Focus FinanceSep 17, 20211 minGrowth of the Streaming IndustryThe pandemic further accelerated an industry that was already on a meteoric rise. Streaming has taken over the entertainment landscape, ...
Focus FinanceJul 5, 20211 minThe Rise of CryptocurrencyAs markets continue to fluctuate, there is no industry more volatile than that of cryptocurrency. With a rapid increase in investors and...
Focus FinanceMay 13, 20211 minA Global Breakdown of Private EquityThe sharp decline in interest rates has caused a global pile up in dry powder, shooting up deals volume and valuations, in both VC ....
Focus FinanceJan 7, 202110 minFiling for Disruption: The Tech Sector is Changing the IPO MarketIs technology going to cause a transformation of public markets? While tech companies have disrupted countless industries, its most...
Focus FinanceNov 5, 20207 minPrivate Equities Increasing Interest in SportIn the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, professional sports worldwide came to a halt, suffering significant losses attributed to foregone..
Sep 24, 202010 minM&A Activity in Telecoms: An Industry in a State of FluxThe telecom industry has experienced a revolution over the last half a decade. As it stood back in the late 2000s to the early 2010s...
Sep 3, 20208 minHollywood M&ACompetition within the media and entertainment sector has intensified as some of the largest entertainment conglomerates struggle to win...
Aug 6, 20206 minHealthcare Dominates Covid-Era M&A ActivityThere’s no doubt that COVID-19 had an adverse effect on global M&A activity, with the number of M&A transactions in Q2 falling...
Jul 29, 20205 minBig Tech and Its Pandemic Spending SpreeThe tech sector as a whole has weathered the coronavirus crisis well. In particular, record valuations and large cash balances have left...
Jul 15, 20208 minEat or be Eaten in the Payment IndustryIn the last 10 years, the market environment has changed and apart from banking players such as Barclaycard, Crédit Agricole & ...
May 20, 20206 minThe Fall in Cross-Border DealsBy Francesca Bandini During the last decade, the need for companies to internationalise their supply chains in a search of competitive...
May 13, 20203 minGrowth in Special Purpose Acquisition CompaniesBy Jamie McLean Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACS) are companies with “no or nominal operations and either no or nominal...
Apr 28, 20205 minThe Fight to Win the Hunger GamesBy Julius Kalvelage In the food delivery industry, M&A activity and valuations have been at very high levels over the past years. There...
Mar 29, 202011 minThe Impact of The Covid-19 Crisis on U.S. M&A DealsBy Dylan Litt, Kyle Amelio, and Michael Lipsky (New York University), Charlie Solnik (CalPoly), Mihir Gupta (University College of...
Feb 1, 20205 minConsolidation is Key for the Automotive IndustryBy Francesca Bandini The automotive industry is undergoing unprecedented changes on multiple fronts. Strong sales fluctuations and fierce...
Feb 1, 20206 minBig Pharma's Patent PanicBy Julius Kalvelage Over the past years, large pharmaceutical companies have experienced a deterioration in their ability to grow...
Feb 1, 20204 minThe Rising Prominence of Activist InvestorsBy Jamie McLean Investor activism is where an individual or group “purchases large numbers of a public company’s shares and/or tries to...
Feb 1, 20204 minSpecialisation in the Pharmaceuticals SectorBy Julius Kalvelage Many companies in the pharmaceutical industry are facing pressure to generate sales and profit while losing ground...