PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

parent company of luxury online retailer Mytheresa , announced that it's filed a registration statement with the SEC for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a press release. The number of those shares to be offered is still up in the air, as is the price range, according to the release. MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.,

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook’s recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Shares in Future Retail rose 13 percent on Friday (November 29) after India’s antitrust body announced that it has approved a deal that would give Amazon a minority stake in the company. In August it was reported that the eCommerce giant was in discussions to acquire a stake in Future Retail. percent of Future Retail.

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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023. It is ironic, and perhaps telling, that our understanding of statistics seems to have hit rock bottom in the age of big data.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Representatives of grocery-delivery powerhouse Instacart have met with investment bankers to explore taking the company public, the Financial Times (FT) reported. 8) that it had received $200 million in new capital from existing investors Valiant Peregrine Fund and D1 Capital Partners, boosting Instacart's valuation to $17.7

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

When speaking with Tai Lopez , the executive chairman of one of the more disruptive retail companies in the pandemic period, it could be expected that the conversation would center around one topic: retailing. But that hasn’t stopped the whisper machine surrounding the retail industry from doubting his methods or business model.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The resulting debate among accountants about how to bring intangibles on to the books has spilled over into valuation practice, and many appraisers and analysts are wrongly, in my view, letting the accounting debate affect how they value companies.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. But Software-as-a-Service emerged as a hot spot, too, with the largest investment round of the week going to a B2B eCommerce SaaS provider.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

There is one certainty when it comes to investing: Wall Street hates uncertainty. Wall Street also loves numbers, and investors love numbers that publicly traded companies offer along key metrics, such as (and not limited to) revenues, margins, earnings and same-store sales. Generally Right Or Precisely Wrong.

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Instacart Business Model The Instacart business model extends online shopping, already common in other areas of retailing, into the grocery store space. In the second, I will examine the forces that are pushing consumers to online grocery shopping, and the ceiling for that growth is much lower than it is than in other areas of retailing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Private equity firm Silver Lake is leading a group in a $650 billion investment in buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Klarna , The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Sweden-based Klarna, which provides the ability to pay for consumer goods with installments at a number of retailers, has seen a boost during the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

In an effort to significantly grow its presence in South Asia, Chinese eCommerce company Alibaba has announced its decision to invest $200 million in Indian online retailer Paytm E-Commerce. Here are the numbers: $1.1 billion | Paytm valuation amount with Alibaba investment. $5

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

From there, we have several articles on investment planning: While I Bonds have received significant attention during the past year, TIPS could be an attractive alternative for many client situations. While private valuations have soared in recent years, public markets continue to be less kind to RIAs. Enjoy the ‘light’ reading!

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The number of shares and the pricing have not yet been released. . Pets are anticipated to stay popular, with the number of households with pets going up 4 percent in 2020 alone. The pet retail chain is also moving towards profitability after net losses the past two years. It could be looking for a $6 billion valuation. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

His comments came on the heels of a recent Commerce Ventures capital raise for a new, $60 million fund aimed at the retail and financial services sector. It’s a principle that Rosen said has become even more important, as payments have moved well past retail and toward enabling a better, more secure online user experience.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The India Rising story hit some turbulence last week, as one of its biggest corporate success stories, the Adani Group, was hit with a report from Hindenburg Research, an investing group that specializes in targeting and shorting companies that it believes have dubious accounting and business practices.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. To make comparisons, profits are scaled to common metrics, with revenues and book value of investment being the most common scalar.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook's recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

The India Rising story hit some turbulence last week, as one of its biggest corporate success stories, the Adani Group, was hit with a report from Hindenburg Research, an investing group that specializes in targeting and shorting companies that it believes have dubious accounting and business practices.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this post, I will look at the levers that drive Paytm's value, and you can make your judgments on where you think this offering will lead in terms of valuation and pricing. In 2014, it introduced Paytm Wallet , a digital wallet that was accepted as a payment option by leading service providers and retailers.

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

For the last two decades, China has been the dominant story for both the global economy and capital markets, as the country's immense growth and infrastructure investments have sustained commodity prices, and altered the balance of world economic power. there are some commonalities across these companies that I will explore in this section.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

After all, as SPAC Insider estimates , SPACs IPOs (so far) this year number 241, with an average deal size of $335 million and gross proceeds of nearly $81 billion, which far outpaces the 59 deals and gross proceeds of about $13.6 And when acquiring a company, as the old investing aphorism goes: Price is what you pay, value is what you get.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Grab’s Earnings Bouncing Back To Pre-COVID Numbers. Online clothing retailer thredUP has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. Investors Say FinTech Valuations Are High, But Not Overheated. And resale marketplace ThredUp filed for an IPO. Clothing Reseller ThredUp Files For IPO.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

Shopping apps are blowing up as the biggest name in retailing and brand marketing turn mobile commerce into customer experience gold. Topping the Provider Ranking at numbers 1 and 2, respectively, are Walmart and Amazon. The epic battle between the two retail leviathans is closely followed by PYMNTS’ Whole Paycheck series.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

While many might have been surprised by House of Fraser’s announcement that it was investing at least £35 million in Tandem, a U.K. “We’d been talking to a number of retailers. Tandem was valued at £65 million in its last funding round, and Knox wouldn’t disclose its latest valuation.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The round saw the company's valuation hit over $215 million. Retail Index showed that this accelerated the digital shift by five years, with eCommerce transactions for grocery orders alone hitting $5.9 Bolt also saw a tenfold increase in the size of its shopper network, along with 250,000 added shoppers to its network per month.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

The online marketplace has disrupted any number of verticals, changing the way we shop and spend, and where we grab must-have items — from books to rugs to lamps, and sometimes from across international borders. We operate the only truly global luxury digital marketplace at scale, seamlessly connecting brands, retailers and consumers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

Savings bank Shawbrook invested £25 million on the debt side to finance the worker draw-downs. Other investors include the Rowntree Foundation, the London Co-investment Fund (LCIF), QED and a social venture fund called Village Global, which is backed by Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. It covers a total of around 120,000 workers.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 10, 2022

We also have a number of articles on cashflow management: How advisors can help couples navigate the decision of whether to combine their finances or keep them separate. Executive Summary. 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

AUGUST 6, 2019

billion post-money valuation. This new valuation ranks Klarna as the biggest European private FinTech and one of the largest private FinTechs around the world, according to an announcement from the company. This is a decisive time in the history of retail banking. To further support massive U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

Big Data analytics reached a market valuation of $29.87 This episode underscores that data for targeted customer offerings can come from anywhere and is not necessarily the result of meticulous number crunching. When number crunching is needed, however, data analytics can help. billion in 2019 and is projected to total $62.1

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

’cause then I figure I could always be employed either managing the numbers or doing law and get those two degrees. And that was very important because when this was the dawning of what is now a big analyst program across the country in all banks and investment banks. And I was fortunate to be accepted to both.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

Used to be that retail earnings reports were about numbers. In keeping with other large retailers, eCommerce sales climbed 28 percent. In keeping with other large retailers, eCommerce sales climbed 28 percent. There was some concern about the chain’s eCommerce numbers. Now they’re about viruses. on revenue of $39.07

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Whether WeWork – specifically, the parent company We, though we’ll use the names a bit interchangeably – files to go public at a reduced valuation, delays its IPO or scraps it altogether, there may be some handwriting on the wall. WeWork seemingly has a slew of unpalatable options ahead. And there’s precedent to doubt a warm reception.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

The clothing subscription company’s new offering will initially include girls’ sizes from 3Y to 12Y, Retail Dive reported. Through the offering, customers can add a limitless number of products to their accounts for both types of services. Franklin Templeton Investments and Bain Capital Ventures led the investment.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Fidelity decreased the valuation of its holding in Flipkart by about 36 percent, said Reuters , from $81.55 In December , Morgan Stanley Investment Management Fund cut the valuation of its holdings in the company by 38 percent, likely due to increased competition from Amazon. per share in August down to $52.13

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2017

Open-source eCommerce platform provider Magento Commerce recently snagged a whopping $250 million in new funding from one of China’s largest investment firms, Hillhouse. This latest fundraising puts Magento Commerce’s valuation at more than $700 million, according to a person familiar with the deal. In late Sept.

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