December 2025 – Page 6 – Investment Banking Updates

Paladin Power Moves Toward IPO with Aegis Capital: Key Financial & Risk Insights

Leave a Comment / Energy Storage, Graphene Technology, Initial Public Offering, Investment Strategy, Market Analysis, Regulatory Compliance / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Paladin Power, a U.S. veteran-owned energy storage startup, has en...

The company offers fully integrated, behind-the-meter power system...

Paladin’s financials show small but growing contracted revenue, ...

While macro tailwinds for resilient energy storage are strong, Pal...

Cash Plus IPO Sparks Fintech Surge in Morocco and Boosts Casablanca Exchange

Leave a Comment / Financial Markets, Fintech, Investment Strategies, IPO, Morocco / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Cash Plus’s IPO on the Casablanca Stock Exchange raised MAD 750 ...

The deal valued Cash Plus at around MAD 5 billion, reduced Mediter...

Backed by nearly 5,000 outlets, growing digital usage, solid profi...

The IPO signals renewed momentum in Morocco’s equity market and ...

Global M&A 2023: Value Slump, Megadeals Persist & What’s Coming in 2024-25

Leave a Comment / Global M&A, Market Trends, Megadeals, Regulatory Environment, Sector Analysis / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Global M&A deal value fell to about US$2.6 trillion in 2023, a dec...

Megadeals and a nearly US$750 billion Q4 surge signal tentative re...

Energy, Resources & Industrials and Life Sciences & Health Care sa...

Companies are deploying both defensive and offensive M&A, using de...

Construction M&A Surges in Q3 2025: Mega-Deals, Tariffs & Supply Chain Strain

Leave a Comment / Construction, Infrastructure Investment, Market Insights, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Drivers, Valuation Trends / By Owen A. Radcliffe

M&A activity in the construction sector is rising, with Q3 2025 de...

Contractors face mounting margin pressure from high and volatile m...

Uncertain trade and tariff policy is reshaping contracting practic...

Firms are using acquisitions to build scale and resilience in resi...

U.S. M&A Boom 2025: Big Deals Surge Amid Regulatory & Economic Crosswinds

Leave a Comment / Financial Services, Market Trends, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Risk Management, Technology Investments / By Owen A. Radcliffe

America’s “deal economy” is booming even as the broader real...

Deals above US$100 million are up in both number and value, with a...

Cheap credit, strong corporate balance sheets, narrowing valuation...

Risks stem from weakening consumer and business sentiment, sticky ...

Paramount vs Netflix: Which Deal Brings More Value to WBD Shareholders?

Leave a Comment / Antitrust Issues, Market Analysis, Mergers and Acquisitions, Shareholder Advocacy, Streaming Industry / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Netflix is offering $27.75 per WBD share in a cash-and-stock deal ...

Paramount has launched a hostile all-cash tender at $30 per WBD sh...

Despite Paramount’s higher headline price, WBD’s board favors ...

Both transactions face heavy antitrust and political scrutiny in t...

How Rising Interest Rates and Government Debt Are Reshaping M&A and Valuations

Leave a Comment / Government Debt, Interest Rates, M&A Trends, Private Equity, Sector Insights, Valuation Analysis / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Global M&A volumes fell about 9% in H1 2025 while values rose roug...

Valuation multiples have compressed sharply (median EV/EBITDA from...

Higher sovereign debt costs, rising long-term rates, and a large, ...

Dealmakers are prioritizing high-quality, domestically focused, th...

Huge US TMT M&A Boom in 2024: Software Leads in Deal Value Despite Fewer Transactions

Leave a Comment / Market Analysis, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Software Deals, Technology Sector, TMT Industry / By Owen A. Radcliffe

The U.S. TMT sector was the second-largest industry by inbound M&A...

TMT led all sectors by deal value at roughly US$439 billion, ahead...

Within TMT, technology—especially software—dominated activity,...

Overall TMT deal volume fell from 2023, but aggregate value rose o...

Netflix’s Warner Bros Deal Strengthens Legacy IP Control Amid Paramount’s Counteroffer

Leave a Comment / Corporate Finance, Investor Insights, Media Industry, Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulatory Issues, Streaming Services / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Netflix agreed to acquire Warner Bros.’ studios and streaming as...

Before closing, WBD will spin off its linear cable and global netw...

WBD shareholders will receive $27.75 per share (mostly cash plus N...

The transaction aims to deliver significant cost synergies and str...

Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: Why Antitrust, Politics & Big Financial Risks Could Stall It

Leave a Comment / Antitrust Issues, Financial Risks, Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulatory Compliance, Streaming Industry / By Owen A. Radcliffe

Netflix is proposing a $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Dis...

The company argues it needs Warner Bros to compete with YouTube’...

The deal faces heavy regulatory and political opposition over conc...

Netflix would take on about $59 billion in new debt amid a rival, ...