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Eyes on the exit: Selling PE portfolio companies in complex markets

JD Supra: Mergers

Sluggish M&A and IPO markets have put the brakes on private equity exit activity across Europe, but as pressure builds to clear the backlog of unsold portfolio companies, firms are taking innovative approaches to selling businesses - Europes private equity firms have a large backlog of unsold portfolio companies sitting on their books, and the (..)

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Wall Street loves this recent IPO with one analyst calling it the ‘social network trading platform’

CNBC: Investing

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.

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Who Are the Best M&A Advisors for Tech Companies?

iMerge Advisors

Summary of: Who Are the Best M&A Advisors for Tech Companies? This article explores what makes an M&A advisor truly effective in the tech sector, highlights key players across different deal sizes, and offers guidance on how to evaluate the best fit for your companys unique goals.

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Who are the best M&A advisors for tech companies?

iMerge Advisors

Summary of: Who Are the Best M&A Advisors for Tech Companies? This article explores what makes an M&A advisor truly effective in the tech sector, highlights key players across different deal sizes, and offers guidance on how to evaluate the best fit for your companys unique goals.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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SPACs: A Path to Public Markets That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

MergersCorp M&A International

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.

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Investment Banking Deals Improved 16%

Street of Walls

Announced M&A volumes of $24.3 In 3Q12, announced M&A volumes averaged 11% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 14% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets declined for the second week in a row The S&P 500 declined by 1.3% Announced M&A volumes of $24.3