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Will Cava Going Public Set the Table for Other IPOs?

Successful Acquisitions

Will Cava Going Public Set the Table for Other IPOs? By David Braun, Founder and CEO, Capstone Strategic When Washington DC based restaurant chain Cava became a publicly traded company recently, it bucked a trend that has lasted nearly two years, a notable absence of American IPOs.

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So You Went Public via a Reverse Merger? Are You a Shell Company?

JD Supra: Mergers

In recent years, a variety of alternative paths to public ownership and trading liquidity have emerged. The reverse merger is among one of the oldest alternatives to a conventional IPO for a private company seeking to become publicly traded and, due to a confluence of factors, has recently gained greater marketplace acceptance.

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Wall Street strategist Tom Lee is aiming to create the MicroStrategy of Ethereum

CNBC: Investing

In this article BMNR BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 4:37 04:37 Fundstrat's Tom Lee on being named chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies Squawk Box Fundstrat's Tom Lee is joining a little known bitcoin miner aiming to become the biggest publicly traded holder of ether.

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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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Upgrade acquires travel-focused BNPL startup Uplift for a song

TechCrunch: M&A

Meanwhile, publicly traded BNPL companies like Affirm and Australia’s Zip have seen their share prices plummet; Affirm was recently forced to shut down its crypto unit and lay off 19% of its staff. million users to the platform, and comes as Upgrade weighs an IPO. billion to just $6.7

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Will There Be an IPO for a Specialty Consulting Company in 2024?

Focus Investment Banking

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? Contact Kelly at Kelly.Kittrell@focusbankers.com.

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M&A for Entrepreneurs: Leverage Acquisitions to Scale Your Business Faster with Dominic Wells

How2Exit

b' E202: M&A for Entrepreneurs: Leverage Acquisitions to Scale Your Business Faster with Dominic Wells - Watch Here rn rn About the Guest(s): rn Dominic Wells is an accomplished entrepreneur and the CEO of Onfolio, a publicly traded company specializing in the acquisition of online businesses.

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