The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 15, 2023

BDCs typically compete with banks and even venture capital or private equity funds depending on the deal structure. By taking a different approach, Ares is not only carving out a niche in the world of BDCs, but it has found a way to tap into the types of activities usually handled by traditional investment banks.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 9, 2023

The investment bank faces several headwinds Investors shouldn't ignore Goldman Sachs' exposure to commercial real estate compared with its peers. The Federal Reserve recently released results from its annual stress tests , where it analyzes how major banks would perform in a severe recession. and 12.4%, respectively.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

It includes a diverse array of industries, from big banks to regional banks, investment banking, insurance providers, payment processors, financial exchanges, and more. Similarly, investment banks and venture capital firms may prefer lower capital costs to spur merger and acquisition activity.

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Axial

JANUARY 23, 2025

Axial is excited to release our 2024 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. To assemble this list, we reviewed the deal-making activities of 400+ investment banks and advisory firms that met the qualifications to be considered for league tables last year.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moreover, one prediction I made for 2024 is that mergers and acquisitions will see a rebound this year. While Hercules and Horizon typically compete for the same business, Ares is slightly different because it focuses on middle-market companies that may fall off the radar of investment banks and other BDCs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 19, 2024

That led analysts at investment banking firm BTIG to lower their stock price target for VinFast from $8 to $5 per share. VinFast stock has been on a wild ride since it first went public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger in August 2023. price over the next 12 months or so.

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Axial

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Axial is excited to release our Q3 2024 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. To assemble this list, we reviewed the deal-making activities of 370 investment banks and advisory firms that met the qualifications to be considered for league tables last quarter.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

These are called private placements, and most of the time, the shares are sold to investment banks or hedge funds. Hedge funds are often far riskier than investing in a mutual fund, and they are exclusively for people with at least $200,000 in income or $1 million in net worth.

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Axial

JULY 27, 2023

Axial is excited to release its Q2 2023 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. These quarterly league tables reveal the top 25 investment banks active on the Axial platform in Q2. In Q2, 771 sell-side investment banks and M&A advisors brought a total of 2,647 deals to market.

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Axial

DECEMBER 18, 2024

M&A Industry Report: Business Services Q3 2024 | www.focusbankers.com FOCUS Investment Banking is a trusted name in M&A advisory services with a nationwide footprint and a global reach. An Axial member since 2010, FOCUS works across a broad range of industries and has marketed more than 225 deals on the Axial platform.

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Axial

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Axial is excited to release its Q3 2023 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. These quarterly league tables reveal the top 25 investment banks active on the Axial platform in Q3. In Q3, 571 sell-side investment banks and M&A advisors brought a total of 2,360 deals to market.

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Axial

MAY 4, 2023

Axial is excited to release its Q1 2023 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. These league tables reveal the top 25 investment banks that were active on the Axial platform in Q1. In Q1, 740 sell-side investment banks and M&A advisors brought a total of 2,775 deals to market.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 6, 2024

One of Berkshire's smaller positions (less than one-tenth of 1% of the overall portfolio) is the investment bank Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE: JEF). Total investment banking revenue, which can be tricky to forecast, came in at $949.5 Berkshire owns roughly 433,500 shares. Jefferies has also been gaining market share.

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Axial

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Ashlyn Falahee, VP of Sales & Marketing, Sun Protection of Florida Peakstone Group is a Chicago-based, 40+ person investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory and capital raising. Ultimately, SunPro engaged Axial member Peakstone Group and began their transaction process.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Riley Financial provides financial services including investment banking, wealth and asset management, business advisory, and asset disposal. The company was a big beneficiary of the blistering investment activity seen in 2021.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 5, 2024

Take corporate fundraising and M&A ( mergers and acquisitions ) as an example. Numbers from Dealogic indicate that total M&A deals were up 30% year over year during the first quarter of 2024, driving 14% growth in total investment banking fees during the same three-month stretch.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 10, 2024

Blackstone has appointed Tyler Dickson, formerly Global Head of Investment Banking and Vice Chair of Banking & International at Citi, in a newly-created role leading client relations at Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI).

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Private Equity Professional

MAY 15, 2024

Greenside Capital Advisors has launched as a new independent investment banking boutique specializing in middle market sell-side and buy-side mergers, acquisition advisory and business valuation services.

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The Motley Fool

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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The Motley Fool

JUNE 17, 2023

However, this investment bank has plenty to like over the long term. Investment banking is a cyclical business Goldman Sachs is a global investment bank, one of the largest in the world, with offices in over 30 countries and 60 cities globally.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 23, 2024

“Seth brings a tremendous amount of experience and expertise in the information services and business media industries—all of which are highly synergistic to our expanding services and technology investment banking teams,” said Effram Kaplan , the head of BGL’s services and infrastructure verticals. Mr. Rosenfield. “I

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The Motley Fool

MAY 8, 2024

Investment banking revenue at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) plummeted 56% over two years ending in 2023. However, green shoots are emerging, which could be a good sign for Goldman and its investment banking heavy business.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 23, 2023

The investment bank is seeking to grow beyond advising on large-scale mergers and acquisitions

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The Motley Fool

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. As a result, investment banking revenue plummeted across the industry.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 15, 2023

In 2021, the company had record revenue in investment banking and was No. 1 in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), equity and equity-related offerings, common stock offerings, and initial public offerings (IPOs). Goldman Sachs has an asset management arm, but its bread and butter is investment banking.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 16, 2024

Goldman Sachs Rising interest rates have dampened investment banking activity over the past several years, impacting Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) , one of the largest investment banks in the world. Goldman Sachs' investment banking revenue plummeted 56% over two years ending in 2023. times earnings and just 9.9

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 19, 2024

But many individual stocks have performed even better, including the well-known investment bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1869, Goldman has long been viewed as a best-in-breed investment bank in an incredibly competitive industry. The stock price has jumped more than 37% this year. Let's investigate.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

He started his career as an Investment Banking Analyst with UBS Investment Bank’s mergers & acquisitions group and financial institutions group in New York City. Stanek will continue to focus on supply chains, an important part of the firm’s operations management capabilities.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Investment banks, which faced significant losses on risky merger and acquisition (M&A) loans due to a spike in global interest rates, are now aggressively returning to the leveraged buyout (LBO) market — one of the most profitable sectors in finance, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Speakig in an interview Zelter said: “This is where the industry is moving,” highlighting the increasing convergence between private capital providers and traditional banks, while emphasising that Citigroup’s role would evolve from its typical mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity to offering a full range of financing options.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

Last year, 99% of these holdings were sold either at or below their net asset value on the secondary market, marking the highest percentage since investment bank Jefferies began tracking this data in 2017. The trend continued with 95% in 2022 and 73% in 2021.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This business provides a solid foundation for the bank because the Canadian market is highly regulated. Effectively, the Canadian government forces the country's largest banks to operate in a highly conservative manner and have limited merger and acquisition activity, leading the biggest names to have entrenched industry positions.

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Axial

JUNE 20, 2024

The Axial Industrials Top 50 Buyside Sell-Side Appalachian Capital ACT Capital Advisors Applied Value Group BlackRose Group Argonaut Private Equity Brentwood Growth Dauntless Capital Partners Bridgepoint Investment Banking Dunes Point Capital, LLC Corporate Fuel Advisors Emigrant Capital EBB Group EO Capital Partners LLC eMerge M&A, Inc.

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

At the time, our primary competition on larger deals wasn’t the major data providers but the free information offered by larger investment banks. Over the past decade, increased specialization among investment banks in specific verticals has extended this capability down-market in certain niches.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 24, 2024

Pacala was most recently a managing director at Rockwood Capital, where he focused on acquisitions and asset management across property sectors. According to a press statement, Pacala led the expansion into several new investment markets across the US southeast and Texas.

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Axial

JANUARY 25, 2024

Last quarter, we surveyed the Axial Investment Bank membership on the topic of exit preparation. We are grateful to all the Investment Bankers who contributed to the survey and provided useful color for this series on exit preparation. Craig Dickens Merit Investment Bank Higher interest rates.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 19, 2023

Goldman's global banking and markets segment took the biggest hit, with revenue falling 14% from year-ago levels. Sales from investment banking activity fell 20%, while fixed-income-related activities saw revenue drop 26%. That sent net income for common shareholders falling 62% to $1.07 billion, working out to $3.08

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