Investment Banking Blog


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April 4, 2018

Defining Synergies in Acquisition Targets

Synergies may be the most powerful way to create value within an acquisition and yet are still widely misunderstood. A 2012 survey of 352 executives […]
April 2, 2018

Software Staffing & Consulting: Industry Performance

This research report is one in a series covering IT & software staffing, a subsector of software & technology investment banking. The software and IT […]
March 27, 2018

Agtech – Precision Agriculture Systems and Services – Industry performance

This article is a part of a multi-part series covering the Agriculture technology (AgTech) industry as a whole. To view the previous articles, click here. […]
March 23, 2018

Software Staffing & Consulting: M&A Transactions, History & Trends

This is one report in a series covering software mergers and acquisitions, including deals in staffing in information technology companies in the United States.  Staffing […]
March 20, 2018

Top Qualitative Personal Reasons for Selling a Business

There will always be justifiable reasons to sell a business, but equally compelling reasons NOT to sell. Making the sell vs. hold decision in M&A […]
March 19, 2018

1031 Tax-Deferred Real Estate Exchange

Section 1031 of the United States Internal Revenue Code (IRC) allows for capital gains tax liability to be deferred when a taxpayer exchanges real property […]
March 16, 2018

IT Staffing & Consulting: General Market Overview

This report is one in a series covering IT staffing and software consulting, a sub-sector  for software investment banking. The hiring process is critical for […]
March 15, 2018

Virtual Data Room–Industry Performance

This article is one in a multi-part series covering the trends, opportunities and major players in the virtual data room (VDR) industry. Over the last […]
March 13, 2018

What Does the Bank Secrecy Act Mean for ICOs?

Regulators have taken a keen interest in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and it now appears as if token issuers have some additional considerations before launching […]
March 9, 2018

Virtual Data Rooms: M&A Trends and Industry Transaction History

This report is one in a series covering the market for virtual data rooms. The average annual revenue growth observed in the Virtual Data Room […]