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Grab acquires Singapore’s third-largest taxi operator Trans-cab 

TechCrunch: M&A

The deal, Grab’s first local competitor acquisition, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2023 and includes “Trans-cab’s taxi and car rental business, maintenance workshops and fuel pump operations.” ” Founded in 2003, Trans-cab started with a fleet of 50 taxis and tried to go public twice.

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How Common are Postmerger Divestitures of Acquired Company Units?

M&A Leadership Council

Fundamentals of M&A: An Excerpt from The Art of M&A Book Series. Few companies divest units immediately following an acquisition (unless they are compelled to do so by antitrust regulators), but many companies divest them eventually. Sometimes spin-offs precede mergers. baby Bells”) to handle local calls.

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Transfer Traps: Considerations for Dual-Class Companies Contemplating M&A Transactions

Cooley M&A

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. Stockholder litigation. As always, ambiguity begets litigation.

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Cooley’s 2024 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review: M&A Slims Down in 2024, but Will Appetites Grow in 2025?

Cooley M&A

billion acquisition of Alpine Immune; by contrast, there were eight US biotech acquisitions exceeding $5 billion in 2023. 2024 saw companies focusing on internal research and development, innovative partnerships, and targeted bolt-on asset acquisitions to bolster their pipelines. from 2023. [1]

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