First published on the BSPE blog By Dorina Barna and Boris Mihaylov LBO stands for Leveraged Buyout and refers to the purchase of a company while using a significant amount of debt to finance the transaction. Usually, the assets of the company being acquired and sometimes those of the acquiring company are
Internet Platforms and Network Effects
We talked quite a bit about the advantages and disadvantages of platforms over traditional pipelines, but there is one aspect that was glaringly absent. Network effect is a critical element of any platform, not only does it allow platforms to grow rapidly, but also allows it to defend itself against
Overview of the Leveraged Finance business
First published on the BSPE blog By Konstantin Barakos Introduction What is Leveraged Finance? It’s actually fairly straightforward – the answer is right there in the name! Leveraged finance describes a corporate acquisition financed through leverage. End of story; roll credits. Ok, since I brought up the term credits, I should mention that Leveraged Finance participants
How Platforms Disrupt Different Industries
Through a cursory glance at the different internet platform companies, we see that although platforms permeate all industries, some industries are more disrupted than others. Certainly, platforms are superior to pipelines in some aspects, but the advantage does not persist equally in all industries. What makes certain industries more vulnerable
Impact Investing and Decarbonisation
Writer: Hauk Hofseth Ever since Thomas Newcomen invented the first coal-powered steam engine in 1791, combustion of coal, oil and other fossil-based fuels has contributed to climate change. About 75% of total greenhouse CO2 emissions is a result of burning fossil fuels,[1] which in turn makes up about 80% of global
Reverse Merger – A true alternative to an IPO?
First published on the BSPE blog By Nikolas Huber and Luca Politi Introduction Almost everyone, even when only distantly connected to the topic of shares and stock, has heard about IPOs. Summarized an IPO is a process for a private company to become a public one. But not every private company that wants to
The difficulty of identifying value in uncertain markets
Writer: Oskar Pulkkinen Setting the scene The past few months have seen markets in an uproar, with volatility and risk becoming inescapable realities. Investors are scrambling to profit off of perplexing market movements, dreaming of victories like Bill Ackman’s 2.6 billion CDS hedge. Meanwhile, private equity seemingly stands as a bulwark of
