2016 – Awad Capital

I Left My MD Job at Bank of America Merrill Lynch to Start a Boutique

2016 has been the year of the boutique investment bank. Specialist M&A shops run by a handful of senior investment bankers have been taking advisory work off the bulge bracket banks, while the so-called ‘elite’ boutiques with a few hundred staff – think Houlihan Lokey, Evercore and Moelis & Co – have also been moving …

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The 5 Secrets to M&A Success

I was tempted to write an article about why M&A deals fail, but thought a more positive title may be more appealing. But the reality is that M&A, like many complex endeavours, is an art of avoiding mistakes. Take sailing for example: The perfect race is 75% achieved by avoiding the 100 most common mistakes. …

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