JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Starting today, February 10, 2025, all merger filings will be subject to new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules. Companies can take steps today to make filings under the new rules less burdensome and increase the likelihood of achieving antitrust clearance, such as.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 13, 2025

In 2024, in line with our predictions from last year, the UK public takeover market saw a sharp increase in the number of megadeals, i.e., those valued in excess of 1 billion. Seventeen such transactions were announced in 2024, which is over four times as many in 2023.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 10, 2025

Alex Barrage, a partner with Troutman Pepper Locke, was quoted in the January 9, 2025 American Banker article, CFPB Rules, M&A Standards Most Likely CRA Repeal Targets.. By: Troutman Pepper Locke

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Our commercial insight and understanding of the market environment place us in a unique position to comment on M&A trends. Here are our predictions for 2025. By: DLA Piper

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 23, 2025

A Recap: Expectations for 2025 Versus Reality to Date - 2025 began with optimism that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity would continue to increase this year.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 22, 2025

On January 3, 2025, Judge Paul R. 2025 WL 24364 (Del. Wallace of the Superior Court for the State of Delaware granted plaintiffs motion for summary judgment in a directors and officers (D&O) insurance denial case against. Harman Intl Indus. Illinois Natl Ins. By: A&O Shearman

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 29, 2025

As we move into 2025, anticipation in the financial services industry continues to build for a revitalized mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market. By: Venable LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 28, 2025

2024 was a better year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK and Europe than 2023, although overall growth in the market was slow. Deal numbers, by both absolute volume and aggregate deal value, remained far below the heights of 2021. By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This client alert offers a comprehensive overview of European merger control throughout 2024. Covering the key developments from 2024 that companies contemplating M&A transactions should be aware of if these will impact the EU, it also provides some insights into what can be expected in this field in 2025. By: WilmerHale

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 10, 2025

Global M&A in 2024 faced geopolitical issues, elevated interest rates, and inflationary pressures, with expanding antitrust, foreign investment, national security, and export regimes adding complexity. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 6, 2025

As of February 2025, the M&A landscape is showing promising signs of resurgence, with expectations of increased deal activity throughout the year. Professional services firms remain highly sought after by private equity (PE) investors. By: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 1, 2025

While many felt that 2025 might finally be the year of the rebound for mergers and acquisitions (M&A), the M&A landscape has hit turbulence as we take off into the new year.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

While life sciences M&A activity surges in todays markets, the shift in regulatory enforcement priorities, constant innovation in technology, and strategic growth opportunities are changing the way dealmakers are approaching and structuring these high stakes deals. By: Fenwick & West LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape in 2024 showed signs of recovery following the slump experienced in 2023. Deal volumes increased, but the market remains considerably slower compared to the boom years of 2021 and 2022.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 5, 2025

The International Monetary Fund recently revised its 2025 growth forecast for Spain upward, to 2.5 In 2024, the nation's GDP grew by 3.2 percent, significantly outpacing the Eurozone average of 0.9 In 2024, the nation's GDP grew by 3.2 percent, significantly outpacing the Eurozone average of 0.9 percent, highlighting the economy's.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 7, 2025

February 19, 2025: BlueDot Photonics, a developer of solar energy devices designed to improve solar panel performance and durability, was acquired by UbiQD, a development stage corporation, for an undisclosed amount. By: Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 15, 2025

The initial days of 2025 ushered in a trifecta of significant antitrust updates for dealmakers. million to $126.4 million.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Life sciences M&A comes with unique challenges that require thoughtful and creative structuring. Bridging valuation gaps between buyers and sellers and navigating regulatory scrutinyneed careful planning. By: Fenwick & West LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 14, 2025

We are pleased to provide this twice-annual report summarising notable mergers and acquisitions activity in South and Southeast Asia, highlighting transactions over US$100 million in aggregate value. This edition features deal making in the region over the six month period of September 2024 to February 2025. By: Conyers

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 25, 2025

Cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2025 will be shaped by tumultuous economic, legal, and regulatory change. Driven by the new U.S.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As we close 2024, middle market M&A transactions, typically valued between $10 million and $500 million, have begun to show signs of finally rebounding from their peak in 2021. As deal activity continues to ramp up, here are some recent trends that we are observing going into 2025: By: Seward & Kissel LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 30, 2025

2024 saw strong interest in M&A involving companies that use or develop artificial intelligence (AI) offerings. The rise of AI has brought new issues for companies and dealmakers. In particular, 2024 saw regulators focusing further on the collection and use of data in AI products, applying existing rules and developing new approaches.

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 17, 2025

This report recaps significant M&A trends, developments and challenges from 2024 that will continue to play out over the next year, and highlights emerging market shake-ups and drivers. It provides key takeaways for dealmakers and a wealth of insightful and actionable data. By: King & Spalding

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 8, 2025

December 4, 2024: Raise Green, an equity crowdfunding platform designed to facilitate businesses in raising capital for green infrastructure and clean energy projects, was acquired by Honeycomb Credit for an undisclosed amount. By: Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

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Solganick & Co.

DECEMBER 20, 2024

December 20, 2024 – The software and IT services M&A market has seen a rebound in 2024 after a dip in 2023, with a focus on smaller transactions and strategic acquisitions. Forecast for 2025: Continued Growth: M&A activity is expected to continue to rise in 2025, with a focus on strategic acquisitions and digital transformation.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Despite initial expectations for a strong rebound in M&A activity driven by pent-up demand, private equity managers saw a slower recovery in 2024 than initially expected, with improvement in the latter half of the year. By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 23, 2024

However, as inflation continues to ease and long-awaited rate cuts begin to materialise, many dealmakers are entering 2025 with a sense of cautious optimism. The past two years have been a challenging period for private equity, with higher interest rates, subdued economic growth and political uncertainty all serving to suppress deal flow.

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PCE

JANUARY 14, 2025

The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape for 2025 is poised for significant and sustained growth. How will you position your organization to take advantage of the opportunities in the year ahead?

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 15, 2025

In the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) context, companies are encouraged to consider how an existing 401(k) plan will be treated in the transaction and the effect on exempt status. Recent legislation requires that all new 401(k) plans provide automatic enrollment for all eligible participants. By: DLA Piper

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Artificial intelligence is like a baseline that banks will implement for back-end operations, customer-facing tools like chatbots and digital banking services, said James Stevens, a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke. By: Troutman Pepper Locke

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 22, 2025

The general consensus is that we will likely see an increase in M&A and capital market transactions in the life sciences sector in 2025. Cautious Optimism for Deal Making. By: Ballard Spahr LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 24, 2025

In mid-January, Goodwin and KPMG brought together innovators, practitioners, regulators, and others for an annual symposium on the future of life sciences and healthcare. This event marked the sixth year that Goodwin co-hosted the symposium, which occurs during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. By: Goodwin

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Effective mid-January 2025, the FTC’s new HSR notification process will significantly increase the burden and cost of filing M&A notifications under the HSR Act.

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Solganick & Co.

JANUARY 28, 2025

January 28, 2025 – Dallas and Los Angeles. Investment banking firm Solganick & Co. (“Solganick”) has issued its latest mergers and acquisitions (M&A) report on the IT Solutions and VARs sector. This allows them to achieve economies of scale and offer more comprehensive solutions.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Effective mid-January 2025, the FTC’s new HSR notification process will significantly increase the time and content required to file M&A notifications under the HSR Act.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Continued AI innovation, pent-up cash balances, and the potential for renewed investor optimism and increased regulatory clarity will likely drive dealmaking later this year, after the bout of market uncertainty subsides. By: Goodwin

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Midaxo

DECEMBER 6, 2024

As our world and ways of business continue to function through COVID-inspired changes, as well as social and civil awakenings, it is not surprising change management needs a clearly defined seat at the mergers and acquisitions table. What are overarching best practices for change management in M&A?

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