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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. Shares surged more than 5% on Monday to hit a fresh 52-week high.

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Buy Cisco as it trades at an 'undemanding' valuation, says Deutsche Bank

CNBC: Investing

The firm upgraded the digital communications stock to buy from hold in a Sunday note, and increased its price target to $73 per share from $65, suggesting shares will rise 14% from Friday's $64.09 CSCO YTD mountain Cisco Systems stock in 2025. Shares have advanced about 11% so far in 2025.

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Best Stocks: Three healthcare names to ponder including a biotech back to levels not seen in a decade

CNBC: Investing

I'll show you a few of these set-ups below and then Sean's going to share some fundamentals for these healthcare firms. billion in revenue last year and the company's market cap swelled to a respectable $40 billion. If the uptrend breaks, there's no reason to be long. It has a 1.3%

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10-23-2023 Newsletter: Why Take-Private Dealmaking Remains Attractive for PE Investors

OfficeHours

Like a typical leveraged buyout, this can be achieved by selling the company to another private entity or PE firm or taking the company public once again through an IPO. According to S&P Global, the S&P fell 18.11% in 2022 amid surging inflation, rising interest rates, and an overall uncertain global outlook.

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M&A Blog #12 – sell-side acquisition (preparation)

Francine Way

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). Regardless of the base reason(s), the current owners and management of a company looking for a new owner should seek to: Maximize return on investment for current owners.

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Covid-19 and US Venture Capital in 2020

InvestmentBank.com

In September 2020, the National Bureau of Economic Research released a working paper including an industry survey citing 900+ VC firms; this paper revealed a consensus that many portfolio companies were performing quite well in the face of Covid-19 and less than 10% were performing at levels that would raise significant concerns [3] [10].

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Venture Capital Interview Questions: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Mergers and Inquisitions

Firm-Specific and Process Questions – What do you think about our portfolio? So, you could mention a related job, such as strategy, finance, or business development at a portfolio company, and say that you want to return to VC at a higher level eventually. Q: Tell me about the current IPO, M&A, and VC funding markets.

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