Investment Banking Blog


Welcome to the InvestmentBank.com blog where we cover mergers, acquisitions and investment banking topics.


November 3, 2017

Aerospace & Defense 2017 –General Industry Overview

The Aerospace & Defense Industry consists of civil and military aerospace and defense procurements. The US aerospace & defense market is expected to generate total […]
November 2, 2017

Fintech Platforms Naturally Expand Into a Fund Model

Crowdfunder did it last year with the launch of their crowdfunding/startup “index” fund. Now Circleup is jumping into the startup fund party with the launch of a $125M […]
November 2, 2017

M&A Management Meetings: Key Considerations in Discussion & Negotiation

As your M&A deal gets closer to the Letter of Intent stage, your investment banker is likely to start scheduling Management Meetings with all the […]
October 31, 2017

Why So Many Tech M&A Deals Fail

In life and in business there is never a perfect marriage. “Until death do you part” is not something you typically see at the corporate […]
October 29, 2017

Crypto & ICOs — The Future of M&A?

Until now, cryptocurrency has been seen as a digital version of gold with no use for real transactions such as M&A deals. However, with the […]
October 28, 2017

M&A Assassins – Do You Know Them By Name?

It is an absolute shame to see promising M&A deals deteriorate to a preventable death. It doesn’t matter if you are the one selling your […]
October 27, 2017

Will Interactive CIMs Replace the PDF?

A recent trend has emerged that is having at least some traction in the middle-market: the interactive Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM). The CIM is synonymous […]
October 26, 2017

Bridging Buyer/Seller Valuation Gaps in M&A

Price and valuation discussions in M&A are some of the most oft avoided, carefully tread and frequently botched. Treating any valuation discussion in a silo […]
October 25, 2017

Why Patents Make Sense in Mergers and Acquisitions

The argument to patent or not is as old as patent law itself. Apart from the simple reason of idea protection, patents can serve as […]
October 23, 2017

What Creates Business Value? Kinetic Value vs. Potential Value

Some deals have actual value (cash flows, assets, etc.) and other deals have potential value (people, ideas, IP, etc.). What a buyer or investor is […]