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Okay, which analyzes engineers’ productivity, sells to Stripe

TechCrunch: M&A

Founded in 2019, Okay participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2020 cohort before going on to raise a total of $6.6 They were u sually companies in the pre-IPO phase with hundreds to thousands of engineers where the manager wanted to start tracking what others are doing, and looking for tools to help with decision-making.”

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Highlights from Cooley’s M&A Dealmakers Roundtable: SPACs!

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On September 24, Cooley M&A partner, Garth Osterman, moderated a webinar on the current trend in going public: SPACs! is the increased frequency at which SPAC IPOs are occurring. Key highlights from the webinar are summarized below and a link to the recording can be found here. Increased Frequency and Size. Competition / Variation.

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Transfer Traps: Considerations for Dual-Class Companies Contemplating M&A Transactions

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There are compelling rationales for adopting a dual-class structure, but even proponents of the structure generally acknowledge that these benefits are significantly mitigated once the dual-class shares are out of the hands of the founders and/or pre-IPO stockholders.

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IBM acquires Apptio from Vista for $4.6B in cash to double down on hybrid cloud services

TechCrunch: M&A

As cloud architecture continues to be more ubiquitous among organizations, increasingly what is more apparent is that many organizations are taking a hybrid approach, blending SaaS in private and public clouds with some products that remain on premises. Today, IBM made a big acquisition doubling down on the hybrid concept: it will pay $4.6

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Top 10 Cross-Border M&A Trends across the Pond

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government shutdown disrupting the market for IPOs, Brexit uncertainty, natural disasters and various other crises, cross-border M&A activity momentum continues. The following 10 key trends are underpinning hyperactivity in global M&A markets and are set to continue to shape deals well into 2019.

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On the Hunt: SymphonyAI’s M&A Algo

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M&A is a central part of SymphonyAI’s growth strategy as the company prepares for a potential private placement and, eventually, an IPO. “We’re He led the Cerence’s 2019 spinout from conversational AI tech developer Nuance Communications Inc. Founded in 2017, the Palo Alto, Calif., which Microsoft Corp.

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Cooley’s 2023 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review: Potent Mix of Creativity and Resilience Spurs Activity Heading Into 2024

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In a subdued year for global M&A, deal-making in the life sciences industry came in waves, with a busy fourth quarter generating cautious optimism heading into 2024. Big pharma dominated life sciences M&A, with more than two-thirds (69%) of M&A investment coming from big pharma, compared to just 38% in 2022.

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