Global Finance

APRIL 3, 2025

Sometimes you wake up in the morning and something has changed, so as a business, you have to be able to live with this dynamic. Initially expected to be taken up by 540 companies by 2030, the kingdom surpassed this goal within the first year. It creates opportunities, but for example, laws and regulations evolve rapidly.

Start-ups

Global Finance

APRIL 24, 2025

So therefore, AE Industrial is the only private equity firm with a portfolio company that has achieved this milestone. GF : Are we officially in the era of space privatization? We are now past the point of asking, Is this an investable sector for private equity and private investment firms?

Start-ups

Global Finance

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Private equitys $2 trillion pile of cash is set to fuel M&A opportunities in 2025. Private equity firms are sitting on an unprecedented war chest: roughly $2 trillion in uncalled capital. Many funds are starting to feel less cautious, and a chunk of that uncommitted capital is expected to get deployed.

Equity

Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

As of March 20, Japan is up 123%; Asia, 39%; Middle East/Africa, 137%; Canada, 95%; Australia, 26%; and Europe, 18%. There is pent-up demand as companies across banking, life sciences, oil and gas, tech, and advanced industries seek acquisitions to adapt and grow. The US, by contrast, has declined 11%, and Latin America has fallen 25%.

Banking

Global Finance

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Chairman Jerome Powell used his Jackson Hole speech in August to declare victory on inflation and ended up delivering that 50 basis point cut. We’re starting to see signs that corporate fundamentals are improving. That is finally starting to stabilize as we’ve lapped higher rates and have easier comps there.

Start-ups

Viking Mergers

MAY 11, 2022

If you have ever looked into selling a business, you may have learned that there are many types of buyers and deal structures, from employee buyouts, strategic acquisitions, to private equity firms. We have noticed many misconceptions about a particular kind of buyer: the private equity firm.

Private Equity Firm

Brian DeChesare

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If you search for “how to start a private equity firm” online, you’ll find results that range from useless to tangentially useful to occasional nuggets of real wisdom. That said, much of it is better than the junk found on generic websites about how to start a hedge fund. How Does It Work?

Private Equity Firm

Value Scout

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Private equity firms provide meaningful investment capital to growth-oriented businesses. Unlike venture capital firms, they do not invest primarily in start-ups. Businesses seeking expansion, change of investors, or even exit may benefit from private equity firms.

Private Equity Firm

Brian DeChesare

MAY 15, 2024

Private equity value creation came on my radar a few years ago when I noticed something: Even though traditional PE deal roles were not doing well, “operational” or “value creation” teams still seemed to be recruiting. What Does the Private Equity Value Creation Team Do in Real Life?

Equity

Brian DeChesare

MARCH 13, 2024

Over the past few decades, growth equity (GE) has gone from an afterthought to a major asset class for huge investment firms. Others would counter that growth equity’s rapid ascent was mostly due to the easy money that persisted between 2008 and 2021. The Top Growth Equity Firms Why Did Growth Equity Get So Popular?

Equity

Value Scout

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It involves the partial sale of the company to private equity firms or venture capitalists. Recapitalization helps stabilize the capital structure of a company by restructuring its equity and debt. Related: Company Succession: The Private Equity Option.

Private Equity Firm

Global Finance

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Private equity firms seek operational opportunities. While the NFL is opening up to private equity investment, there are stringent rules in the NBA and the NHL around owning minority stakes. GF: So, where else in the sports ecosystem can private equity firms find opportunity?

Private Equity Firm

Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 24, 2024

Let’s start with the elephant in the room: yes, we’ve covered the growth equity case study before, but I’m doing it again because I don’t think the previous examples were great. So, you can think of this example and tutorial as “Growth Equity Case Study: The Final Form.” They over-complicated the financial model (e.g.,

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Brian DeChesare

AUGUST 16, 2023

As with investment banking in Hong Kong , I can summarize private equity in China in one sentence: “If you’re not Chinese, don’t even think about it, and even if you are Chinese, it’s best if you have great connections within the CCP and want to stay in China long-term.”

Equity

Brian DeChesare

JULY 31, 2024

If you ever tire of the hype around tech, industrials private equity might be an ideal hiding spot. Morgan’s acquisition of Carnegie Steel in 1901 – was an industrials private equity deal. Table Of Contents Industrials Private Equity Defined What Has Drawn Private Equity Firms to Industrials Companies?

Equity

Brian DeChesare

MAY 17, 2023

Ever since the 2008 financial crisis, there has been massive hype about both private equity and technology. Over the past few decades, technology private equity has gone from “barely existing” to representing the largest single sector in PE by both deal value and deal count. Why Did PE Firms Start Buying Tech Companies?

Equity

Brian DeChesare

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

When you hear the words “healthcare private equity,” two thoughts probably come to mind: Wait a minute, isn’t healthcare a risky/growth-oriented sector? Why do PE firms operate there? In most of the world, healthcare is either government-run or a mixed public/private sector.

Equity

Brian DeChesare

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Sell-Side Definition: In the finance industry, “buy-side firms” raise money from institutions and wealthy individuals and invest on their behalf, profiting from management fees, performance fees, or both; “sell-side firms” earn money from commissions charged to facilitate deals and to sell, market, and trade equity, debt, and other securities.

Finance

FE International

APRIL 20, 2022

At the lower end of the market, individuals are still leaving their jobs to buy businesses and at the higher end, institutional investors and private equity firms have more capital available than ever before. Without a doubt, Amazon FBA is an excellent place for e-commerce businesses to set up shop.

Private Equity Firm

Brian DeChesare

MAY 25, 2022

You’ll almost always have to deal with private equity headhunters if you want to win offers at mid-sized-to-large private equity firm s. I’ll cover all those points here, but let’s start with the short version of what to know about private equity headhunters: The TL;DR About Private Equity Headhunters.

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Sun Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

If it makes financial sense and you understand the dilution aspect of selling equity and the potential interference from investors, then yes, go ahead. Whatever your motives for giving up part ownership in your company, there are things M&A brokers want you to be aware of. Selling equity – the good, the bad, the ugly.

Equity

Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 19, 2022

According to some, you do almost no modeling or technical work in this group, and it’s one of the easier jobs in IB, similar equity or debt capital markets. But if you read other accounts, FSG runs models, Analysts get hands-on technical work, and the hours could be longer and more stressful because your clients are private equity firms.

Private Equity Firm

Brian DeChesare

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Although there are some advantages to IB in Canada, it’s almost always better to start a finance career in the U.S. But when you consider the recruiting landscape, compensation, and exit opportunities, Canada comes up short in most areas. Canada is significantly smaller than the U.S.

Banking

Brian DeChesare

JULY 3, 2024

When firms kicked off the on-cycle private equity recruiting process in June this year, before IB Analysts had even started their training , some people were shocked. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, this process used to start ~1 year in advance of PE jobs. interview and hire candidates ~1.5 – 2.0+

Equity

Brian DeChesare

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Ask the average student or professional in the finance industry about their long-term career goal, and they’ll usually say, “ private equity mega-funds. ”. They might just mention the names of some large firms, such as KKR or Blackstone, and say that they’ve been dreaming about them since the age of 5.

Equity

Benzinga

APRIL 15, 2024

Informatica shares are up approximately 35% since the start of the year. Private-equity firm Permira and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board took Informatica private for $5.3 billion in 2015 after it. Full story available on Benzinga.com

Private Equity Firm

Brian DeChesare

DECEMBER 20, 2023

If you want to know how to get an investment banking internship, it’s simple: Start very, very early and have a great “Plan B” if something goes wrong. Admittedly, not all banks did this, and many bulge bracket firms will start in the normal time frame of January – March. Internships at regional boutique banks.

Banking

Brian DeChesare

MAY 10, 2023

But before I crush your hopes and dreams, I’ll start with an overview of the industry and the top banks: What is Investment Banking in Singapore All About? Investment Banking in Singapore: Top Banks, Industries, and Deals You can divide firms in Singapore into “large international banks” and “Asia/Singapore-focused banks.”

Banking

Benzinga

JUNE 13, 2022

Editor's Note: Starting next month, we will be rolling the Merger Arbitrage Mondays series into our paid subscription services, Inside Arbitrage Plus and Inside Arbitrage Premium. You can sign up for these services here. The Battle for Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE ). He was the Chairman of Spirit Airlines from 2006 to 2013.

Private Equity Firm

Brian DeChesare

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

But the events of 2023, including the UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse and the rise of firms like Wells Fargo, Jefferies, and RBC, have shaken up the traditional list. For example, Wells Fargo always does well in debt capital markets but much worse in M&A advisory and equity capital markets. For example, the “Big 5 (6?)”

Banking

Brian DeChesare

JULY 26, 2023

But over the years, they morphed into a well-known topic and then a commonly derided topic – as many people argue that search fund experience is worthless, while others claim it’s “just as good” as working in banking or private equity. Before delving into the details, I want to start by explaining the industry: What is a Search Fund?

Banking

Brian DeChesare

JUNE 21, 2023

You’ll find influencers on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and other sites constantly praising Dubai and claiming it’s the best place to work or start a business. The short answer is that, like other smaller regions, Dubai is best in very specific cases ; the average student would still be better off starting in NY or London.

Banking

Brian DeChesare

MAY 11, 2022

If you have more than 2 – 3 years of full-time work experience after university , it will be very difficult to get in at the Analyst level (estimated age cut-off of 25 , but it may be more like 27 – 28 depending on when you started the degree). but not different ages. You’ll probably need a top MBA at this stage.

Banking

Brian DeChesare

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

However, these banks have minimal involvement in M&A , equity , and other non-debt deals, so they’re perceived as less desirable in terms of careers, compensation, and exit opportunities. To quantify this statement, Capital IQ searches produce the following numbers of PE firms and hedge funds in the U.S.,

Banking

Brian DeChesare

JUNE 15, 2022

If you look online, you’ll find many threads, articles, and blog posts saying that back office (BO) and middle office (MO) jobs are “the worst” and that if you end up there, your career is over. First, note that these terms apply only to investment banks and related finance firms (private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.).

Banking

IBG Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

From among the three major categories of business buyers , private equity groups (PEGs) are currently the most active purchasers of mid-market companies, and the majority of PEG acquisitions are part of what is commonly known as an “industry roll-up” – a merger of multiple companies in the same market or vertical.

Start-ups

Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

From 2025, large private EU companies will be in scope. Given the preparation required, private equity firms are well advised to start to consider the impact of CSRD, and we outline in this Update suggested steps for firms to take. Application to Unlisted Companies.

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