The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

The company specializes in an instrument called venture debt -- or loans made at high interest rates. Generally speaking, during the early days of a start-up , founders will raise money from venture capital or private equity firms in exchange for equity.

Mergers and Acquisitions 246

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Due Diligence Portfolios 246

The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Although start-ups can be risky, Hercules has demonstrated that it employs robust due diligence processes before making an investment. Unlike Hercules, Ares doesn't typically work with high-profile tech companies that have raised funds from venture capital firms.

Leveraged Buyouts 244

Leveraged Buyouts Due Diligence Buyout Venture Capital 244

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Some 54% of the leaders and top-level executives, including Chief Operating Officers, Managing Partners, and Chief Investment Officers at large private equity firms surveyed for the report said they are targeting either a “pure” AI business or a company that creates AI-infused products.

Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Due Diligence Law Firms 98

Axial

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In venture capital, there’s the product demo and 10-slide pitch deck. In the world of M&A, it’s the “investment teaser”. 3 Investment Banking League Tables These league tables reveal the top 25 investment banks that were active on the Axial platform in the first three quarters of 2023.

Due Diligence 52

Due Diligence Investment Banks Investment Banking Banks 52

The Big Picture

JULY 26, 2022

When I hear someone has an engineering degree, I tend to think of venture capital, not private equity. Well, you have to have a certain track record, be around for certain length of period, be able to check all of their due diligence boxes, and that takes time and money. They could have been in investment banking.

Consultants 119

Consultants Consulting Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 119

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 31, 2023

And so now we’ve built out the, the space further and our hopes are to launch additional products in the space over the next several years and really build a very multidimensional, multi-asset platform that will address private equity mostly in venture credit as well as as real estate. Are, are the parallels there at all?

Hedge Funds 65

Hedge Funds Mutual Funds Funds Due Diligence 65

Axial

JANUARY 30, 2024

Axial is excited to release our 2023 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. To assemble this list, we reviewed the 2023 deal-making activities of 807 investment banks and advisory firms that met the qualifications to be considered for league tables.

Investment Banking 105

Investment Banking Investment Banks Banks Mergers and Acquisitions 105