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Bold moves in global M&A might appear in 2023

Future CFO

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. The largest drops came among deals for Technology and Healthcare & Life Sciences assets, the firm pointed out.

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Global M&A activity might rise in 2H 2023

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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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M&A success factors dealmaking execs must know

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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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PodChats for FutureCFO: The role of CFOs in M&A post-COVID-19

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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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SPAC, Online Homeseller Opendoor Ready IPO In $4.8B Deal

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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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Transcript: Michael Fisch

Barry Ritholtz

They’re one of the older private equity firms around, been been in business since 1994. They run over $27 billion in, in assets. Then I think you’re gonna find this to be a fascinating conversation. 00:01:24 [Michael Fisch] Thank you Barry. It’s a pleasure to be here. You get a Stanford MBA. What was the original career plan?

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Transcript: Rick Rieder

Barry Ritholtz

RITHOLTZ: Was this a distressed acquisition or — RIEDER: It was. And they took two of us, and I’m not sure how I made it through the strainer. He helps to oversee $2.5 trillion in various investments. I can keep babbling about how fascinating I found this discussion. You graduate Emory University with a degree in finance.