Musk’s X Positioning for 2025 Launch of X Money for Payments
The social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), enjoys a global reach of 600 million monthly average users. Remarkable to us, the daily user base may
February 9, 2025
Maximizing Value: Does Running a Competitive Process Matter?
Written by: Tom C. Schapira, Executive Vice President Running a Competitive M&A and Growth Capital Process: When and Why It Matters Deciding to pursue an
February 9, 2025
DeepSeek – Beyond the Headlines
Founded in 2023, DeepSeek has rapidly emerged as a game-changer in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. With financial backing from hedge fund High-Flyer, the company
February 2, 2025
VC Offloads Present Quality Buying Opportunities for Strategics
The signs were there at the end of 2024. VC inbounds seeking valuation assessments on portfolio holdings, and looking for insights into market liquidity. The
January 19, 2025
The Consumer, Insurance & Private Credit: A Tangled Web of Risk
No predictions this year. But if you weren’t planning on paying attention to the insurance sector in 2024, you might want to. In a year
December 31, 2023
Money20/20 – Fintech’s Cambrian Explosion
I’ve read quite a few articles in the wake of this week’s Money20/20 event contemplating themes, trends, winners, losers, and of course, how egregiously expensive
October 29, 2023
Gloves On, Bell Rings (finally) for SEC v. Coinbase
Following up on its March 22nd Wells Notice, the SEC finally filed its lawsuit against Coinbase this past Tuesday. The release of the 101-page civil
June 11, 2023
Affirm Offers Case Study on Power of Fintech to Offset Negative Effects of Rising Interest Rates on BNPL
Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) bellwether Affirm released its calendar 2022 Q4 earnings this past Wednesday, for the period ending December 31st, 2022. Despite the bottom line miss
February 12, 2023
EBITDA is for Kids
The smart money saw this coming in late 2021. In particular, hedge funds and growth equity firms that saw the top blowing off public market
February 5, 2023