JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 31, 2024

The due diligence process is a critical element in a merger and acquisition transaction. Most companies clearly define the steps and rarely skip them. However, the participants in the process vary widely, and ethics and compliance are often overlooked.

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 1, 2024

The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead to HPE's planned megabucks acquisition of Juniper Networks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 1, 2025

When business owners contemplate transitioning to their next venture or life phase, strategically combining a sale-leaseback transaction with a merger and acquisition (M&A) deal can unlock substantial value and optimize outcomes for the seller.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 20, 2024

If this deal does end up getting done, it would be Alphabet’s largest acquisition yet. TechCrunch’s sources heard similar and added that deal discussions could last into next week. It […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch: M&A

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Chip company Nvidia gets the green light from the European Union to complete its acquisition of Run:ai. The EU came to a unanimous decision today that Nvidia could go ahead with its acquisition of Israeli GPU orchestration platform Run:ai, according to reporting from Bloomberg.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied the Federal Trade Commissions request for a preliminary injunction to block Tempur Sealys (the worlds largest mattress manufacturer) proposed acquisition of Mattress Firm (the largest U.S. mattress retailer with over 2,300 stores).

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How2Exit

OCTOBER 28, 2024

E252: How Issac Qureshi Built an E-Commerce Empire: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leveraged Buyouts - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Issac Qureshi : Issac Qureshi is the founder and owner of Bauer, a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) firm specializing in e-commerce. You move from a paid strategy to a nonpaid strategy."

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TechCrunch: M&A

JANUARY 29, 2024

Amazon and iRobot have opted to mutually terminate their previously announced acquisition agreement, under which Amazon would’ve purchased iRobot for ~$1.7 Amazon has ended its bid to acquire iRobot, the maker of robotic vacuums, after running up against headwinds with European regulators. billion in cash (or slightly lower).

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

A private equity (PE) firm’s primary objective is to generate returns on its investments. When a PE firm acquires a portfolio company (PortCo), one way the PE firm increases its returns is by making employment-related changes—sometimes significant ones—at the PortCo level.

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 7, 2024

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) planned $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks is one step closer to completion — the U.K.'s s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that the deal won't face any further scrutiny. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 25, 2025

In the fast-paced world of mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, and private equity transactions, the excitement of growth can overshadow critical compliance details. However, unaddressed I-9 compliance issues in any M&A deal may lead to civil penalties, government inquiries, and workforce disruptions. Therefore, businesses acquiring U.S.

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How2Exit

MARCH 10, 2025

E271: How This Dealmaker Closes a Business Acquisition Every Week—WITHOUT Using His Own Money! With decades of experience in technology, business acquisitions, and rollups, Richmond has developed a reputation for structuring creative and sustainable deals.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 5, 2024

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are often perceived as primarily financial transactions. However, the real success of these endeavors usually hinges on a less tangible but equally crucial factor: organizational culture.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 22, 2024

Cybersecurity startup Wiz has turned down a $23 billion acquisition offer from Alphabet, Google’s parent company, according to a source familiar with discussions.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 23, 2025

On June 16, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) and the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced the first declination of prosecution for an acquirer that self-disclosed criminal conduct discovered at an acquired entity since the issuance of the NSD’s Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations (..)

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

For example, sponsors are making incremental investments into portfolio companies or using portco balance sheet cash and/or stock to finance acquisitions of minority investments in or joint venture transactions with AI-focused companies. "We’re currently seeing a lot of follow-on investments into AI. By: Proskauer Rose LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 14, 2025

Department of Defense (DoD) recently released its long-anticipated Intellectual Property Guidebook for DoD Acquisition the culmination of years of internal effort to standardize the Departments approach to intellectual property (IP) in defense procurement. WHAT: The U.S.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Jersey and Guernsey (collectively, the "Channel Islands") remain popular for both private equity buyout structures of UK and international corporate groups across various industries and asset classes, and for leverage structures to maximise existing investments and facilitate general corporate borrowing.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Website builder Squarespace is no longer a publicly traded company, after private equity firm Permira procured all remaining common stock in the firm. Permira first revealed plans to acquire Squarespace back in May, offering shareholders in the NYSE-traded company $44 per share — this equated to an equity valuation of $6.6

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 25, 2025

On 23 June, the European Commission (“Commission”), following a Phase II investigation, unconditionally approved the acquisition by Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”) of Dorna Sports, S.L. Dorna”) (Case M.11539, 11539, Liberty Media/Dorna Sports).

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 8, 2024

On Thursday, Box filled in a missing piece on its AI platform when it bought automated metadata extracting startup, Alphamoon. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Today, it stands not only as a cultural and historical beacon but also as a vibrant hub for global business, mergers, and acquisitions. Korea, known for its rich culinary heritage, fascinating history, and renowned hospitality, has long rendered Seoul a favored travel destination.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 16, 2024

David Karandish has been busy. Capacity, his support automation company, was planning a $5 million “bridge round” to help the company reach the break-even point. But TVC Capital, Toloka.vc, and the venture’s other backers had something grander in mind.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JANUARY 26, 2024

As you’ll see, the companies think the numbers look pretty good, and they really do match up well (so long as HPE doesn’t mess it up). © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch: M&A

APRIL 24, 2024

With HashiCorp, Big Blue gets a set of cloud lifecycle management and security tools, and a company that is growing considerably faster than any of IBM’s other businesses. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 14, 2024

Analytics and AI giant Databricks reportedly paid nearly $2 billion when it acquired Tabular in June, a startup that was only doing $1 million in annual recurring revenue, according to Bloomberg. That’s a pretty outrageous exit multiple, and it was purportedly fueled by a battle between Databricks and Snowflake.

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TechCrunch: M&A

MARCH 13, 2024

Zendesk has been trying to transform customer service since it launched in 2007, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the company sees the industry being altered in a big way by the rise of generative AI. On Wednesday, the company announced it intends to acquire Ultimate, a German customer automation startup.

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Sun Acquisitions

JUNE 20, 2025

Chicago, IL – May 15, 2025—Sun Acquisitions, a leading mergers and acquisitions firm, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the sale of Kitchen & Baths Unlimited, a full-service kitchen and bath remodeling company, to a Private Investor, KBU, Inc. Sun Acquisitions delivered beyond our expectations.

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 25, 2025

Theres a tongue-in-cheek joke within the legal industry that transactional lawyers create the problems, and the litigators get paid to clean them up. Its a cautionary reminder to transactional lawyers: if the dealmaking process is not precise (or well-documented), then the risk of post-closing litigation is increased.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 26, 2025

In two recent decisions in the defense and national security sector, the Italian Foreign Direct Investment Authority ("FDI Authority") asserted jurisdiction in connection with two acquisitions of non-Italian companies that had no permanent establishment in Italy but were selling directly to Italian defense contractors. By: Jones Day

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 3, 2025

In June 2025, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that Unicat Catalyst Technologies, LLC (Unicat), a Texas-based petrochemical company, had agreed to settle its potential civil liability relating to U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. OFAC is the primary U.S. government agency that administers and enforces U.S.

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 14, 2024

Hadrian announced they bought Datum Source, a software company founded by SpaceX alums that uses AI to help hardware companies find manufacturing partners. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2025

billion acquisition of Activision, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently dropped its in-house challenge following the Ninth Circuit’s decision affirming the denial of the FTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction. After years of litigating its attempt to block Microsoft’s $68.7 Trade Comm’n v. Microsoft Corp., 23-15992, ECF.

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TechCrunch: M&A

MARCH 26, 2024

Canva, the high-flying Australian design and visual communication startup, announced today it was acquiring Affinity (formerly Serif), a creative tools company based in the U.K. Bloomberg reported that the deal was worth several hundred million pounds (approximately $380 million U.S.),

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 23, 2025

The DOJ declined to prosecute a private equity firm for its portfolio company’s pre-acquisition sanctions and export violations, marking the first application of the National Security Division’s M&A Policy.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 25, 2025

The Delaware Supreme Court’s June 17, 2025 decision in In re Columbia Pipeline Group Merger Litigation reversed a $199 million damages award against TC Energy for aiding and abetting breaches by fiduciaries of Columbia Pipeline Group relating to TC Energy’s acquisition of Columbia Pipeline.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

As we continue to monitor the growth of Africa's tech ecosystem, it’s essential to highlight and analyze the biggest disclosed acquisitions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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