Global Finance

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Private equity firms seek operational opportunities. While the NFL is opening up to private equity investment, there are stringent rules in the NBA and the NHL around owning minority stakes. GF: So, where else in the sports ecosystem can private equity firms find opportunity?

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Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 24, 2024

Let’s start with the elephant in the room: yes, we’ve covered the growth equity case study before, but I’m doing it again because I don’t think the previous examples were great. So, you can think of this example and tutorial as “Growth Equity Case Study: The Final Form.” They over-complicated the financial model (e.g.,

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Brian DeChesare

AUGUST 16, 2023

As with investment banking in Hong Kong , I can summarize private equity in China in one sentence: “If you’re not Chinese, don’t even think about it, and even if you are Chinese, it’s best if you have great connections within the CCP and want to stay in China long-term.”

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Brian DeChesare

MAY 17, 2023

Ever since the 2008 financial crisis, there has been massive hype about both private equity and technology. Over the past few decades, technology private equity has gone from “barely existing” to representing the largest single sector in PE by both deal value and deal count. Why Did PE Firms Start Buying Tech Companies?

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Brian DeChesare

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

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? In most of the world, healthcare is either government-run or a mixed public/private sector.

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Brian DeChesare

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Sell-Side Definition: In the finance industry, “buy-side firms” raise money from institutions and wealthy individuals and invest on their behalf, profiting from management fees, performance fees, or both; “sell-side firms” earn money from commissions charged to facilitate deals and to sell, market, and trade equity, debt, and other securities.

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FE International

APRIL 20, 2022

At the lower end of the market, individuals are still leaving their jobs to buy businesses and at the higher end, institutional investors and private equity firms have more capital available than ever before. Without a doubt, Amazon FBA is an excellent place for e-commerce businesses to set up shop.

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Brian DeChesare

MAY 25, 2022

You’ll almost always have to deal with private equity headhunters if you want to win offers at mid-sized-to-large private equity firm s. I’ll cover all those points here, but let’s start with the short version of what to know about private equity headhunters: The TL;DR About Private Equity Headhunters.

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Brian DeChesare

JULY 3, 2024

When firms kicked off the on-cycle private equity recruiting process in June this year, before IB Analysts had even started their training , some people were shocked. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, this process used to start ~1 year in advance of PE jobs. interview and hire candidates ~1.5 – 2.0+

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Sun Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

If it makes financial sense and you understand the dilution aspect of selling equity and the potential interference from investors, then yes, go ahead. Whatever your motives for giving up part ownership in your company, there are things M&A brokers want you to be aware of. Selling equity – the good, the bad, the ugly.

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Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 19, 2022

According to some, you do almost no modeling or technical work in this group, and it’s one of the easier jobs in IB, similar equity or debt capital markets. But if you read other accounts, FSG runs models, Analysts get hands-on technical work, and the hours could be longer and more stressful because your clients are private equity firms.

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Brian DeChesare

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Although there are some advantages to IB in Canada, it’s almost always better to start a finance career in the U.S. But when you consider the recruiting landscape, compensation, and exit opportunities, Canada comes up short in most areas. Canada is significantly smaller than the U.S.

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Brian DeChesare

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Ask the average student or professional in the finance industry about their long-term career goal, and they’ll usually say, “ private equity mega-funds. ”. They might just mention the names of some large firms, such as KKR or Blackstone, and say that they’ve been dreaming about them since the age of 5.

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Benzinga

APRIL 15, 2024

Informatica shares are up approximately 35% since the start of the year. Private-equity firm Permira and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board took Informatica private for $5.3 billion in 2015 after it. Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Brian DeChesare

DECEMBER 20, 2023

If you want to know how to get an investment banking internship, it’s simple: Start very, very early and have a great “Plan B” if something goes wrong. Admittedly, not all banks did this, and many bulge bracket firms will start in the normal time frame of January – March. Internships at regional boutique banks.

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Brian DeChesare

MAY 10, 2023

But before I crush your hopes and dreams, I’ll start with an overview of the industry and the top banks: What is Investment Banking in Singapore All About? Investment Banking in Singapore: Top Banks, Industries, and Deals You can divide firms in Singapore into “large international banks” and “Asia/Singapore-focused banks.”

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Benzinga

JUNE 13, 2022

Editor's Note: Starting next month, we will be rolling the Merger Arbitrage Mondays series into our paid subscription services, Inside Arbitrage Plus and Inside Arbitrage Premium. You can sign up for these services here. The Battle for Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE ). He was the Chairman of Spirit Airlines from 2006 to 2013.

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Brian DeChesare

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

But the events of 2023, including the UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse and the rise of firms like Wells Fargo, Jefferies, and RBC, have shaken up the traditional list. For example, Wells Fargo always does well in debt capital markets but much worse in M&A advisory and equity capital markets. For example, the “Big 5 (6?)”

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Brian DeChesare

JULY 26, 2023

But over the years, they morphed into a well-known topic and then a commonly derided topic – as many people argue that search fund experience is worthless, while others claim it’s “just as good” as working in banking or private equity. Before delving into the details, I want to start by explaining the industry: What is a Search Fund?

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Brian DeChesare

MAY 11, 2022

If you have more than 2 – 3 years of full-time work experience after university , it will be very difficult to get in at the Analyst level (estimated age cut-off of 25 , but it may be more like 27 – 28 depending on when you started the degree). but not different ages. You’ll probably need a top MBA at this stage.

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Brian DeChesare

JUNE 21, 2023

You’ll find influencers on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and other sites constantly praising Dubai and claiming it’s the best place to work or start a business. The short answer is that, like other smaller regions, Dubai is best in very specific cases ; the average student would still be better off starting in NY or London.

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Brian DeChesare

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

However, these banks have minimal involvement in M&A , equity , and other non-debt deals, so they’re perceived as less desirable in terms of careers, compensation, and exit opportunities. To quantify this statement, Capital IQ searches produce the following numbers of PE firms and hedge funds in the U.S.,

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Brian DeChesare

JUNE 15, 2022

If you look online, you’ll find many threads, articles, and blog posts saying that back office (BO) and middle office (MO) jobs are “the worst” and that if you end up there, your career is over. First, note that these terms apply only to investment banks and related finance firms (private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.).

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IBG Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

From among the three major categories of business buyers , private equity groups (PEGs) are currently the most active purchasers of mid-market companies, and the majority of PEG acquisitions are part of what is commonly known as an “industry roll-up” – a merger of multiple companies in the same market or vertical.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

From 2025, large private EU companies will be in scope. Given the preparation required, private equity firms are well advised to start to consider the impact of CSRD, and we outline in this Update suggested steps for firms to take. Application to Unlisted Companies.

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Complysci

JANUARY 26, 2023

Whether you’re a small broker-dealer or an enterprise-level private equity firm, your regulatory compliance program isn’t a one man show – even if the department is only made up of your chief compliance officer (CCO). For a regulatory compliance program to function appropriately, the entire advisory firm must play a role.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

After a buzzy open, when the stock jumped from its offering price of $30 a share to $42, the stock has quickly given up those gains and now trades at below to its offer price.

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Benzinga

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

MiddleGround is an operationally-focused private equity firm that makes majority investments in North American and European headquartered middle market industrial and specialty distribution businesses. The acceptance period for the Takeover Offer starts today and will end at midnight (CEST) on September 30, 2024.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Since so much of Paytm’s success has been driven by the rise if smart phone usage among Indian consumers, and the concurrent rise in mobile payments for goods and services, I will start with a review of that rise, before looking at how Paytm has put itself in position to take advantage of that market shift.

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Global Finance

JUNE 4, 2024

Once those targets materialize, and the CFO and the CEO start to make approaches, then we’ll come in and serve them on the due diligence-related activities to confirm value and the transformation work. I personally enjoy being involved up front and seeing the whole movie play out. Does this come up in your consulting work?

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M&A Leadership Council

MARCH 1, 2024

The result: divestitures are often “fire sales,” where companies wait too long to divest and end up leaving money on the table. And as more companies embrace the “portfolio-managed enterprise” model, divestitures will play a more central role in these value-driven organizations, much as they do in today’s private equity firms.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The effect of impact investing in the inclusionary and exclusionary paths is through the stock price , with the buying (selling) in inclusionary (exclusionary) investing pushing stock prices up (down), which, in turn, decreases (increases) the costs of equity and capital at these firms. in the 1998-2010 time period to 5.95

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Brian DeChesare

JUNE 1, 2022

But over time, trends like market liberalization, deregulation, the shift to renewables, and the ESG religion “movement” have shaken up a sleepy sector. We’ll get into these fun developments, but I want to start with the basic definitions: Power & Utilities Investment Banking Defined.

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Brian DeChesare

APRIL 5, 2023

I’ll address all these points here and cover the advantages and disadvantages of SWFs, but let’s start with the definitions and overview: What Are Sovereign Wealth Funds? Others operate more like funds of funds and delegate much of the investing process to private equity firms, hedge funds, and other asset managers.

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Equilest

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Don't miss out on this valuable information - keep reading to learn more! "Special interest purchasers" can have a significant impact on the valuation of a business, driving up its price and allowing business owners to achieve a higher return on their investment. The firm also owns several other health-focused restaurant chains.

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Equilest

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Don't miss out on this valuable information - keep reading to learn more! "Special interest purchasers" can have a significant impact on the valuation of a business, driving up its price and allowing business owners to achieve a higher return on their investment. The firm also owns several other health-focused restaurant chains.

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IT Valuations

MARCH 1, 2021

For many tech owners we talk with, we hear a similar story and dream: Start a small tech firm. The journey to eventually selling your tech firm can be a long one, full of some highs, such as celebratory moments where growth goals are achieved, people are hired, and milestones are met. Click here to get started.

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