Sinclair Range June 2018 newsletter is out!
Our June 2018 newsletter is out! Find out more about what we’ve been up to this month.
Cognitive Bias, Scott Adams and Troubled Companies
We hear a lot about cognitive bias these days (and confirmation bias – a type of cognitive bias), an extraordinarily important concept in life, business and marketing, most recently made famous by Scott Adams’ book Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don’t Matter
Peak Rock Capital
Peak Rock Capital is an Austin, Texas-based middle market private equity firm focused on equity and debt investments in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Q2 2018 Oil & Gas Transactions
There were 334 transactions in the North American Oil & Gas sector in Q2 2018, including 67 private placements, 105 public offerings, 98 mergers & acquisitions, 2 buybacks and 62 shelf registrations, with a total value of C$346 billion. Total deal volume decreased by 27% over Q2 2017 and transaction value increased by 89%.
Q2 2018 Metals & Mining Transactions
There were 511 transactions in the North American Metals & Mining sector in Q2 2018, including 340 private placements, 44 public offerings, 90 mergers & acquisitions, 3 buybacks and 34 shelf registrations, with a total value of C$150 billion. Total deal volume decreased by 13% over Q2 2017 and transaction value increased more than five times.