Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. 

We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>WPP Plc, once the undisputed leader of the global advertising industry, is now at the center of intense takeover speculation following a report by The Times revealing high-level discussions at Havas N.V. and renewed interest from major private equity firms, including KKR and Apollo.</li>
<li>These conversations come at a time when WPP is undergoing significant operational restructuring and facing mounting pressure from shareholders after a series of underwhelming results.</li>
<li>Havas, based near Paris and backed by Vivendi, is reportedly exploring both full and partial acquisition opportunities.</li>
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WPP Plc, once the undisputed leader of the global advertising industry, is now at the center of intense takeover speculation following a report by The Times revealing high-level discussions at Havas N.V. and renewed interest from major private equity firms, including KKR and Apollo.
These conversations come at a time when WPP is undergoing significant operational restructuring and facing mounting pressure from shareholders after a series of underwhelming results.
Havas, based near Paris and backed by Vivendi, is reportedly exploring both full and partial acquisition opportunities.


WPP Takeover Looms? Havas & Wall Street Titans Eye a Piece of the Ad Giant

WPP PLC

WPP Takeover Looms? Havas & Wall Street Titans Eye a Piece of the Ad Giant