Cooley M&A

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations (“Covered Corporations”) effected after December 31, 2022 (the “Excise Tax”). [1] This post highlights key guidance from the Notice as it relates to common M&A and capital market transactions.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The rise of founder-led, venture capital-backed companies in recent years has coincided with a surge of companies implementing dual-class share structures in connection with their initial public offerings. In a small number of cases, a class of common stock is offered to the public that has no voting rights at all.

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The Deal

DECEMBER 19, 2023

.’s head of M&A structuring, David Dubner, dives into the rise in spinoffs and divestitures globally. The number of such transactions, or “corporate separations” as Dubner calls them, reached their highest in a decade at 30 global deals in 2022, according to a May report from Goldman and Ernst & Young LLP.

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 2, 2023

An article in the FT from April 2022 noted that its “explore” tab, for discovering virtual confabs that one might want to attend, listed fewer than 500 events, down from more than 15,000 in November 2020. .” Both will be rebranded as “RingCentral Events” and “RingCentral Sessions.”

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 27, 2023

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. Upgrade, however, thought a purchase made more sense — and it’s tough to argue with that logic.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

MARCH 30, 2024

BEIJING and NEW YORK, March 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CH Auto Technology Corporation Ltd. CHATC”), a company formed under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China (“PRC”), an electric vehicle manufacturing and design service company based in China, and Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Written by a top OfficeHours Coach; Original article published on October 16, 2023 In today’s world, there is much uncertainty around public markets. However, for private equity investors, this uncertainty represents a unique opportunity to take advantage of investment opportunities in public markets.

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Cooley M&A

MAY 1, 2024

On April 12, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury and the IRS published proposed regulations ( 89 FR 25980 and 89 FR 25829 , the “Proposed Regulations”) on the application of Section 4501, 1 which imposes a 1% excise tax 2 on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations (the “Excise Tax”).

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Solganick & Co.

OCTOBER 15, 2024

October 16, 2024 – Solganick & Co. (“Solganick”) has published its latest M&A update on the Cybersecurity industry sector. It covers the latest mergers and acquisitions deal announcements, valuations, public company data, and other trends announced in Q3 2024.

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Software Equity Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

SEG’s 2023 Annual SaaS Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the public SaaS market’s performance and M&A activity in the software industry. It is no secret that 2022 was a rough year for the stock market. It is no secret that 2022 was a rough year for the stock market. What is the SEG Index?

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 20, 2023

Private equity involves investing capital directly into private businesses that are not publicly traded on stock exchanges (that would be a hedge fund). Written by a Top OfficeHours Private Equity Coach Is PE a Good Fit for you? To know if the buyside is right for you, let’s start with a textbook understanding of “What is private equity?”

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Viking Mergers & Acquisitions

APRIL 17, 2023

Before joining the Viking M&A team, Jimmy worked for more than 25 years in the technology and manufacturing sectors. He worked with large publicly traded engineering and technology companies, small privately owned businesses, and several government entities. Meanwhile, he saw his dad’s brother approach the world quite differently.

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The Deal

JULY 21, 2023

in 2023 through June 20, up from 11 and 13 in the same period in 2022 and 2021, respectively, according to data from Insightia. REITs in full-year 2022 and 2021 each. “I expect shareholder activism to continue picking up in the REIT space,” said Paul Hastings LLP global co-chair of M&A Eduardo Gallardo.

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The Deal

JULY 20, 2023

The memorandum noted that at most seven activist investors held gross positions of greater than $300 million — one of the proposal’s disclosure thresholds — on any given day during a yearlong sample period between 2021 and 2022. Corporate advisers contend earlier disclosure would help them better protect companies.

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Intrepid Banker Insights

MARCH 28, 2023

The M&A markets became significantly more challenged in the second half of 2022, and deal activity reported by investment bankers and private equity financial buyers has slowed down, with uncertainty and rising financing costs playing prominent roles. Watching for employee turnover is another key piece of the puzzle.

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Software Equity Group

APRIL 4, 2023

Our focus during this phase was on scaling the business through organic growth and an aggressive M&A strategy. While those strategies provide a firm foundation to build your marketing efforts, they aren’t enough to propel your business to the next level. It is no longer about casting a wide net and hoping for the best.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Posted by Joe Soltis, Claude Stansbury, and Robert Scarborough, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on Saturday, October 1, 2022 Editor's Note: Joe Soltis , Claude Stansbury , and Robert Scarborough are partners at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. Corporations subject to the Buyback Tax (“covered corporations”) include publicly traded U.S.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Tech M&A in 2022 was a tale of two halves. billion [1] during the first half of 2022 to $189.17 billion in the second half, resulting in total 2022 volume of $720.3 billion [1] during the first half of 2022 to $189.17 billion in the second half, resulting in total 2022 volume of $720.3 trillion. [2]

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

General trends in life sciences M&A. While 2020’s M&A landscape was characterized by whiplash volatility from choppy deal activity in the first half of the year to a surge in volume in the second half, that momentum accelerated in 2021, with no signs of slowing down heading into 2022. driven assets.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2025

Unlike in 2023, when a Q4 dealmaking binge over the holidays led to the sector outperforming the market, life sciences M&A cut down and stuck with it throughout 2024. Unlike in 2023, when a Q4 dealmaking binge over the holidays led to the sector outperforming the market, life sciences M&A cut down and stuck with it throughout 2024.

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