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Paul Dzurovcik

M&A Leadership Council

Paul Dzurovcik President and Chief Value Accelerator, M&A Engineers, LLC Paul Dzurovcik is the recently retired former head of Mergers, Acquisitions & Strategic Initiatives Delivery (Technology & Operations) for Bank of Montreal Financial Group (BMOFG).

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The Consumer Retail Investment Banking Group: King of the Generalists?

Brian DeChesare

Ask anyone joining a large bank which group they’re most interested in, and consumer retail investment banking is a likely answer. The benefits of the group are almost like the benefits of getting into investment banking : brand/prestige, technical skills, and exit opportunities. public transportation where it exists).

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Benchmark International (Still) Ranked #1 Sell-Side, Privately Owned M&A Advisors In The World By Pitchbook Global League Tables

Benchmark Report

The firm remains ranked as the #1 Privately Owned Sell-Side M&A Advisors in the World and is ranked as the 10th Most Active Investment Bank in the United States. This ranking puts Benchmark International ahead of other well-known firms, including Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, Woodbridge International, and Bank of America Securities.

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Binance to buy FTX in major cryptocurrency exchange merger

The Guardian M&A

This afternoon, FTX asked for our help,” tweeted Zhao. There is a significant liquidity crunch. To protect users, we signed a non-binding [letter of intent], intending to fully acquire FTX.com.”

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Elon Musk secures $46.5bn to fund possible hostile bid for Twitter

The Guardian M&A

Morgan Stanley, the US investment bank, is leading a group of financial institutions providing $13bn in debt financing. On top of that equity, Musk is raising a further $12.5bn for the offer via a margin loan secured against his shares in Tesla, the electric carmaker that he runs as CEO. Continue reading.

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Twitter deal may signal point when the ‘everything bubble’ bursts

The Guardian M&A

In the early 2000s AOL’s merger with Time Warner served notice that the dot-com boom was over. Royal Bank of Scotland’s over-priced takeover of ABN Amro was followed by the global financial crisis of 2008-09.

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Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. Reports First Quarter Earnings and Declares Dividend

Benzinga

NASDAQ: MPB ) ("Mid Penn"), the parent company of Mid Penn Bank (the "Bank") and MPB Financial Services, LLC, today reported net income available to common shareholders ("earnings") for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 of $11.2 HARRISBURG, Pa., April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.