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The 2024 Service Academies Global Entrepreneur Summit (SAGES) brings together service academy graduate entrepreneurs, C-suite executives, business leaders, and investors to discuss business opportunities and dealmaking. BGL Managing Director Bill Watts will be attending the conference and available to discuss M&A opportunities for company owners in the healthcare industry. BGL’s Healthcare Technology investment banking team has extensive experience serving public, private, and sponsor-backed companies. Our team has domain expertise across core subsectors, including consumer health, hybrid delivery, provider- and payor-focused IT, pharma IT, and virtual care/telehealth.   Learn more about our team, including Bill’s experience and capabilities in healthcare technology, here: https://lnkd.in/e2TJUAEH #Investmentbanking #MergersAndAcquisitions #Healthcare #Technology #SaaS

After years of dealing with COVID-related supply chain disruptions and key commodity shortages (e.g., semiconductors), the global automotive market is demonstrating signs of recovery and an openness to pursue mergers and acquisitions both domestically and internationally, according to a new industry report released by BGL’s Automotive & Aftermarket investment banking team in conjunction with REACH Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions. The report examines the key trends that are impacting automotive M&A activity in the automotive supplier market. To learn about the segments in the automotive market that are poised for growth in 2025, download the report by visiting: https://lnkd.in/gVeyWDXs #InvestmentBanking #MergersAndAcquisitions #AutomotiveAftermarket #Automotive CC: Todd Cassidy

BGL’s Campus Recruiting team will be hosting a three-part virtual webinar series entitled, “Emerging Women Leaders: Navigating Your Future in Investment Banking,” for current female sophomores interested in pursuing a career in investment banking. The webinar will take place during the following times: -Session #1 – “Investment Banking 101” on Tuesday, October 15th from 5 to 6 p.m. CT -Session #2 – Panel: “Navigating Investment Banking as a Female” on Tuesday, November 12th from 5 to 6 p.m. CT -Session #3 –“Preparing for the Investment Banking Interview Process” on Tuesday, December 3rd from 5 to 6 p.m. CT. The series will cover foundational knowledge, career development insights, and practical tips for interviewing, equipping female participants with the tools and confidence to launch their careers. Female sophomores who participate in this series will be invited to apply for our 2026 Summer Analyst program and enter the interview process early. To register, visit: https://lnkd.in/dvfy45tn #InvestmentBanking #MergersAndAcquisitions #CampusRecruiting #Careers #Students

While ongoing supply chain disruptions and enduring inflation are causing pain points, the current environment can create business opportunities for transportation service providers (TSPs), according to a new industry report released by BGL’s Supply Chain & Logistics Services investment banking team. The report examines the factors that will lead TSPs to broaden their service profile and modal approach, how government mandates will impact service providers, and the opportunities that exist for the domestic transportation sector. To read, download, and share your complimentary copy of this Insider, visit: https://lnkd.in/gKyfxdEw. #InvestmentBanking #MergersAndAcquisitions #Transportation #SupplyChain #Logistics CC: Craig Decker

The 2024 Upskillre Conference is a two-day conference featuring insights from investors in the real estate industry. BGL Managing Director Brandon Dobell will be speaking on a panel session entitled, “Raising Capital During Volatile Economic Conditions,” on Saturday, October 26th from 12:10 to 1:00 p.m. CT. Brandon will share effective strategies on how companies can navigate financial uncertainty and secure funding for their companies and potential acquisitions. BGL’s Real Estate & Property Technology team has a 25-year track record of advising companies solving complex industry challenges. Our clients benefit from our enduring global relationships and deep industry insights which span the entirety of the real estate & property technology continuum across the residential, multi-family, and commercial real estate landscape. To learn more about BGL’s experience and capabilities in real estate services & technology, including our most recent transactions, visit: https://lnkd.in/gyXqMBns #InvestmentBanking #MergersAndAcquisitions #RealEstate #Proptech #SFR

BGL is pleased to announce the completion of the brand conversion and financial restructuring of three new Wyndham hotels accounting for 397 keys, on behalf of the hotels’ owners, Ceres Enterprises, LLC and The Orlean Company. The hotels include the 113-key Wyndham Avon (OH), the 132-key Wyndham Noblesville (IN), and the 152-key Wyndham Westfield (IN). Ceres Enterprises also owns and operates The Orbit Hotel, a Trademark Collection by Wyndham, a 54-key hotel that is housed in a former NASA office building at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport—bringing the portfolio to four Wyndham-branded hotels. To read our full press release, visit: https://lnkd.in/gxGDZ_95. #InvestmentBanking #RealEstate #Development #MyWyndham #Hotels

BGL Managing Director David Koch, who leads the firm’s activities in Equity Capital Markets, is quoted in an article by Cristiano Dalla Bona for Mergermarket entitled, “ECM Highlights 9M24: House of Cards.” The article discusses global activity in the equity capital markets year to date. David emphasizes that while overarching macro factors have been a significant driver for capital markets activity this year, with the Fed now cutting, fundamentals will play a greater role in prospective issuers’ ability to access the capital markets in the near term. For David’s other insights on the IPO market, read the complete article on Mergermarket here: https://lnkd.in/gZsWaQHh   #InvestmentBanking #MergersAndAcquisitions #EquityCapitalMarkets #IPOs #Deals

The 2024 FABTECH Expo is North America’s largest collaboration of technology, equipment, and knowledge in the metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing industries. BGL Managing Director Vince Pappalardo and Director Hubert de la Vauvre will be attending this year’s conference and are available to discuss trends in manufacturing M&A and upcoming opportunities in the market. BGL Managing Director Peter Finn, who leads the firm’s Industrial Technology investment banking team, and Director Justin Wolfort, who leads the firm’s Engineered Equipment investment banking team, will also be attending and available to discuss dynamics driving growth in advanced manufacturing.   BGL’s Industrials Group has extensive global transaction experience and domain knowledge across a broad range of industrial end markets. Our emphasis is on providing investment banking advisory services and capital-raising strategies to middle-market companies that offer unique value propositions to their customers and proprietary product and service offerings. To learn about how investors are shaping the metal fabrication industry, read the article in the latest issue of The Fabricator by Tim Heston entitled, “New markets, new capabilities, and scale,” featuring Vince & Hubert’s insights on the fabrication sector: https://lnkd.in/g3R-rKG4 #InvestmentBanking #MergersAndAcquisitions #Industrials #Metals #FABTECH2024

BGL Managing Director Craig Decker, who leads the firm’s Transportation & Logistics Infrastructure investment banking team, is quoted in an article published by David Taube at Trucking Dive entitled, “Interest rate reduction poised to help trucking balance sheets: analyst.” The article discusses how the trucking industry is poised to see more relief from an extended freight recession after the Federal Reserve declared a reduction in the federal funds rates.   For all of Craig’s insights, including how this reduction could help balance sheets, read the complete article here: https://lnkd.in/eahWjv8q   #InvestmentBanking #MergersAndAcquisitions #Trucking #Transportation #Logistics 

HLTH Inc. 2024 is a health innovation conference focused on bringing together the entire healthcare ecosystem to move the industry forward. BGL Director Jamie Arnold will be attending the conference and available to discuss the latest trends in healthcare technology M&A and upcoming opportunities for healthcare information technology companies. BGL’s Healthcare Technology investment banking team has extensive experience serving public, private, and sponsor-backed companies. Our team has domain expertise across core subsectors, including consumer health, hybrid delivery, provider- and payor-focused IT, pharma IT, and virtual care/telehealth.   Learn more about our team, including Jamie’s experience and capabilities in healthcare technology, here: https://lnkd.in/e2TJUAEH #Investmentbanking #MergersAndAcquisitions #Healthcare #Technology #SaaS