Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Posted by Tim Baldenius (Columbia University), Mingcherng Deng (City University of New York), and Jing Li (Hong Kong University), on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Editor's Note: Tim Baldenius is the Paul M. fair value accounting) affect equity markets, it remains largely unexplored in debt markets.

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Banking Equity Marketability Debt Financing 112

Benzinga

OCTOBER 21, 2024

21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sophos and Secureworks ® (NASDAQ: SCWX ), two global leaders of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced a definitive agreement for Sophos to acquire Secureworks. Secureworks offers an innovative, market-leading solution with their Taegis XDR platform.

Technology 40

Technology Debt Financing Marketability Banking 40

Benzinga

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Product delivery is scheduled for the first quarter of 2024 with revenue totaling approximately $30 Million for the first twelve months of production and subsequent revenue of over $45 Million per year beginning in 2025, and continuing through 2033. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sharps Technology, Inc.

Debt Financing 40

Debt Financing Technology Finance Marketability 40

Reynolds Holding

JUNE 3, 2024

The percentage of add-ons dipped by 1% in 2023 — a year when volume and value of buyouts dropped significantly — and reached 76% in the first three months of 2024. As markets recover in 2024 and beyond, overall private equity deal activity is expected to pick up. This post comes to us from Goodwin Procter LLP.

Equity 45

Equity EBITDA Debt Financing Equity Financing 45

Benzinga

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Whole Earth Brands shareholders to receive $4.875 per share in an all-cash transaction Represents a 56% premium over the Company's share price at market close on June 23, 2023 prior to receiving Sababa's initial $4.00 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whole Earth Brands, Inc. Silver Point Finance LLC and Fortress Credit Corp.

Debt Financing 40

Debt Financing Finance Marketability 40

Reynolds Holding

MAY 29, 2024

Since the global financial crisis of 2007-2008, the corporate finance markets have been dramatically transformed. Most notable has been the rise of non-traditional providers of debt finance such as private credit funds, which now aggressively compete with traditional finance providers like commercial banks.

Corporate Finance 69

Corporate Finance Finance Banking Equity 69

Scott Mashuda

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Although headlines suggest a slowdown in M&A activity, the lower middle market continues to be very active. For entrepreneurs who have been considering “taking some chips off the table” or transitioning ownership of their businesses, despite rising debt costs, financial multiples remain strong in the lower middle market.

EBITDA 89

EBITDA Equity Marketability Debt Financing 89

Benzinga

AUGUST 5, 2024

05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. The CGBD convertible preferred stock was issued by CGBD as part of an investment Carlyle made to support CGBD during the market dislocation resulting from the COVID pandemic. as of June 30, 2024. compared to CGBD's June 30 th NAV per share of $16.95.

Debt Financing 40

Debt Financing Finance Marketability Market Capitalization 40

Benzinga

AUGUST 17, 2022

Atotech's leadership in functional and decorative surface finishing will also extend MKS' product offering for industrial applications and grow market reach. Atotech's leadership in functional and decorative surface finishing will also extend MKS' product offering for industrial applications and grow our market reach.

Debt Financing 40

Debt Financing Technology Finance Marketability 40

Benzinga

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The acquisition is subject to the approval of Freeline's minority shareholders and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024. The challenging market conditions impacting the biotech sector have presented a differentiated opportunity to support the company as a private entity. Freeline shareholders to receive $6.50

Debt Financing 40

Debt Financing Finance Start-ups Marketability 40

Reynolds Holding

MAY 16, 2024

Technology is transforming finance through the marketing, packaging, and selling of products to the investing public. It’s transforming how finance is done—how the back-office operates, including how securities are bought and sold. debt capital markets facilitate 75 percent of debt financing of non-financial corporations.

Treasury 45

Treasury Banking Marketability Finance 45

Reynolds Holding

JUNE 13, 2024

After the 1929 market crash, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the first of the federal securities laws in 1933. The SEC was created to ensure that the markets worked free of fraud and manipulation—and that investment advisers carried their duties to the clients they advised. capital markets are the deepest, most liquid in the world.

Technology 45

Technology Marketability Banking Corporate Finance 45

Benzinga

JULY 26, 2023

The Transaction provides diversification with no single end market contributing more than approximately a third of adjusted EBIT. Robust Growth Prospects with Strong Backlog: Operations in Western Australia and Queensland serve as a growth pillar given the large and diverse resource markets combined with a mining friendly jurisdiction.

EBIT 40

EBIT Debt Financing Book Value Finance 40

Simply Treasury

AUGUST 2, 2022

The idea is not new to encourage companies to increase their capitalization and reduce their bank debt (partly through more recourse to the capital market - CMU project). This disincentive is intended to reduce the attractiveness of debt financing, regardless of its origin. A very simple approach indeed.

Equity 52

Equity Risk Premium Banking Finance 52

Benzinga

APRIL 1, 2024

NEW YORK, April 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AdTheorent Holding Company, Inc. James Lawson, CEO of AdTheorent, said, "The transaction validates the actions and investments we have made to best position AdTheorent in our target markets since becoming a public company two years ago.

Private Equity Firm 40

Private Equity Firm Debt Financing Finance Equity 40

Benzinga

AUGUST 1, 2024

01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- R1 RCM Inc. per share in common stock to R1 stockholders represents a premium of approximately 29% to the Company's unaffected closing price on February 23, 2024, the last full trading day before New Mountain Capital publicly disclosed its initial non-binding acquisition proposal on its Schedule 13D.

Private Equity Firm 40

Private Equity Firm Debt Financing Banking Finance 40

Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

On October 28, 2024, the U.S. As outlined in the final regulations issued on October 28, 2024 (the “ Final Rule ”), the new outbound investment regime targets “covered transactions” involving U.S. Thus, such debt transactions will not constitute covered transactions. regulatory regime concerning cross-border transactions.

Treasury 45

Treasury Equity Debt Financing Technology 45

Benzinga

AUGUST 1, 2024

The combined platform will cover 50+ markets and reach over 2 billion consumers per month. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Outbrain (NASDAQ: OB ), a technology platform that drives business outcomes through engagement, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Teads, the global omnichannel video platform.

Debt Financing 40

Debt Financing EBITDA Finance Banking 40

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this post, we explore key trends that influenced the cross-border M&A landscape in 2023, and how we expect these trends to shape and drive the M&A dealmaking environment in 2024. 2] For 2024, many market observers are hopefully forecasting interest rate cuts by the end of the year. For example, while the $7.3

Start-ups 52

Start-ups Marketability Finance Debt Financing 52