Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 20, 2024

After a high-water mark in 2021, a year when buyers often needed to find ways to sweeten their bids in a very competitive M&A landscape, RWI has been purchased on fewer deals each year. A few years later, deal parties are experiencing the effects of lax diligence (e.g., What the Data Says Fewer deals today use RWI.

Due Diligence 100

Due Diligence Law Firms Bidding Liabilities 100

The Big Picture

JANUARY 9, 2024

But yeah, then I went to Wachtel afterward because it, it seemed like, because like, you know, you’re, you’re a law student and you don’t know what a law firm is. And then like you can spend your second year summer at a law firm. And so you end the summer knowing what a law firm is.

Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Acquisitions Law Firms Hedge Funds Finance 52

The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2023

And Goldman was the size of a law firm back then. And I mean, it was literally like the size of a law firm, not a giant global institution. We spent weeks, night and day, studying it, decided it wasn’t a good deal, decided not to bid, which I’m fine with. RITHOLTZ: Right.

Leveraged Buyouts 105

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Debt 105

The Motley Fool

APRIL 23, 2024

In terms of value, the inflated bids resulting from the blind auction process that included unrealistic buyers don't represent a meaningful proxy for real valuation and neither do the stand-alone price targets coming from research firms pandering to the arts. And what more do you need to complete in terms of due diligence or design.

Due Diligence 130

Due Diligence Leveraging Capital Debt 130