices and more capital markets activity like IPOs and M & A would boost these stocks. ET each day.)
Cooley M&A
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This approach, combining M&A and initial public offering (IPO) preparations on parallel tracks, allows companies to maximize optionality in an uncertain market. Of course, the targets leverage in the M&A track of a dual-track process inherently increases when the IPO track is a viable strategy.
JD Supra: Mergers
AUGUST 1, 2025
Digitisation Taskforce – final report July 2025 The latest report sets out key steps for removing paper share certificates and improving the current intermediated system of share ownership so investors can more effectively exercise their rights. Comments on the consultation paper should be made by 26 September 2025.
CNBC: Investing
JULY 28, 2025
The trade Currently, the options market is estimating a post-earnings move of approximately 8.5%, which is above the average during the company's history since the IPO and substantially higher than the average move of 5.2% over the past four quarterly earnings releases.
CNBC: Investing
JULY 31, 2025
Despite more than doubling since its IPO in late March, CoreWeave has tumbled nearly 37% over the past month, with investors skeptical about the company's $9 billion acquisition of Core Scientific. Analyst Tyler Radke upgraded the artificial intelligence cloud computing stock to buy from neutral.
CNBC: Investing
JULY 8, 2025
"While the situation remains fluid, we believe investors should be prepared for further devotion of resources (financial, time/attention) in the direction of Mr. Musk's political priorities, which may add further near-term pressure to TSLA shares," Jonas told clients in a 12-page report.
Deal Lawyers
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Last week, the SEC announced settled enforcement proceedings against Cantor Fitzgerald for its alleged role in causing two SPACs that it controlled to make misleading statements to investors about the status of their discussions with potential acquisition targets ahead of their initial public offerings (IPOs).
CNBC: Investing
JUNE 16, 2025
Analysts and investors say that may have been a little hasty. Meanwhile, Circle closed up 25%, still rallying on the heels of its wildly successful IPO the week before. Stablecoins provide a way to move the value of U.S. dollars using cryptocurrency rails instead of traditional banking rails.
CNBC: Investing
JUNE 26, 2025
The company went public to a great deal of fanfare in March of 2021 during the IPO bubble. data via Quartr) Like MELI and BABA before it, CPNG is executing a vertically integrated model that's powering both top-line expansion and margin improvement, and investors are pricing in that growth. Until now.
CNBC: Investing
JULY 1, 2025
Omada went public in early June, pricing its IPO at $19 per share. Analyst David Roman initiated coverage of Omada Health with a buy rating and 12-month price target of $29. That suggests roughly 58.5% potential upside ahead for the stock, which made its public debut on the Nasdaq on June 6. Since then, however, shares are down slightly.
Mergers and Inquisitions
MAY 14, 2025
Like renewable energy IB , different banks classify their groups differently, so you could find yourself working on everything from a data center REIT M&A deal to an airport financing to an IPO for a solar developer. However, they all relate to an assets ability to pay or repay its investors.
CNBC: Investing
JUNE 9, 2025
The company also maintains a strong balance sheet, with around $223 million in free cash flow, a quick ratio of approximately 2.7×, and increasing support from major institutional investors who are adding to their positions. CAH trades at an 18x forward PE and a 15x P/FCF - this thing is generating cash for investors. It has a 1.3%
CNBC: Investing
JULY 20, 2025
billion HKD ($610 million) on the exchange's busiest day ever for listings — five IPOs at once. " Lens Tech's latest listing follows a trend this year of more mainland Chinese companies going public in Hong Kong, which is easier for international investors to access. " U.S.
CNBC: Investing
JUNE 16, 2025
" Further, Cisco stock trades at a roughly 25% discount to the broader S & P 500, which represents an attractive entry point for investors, he said. " This outlook underpinned the stock upgrade, but he also pointed to "more favorable near-term competitive dynamics in networking and improved scale in security."
JD Supra: Mergers
JUNE 18, 2024
With deep and liquid capital markets offering unique access to the Mainland China investor market, many international businesses are considering pursuing their IPOs in Hong Kong.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
1] The Final Rules are intended to provide enhanced protections for investors in the initial public offerings (IPOs) of SPACs and the subsequent business combination transactions of SPACs with private operating companies (“de-SPAC transactions”). By expanding the disclosure requirements for SPAC IPOs (on.
TechCrunch: M&A
JANUARY 4, 2024
Some investors are more optimistic about M&A in 2024, while others think we will see a rebound in the IPO market. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
On January 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules (the “Final Rules”) to enhance disclosure and investor protection in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) by special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) and in business combination transactions involving shell companies, such as SPACs, and private operating companies (..)
CNBC: Investing
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
The legendary investor, with a keen eye for value, thinks that bargains rarely exist in the IPO market.
JD Supra: Mergers
DECEMBER 16, 2024
The life sciences industry is well positioned for growth in 2025, fueled by strong investor interest and technological advancements, especially in AI. Life sciences venture capital (VC) funding and IPOs have picked up in 2024, and anticipated Federal Reserve interest rate cuts will likely further accelerate this trend. By: Goodwin
CNBC: Investing
JANUARY 20, 2024
Investors are hopeful that Fed rate cuts anticipated later this year will mean an uptick in traditional IPOs, and eventually pave the way for a recovery in the market.
Business Standard - FInance
JUNE 27, 2023
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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. shares, raising $4.87bn for Softbank.
OfficeHours
OCTOBER 16, 2023
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CNBC: Investing
JULY 17, 2024
Companies are staying private for longer as private markets grow as an alternative to initial public offerings.
JD Supra: Mergers
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
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OfficeHours
OCTOBER 23, 2023
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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.
OfficeHours
OCTOBER 20, 2023
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TechCrunch: M&A
MAY 31, 2023
Angel investors include executives from Plaid, Brex and Instacart, along with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison. They were u sually companies in the pre-IPO phase with hundreds to thousands of engineers where the manager wanted to start tracking what others are doing, and looking for tools to help with decision-making.”
OfficeHours
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