M&A
This megacap tech company acquired a 49% stake in the developer of a popular open source AI program
Microsoft
Legendary Investor and largest stakeholder of Apple
Warren Buffet / BRK
Sixth largest Canadian Bank
National Bank
Popular model used for banks
Dividend Discount Model
Controversial stock that tanked ~11% on Friday due to a global software bug
$CRWD
Acquirer of failing Merrill Lynch post 2008
Bank of America
Famous Activist Investor planning an IPO of his Hedge Fund
Bill Ackman
North American leader in M&M (metals and mining) investment banking
Bank of Montreal
Popular Enterprise Value multiple that uses a non GAAP metric in the denominator
EV / EBITDA
$GME
Large game developer acquired by Microsoft in 2023
Activision Blizzard
Quantitative Investor who 'solved' the market with his HF, the Medallion Fund
Jim Simons
Global leader in Tech M&A (by deal volume & revenue)
Goldman Sachs
Popular model among firms such as KKR, Blackstone, Ares etc. that perform 'take privates'
LBO (Leveraged Buyout)
Famous ETF that tracks the Nasdaq
$QQQ
Recent Merger between discover financial services and this credit card company
Capital One
Famous ex-Managing Director of the Fidelity Magellan Fund and author of One Up On Wall Street
Peter Lynch
Second largest banking failure in US history (2023)
Silicon Valley Bank
Version of an intrinsic model used for non banking firms with high debt balances
Levered DCF
First company to be listed on the NYSE
$BK
PE firm that partnered with Sony to put up an offer for Paramount (2024)
Apollo GM
Recently awarded $TSLA a price target of $2,600
Cathie Woods
Bank on the brink of collapse before receiving $1 billion lifeline from Steve Mnuchin's PE firm Liberty Capital
New York Community Bancorp
Rate formerly used as a floor to price floating debt in a transaction
LIBOR
Megacap semiconductor adjacent stock that issued a 10:1 forward split on July 12
$AVGO