Introduction In the last years, there has been a slew of forced divestments in diverse industries and for different reasons. The most notorious and recent example that we have of forced divestment are the many companies that decided to divest from their Russian investments and joint ventures, because of Read more…
Download PDF What Is a Supply Chain? A company’s supply chain comprises several suppliers that work together to create and deliver a particular product to the end-user. Different activities, people, organizations, information, and resources are all part of this network. The supply chain also refers to the stages of bringing Read more…
Download PDF Introduction As already discussed at length in the part I of this series of articles, antitrust authorities and their applicable laws have a huge impact in determining the success or failure of an M&A deal. Nowadays, this is particularly important, given a toughened regulatory environment worldwide. From the Read more…
Download PDF Introduction to Activism and Climate Activism Activist investing in the broad sense is the act of a shareholder using his equity stake in a corporation to push through change at the firm. This type of investing can also apply to other assets, such as defaulted Government bonds, but Read more…
Download PDF Introduction In June 2021, the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) announced the acquisition of Home Partners of America, valuing the company at $6bn. Home Partners of America is a Chicago-based real estate firm that focuses on single-family rental housing with a portfolio of 17.000 homes. A similar Read more…
Download PDF Introduction Antitrust legislation aims to break up monopolies or prevent them from forming in the first place. Its goal is to defend small enterprises from unscrupulous methods while also protecting the general public by assuring better prices through competition. In most countries around the world, laws exist to Read more…
Download PDF Recently, there has been a slew of deals in the commercial real estate sector, with Blackstone being the most notable player. However, before analysing the reasoning behind these developments it is necessary to first understand the workings of the real estate private equity industry in its current form. Read more…
Download PDF Healthcare. The healthcare sector has gained increasing importance over the last few years, because of the impact that the covid outbreak had on everyone’s life. The healthcare industry is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing industries, ranking as the fifth-largest sector in the world economy, accounting for Read more…
Download PDF In this inaugural series of articles we will cover the basics and key trends of both major and lesser known industries to help the reader navigate the increasing complexity of the finance world. We will start with an overview of the broader industry and dig deeper to understand Read more…
Download PDF Sony’s acquisition of Bungie Less than 15 days after Microsoft dropped the news of an imminent $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard, tech giant and main Microsoft competitor Sony announced on the 31st of January its plan to acquire video game developer Bungie for $3.6bn. While the two deals Read more…
Download PDF On the 7th of February 2022 two ultra-low-cost carriers, Spirit and Frontier Airlines, announced a definitive merger valued at $2.9bn that will create the most competitive budget airline, rivaling giants like American, Delta, United and Southwest. This deal takes place in a time where airlines have to contend Read more…
Download PDF One topic has dominated the financial news recently: tech-stocks falling out of favor with investors. The pandemic-era dominance of tech has come to an end, with US value stocks outperforming growth by around 10% year to date. Most tech-stocks have collapsed over the last 3 months, with the Read more…
Download PDF Introduction When the very first game machine was presented at the New York World’s Fair in 1940, very few people would have betted on gaming becoming the $180bn monster industry it is today. Expected to reach a value of $314bn by 2027, registering a CAGR of 9% over Read more…
Download PDF Welcome back from the winter break! We hope you had a wonderful time with your beloved ones and please, do not worry if you missed the most significant recent deals, BSIC will introduce them to you! TMT Microsoft’s acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard Deal Value: $68.7bn| Read more…
Download PDF Introduction On Thursday November 18th, the fast food restaurant chain serving salads, Sweetgreen (SG) debuted on the New York Stock Exchange. The IPO was priced at an initial offer price of $28 per share. On the first day of trading, Sweetgreen’s opened with a stock price of $52 Read more…