CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (Jan. 11, 2022) – Training The Street (TTS), the world’s leading provider of educational resources for financial professionals, today announced it has acquired London-based AMT Training, significantly expanding the company’s global reach and enhancing digital capabilities in training delivery. The companies will continue to operate under their current brand names, and no […]
In a high-profile case, the sponsor of WeWork, BowX, is restating its past year’s financials to correct for classifying a portion of its shareholder equity as permanent, rather than as temporary. Published Dec. 10, 2021 A fresh wave of restatements by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) could be coming after the Securities and Exchange Commission’s chief […]
A lack of robust training during the pandemic has ‘slowed’ down Wall Street’s junior investment bankers, and some young analysts are asking whether this job is even for them Reed Alexander, November 29, 2021 Two classes of first-year investment banking analysts have joined Wall Street since the pandemic upended the workplace. Full-time analysts fresh out […]
Nov. 23, 2021, 1:45 AM; Updated: Nov. 23, 2021, 7:26 AM 160-plus SPACs announce accounting errors Regulatory scrutiny means more are likely Scores of the blank-check companies that set the IPO market ablaze in 2020 are once again stumbling over accounting errors. More than 160 SPACs have issued warnings in the last week that their past […]
By John George – Senior Reporter, Philadelphia Business Journal November 10, 2021 Graham Partners launched a new program Tuesday for professional soccer players and coaches who volunteer with The SWAG soccer program. The Newtown Square-based private equity firm has created a six-week internship for 10 SWAG volunteers. The SWAG program, launched in 2018, is a free inner-city soccer […]
Increased access to capital will support expanded technology capabilities, client service talent and presence in international markets NEWS PROVIDED BY Falfurrias Capital Partners Jun 21, 2021, 10:00 ET CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP), a Charlotte-based private equity firm focused on growth-oriented, middle-market businesses, today announced it has invested in […]
Survey: MBAs Bullish About Post-Pandemic Job Prospects BY: MARC ETHIER ON JUNE 01, 2021 Confident in their prospects in a rapidly expanding economy, MBA students are optimistic about their employment prospects, according to the 13th annual MBA employment survey conducted by a company that provides training courses for Wall Street banks and financial institutions. Training […]
RIVKA ABRAMSON | APRIL 30, 2021 A SPAC, or Special Purpose Acquisition Company, is an entity with no commercial activities, built with the specific purpose of acquiring a company. SPACs are also sometimes called blank check companies. SPACs have seen some serious growth this year. By March 19, SPACs raised $87.9 billion — more than all of last year’s […]
K.C. Southern Morphs From Railroad Also-Ran to $30 Billion Prize By Thomas Black April 21, 2021 In less than a year, Kansas City Southern has transformed from an industry wallflower to the belle of the ball, getting courted by Canada’s two biggest railroads. The U.S. carrier has been a source of takeover speculation for decades. Regulators even […]
CN Rail tops CP with offer of $30-billion for Kansas City Southern ERIC ATKINS PUBLISHED APRIL 20, 2021 Canadian National Railway Co. has topped rival Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s offer for Kansas City Southern , igniting a battle for the Missouri-based railway that would give the victor access to key U.S. and Mexican markets. Montreal-based CN offered US$29.9-billion […]