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Private Equity Acquirer Avoids “Unicat-astrophe” Following Voluntary Disclosures to the DOJ

JD Supra: Mergers

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has formally declined to prosecute private equity firm White Deer Management LLC (White Deer) and certain of its affiliates in connection with criminal violations of US sanctions and export laws committed by Unicat Catalyst Technologies LLC (Unicat), a company White Deer acquired in 2021.

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Greening the Bottom Line: M&A Heats the Race for Sustainable Innovation

Sun Acquisitions

In 2021, Siemens Mobility acquired a leading electric bus charging solutions manufacturer. Rise of Sustainability-focused Private Equity: Private equity firms increasingly seek to invest in companies with strong sustainability credentials.

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Elliott has built a stake in Global Payments. How the activist can help the company lift its share price

CNBC: Investing

The firm's team includes analysts from leading tech private equity firms, engineers, operating partners – former technology CEOs and COOs. On April 17, Global Payments announced that it had agreed to acquire Worldpay from Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) and private equity firm GTCR. billion.

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Trader of the Year Hedge Fund: Conversant Capital’s David Alfred

The TRADE

I was there through 2015, then Bank of America, before I joined Conversant Capital in early 2021. He envisioned Conversant as a platform to capitalise on real estate opportunities across the liquidity spectrum in both public and private and up and down the capital structure including equity and credit.

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People Moves Monday: Peel Hunt, Redburn Atlantic, RBC Capital Markets, Citi, and more…

The TRADE

The post People Moves Monday: Peel Hunt, Redburn Atlantic, RBC Capital Markets, Citi, and more… appeared first on The TRADE.

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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Mergers and Inquisitions

But this started changing in the 2010s and early 2020s as team values skyrocketed and billionaires, sovereign wealth funds , and sports private equity firms all jumped into the sector. SPAC IPOs for esports companies were “hot” for a short period in 2021, but they seem to have died off by now. Can teams carry debt?

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How activist Elliott could use its data center know-how to amplify returns at Equinix

CNBC: Investing

The firm's team includes analysts from leading tech private equity firms, engineers and operating partners – former technology CEOs and COOs. Elliott ran an activist campaign at data center operator Switch in 2021, where the investor settled for a board seat for Elliott senior portfolio manager Jason Genrich.

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