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Leveraged Finance: The Eternal Ticking Time-Bomb?

Download PDF Introduction 2022 has been a difficult year for investment banks. Despite the relative strength of their trading divisions, a collapse in M&A value has been weighing down on revenues. Something that has been leading to outright losses, however, is Leveraged Finance. This lesser-known part of the financing groups Read more…

By BSIC, 4 months4 months ago
Corporate Finance

Moving Closer to the Masses : Morgan Stanley to Purchase E*Trade for $13bn in all-stock deal

Download as PDF Morgan Stanley [MS:NYSE] – Market Cap as of 06/3/2020: $64.116bn E*Trade [ETFC:NASDAQ] – Market Cap as of 06/3/2020 $9.33bn Introduction On Feb 20th 2020, Morgan Stanley announced it was looking to buy E*Trade in a $13bn deal, all stock deal—the largest acquisition by a U.S. bank since Read more…

By BSIC, 3 years3 years ago
Corporate Finance

Electrification: Total S.A acquires Direct Energie

Total S.A. (EPA:FP) – market cap as of 27/04/2018: €138.0bn Direct Energie S.A. (EPA:DIREN) – market cap as of 27/04/2018: €1.90bn Introduction On April 18, 2018, French oil major Total S.A. announced the acquisition of 74.33% of Direct Energie’s share capital in a transaction valued at approximately €1.4bn. At a Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years5 years ago
Corporate Finance

The Battle of Dragons – Recent Acquisitions and Investments in China amid the Rivalry between Alibaba and Tencent

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) – market cap as of 20/04/2018: $462.0bn Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKG:0700) – market cap as of 20/04/2018: HK$3,780bn Introduction The first two weeks of April 2018 have seen a string of aggressive acquisitions and the announcement of financing rounds by companies backed by the Chinese Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years ago
Corporate Finance

The end of offshore insurers’ loopholes: Axa to acquire XL Group for $15bn in cash

XL Group Ltd (NYSE:XL) – market cap as of 09/03/2018: $14.4bn Axa SA (EPA:CS) – market cap as of 09/03/2018: €54.5bn Introduction On the March 5, 2018, the French insurer Axa announced its intention to buy 100% of Bermuda-based XL Group, which also operates in the insurance industry, for $57.6/share. Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years5 years ago
Corporate Finance

How Fast is Fast Enough? Advent International to acquire tech components manufacturer Laird for £1.2bn.

Laird plc (LON: LRD) – market cap as of 09/03/18: £979.8 m Introduction On March 1, 2018, Advent International announced it will acquire the UK electronic components producer Laird plc for £1.2bn, or £2/share. The deal marks yet another conquest for private equity firms in search for viable targets to Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years5 years ago
Corporate Finance

Thomson Reuters making the headlines as Blackstone acquires its Financial and Risk unit

The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) – market cap as of 23/02/2018: USD41.1bn Thomson Reuters Corporation (TSX:TRI) – market cap as of 23/02/2018: CAD35.8bn Introduction On January 30, 2018, Thomson Reuters announced the agreement to sell a 55% stake in its Financial and Risk unit to the US private equity firm Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years5 years ago
Business Valuation Corporate Finance

Special Report: The New Banking Business in US and Europe

Together with flowers and good weather, spring brings about also first quarter results of a year where European QE plays the lion role. With surging volatility, stocks at their highest, and regulatory fines fading out, banks can eventually present to shareholders decent results. Indeed, the last years, which have been Read more…

By BSIC, 8 years7 years ago
Corporate Finance M&A Deals

Splitting the behemoth: HP to join the separation trend

HP; market cap (as of 10/10/2014): $62.52bn On October 6, 2014 the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) released its plans to split by end of October 2015 into two potentially Fortune 50 companies: business-oriented HP Enterprise and personal systems-oriented HP Inc. The split is intended to be tax-free for the current shareholders Read more…

By BSIC, 8 years8 years ago
Business Valuation Corporate Finance Markets Single Stocks Trade Ideas

Barclays restructuring and the outlook of Investment Banking

Barclays Plc Market Cap (as of 09/05/14): £41.91bn On May 8th, 2014 the CEO of Barclays Group, Antony Jenkins, presented a new restructuring plan of the London-based bank, stating that Barclays will be shifting its focus to areas where it has the capability, scale and competitive advantage over its competitors. Read more…

By BSIC, 9 years9 years ago

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The LSE Alternative Investments Conference is bein The LSE Alternative Investments Conference is being held in London. Here’s the delegation of BSIC members who attended the event.

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BSIC wishes you all a happy and relaxing holiday s BSIC wishes you all a happy and relaxing holiday season! 🎄Here’s a few reading recommendations to enjoy during your time off.

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On December 1st we had our traditional end of seme On December 1st we had our traditional end of semester dinner. Thank you everyone for this amazing year and stay tuned for next semester!

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BSIC is more than a finance club, it’s a group o BSIC is more than a finance club, it’s a group of friends. Here's a few pics from our latest social activity!

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A snapshot into one of BSIC’s activities: the Ge A snapshot into one of BSIC’s activities: the General Discussion.

This week’s GD was held by Matteo, discussing basis trading in fixed income markets.

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