Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Advisers enjoy an uptick in M&As and IPOs despite geopolitical uncertainty; whether 2025 maintains the energy remains to be seen. The global mergers and acquistions (M&A) market might not have fulfilled every dealmakers fantasy of a roaring comeback in 2024. billion acquisition of Kellanova.

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CSC Advisors

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There are a lot of things to consider, and merger and acquisition advisors are the perfect resources to help you as you decide. What Is M&A Advisory? M&A is a broad term that encompasses the work that intermediaries do during mergers and acquisitions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The year-end acceleration of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide will keep bankers busy until the close of 2020, with deals emerging in most regions and industries, Bloomberg reported. . “It It clearly won’t be a long Christmas break for M&A bankers,” Dirk Albersmeier , co-head of M&A, J.P.

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CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Navigating Mergers and Acquisitions: A Strategic Guide for CFOs in South Africa Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are powerful tools for growth, diversification, and innovation in today’s competitive business landscape. However, they come with inherent risks and complexities.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

There are five key M&A trends for 2024 while AI would reignite the global market, said WT W recently. However, the potential for disruption in 2024 remains considerable and the outlook for the M&A market hard to predict, with high borrowing costs, geopolitical conflict, and a packed election calendar around the world, WTW said.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 9, 2022

Global M&A to remain strong in 2022 as valuations reach historic highs, said Willis Towers Watson (WTW) recently. Based on share-price performance, companies making M&A deals outperformed the World Index[1] by +1.4pp (percentage points) on average, the firm added. Highlights. Source: Willis Towers Watson.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Bold moves in global M&A might appear in 2023 — a year full of uncertainties, said Bain & Company recently when releasing its 5th annual Global Mergers & Acquisitions Report. This can be measured in the superior shareholder return of M&A active companies, the firm said.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 7, 2023

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

There are several top M&A trends in 2004, according to advisory firm Gartner. The top M&A trends in 2024 identified by the research firm are as follow. The top M&A trends in 2024 identified by the research firm are as follow.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 31, 2023

Global M&A activity will likely rise in the second half of 2023 as investors and executives look to balance short-term risks with their long-term business transformation strategies, said PwC recently when releasing its PwC’s 2023 Global M&A Industry Trends Outlook.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing giants Gojek and Grab are holding discussions about a possible merger, The Information reported on Tuesday (Feb. A merger would create one of the world’s most highly valued startups, with Gojek valued at $9 billion and Grab valued at $14 billion. A merger between Grab and Gojek could make $16.7

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E78 Partners

MARCH 21, 2025

Exit Strategy: Once a portfolio company reaches its target value, the private equity firm exits the investment through a sale, merger, or IPO, distributing returns to LPs and GPs. In private equity, the term PortCo is shorthand for portfolio company, referring to a business in which a private equity firm has made a strategic investment.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

It’s been rather quiet on the unicorn front in past weeks, but some activity of note more recently did extend across mergers, acquisitions and even a downround. In other possible M&A news, Airbnb is reported to be in talks to acquire Tilt, a startup that would help expand the booking service into actual payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Smith said he has noticed the past few years that the payments space is abuzz with M&A fervor by private equity buyers as well as strategic investors. The valuations paid for recent acquisitions exceeds the multiple that ACI is currently trading at,” he said. Activist investor Starboard Value already has 10.5

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

There are three M&A success factors that dealmaking executives must understand to thrive in the sizzling M&A market that saw a record high value of US$5.9 trillion in 2021, said Bain & Company recently when releasing its fourth annual M&A report based on a global survey of more than 280 executives.

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Future CFO

JULY 12, 2022

When it comes to strategic M&A deal value, 2022 could be on track to reach US$4.7 In the first quarter of 2022, M&A deal value totalled only $599 billion, a steep drop from fourth-quarter 2021’s $970 billion, Bain said. . The year 2021 saw record deal valuations, with median enterprise value/EBITDA multiples at 15.4

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Global Finance

JUNE 10, 2024

Strong Bank, Weak Lending The reforms that followed the financial 2008-2009 crisis fixed the banking system, spurring a multitude of acquisitions that has sharply reduced the number of institutions and made the industry more stable, says Juan Dolado, professor of economics at Carlos III University in the Madrid’s greater metropolitan area.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

Companies and investment funds are adding an extra layer of scrutiny to mergers and acquisitions by hiring cybersecurity experts to screen targets for security risks. Cybersecurity is not about getting technical, it’s about business impact, and ultimately valuations. It will become a pillar of M&A decisions.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

According to Iron Pillar’s report, B2B startups need 50 percent less capital than startups providing consumer-facing products and services if they wish to achieve a $1 billion valuation (unicorn status). Indeed, WeWork’s recent troubles have shaken confidence in the tech startup funding environment. Cardlay, based in the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The volatility of the market, especially since being affected by the coronavirus, could cause a drop in some mergers and acquisitions (M&A) valuations and provide buying opportunities for interested companies. Finicity is similar to recent Visa acquisition Plaid, which was bought for $5.3 billion in January.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 1, 2023

 This week, we speak with Ken Kencel, who is president and chief executive officer of Churchill Asset Management, a private credit firm with $46 billion in assets under management that was the top US private equity lender in the 2022 PitchBook league tables and was named 2022 Lender Firm of the Year by The M&A Advisor. class nine times.

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 27, 2025

All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio News. This is Masters in business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio Barry Ritholtz : This week on the podcast. What a fascinating guest. Mike Freno is chairman and CEO of Barings. They run over $431 billion in global assets.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

One of 2020’s highest high-flyers has been the special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC. It might be hard in the midst of roaring markets and headlines trumpeting Dow 30,000 to remember that one of 2020’s highest high-flyers has been the special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC. And as reported by CNBC Monday (Dec.

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Future CFO

JULY 12, 2021

In a February 2021 report , Morgan Stanley ’s global head of M&A, Rob Kindler said: “All the elements are there for an active M&A market in 2021, from corporations looking for scale and growth to private equity firms and special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) looking to invest capital.”. COVID-19 is no different.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Bank partnerships proliferate as the quest to deliver real-time payments intensifies. But with added speed comes added risk. Why settle for slow? When it comes to processing payments, it’s better for a bank to be “always on,” says Debopama Sen, Citi Services’ head of Payments in the Treasury and Trade Solutions business.

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Global Finance

JULY 29, 2024

Will Fed rate cuts and geopolitics fuel more M&A deals by GCC banks? Despite the chances of an erosion in earnings, however, merger and acquisition activity among GCC banks has gone quiet since it reached a pre-pandemic peak in 2019 when 11 deals worth $118 billion were consummated, according to data from PitchBook.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Supply chain payments company Tradeshift is reportedly vying for an acquisition of Finnish eInvoicing and B2B payments company Basware. The funding pushed the firm’s valuation to $1.1 The B2B payments space is likely to see continued increases in M&A activity. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Nov.

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Spreadym

JULY 14, 2023

Valuation models: Valuation models are used to determine the intrinsic value of a business, asset, or investment. They use various valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow (DCF), comparable company analysis, or asset-based approaches to estimate the worth of an entity.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Deposit Solutions is now Germany’s second-largest FinTech unicorn, CNBC reported, with a valuation exceeding €1 billion ($1.1 Deutsche Bank’s acquisition of Deposit Solutions comes on the heels of a restructuring that led to 1,800 layoffs and the breakdown of partnership discussions with competitor Commerzbank. in the coming months.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Tradeshift , a company that provides supply chain payments and digitization solutions, announced the acquisition of partner Babelway on Tuesday (Dec. ” Tradeshift has been focusing on merger and acquisition (M&A) activity to fuel growth in recent months.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Real estate platform Opendoor is set to go public via a merger with blank-check company Social Capital Hedosophia II in a deal that will value the combined company at $4.8 investor Ian Osborne are co-founders of the blank-check company or special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), one of the many they run. Palihapitiya and U.K.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Recruitment has become the top concern for RIAs, according to a Charles Schwab survey, outpacing client acquisition through referrals and other priorities for the first time in the history of the study. The key questions aspiring partners can ask themselves to determine whether becoming a partner in their firm is the right course for them.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Morgan analysts predict merger and acquisition deals to continue to surge through the holiday season. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments startup Affirm announced its acquisition of Canada’s installment payments firm PayBright. The acquisition will help Affirm expand its network of merchants in both Canada and the United States.

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Future CFO

JULY 22, 2021

Global deal values was in excess of US$1 trillion per quarter over the past 12 months as the first six months of 2021 saw record levels of dealmaking both in terms of deal volumes and values, said PwC recently when releasing its Global M&A Industry Trends: 2021 mid-year outlook. The pursuit of strategic advantage is powering deals.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

The firm was founded last year to acquire businesses through mergers. The firm was founded last year to acquire businesses through mergers. Last year, Opendoor raised $300 million, giving it a valuation of $3.8 Last year, Opendoor raised $300 million, giving it a valuation of $3.8 II, according to Bloomberg sources.

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Future CFO

JULY 9, 2023

The first quarter of 2023 saw global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity continue to shrink as rising interest rates, high inflation and recession fears dampened deal-making. Despite dwindling deal numbers, lucrative M&A opportunities continue to be available for those with the appetite and eye for lower valuations.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2016

Rather than seeing private companies prepare for IPOs, venture capitalists and investment bankers expect 2016 to be a year of mergers and acquisitions throughout the cybersecurity market , WSJ reported. billion , representing a 4.7 percent spike in growth compared to 2014.

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