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Hostile Or Not, Every Merger Brings A Battle

JD Supra: Mergers

The merger landscape in the United States is shifting once again. After a period marked by stricter antitrust enforcement and skepticism toward merger transactions, recent developments suggest a renewed openness to structural remedies, such as divestitures, to resolve competitive concerns. This evolution in enforcement strategy may signal not only greater regulatory flexibility but also a potential resurgence in corporate dealmaking, including, in some cases, hostile takeovers.

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Goldman Sachs becomes second Wall Street bank to raise its S&P 500 target this week

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The strategist's updated forecast puts Goldman among the three most bullish Wall Street firms.

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Why Back Office IT Is Becoming a Deal-Time Headache

Beyond M&A

A Shift in the Last 6–12 Months M&A Technology Integrations are changing fast , playbooks are out and thinking on your feet is in. In the past few months, we’ve noticed a pattern: smaller firms being acquired by strategic buyers are arriving at the table with increasingly complex back-office environments. What used to be a relatively straightforward CRM-to-Accounts Payable flow has morphed into a tangled web of integrations, automations, and AI-driven tools.

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Nailed It Or Failed It: How Did The Interview Really Go?

H. Friedman Search

This blog is going to explore the question: How well did your interview really go? It sounds like this is an extremely easy personal assessment of how you did during that 45 minutes to 1 hour discussion; however, most people don’t know how to truly assess themselves. Let’s explore the interview clues together. My First Question About The Interview The first question I ask of a candidate is, “How long did the interview last?

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Norwood Financial Corp Extends its Pennsylvania Presence with Strategic Acquisition of PB Bankshares, Inc.

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

Accessibility: Skip TopNav Norwood Financial Corp Extends its Pennsylvania Presence with Strategic Acquisition of PB Bankshares, Inc. July 07, 2025 16:15 ET | Source: Norwood Financial Corp Norwood Financial Corp HONESDALE, Pa. and COATESVILLE, Pa., July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norwood Financial Corp (“Norwood Financial”) (NASDAQ: NWFL), headquartered in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and PB Bankshares, Inc.

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UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: June 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

In June 2025, there were twelve Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and five further possible offers announced. Recommended cash offer by HGGC LLC for Inspired plc – £183.6 million – public to private. Recommended cash and share offer by Tritax Big Box REIT plc for Warehouse REIT plc – £485.2 million, and more.

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Fixing Tech Teams Is Often Cheaper Than Fixing Tech Problems

Beyond M&A

When a technology function stalls, the reflex is often to look for technical failure—missed deadlines, failed deliveries, flawed platforms. But in many cases, the real issue isn’t the tech. It’s the team. And more specifically, it’s how that team is wired. We recently worked with a company undergoing technology due diligence. On paper, the business was solid—around 100 people, strong growth, and a healthy customer base.

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DExit: Will Nevada & Texas Shoot Themselves in the Foot with Investors?

Deal Lawyers

Over on The M&A Law Prof Blog, Prof. Brian Quinn looked at the recent amendments to Texas’s corporate statute and came away unsure about whether the state has any idea what it’s doing.

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M&A as a Force for Good: Creating Positive Social Impact

Sun Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) often bring to mind financial gains, market expansion, or operational efficiencies. While these are undeniable benefits, the transformative potential of M&A extends beyond balance sheets and boardrooms. When approached thoughtfully, mergers and acquisitions can be a powerful force for good, driving meaningful social impact and creating value for communities, employees, and the planet.

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Global M&A Insights: Lateral thinking in fast-moving markets

JD Supra: Mergers

How are dealmakers responding to an uncertain and volatile macro environment? Our latest M&A Insights report offers a global perspective on the forces shaping M&A activity, from the rising interest in the European defense sector to the creative transactional structures being deployed by life sciences innovators to navigate challenging markets.

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Top 3 Banking Secrets to Stay Relevant with Gen Z Consumers

Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In today’s world of social media, dating apps, and remote work, businesses risk becoming irrelevant (or getting "ghosted") if they fail to meet the evolving needs of Gen Z consumers. Credit cards with flexible payment options, especially for young adults with little-to-no credit history, are a particularly important and valuable solution for this generation.

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Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Oracle, Amazon, Netflix, CoreWeave, JPMorgan, & more

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Energy Matters in Tech DD

Beyond M&A

When you run multiple due diligence projects at once, patterns start to emerge. One of the clearest is energy. Some teams come in hot — sharp, switched on, ready to go. Others? It’s less pulling teeth, more dragging a piano uphill in flip-flops. You can’t help but compare them — it’s like sports day for management teams. And while we’re not handing out medals, we are quietly noting who’s going to be a dream to work with post-deal… and who might be a problem. 🟢 The Energetic Team: Responds

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Citadel Securities appoints head of equity and equity derivatives strategy

The TRADE

Citadel Securities has named Scott Rubner the firm’s new head of equity and equity derivatives strategy. Rubner will be based out of Miami in his new role and joins the firm after almost ten years at Goldman Sachs, where he most recently worked as a managing director, covering global equity macro, emerging markets, equity derivatives and tactical flow of funds.

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SPACs: A Path to Public Markets That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

MergersCorp M&A International

In the frenetic world of finance, few instruments have sparked as much debate, and perhaps as much misunderstanding, as the Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC. Often maligned as speculative vehicles or the exclusive domain of Wall Street titans, SPACs have, in recent years, fallen out of public favor and seen a significant slowdown in activity.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.

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Buy-Side M&A Playbook: Post-Closing Integration - Navigating the Transition

JD Supra: Mergers

Closing an aerospace or defense M&A deal is only the beginning. Successful integration requires careful planning to ensure compliance, operational continuity, and the retention of key personnel.

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Forget altcoins. These stocks are the best way to play the crypto space in the second half, Wolfe says

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Breaking Down the FOCUS Sell-Side Process

Focus Investment Banking

Breaking Down the FOCUS Sell-Side Process FOCUS Investment Banking is a leading sell-side advisor serving middle market companies. Our clients are usually founder-owned businesses that work with us on their first sale transaction, often to a larger company or private equity-backed group. Our healthcare services clients (e.g., physician groups, dental practices, behavioral health) are highly sought after, and multiple buyers often bid competitively against one another to win the deal.

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AI to have greatest impact on algo optimisation in equity trading, report finds

The TRADE

Algo optimisation is expected to see the greatest impact from AI adoption by buy-side equity firms, a report by Coalition Greenwich has revealed. According to the study, 78% of buy-side equity traders predict that this area will see the most benefits, with 61% also foreseeing impacts on venue selection, and 50% on broker and strategy choices. As discourse around AI gains traction in the industry, buy-side equity traders are increasingly looking to leverage the technology, with approximately

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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ReserveOne Sets Out to Build the Digital Reserve of the Future

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

Plans to List on NASDAQ Following Business Combination with M3-Brigade Acquisition V Corp. in a $1 Billion Transaction Plans to List on NASDAQ Following Business Combination with M3-Brigade Acquisition V Corp.

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Why are take-private deals accelerating in Singapore and Hong Kong?

JD Supra: Mergers

A growing number of companies are delisting from public markets globally. Here we examine what’s driving activity in Singapore and Hong Kong, and explore how shifting regulatory regimes are influencing transaction flows. Recent years have been marked by a steady flow of delistings from public stock indexes. During the period from 1996 to 2020 the number of U.S. public companies halved from more than 7,000 to less than 4,000, with other major markets experiencing even bigger declines.

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Gen Z and millennials embrace health and wellness. These stocks could benefit

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How Investment Bankers are Different than Brokers

Focus Investment Banking

How Investment Bankers are Different than Brokers Why Dental Business Owners Choose Bankers Over Brokers When it comes time to sell, many dental practice owners are unsure whether to work with a broker or a banker. The difference isn’t just semantics—it can significantly affect your outcome. At FOCUS Investment Banking , we offer the same sell-side process used for billion-dollar transactions to sellers of $10 to $200 million companies.

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Deliver Mission Critical Insights in Real Time with Data & Analytics

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

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Buy-side trading heads unpack what it really means to do more with less

The TRADE

With the need to do more with less having never been more prevalent, the time for smart decisions is now asserted expert panellists from across the buy-side gathered at The Finance Hive’s CMX conference in London this week. The importance of innovation being addressed holistically rather than by individual teams – and trading desks – in isolation was a key point raised. “When it comes to that trying to do more with less, it’s not just the trading desk, it’s the whole firm,”

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The Truth About Unsolicited Private Equity Offers (and What Founders Should Do Next)

Software Equity Group

If you are leading a software company generating between $5 million and $50 million in revenue, there is a good chance you have received unsolicited outreach from private equity firms or strategic acquirers. These messages often arrive with a proposed valuation range or a vague invitation to explore strategic alignment. Founders are frequently flattered by the attention and intrigued by the implied value.

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Takeover Panel Consultation and New Practice Statements

JD Supra: Mergers

The Takeover Panel has published a consultation paper on dual class share structures, IPOs and share buybacks. The proposed amendments to the Takeover Code clarify how the mandatory offer requirements apply to a company with a dual class share structure when a shareholder’s percentage of voting is increased as a consequence of a trigger event.

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Top Wall Street analysts are pounding the table on these 3 stocks

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TipRanks' analyst ranking service highlights three stocks, including Dell Technologies and Amazon, favored by Wall Street's top pros.

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Using Data & Analytics for Improving Healthcare Innovation and Outcomes

In the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, delivering data insights to end users or customers can be a significant challenge for product managers, product owners, and application team developers. The complexity of healthcare data, the need for real-time analytics, and the demand for user-friendly interfaces can often seem overwhelming. But with Logi Symphony, these challenges become opportunities.

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EIB Group Compliance Activity Report 2024

European Investment Bank

The EIB Group Compliance Activity Report for 2024 describes the EIB Group Compliance Functions’ organisational set-up, activities, ongoing work to further strengthen the policy framework and the management of the risks under their remit, and includes the foreseen priorities for 2025.

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HSBC, ADX and FAB partner on MENA’s first DLT-based digital bond listing

The TRADE

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has begun the pricing process for what is reportedly the MENA region’s first distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based digitally native bond. Issued by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the bond will be listed on ADX and made available through HSBC’s Orion digital assets platform. The transaction is the result of a collaboration between ADX, HSBC, and FAB, combining local market infrastructure with international expertise in digital issuance.

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Equiteq Expands North American Leadership With Appointment of Managing Director

Equiteq

Equiteq, a global investment bank specializing in the technology services and consulting sector, is pleased to announce the appointment of Derek Bell as Managing Director. This addition further strengthens Equiteq’s North American leadership team and reinforces the firm's commitment to growth, innovation, and delivery of outstanding client outcomes.

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Navigating German FDI Rules

JD Supra: Mergers

KEY CONSIDERATIONS AND PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FOR VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS - Germany’s foreign direct investment (FDI) regime has been expanded considerably in recent years, mirroring a global trend towards increased scrutiny of cross-border investments, and particularly targeting evolving sectors, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), quantum computing, robotics and semiconductors.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Brita snaps up smart water bottle startup, Larq

TechCrunch: M&A

Smart water bottle-maker Larq this week announced that it has been acquired by filtration giant, Brita. More specifically, Brita GmbH, the German company founded in 1966, which spun off and sold its North/South American wing to Clorox in 1988. Brita GmbH maintains the brand in the rest of the world, but it currently is barred […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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