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JUNE 22, 2024

Rivian Rivian's stock price has plunged nearly 90% from its initial public offering (IPO) in November 2021. However, Polestar's stock has declined more than 90% since it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in June 2022. Let's take a closer look at these three EV stocks.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

That's why chip design companies like Broadcom just completed its mega-merger with the big cloud software management business VMware , and why networking hardware giant Cisco Systems has submitted a bid to purchase Splunk to bet on cloud and network monitoring services.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors on Monday agreed to go public by merging with blank-check firm Churchill Capital IV Corp in a deal that valued the combined company at a pro-forma equity value of $24 billion. billion cash contribution from CCIV and a PIPE (private investment in public equity) investment of 2.5

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Costco Wholesale Had an investor bought $100 worth of Costco shares at the company's initial public offering (IPO) in 1985 and held until today, they would now have over $150,000. Quickly growing to become the world's third-largest retailer, Costco is home to 876 warehouses and roughly 134 million cardholding members.

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AUGUST 11, 2024

Less than three years after raising $510 million in its initial public offering, Exscientia (NASDAQ: EXAI) has thrown in the towel and agreed to merge with Recursion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RXRX) , another AI-driven drug developer. billion as of June 30, 2024.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

According to financial analytics firm Refinitiv, dealmaking like initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&As) was at an all-time high that year. The company was a big beneficiary of the blistering investment activity seen in 2021. As a result, B.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Taking flight with a stock shortly after it debuts on the public markets can be an endeavor fraught with risk -- something that early investors in Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) could probably tell you from firsthand experience. Those who bought Joby stock the day it began trading after its SPAC merger was completed are down about 61%.

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MAY 5, 2024

Take corporate fundraising and M&A ( mergers and acquisitions ) as an example. It's not just a brewing rebound in mergers and acquisitions or initial public offerings making BofA a compelling prospect, though. That reason? This business hit a wall in 2022 and 2023 after a robust 2021.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Private investment giant Blackstone expects a more favourable environment for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and a rebound in initial public offerings (IPOs) to drive more than double the number of private equity exits in 2025, according to a report by Reuters.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Since its initial public offering (IPO), the company has grown its dividend at a 15% compound annual rate, the 13th fastest pace in the S&P 100 (the top 100 publicly traded stocks in the country). There's additional upside potential from acquisitions. However, it has a long history of making accretive acquisitions.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

that February, representing a 2,857% gain from its initial public offering (IPO) price of $15 in 2016. Twilio initially benefited from the rapid growth of the mobile-app market. That growth was driven by its organic expansion as well as its acquisitions of smaller companies. Twilio's stock surged to $443.49

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This shift is beneficial for private equity firms looking to close deals in a challenging mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, where securing financing has become more difficult. This clause would otherwise require new debt to be issued after the acquisition closes.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Popular trading platform Webull just announced that it is pursuing an initial public offering ( IPO ). Going public through a non-traditional route One thing that sticks out about Webull's proposed offering is its non-traditional route to the public exchanges. billion enterprise value.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

However, advisory revenue from mergers and acquisitions (M&As) beat consensus nicely. High interest rates and volatile market conditions have led to a decline in M&As and initial public offerings (IPOs) in recent years. Total investment banking revenue, which can be tricky to forecast, came in at $949.5

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JUNE 8, 2024

So far this year, two unnamed portfolio companies filed for initial public offerings ( IPOs ). Also in the first quarter, four more portfolio companies agreed to lucrative merger and acquisition deals. Hercules offers a standard quarterly distribution that's been rising since 2010 and is currently set at $0.40

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APRIL 23, 2024

Investment banks reported earnings growth of double-digit percentages in the first quarter, driven by strong initial public offering ( IPO ) markets and a pick-up in debt underwriting. For example, mergers and acquisitions ( M&A ) were down, and advisory revenue fell 28%.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Englander had been a longtime investor in Palantir, buying the stock at its initial public offering (IPO) back in September 2020. He's also known for lower-risk investment strategies, like merger arbitrage.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

Furthermore, Kapur has been more aggressive in mergers and acquisitions than his predecessor, Darius Adamczyk, and has made over $10 billion in acquisitions since 2023 across all three trends discussed above. billion and could conduct an initial public offering for its quantum computing business Quantinuum for about $10 billion.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Powered by this surprising growth story, Casey's inside sales now account for roughly 62% of the company's gross profit , helping its stock rise by over 28,000% since its 1986 initial public offering. Let's have a closer look. With 63% of convenience stores in the U.S.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

A bid for Vodafone’s Spain business could pitch RRJ into competition with Zegona Communications Plc, an acquisition vehicle, which last month said it was in talks about a deal to acquire the assets from the UK carrier. The consortium has lined up financing for a potential deal, the people said.

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MAY 8, 2024

It also said its Mexico consumer business was on track for a planned initial public offering (IPO) by 2025. In the first quarter, Goldman saw its investment banking fees grow 32% from last year, thanks to strong growth across its advisory (mergers and acquisitions), equity underwriting (IPOs), and debt underwriting segments.

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MARCH 16, 2024

In 2022, rising interest rates created an air of uncertainty around markets , including those for initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions, both bread-and-butter businesses for investment bankers. This rising consumer debt could create a massive opportunity for Lending Club.

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

But overall, lower rates should be a net positive because it encourages borrowing and economic growth, reigniting the investment banking market for initial public offerings and merger and acquisition deals. The Vanguard Financials ETF is also much more than bank stocks.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Investment banks Investment banks, on the other hand, offer very few of these services and focus primarily on acting as advisors in an array of capacities to large corporations and high-net-worth individuals.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Today, its shares trade for just $7.20 -- 74% below their initial public offering price, and down 97% from their all-time high. It began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 after going public via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ).

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JUNE 11, 2024

After a record 2021, led by robust demand for initial public offerings (IPOs) and a flurry of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investment banking activity came to a screeching halt. If you're willing and able to wait out it, PayPal looks like an incredible bargain today, trading at 15.9 times earnings and 2.3

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Semiconductor company Arm Holdings and grocery delivery app Instacart both recently completed initial public offerings (IPOs). The sheer volume of mergers and acquisitions in this industry underscores two key themes: Marketing automation tools are in demand, and these companies command hefty price tags.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It develops relationships with tenants in these industries, enabling it to source new acquisition opportunities as they expand. annualized total return since its initial public offering (IPO) in 1998. NNN REIT is in an excellent position to continue expanding its portfolio and 5.7%-yielding yielding dividend.

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JULY 15, 2023

1 in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), equity and equity-related offerings, common stock offerings, and initial public offerings (IPOs). Goldman Sachs is the leading investment banker in the country. In 2021, the company had record revenue in investment banking and was No.

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DECEMBER 2, 2023

Despite this success, the market has continued worrying about Doximity's decelerating sales growth, which only rose 20% in the first quarter and 11% in the second quarter of this year -- a far cry from 90% growth at its initial public offering (IPO). Doximity's share price has dropped 76% from its all-time highs.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

With a broad regulatory and transactional background, he also guides investment advisers in mergers and acquisitions. He has a versatile skillset and deep experience with platform acquisitions and sales. Keith MacLeod (Boston) advises registered fund sponsors on cutting-edge products such as alternative retail funds and ETFs.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Many companies went public via mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in 2020 and 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

JPMorgan's investment banking division is one of the strongest in the world, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPOs) have been down in the high-interest-rate environment.

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APRIL 26, 2024

The second is our anticipated merger with Cambridge Trust, which demonstrates how we are capitalizing on opportunities. The company's capital position post-merger will be very strong, and we look forward to revisiting our capital management strategies, including share repurchases following the approval of the merger.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

Rivian and Astera Labs went public via initial public offerings (IPOs) in November 2021 and March 2024, respectively. Nautilus Biotechnology, SmartRent, and IonQ went public via reverse mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in 2021 -- June, August, and October, respectively.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

While the global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape has been sluggish, making it challenging for firms to return capital to investors, many in the industry are optimistic, particularly as interest rates remain stable or are expected to decline. . He added that the gap between bid and ask prices should begin to narrow.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 17, 2023

VVHC is anchored by a science-first, diversified investment strategy and is led by Managing Directors Lori Hu and Christine Brennan, who have previously led numerous investments in companies that have exited through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) or initial public offerings (IPO).

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