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  1. Daniel Boden

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Thanks so much Flora :)
  2. Daniel Boden

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Thank you so much Nic :)
  3. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    I'd go FT personally. The 'Lex' feature they do, in conjunction with the 'Due Diligence' newsletter is really excellent in my opinion. I'm pretty sure the FT is cheaper as well (at least if you're a student)?
  4. Daniel Boden

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Guys, I'm absolutely thrilled to share that this morning I got the call from Gibson Dunn offering me a training contract! As many of you know, I have been a member of TCLA for the last couple of years and can honestly say that this never would have been possible without all of the fantastic...
  5. Daniel Boden

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Huge congrats!
  6. Daniel Boden

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Huge congratulations!!! :D
  7. Daniel Boden

    Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus

    I believe they almost exclusively recruit from their vacation scheme so they may have already filled their TC spots and not need the direct TC route this year
  8. Daniel Boden

    Applying for TCs beginning 2022 next academic year?

    Most will be recruiting for the 2023 intake but some may have spaces for 2022. You'll have to contact the firms after they make you an offer and ask if you can start earlier. I know some are very accommodating to this and it is a fairly normal request. Hope that helps!
  9. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Thank you so much! Fingers crossed :)
  10. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Furthermore, in another interesting article today, BNP Paribas has been featured as an investment bank that is really seeking to try and dominate Europe's investment banking space. This is a strategy which has been cursed with banks such as Nomura, RBS and Deutsche all seeking to try and control...
  11. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Apologies for the late stories today guys, my Gibson Dunn resources arrived today and I got a bit distracted! This will be my last day posting for the next two weeks as I start my scheme just so you are all aware. Further to yesterday's story regarding Daimler's restructuring, today it has been...
  12. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    In other news, Daimler, the company behind Mercedes-Benz, has announced that its pending restructuring will be more dramatic and worse than previously expected, due to COVID-19. With its shares already falling 26% this year, with profits falling with them, it seems that Daimler could struggle...
  13. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Furthermore, EU competition regulators are investigating Google's acquisition deal and how much data Google will access and whether this will cross over to its search engine and advertising businesses. Google has said it has and will continue to be completely transparent throughout this process...
  14. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    In today's news, Primark has announced that it will lose 2/3 of its profits due to COVID-19. The lack of an online presence clearly has hurt Primark significantly as it has had to continue to pay its suppliers throughout the lockdown. See more below: Primark to lose two-thirds of profits...
  15. Daniel Boden

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    If you're referring to a specific event you attended then yes I'd say so, but I wouldn't worry about it to be honest.
  16. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Further to the above post, it isn't just PE firms who have been continuing to take a long-term view on transactions and continuing to invest in these uncertain times. Sovereign wealth funds have been very active this year so far and have invested $17 billion into venture capital deals in this...
  17. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    In today's FT, it has been announced that unsurprisingly due to COVID-19, M&A activity has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade with companies looking to sure up their existing businesses and tapping up credit lines to ensure financial security during this difficult period. However...
  18. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    There's an interesting feature in PE Insights today which summarises PE's increasing activity in the sports industry which I have mentioned in the last few months. Firms such as CVC, Advent, Bain Capital, KKR are all looking to invest in the sports sector and are confident that they will get...
  19. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Equally, following its failure to acquire Grubhub earlier this month, Uber is now in talks to acquire Postmates in an attempt to speed-up its consolidation of the currently-lossmaking US food delivery market. See more below: Uber in talks to buy food delivery start-up Postmates...
  20. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    In today's news, it has been revealed that Wall Street Banks have received record fees for fundraisings during the pandemic. These fees have been largely boosted by debt fundraisings as companies have desperately attempted to source cash to tide over their finances during this difficult period...

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