Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

In that environment, very few firms sought IPOs, and there was a major slowdown in overall exits, whether private or public. And will that mean that some of the privately held management consulting firms or other professional services companies will choose an IPO this year?

IPO

Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

For growth-stage companies, you will see plenty of equity offerings: IPOs , SPACs , PIPEs, and follow-on issuances. Finally, services companies are like other professional services companies but have different macro drivers (see above). Many “services” in this area involve residential installations of solar panels.

Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

Jacobs is a moderate-growth, moderate-margin company in the professional services space, currently trading at 1.2x Here it is in the investor presentation: We don’t know the planned valuation for CMS in this spin-off, but let’s assume that Jacobs plans to spin it off at an IPO offering price that implies an 11.5x revenue and 11.5x

Funds

Financial Times - Banking

AUGUST 4, 2025

Iran proposes slashing four zeros from currency Swiss shares slide on first trading day since Trump’s 39% tariff Figma’s IPO was fine, actually Climate Opinion Sections Opinion Home Columnists The FT View The Big Read Lex Obituaries Letters Most Read The AI job cuts are accelerating How bad was the jobs report?

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