TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 31, 2023

Shares of the company, which went public back in 2014, are up around 13.5% Monitoring service New Relic this morning said it has agreed to be acquired by Francisco Partners and TPG for $6.5 billion in cash. on the news. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. A business based on consumption New Relic reported revenue of $242.6

Sale 230

Sale Valuation IPO Shares 230

Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 11, 2024

GrubMarket, a B2B food marketplace that primarily sells to retail grocers, has become one of the most active buyers in food distribution M&A. Since its founding in 2014 the company has made north of 60 acquisitions, with the majority of those acquisitions focused on B2B produce distributors.

Food 52

Food M&A Acquisitions Funds 52

Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Neal Aizenstein has joined Cooley’s mergers and acquisitions practice group in the firm’s newly launched Chicago office. It’s an honor to welcome Neal to Cooley as a key member of our global M&A practice,” said Jamie Leigh, partner and co-chair of the firm’s M&A group.

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Corporation 52

Sica Fletcher

MARCH 28, 2024

The following report contains our observations of insurance M&A trends in 2024. EBITDA Multiples, Q1 2022 - Q1 2024 That being said, many buyers have reportedly held off on prospective acquisitions until the market conditions improve, resulting in a historically high amount of dry powder waiting in the wings.

M&A 52

M&A Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions Equities 52

Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

4] However, such exceptions were not universal and, as will be discussed below, the vast majority of dual-class charters adopted before 2016 that contained transfer restrictions did not include M&A voting agreement carve outs. In a small number of cases, a class of common stock is offered to the public that has no voting rights at all.

M&A 59

M&A IPO Shares Mergers and Acquisitions 59

Sun Acquisitions

MARCH 1, 2024

A leading provider of commercial food-service furniture solutions initiates sell-side engagement managed by Sun Acquisitions. Established in 1984 and under current ownership since 2014, they have been a cornerstone in the commercial furniture market. They serve clientele nationwide from its headquarters in IL.

Food 59

Food Mergers and Acquisitions Acquisitions Middle Market 59

M&A Leadership Council

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The Art of M&A® / Post-Merger Integration and Divestitures An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux COMMITMENTS to EMPLOYEES Why is it important to make and keep commitments to employees? What is the financial impact of downsizing?

Mergers 52

Mergers Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Economics 52

Shearman & Sterling

AUGUST 19, 2021

the "Company") challenging the Company's take-private acquisition by the Company's majority shareholder. Defendants argued that the transaction complied with the procedural protections necessary for deferential review—under the business judgment standard—of a merger process involving a controller pursuant to Kahn v.

Mergers 52

Mergers Mergers and Acquisitions Business M&A 52

M&A Leadership Council

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Steven Rosenberg Senior Dir, Global M&A, WTW Steven Rosenberg is a Senior Director within WTW’s M&A Practice and based in New York. He advises global clients on inorganic strategy, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures, across all workstreams of the deal, pre and post transaction execution.

Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Corporation Consulting 52

Sica Fletcher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Sica | Fletcher Broker Buyer Index stands as the leading report on mergers and acquisitions within the insurance brokerage sector. Leveraging self-reported data from 22 prominent agent and broker acquirers, this index monitors M&A transactions representing 73% of all agency and brokerage deal activity as of YTD September 2023.

Broker 40

Broker M&A Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions 40

TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 27, 2023

Uplift was founded in 2014 by Brian Barth, who previously sold his travel startup SideStep to Kayak for $200 million. Upgrade, a provider of personal credit lines and other consumer financial products, today announced that it’s agreed to acquire Uplift, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) vendor, for $100 million in cash and stock.

Finance 245

Finance Finance IPO Debt 245

TechCrunch: M&A

APRIL 27, 2023

Kakao Pay first launched its mobile payment service in 2014. Today’s acquisition represents Kakao Pay’s first M&A transaction outside of its home market. Kakao spent $17 million on this transaction and the company now owns a 19.9% stake in Siebert. It was spun off from Kakao Corp.

Financial Services 101

Financial Services Trading IT M&A 101

Shearman & Sterling

AUGUST 19, 2021

the "Company") challenging the Company's take-private acquisition by the Company's majority shareholder. Defendants argued that the transaction complied with the procedural protections necessary for deferential review—under the business judgment standard—of a merger process involving a controller pursuant to Kahn v.

Mergers 40

Mergers Mergers and Acquisitions Business M&A 40

The Deal

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Bomi Lee knew she wanted to specialize in M&A after working on two deals as a mid-level associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in 2014 and 2015, she said on this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast. “I I liked the strategy and the negotiations and the chess game element of M&A, the immediacy of M&A,” Lee said.

M&A 59

M&A Negotiation Sale Investors 59

Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Sica | Fletcher Index stands as the leading report on mergers and acquisitions within the insurance brokerage sector. Leveraging self-reported data from 22 of the most active acquirers in the space, the index monitors M&A transactions representing 71% of all agency and brokerage deal activity in 2023.

Broker 52

Broker Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions S&P 52

InvestmentBank.com

OCTOBER 24, 2019

M&A activity in physician practices continues to grow and outpace other sectors as deals in the healthcare industry are coveted by investors for their strong growth, recession resistance, and superior historical returns. Several factors are attributed to the most recent surge in physician practice acquisitions by hospitals.

Hospitality 40

Hospitality Private Equity Equities Acquisitions 40

The Deal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Murti, a New York-based M&A lawyer, practiced with Freshfields co-head of U.S. M&A Damien R. Sanjay Murti graduated from Georgetown University in 2010 and from Columbia Law School in 2014, when he joined Cravath as an associate. M&A lawyer Jenny Hochenberg moved to Freshfields from Cravath in 2022.

M&A 52

M&A Sale Investment Manager Business 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 24, 2017

At what point do “discussions” with a friendly merger party become “negotiations” that are required to be publicly disclosed under the tender offer rules in response to a hostile bid? Specifically, Allergan’s disclosure stated: In addition, we have been approached by another party regarding a potential merger transaction.

Negotiation 40

Negotiation Mergers Mergers and Acquisitions IT 40

M&A Leadership Council

MARCH 29, 2022

By Mark Herndon, Chairman of M&A Leadership Council. The acquisition of Tiffany & Co. Integration is the process of accelerating the delivery of value expected from an acquisition by leveraging the assets (people, core capabilities, processes, IP, systems and cultures) of BOTH the buyer and the acquired company.”.

Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Acquisitions Corporation 52

The Deal

AUGUST 10, 2023

Fahrney, the global co-leader of the M&A and private equity group at Sidley Austin LLP, is very involved in the firm’s lateral hiring. “We In 2014, he advised General Electric Co. (GE) “Lateral hires have become part of the business,” Brian Fahrney said on this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast. We’ve worked a lot on that.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity M&A Equities IT 52

Cooley M&A

JULY 19, 2019

On July 9, 2019, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) publicly announced its intent to impose a £99M (approximately $123M) GDPR fine on Marriott as a result of its acquisition of Starwood and the subsequent discovery and notification of a data breach at Starwood. Background on the ICO’s Proposed Marriott Fine. They decided.

Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Risk Assessment Securities 52

Sica Fletcher

OCTOBER 16, 2024

By Fee The following table outlines just a few key takeaways about various fee structures commonly found in RIAs as they apply to M&A transactions. RIA Fee Structures in M&A Because of the stability that is often associated with AUM fees, buyers tend to see RIAs with this payment structure as a more favorable prospect.

Valuation 52

Valuation Mergers and Acquisitions Insurance M&A 52

Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For instance, the Bali Package in 2014 aimed at streamlining trade, allowing developing countries more options for food security, and providing better trade opportunities for the least developed countries. The World Trade Organization (WTO ) plays a pivotal role in shaping the global economic landscape.

Trading 52

Trading Corporate Finance Private Equity Finance 52

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This M&A business will drive you crazy. It’s more like a sport than a business. Besides perseverance, optimism and competence, the most important quality for longevity is having a thick skin. Now neither of these businesses was performing anywhere close to their potential, so it’s fair to say that they likely had a bit of “hair” on them.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Mergers and Acquisitions Business Private Equity 52

Cooley M&A

APRIL 7, 2017

SRS , the Delaware Court of Chancery recently held that Gilead Sciences was not required to pay former stockholders of Calistoga Pharmaceuticals a $50 million milestone payment under the terms of a 2011 merger agreement in which Gilead acquired Calistoga for an upfront payment of $375 million and potential milestone payments of up to $225 million.

Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Mergers and Acquisitions Negotiation Pharmaceutical IT 40

Cooley M&A

MAY 5, 2020

M&F Worldwide Corp., 2014) (“MFW”) and its progeny applies in a non- MFW scenario (i.e., M&F Worldwide Corp., 2014) (“MFW”) and its progeny applies in a non- MFW scenario (i.e., from the outset). Salladay is the first time that a Delaware court has held that the ab initio requirement established by Kahn v.

Negotiation 40

Negotiation Mergers and Acquisitions Utilities IT 40

InvestmentBank.com

DECEMBER 1, 2020

M&A Beat – US Health Services Q2 2020 M&A Beat is a quarterly update for CEO’s, CFO’s, Owner, Founders of lower middle-market ($10M-$100M Rev) companies, offering relevant details on mergers and acquisitions deal value, volume, valuation multiples and trends in their respective industry and vertical.

M&A 52

M&A Investment Banking Investment Banking 52

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Dutch and Belgian time (subject to the completion or waiver of conditions precedent no later than 31 December 2024) – to proceed with the crossborder transaction assimilated to merger by acquisition in which two companies of the Vastned Group (Vastned Retail Nederland B.V. and Vastned Retail Monuments B.V.)

Mergers 52

Mergers Mergers and Acquisitions Retail Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 28, 2025

Private credit has become a hot area lately, and weve received many frantic questions about what to expect in interviews and case studies. Previous articles on direct lending , mezzanine funds , corporate banking , DCM , and LevFin have covered parts of this topic, but I wanted to consolidate everything here and explain some of the nuances.

Capital Market 59

Capital Market Corporation Capital Bank 59

InvestmentBank.com

MAY 18, 2021

The healthcare sector in the United States is a large driver of economic output. The World Health Organization notes that the United States spends more on healthcare as part of its GDP (17%) than any country in the world. What is the healthcare industry and its major subsectors?

Healthcare 40

Healthcare M&A Valuation Hospitality 40