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Get the latest insights on issues impacting mergers and acquisitions from RBC Capital Markets' investment banking team. Each month, Vito Sperduto, Global Head of M&A, and Larry Grafstein, Deputy Chairman, Global Investment Banking, break down the key trends, strategies and boardroom decisions shaping tomorrow's M&A landscape.
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The Role of Sport in Supporting Youth Mental Wellbeing
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Wil Snape-Rogers, Executive Director, and Danielle Hundt, Chief Program Officer, of Play Rugby USA, join Vito Sperduto to discuss how they are using the power of sport to help young people flourish—both mentally and physically.
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U.S. in Prime Position as Energy Sector Eyes New Growth
External forces are weighing heavily on energy markets in very different ways. While enforcement of merger competition rules puts strain on M&A deals, AI advances offer potential for both increased demand and business efficiencies. RBC Global Energy’s Nick Woodruff and Tim Perry consider the likely effects on the industry with host Vito Sperduto.
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A ‘Goldilocks Era’ for Oil and Gas M&A
Oil and gas markets have reached a low- or no-growth business model, yet recent months have produced a surge in M&A activity not seen for a generation. Tim Perry and Nick Woodruff, of RBC’s Global Energy team, join Vito Sperduto to take the temperature of the sector and analyze the current state of energy valuations.
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How private capital is reshaping Europe’s investment landscape
John Kolz, Global Co-Head, Equity Capital Markets, Paul Betts, Managing Director, M&A, Europe and Beatrix Pratte-Ness, Associate, M&A, Europe, explore key themes shaping private placement transactions across Europe, and the interplay between private and public markets and M&A activity.
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Insurance’s Resurgence and BDC Competition
Late 2023 saw a pick-up in equity capital markets activity in financial services. Insurance and business development corporations show particular promise for 2024, while there is keen investor appetite for a pipeline of alternative asset managers set to go public. RBC’s J.T. Deignan, MD and Head of Real Estate and Financial Institutions Equity Capital Markets, and Neil Chawhan, MD, Insurance Investment Banking, take a look ahead.
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Tech's IPO Comeback
After the tech IPO drought of 2023, what is the state of the market this year? Do software and AI companies have a path to go public? Jesse Chasse, MD and Head of Technology, Equity Capital Markets at RBC, joins Dan Nathan on the Okay, Computer podcast to analyze the prospects for a market revival.