Ayan Agarwal '21, Author at Dartmouth Business Journal

Horizontal Disruption and Private Equity Dominance Will Drive 2019 TMT M&A

Spending on technology acquisitions moved at a record pace in 2018. Technology giants including Microsoft, SAP and Salesforce announced billion-dollar deals after not completing any in 2017. Private equity firms spent more money on technology sector acquisitions than ever before.... Continue reading...

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The Middle Man Lives: Wall Street Equity Underwriting after Spotify’s Direct Public Offering

In 2004, a technology startup looking to raise capital through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) decided to forgo the traditional route, instead using a novel method colloquially known as the “Dutch auction”. Here, investors bid for the stock to dictate... Continue reading...

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The Failure of Venture Capital

The nature of venture capital (VC) investment is highly uncertain. When startup investors pick their investments, they may end up with a return anywhere from zero to 50 times what they put in. The National Venture Capital Association reports that... Continue reading...

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Horizontal Disruption and Private Equity Dominance Will Drive 2019 TMT M&A

The Middle Man Lives: Wall Street Equity Underwriting after Spotify’s Direct Public Offering

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