Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 14, 2024

These characteristics, coupled with bakery manufacturers’ ability to continually innovate and adapt to consumer trends, have attracted investors and boosted M&A activity in recent years. It’s no surprise that bakery is one of the food industry’s most dependable performers. The bakery category is also incredibly resilient.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 20, 2023

For example, if a private equity firm invested $100M into a portfolio company with a 20% expected rate of return, this return would not actually be 20% if the calculations were not adjusted for inflation. Currently, inflation in the U.S. Currently, inflation in the U.S.

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The Deal

AUGUST 9, 2023

“Our acquisition strategy is aligned with acquiring companies with a traditional product portfolio, who have success and marquee customer relationships that we can transform with our AI platform,” SymphonyAI CEO Sanjay Dhawan told The Deal. The post On the Hunt: SymphonyAI’s M&A Algo appeared first on The Deal.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Although 2022 saw a general decline in M&A activity in the life sciences industry compared to 2021’s frenetic pace (when deal volume was up 52% from 2020 ), life sciences deal flow in 2022 on balance remained strong despite the headwinds. Let’s dig in. Let’s dig in.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 23, 2024

In a subdued year for global M&A, deal-making in the life sciences industry came in waves, with a busy fourth quarter generating cautious optimism heading into 2024. Big pharma dominated life sciences M&A, with more than two-thirds (69%) of M&A investment coming from big pharma, compared to just 38% in 2022.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Written by a top OfficeHours Coach; Original article published on October 16, 2023 In today’s world, there is much uncertainty around public markets. However, for private equity investors, this uncertainty represents a unique opportunity to take advantage of investment opportunities in public markets.

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Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Portfolio Management Merchant banking companies provide portfolio management services to high -net-worth individuals and corporate investors. These services include a selection of securities, portfolio monitoring and review, advice on the rationalization of portfolios, and tax planning. The answer: Merchant banks.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 3, 2024

M&A activity in the restaurant industry also turned a corner and picked up in the second half of 2023, after a slow start to the year. FAT Brands bought Smokey Bones for $30 million, which adds the first barbeque brand to FAT’s growing portfolio. Cava opened the IPO window and showed that a good company can go public in any market.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Oh, and lots of M&A , IPO , and SPAC deals were happening, so banks made plenty of “COVID hires,” often ignoring qualifications and recruiting norms. Whenever I watch a new movie or TV show, I always try to go in optimistic – even if I have doubts about the premise, writing, or production values. I wrote many articles about it.

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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. You must be able to consider long-term goals, assess risk, and craft plans to enhance the value of portfolio companies.

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Wizenius

AUGUST 16, 2023

This intricate process involves optimizing tax efficiency, strategizing future cash flows tied to specific milestones, devising exit strategies encompassing exit valuations and considering various exit avenues such as IPOs or identifying potential buyers. The goal is to ensure comprehensive evaluation before advancing further.

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OfficeHours

JULY 11, 2023

On that note though — if diversity events are starting though… You know On-Cycle is around the corner here… Questions I would ask if I was an Analyst in an in-person diversity session: I just saw X deal happen, new portfolio company — were you involved with that? IS THE IPO MARKET COMING BACK? Are you seeing US govt.

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CNBC: Investing

JUNE 9, 2025

Josh here — The healthcare sector has entered the chat. There are 12 healthcare names now on our Best Stocks list as of the end of last week. I'll show you a few of these set-ups below and then Sean's going to share some fundamentals for these healthcare firms. So far, so good as ALNY grew revenue to $2.25

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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. It even includes elements of healthcare , industrials , and oil & gas investment banking. and sports (???).

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Sun Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A diversified revenue portfolio strengthens your business’s resilience and makes it more attractive to a broader range of buyers. A diversified revenue portfolio strengthens your business’s resilience and makes it more attractive to a broader range of buyers.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Firm-Specific and Process Questions – What do you think about our portfolio? Most articles are copied/pasted/tweaked text, others appear to be written by ChatGPT, and others repeat generic questions you might get in an interview for a janitorial position. Market and Investment Questions – Which startup would you invest in?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Per FTI Consulting , solar, wind, and “portfolio” (mixed asset) deals account for 60% of renewable M&A activity in the U.S.: In practice, most of this M&A activity consists of asset acquisitions because buying individual solar plants and wind farms is common. Some knowledge of solar and wind assets, batteries, etc.,

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 31, 2024

If you ever tire of the hype around tech, industrials private equity might be an ideal hiding spot. Industrials PE has been around for a long time and has always been seen as “stable but boring.” Some would even argue that the first “leveraged buyout” of all time – J.P. The “industrials” sector is so broad that it’s tricky to pinpoint what firms do.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

Event-Driven Hedge Funds Definition: Event-driven hedge funds bet on specific corporate actions, such as M&A deals, divestitures, spin-offs, bankruptcies, and business reorganizations, and they profit based on changes in the value of a company’s debt or equity after the action.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

AUGUST 16, 2024

When a PE firm purchases a business, the intent is to grow the company substantially (through organic growth and acquisitions) and quickly (usually within three to seven years) with the goal of a successful sale, to another PE firm, a strategic buyer, or through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

By contrast, investment banking is more about advising companies on transactions such as M&A deals , equity and debt deals , and restructuring. By contrast, investment banking is more about advising companies on transactions such as M&A deals , equity and debt deals , and restructuring.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

They do not invest in risky biotech startups attempting to cure cancer (at least not within their traditional PE portfolios). When you hear the words “healthcare private equity,” two thoughts probably come to mind: Wait a minute, isn’t healthcare a risky/growth-oriented sector? Why do PE firms operate there? For example, in the U.S.,

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Growth Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Last year, venture capital raised £6.8 billion worth of investment. Capital invested by venture capital trusts increased by 8 per cent last year to £664 million. Indeed, tech start-ups in London alone raised a record $26bn (£19bn) in funding in 2021, more than double the total in 2020. AVTF invests in Seed and Series A. Contact: london@antler.co

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1] billion leading the pack.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

General Trends in Life Sciences M&A. In contrast, aggregate M&A deal value for the life sciences sector was down nearly 50% when compared to 2019, with the first half of 2020 particularly dismal in the wake of market uncertainty caused by the pandemic.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Tech M&A in 2022 was a tale of two halves. 2] Despite the downtrend, global tech M&A activity in 2022 remained strong relative to pre-pandemic levels and accounted for a record 20% of all global M&A activity. Deal volumes dropped from $531.13 billion [1] during the first half of 2022 to $189.17 trillion. [2]

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

General trends in life sciences M&A. While 2020’s M&A landscape was characterized by whiplash volatility from choppy deal activity in the first half of the year to a surge in volume in the second half, that momentum accelerated in 2021, with no signs of slowing down heading into 2022. driven assets.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2025

Unlike in 2023, when a Q4 dealmaking binge over the holidays led to the sector outperforming the market, life sciences M&A cut down and stuck with it throughout 2024. Unlike in 2023, when a Q4 dealmaking binge over the holidays led to the sector outperforming the market, life sciences M&A cut down and stuck with it throughout 2024.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This active M&A market continued for almost three years until mid-to-late 2022 when interest rates increased rapidly, making it much more expensive to buy or build new car wash locations. Beginning in 2020, there was a wave of announcements for private equity firms entering the car wash industry. Who will be the buyers?

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

So far this year, deal parties are approaching M&A with cautious optimism. Over the next few days, we will run a series of Cooley M&A blog posts with some brief observations that offer some M&A highlights over the past year and our thoughts for the year to come. Read more from our 2017 M&A Trends Series.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This site has already covered investment banking interview questions , private equity interview questions , and venture capital interview questions , so the next topic on the list seemed to be growth equity interview questions. Q: Walk me through your resume. Q: Why growth equity? Q: What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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