Four Horsemen of the ‘Macro-economic Apocalypse’
Who would have thought, all the way back in mid-January, that the Federal Reserve and pandemic would become secondary factors driving public market volatility and
March 13, 2022
JPMorgan’s New Fintech – Digital Investment Banking
Coming off a weekend of geo-political chaos with the Russian and Ukrainian tragedy, it was easy enough to miss the not-so-extraordinary, run-of-the-mill financial news that
March 6, 2022
Block (NYSE: SQ) – the Cause vs. the Company
Block (NYSE: SQ) reported fiscal 2021 Q4 on Thursday afternoon. The immediate response was muted, but that quickly gave way, as the stock rocketed upwards
February 27, 2022
3 Fintech A-Listers
Three of my favorite fintechs – fintech A-Listers – grabbed headlines this past Tuesday. Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) announced a new partnership with privately held Plaid
February 19, 2022
EBANX’ Yanked IPO – Investment Banking Done Right
In what amounts to yet another indication of souring market sentiment, on Friday, February 4, Brazil-based payments unicorn EBANX yanked its IPO plans, initially scheduled
February 12, 2022
Strategic Perfection (or close to it) – SAP, Taulia
Perhaps rather quietly (in retrospect), while many of us were focused on the extreme volatility of Big Tech equity prices these past few weeks (AMZN,
February 5, 2022
Microsoft’s (wonderfully) Cloudy Forecast
In the midst of this week’s market convulsions, Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT) released its FY22 Q2 results for the quarter ending December 31st, 2021. In the
January 29, 2022
A ‘Go-Go’ Goldman Investment Banking Year
Just a jaw-dropping Q4 2021 earnings report from Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) this past Tuesday. I sense for many of us, 2021 felt like a
January 22, 2022
M&A Crosscurrents 2022
Investment banks and venture capital firms are off to the races (again) in early 2022. The data being reported for the first week in January
January 15, 2022