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FTC and State AGs Settle with Marriott over Starwood Data Breaches

JD Supra: Mergers

Our Consumer Protection/FTC and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy teams unpack Starwood Hotels’ and Marriott International’s settlements with the Federal Trade Commission and Marriott’s settlement with state attorneys general over three data breaches.

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Subscription management firm Zuora agrees to be acquired for $1.7B

TechCrunch: M&A

Zuora, a company selling software to help businesses manage their subscription-based services, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firms GIC and Silver Lake for $1.7 billion. The all-cash deal is expected to close in Q1 2025, subject to approvals and customary closing conditions. It’ll take Zuora, which is currently publicly traded, private.

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Comprehensive WARN Act FAQ for Employers in the Energy Sector

JD Supra: Mergers

The US energy sector’s ongoing consolidation wave, which saw $250 billion worth of deals in 2023 and continues into the current year, is reshaping the industry landscape. As companies seek to deploy cash reserves and enhance their oil and gas portfolios, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become increasingly common.

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Think Of Your Future: You May Want To Be Found

H. Friedman Search

It’s the question recruiters are asked numerous times a week, “How did you find me?” The question comes with two sides to it; one a person is curious as they did not want to be found and fly under the raider while the other is really pleased we found them. Which one are you? The Obvious Routes For certain types of bankers, it’s extremely easy to locate your names.

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Top 3 Banking Secrets to Stay Relevant with Gen Z Consumers

Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In today’s world of social media, dating apps, and remote work, businesses risk becoming irrelevant (or getting "ghosted") if they fail to meet the evolving needs of Gen Z consumers. Credit cards with flexible payment options, especially for young adults with little-to-no credit history, are a particularly important and valuable solution for this generation.

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Building a Digital Empire: Michael Swigunski’s Journey from Digital Nomad to SaaS Entrepreneur

How2Exit

E250: Building a Digital Empire: Michael Swigunski’s Journey from Digital Nomad to SaaS Entrepreneur - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Michael Swigunski is a global entrepreneur, author, TEDx speaker, and digital nomad. Having been an early employee at Empire Flippers, Michael played a critical role in the rise of one of the world's largest online businesses for buying and selling digital assets.

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Foreign Investment and National Security: Navigating Heightened Scrutiny of US, EU and UK Cross-Border Deals

JD Supra: Mergers

As geopolitical tensions ratchet higher across the globe – fueled by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, turbulent relations between China, the United States (US), and Europe, escalating conflict in the Middle East, and increased governmental efforts to promote industrial resilience through 'onshoring' and 'friendshoring' of supply chains – countries are increasingly placing national security concerns at the forefront of their trade and investment policymaking endeavors.

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Stripe in talks to acquire Bridge for $1 billion

TechCrunch: M&A

Stripe is in talks to acquire stablecoin platform Bridge for a whopping $1 billion, according to Forbes. The talks are reportedly in advanced stages, although nothing has been finalized. Bridge, co-founded by Coinbase alumni Zach Abrams and Sean Yu, has built an API that helps companies accept stablecoins. The pair raised $58 million from investors […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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China’s Lackluster Growth Continues, Signaling Why Beijing Acted on Economy

The New York Times: Banking

Falling prices, weak consumer spending and a housing market crash help to explain why the Chinese government is taking steps to stimulate the economy.

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From $3M to $11M in 3 Years: Nikolas Hulewsky's Entrepreneurial Secrets Revealed!

How2Exit

E251: From $3M to $11M in 3 Years: Nikolas Hulewsky's Entrepreneurial Secrets Revealed! - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Nicholas Hulewsky is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with a rich background in healthcare and mergers and acquisitions. Growing up as the son of an immigrant in a large and financially struggling family, Nicholas learned the value of hard work and opportunity at an early age.

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway hikes its SiriusXM stake to 32% after Liberty deal

CNBC: Investing

Berkshire hiked its bet after Liberty Media completed its deal in early September to combine its tracking stocks with the rest of the entertainment company.

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Customer information sharing in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act key points for firms

JD Supra: Mergers

Quicker and easier sharing of customer information relating to economic crime concerns between firms in the UK financial sector has been encouraged by provisions in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Act), which came into force on 15 January 2024. The UK Government published accompanying guidance in October 2024. We explore the key features of the new information sharing gateways.

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Support automation firm Capacity grows with new cash and acquisitions

TechCrunch: M&A

David Karandish has been busy. Capacity, his support automation company, was planning a $5 million “bridge round” to help the company reach the break-even point. But TVC Capital, Toloka.vc, and the venture’s other backers had something grander in mind. So they threw in an additional $21 million for what became Capacity’s $26 million Series D. […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Why Investment Banking? How to Answer the Most Boring But Persistent Interview Question of All Time

Mergers and Inquisitions

“Why investment banking?” is not only one of the most common questions in interviews but also one of the most incorrectly answered ones. An older version of this article from ~15 years ago addressed this question, and you can find dozens of other articles that suggest answers. But most coverage suggests generic answers about wanting to learn a lot, liking financial analysis or valuation, or wanting to “understand different industries.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.

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Truist gets boost from investment banking

American Banker - Investment Banking

The North Carolina-based company reported a surge in third-quarter investment banking and trading income, which rose nearly 80% from the year-ago quarter.

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JPMorgan says buy these power producers on the 'paradigm shift' in electricity demand from AI data centers

CNBC: Investing

These three power companies have rallied hard this year but are positioned for more upside as demand shows tremendous growth.

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Inside the FTC’s Sweeping Overhaul of U.S. Antitrust Merger Filing Requirements

JD Supra: Mergers

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Department of Justice, has unanimously adopted sweeping changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) rules.

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Permira completes Squarespace acquisition after upping bid to $7.2B

TechCrunch: M&A

Website builder Squarespace is no longer a publicly traded company, after private equity firm Permira procured all remaining common stock in the firm. Permira first revealed plans to acquire Squarespace back in May, offering shareholders in the NYSE-traded company $44 per share — this equated to an equity valuation of $6.6 billion, and an enterprise […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Deliver Mission Critical Insights in Real Time with Data & Analytics

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

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Agba Completes Merger With Triller

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

NEW YORK, NY / LOS ANGELES, CA, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AGBA Group Holding Limited (Nasdaq: AGBA) (“AGBA”) today announced the completion of its previously announced merger (the “Merger”) with Triller Corp. (“Triller”).

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China’s Stock Markets Rebound on Promises to Help Businesses

The New York Times: Banking

Assurances from government officials on plans to strengthen the private sector offset a lack of specifics about economic stimulus.

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Analysts pick winners from China stimulus measures

CNBC: Investing

Now that China's key ministries have spoken on stimulus, analysts have narrowed down the stocks likely to benefit.

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UK digital ‘end-of-life’ services startup Farewill acquired for $16.8M

TechCrunch: M&A

Farewill, a U.K.-based end-of-life services provider that offers online tools for writing wills, organizing probate, and arranging cremation, has been acquired by funeral service provider Dignity in an all-shares deal valuing the startup at £12.9 million ($16.8 million). The deal is a classic case of an established legacy incumbent chasing growth by buying a younger […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Using Data & Analytics for Improving Healthcare Innovation and Outcomes

In the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, delivering data insights to end users or customers can be a significant challenge for product managers, product owners, and application team developers. The complexity of healthcare data, the need for real-time analytics, and the demand for user-friendly interfaces can often seem overwhelming. But with Logi Symphony, these challenges become opportunities.

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Tim Lamb Group Brokers Sale of Marty Cancila Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram in Florissant, Missouri to Clement Auto Group

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

Columbus, OH, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tim Wild, Director of the Midwest and Plains Region for the Tim Lamb Group, has brokered the acquisition of Marty Cancila Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram in Florissant, Missouri to Clement Auto Group. Tim Lamb Group is the largest auto dealership sales and acquisitions firm in North America and is pleased to have closed the deal which occurred on September 16, 2024.

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Nasdaq to process risk calculations up to 100 times faster through integration of AI

The TRADE

Nasdaq has integrated AI into its Calypso platform to enhance bank and insurance risk calculations, in a move set to process risk calculations up to 100 times faster. Gil Guillaumey The offering offers new methodology to conduct investment portfolio risk calculations and produce predictive analytics, based on advanced machine learning. As well as improving execution time, the offering will also reduce costs, said Nasdaq.

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These high-quality growth stocks are must-owns for investors, Trivariate Research says

CNBC: Investing

The Wall Street firm spotlighted a list of high-quality growth stocks that it believes investors should eye, especially if market volatility increases.

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Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q3 2024

JD Supra: Mergers

In the healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, while deal volumes varied across different sectors, by and large the sure and steady pace of deal volume in Q2 continued into Q3. Moreover, several positive developments in Q3—namely, the Federal Reserve (finally) cutting interest rates, the courts striking down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) national ban….

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Earned, Not Given: Cisco Firewall earns spot on Department of Defense Information Network Approved Product List

Cisco: M&A

Discover how Cisco Secure Firewall 7.4, now on the DoDIN Approved Products List, enhances network security with advanced threat detection, improved performance, and streamlined management.

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Do it Best Makes Bid to Acquire True Value Assets

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

Transaction would create one of the leading distributors in the independent home improvement industry Transaction would create one of the leading distributors in the independent home improvement industry

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Washington Post C.E.O. Elevates Deal-Making to a Top Priority

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

Will Lewis has said he has a mandate from the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, to grow the business, including through acquisitions.