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The Rise of Private Credit & Its Impact on Acquisition Dynamics

Benton Lewis — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:47:20 +0000

Private credit is all the rage these days, grabbing headlines for its rapid growth as an asset class in what industry leaders have called a “golden moment” for the space. Commentators have rightly focused on the myriad advantages of direct lending solutions for borrowers under credit facilities, but the growing prominence of privately placed financings […]

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A Look at 2022 U.S. Sponsor-Backed Going Private Transactions

Christopher R. Machera — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:00:44 +0000

Our 2023 survey reviewed and analyzed the material transaction terms in 42 U.S. sponsor-backed going private transactions completed between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 with a transaction value (equity value) of at least $100 million. View Weil’s 2023 Sponsor-Backed Going Private Transactions Survey. Editors: Christopher Machera, Craig Adas, Robert Rizzo, James Griffin, Sachin […]

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A Look at 2021 U.S. Sponsor-Backed PIPEs

Douglas P. Warner — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:54:47 +0000

Our annual PIPE survey reviewed and analyzed the material financial and governance terms of 14 PIPEs announced in the United States 2021, involving private equity sponsors or financial investors making investments of at least $100 million in convertible or non-convertible preferred equity or debt. View Our PIPE Survey.

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A Look at 2020 U.S. Sponsor-Backed PIPEs

Douglas P. Warner — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:45:42 +0000

Our annual PIPE survey reviewed and analyzed the material transaction terms of 24 PIPEs announced in 2020 involving private equity sponsors or financial investors making investments of at least $100 million in convertible or non-convertible preferred equity or debt. View Our PIPE Survey.

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Weil’s Q2 2020 Quarterly Private Equity Update: Post COVID-19 PIPE Deals

Douglas P. Warner — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:18:47 +0000

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting social distancing guidelines and business shutdowns throughout the U.S., global markets have experienced volatility not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. Beyond the turbulence in public markets, businesses throughout the country and globally are feeling an increasing strain as they grapple with declining revenues, cash […]

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Key Considerations in Acquisitions of Acquisitive Companies

Christopher R. Machera — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 03:33:20 +0000

In a market with soaring multiples, private equity buyers are increasingly on the hunt to mitigate high valuations by acquiring platform companies from which they can pursue add-ons at materially lower multiples and with the potential for synergies. And given the current seller-friendly market, sellers are increasingly seeking to receive premiums for platform companies with […]

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Key Considerations in Selling Your Portfolio Company to a SPAC

Douglas P. Warner — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:15:54 +0000

SPAC activity has enjoyed a healthy uptick in recent years. More SPACs went public in 2018 than in any year since 2007, raising more than $10 billion in capital to deploy towards new investment opportunities. Private equity sponsors are increasingly finding themselves on the opposite side of the table from SPACs as the owner of […]

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Weil’s Q1 2019 Quarterly Private Equity Update: 2018 in Review

Brian Gingold — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 21:34:51 +0000

In this issue, we look back on 2018 in terms of market activity, trends and developments across the U.S., Europe and Asia, and look ahead to 2019. View Weil’s Q1 2019 Global PE Update.

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Weil's Q1 2018 Quarterly Private Equity Update: 2017 in Review

Brian Gingold — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:13:35 +0000

In this issue, we look back on 2017 in terms of market activity, trends and developments across the U.S., Europe and Asia, and look ahead to 2018. View Weil’s Q1 2018 Global PE Update.

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Take-Privates: A 10 Year Look

Christopher R. Machera — Thu, 25 May 2017 16:52:11 +0000

Weil recently released its tenth annual Going Private Survey. As the math would suggest, our first Going Private Survey, released in 2007, covered deals that were signed up in 2006. Suffice to say a lot has happened between now and then and I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the initial Survey […]

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