JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 4, 2024

On March 5, 2024, the House will consider capital formation related legislation, H.R. This was originally introduced in April 2023 and reported out in July 2023. It is comprised of 19 separate bills. The House Financial Services Committee heard testimony on these bills in 2023, access my testimony on several of these bills.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The moniker “venture capital” is believed to have originated from the financier John Hay Whitney. Having served in World War 2, Whitney returned to the United States with a new mission: to spread American ideals of free enterprise by supporting fledgling entrepreneurs.

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Sun Acquisitions

APRIL 25, 2025

Increased capital gains taxes can have a far-reaching impact on the business landscape, with ripple effects extending to various sectors, including private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) investments in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). As a result, a capital gains tax hike can reduce PE/VC-backed M&A activity.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 12, 2024

Fintech Capital Raising Trends in 2024 - Global capital raising in the fintech sector rose 19% quarter over quarter, while deal volume declined 16%, signaling that investors remain cautious, according to CB Insights’ State of Fintech quarterly report. fintech deals raised $4.8 billion in 324 deals.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 1, 2023

As we close the books on another quarter of deal activity here at Hutchison, it’s time to take a closer look at venture capital financing trends and themes in the innovation hubs we serve across the Southeast.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MAY 23, 2025

Deal with US private equity firm will end two years of uncertainty over future of titles A consortium led by the US private equity company RedBird Capital has agreed to buy the Telegraph for 500m, bringing an end to two years of uncertainty over the future ownership of the titles.

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 22, 2023

Private equity firm Trive Capital has acquired Hypergiant Industries in a deal that will furnish the Texas-based AI company with capital to “build even faster,” Hypergiant CEO Mike Betzer told TechCrunch in a recent interview. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 6, 2025

The SECs Division of Corporation Finance (Division) anticipates that these new measures will facilitate capital formation in the U.S. capital markets. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it is expanding the accommodations available for issuers that submit draft registration statements for nonpublic review.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 7, 2025

For venture capital (VC) investors that are often involved in early-stage investments in both High Tech and Deep. By: A&O Shearman

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The TRADE

JANUARY 7, 2025

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has appointed April Day head of capital markets. As part of the role, she oversaw equity capital markets (ECM), trading and post-trade activities. She also brings extensive experience in investment banking and capital markets to the new role.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 6, 2025

Private capital investment in the insurance sector is established, large and growing. This article looks at why this is the case, and the challenges and the likely direction of travel for the near future, and also at the traffic in the other direction: insurer investment in private capital. By: Hogan Lovells

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 4, 2024

3 reasons for continuously high fintech M&A activity levels: Banks target indirect digital access: Through credit lines, investments in venture capital funds, collaborations with innovators and establishment of next generation incubators.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a policy statement (PS2/25) on streamlining firm-specific capital communications which simplifies the content and process of the firm-specific capital communications used to set Pillar 2A, the systemic buffers and the additional leverage ratio buffer (ALRB). By: A&O Shearman

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 2, 2025

Companies are increasingly viewing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as strategic reserve assets, establishing dedicated corporate entities to hold cryptoassets on their balance sheets and raising capital specifically to acquire them for reserve. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

MAY 23, 2025

After years in limbo, the British newspaper is set to be bought by RedBird Capital, an American investment firm with many sports, media and entertainment holdings.

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MergersCorp M&A International

JUNE 14, 2025

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – June 14, 2025 – MergersCorp M&A International, a distinguished advisory firm specializing in Investment Banking, cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and comprehensive corporate finance solutions for clients globally, and Spektrum Capital Advisors LLC, a U.S.-based securities transactions.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 26, 2025

Vietnam's banking sector, historically constrained by tight foreign ownership restrictions and capital adequacy demands, is set to benefit from Decree No. While this aims to inject much-needed capital and stabilize the sector, the policy faces constraints including a finite number. 69/2025/ND-CP, in effect since 19 May 2025.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2025

Ann Chen, deputy chair of the firm’s Capital Markets & Corporate department, provides an insider perspective on the crossroads of corporate law and entertainment, particularly in the music catalog space. By: Loeb & Loeb LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 19, 2025

The Strategic Imperative of Early Exit Planning - In the high-stakes world of private equity, the difference between a good and great multiple on invested capital (MOIC) often hinges on meticulous preparation long before a formal exit process begins.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 22, 2025

By: Troutman Pepper Locke

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 25, 2025

By: White & Case LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 30, 2025

In a significant win for taxpayers, the U.S. Tax Court recently ruled in AbbVie Inc. Commissioner, Docket No. 2597-23, that a $1.6 billion "Break Fee" paid by AbbVie qualifies as an ordinary and necessary business expense under Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code. By: Holland & Knight LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 26, 2025

This creates opportunities for private equity and venture capital investors, who are increasingly active in the defense. They are increasingly turning to investment in small and medium-sized businesses — including startups — to drive rapid technological advances, rather than relying exclusively on large, established defense firms.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 20, 2025

The European Central Bank has published a statement on its framework for assessing capital buffers of other systemically important institutions.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 18, 2024

Canadian private equity firm PartnerOne paid $28.2 million for HeadSpin, a mobile app testing startup whose founder was sentenced for fraud earlier this year, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch. The fire sale was reported by TechCrunch last week.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

While the ASX may not be an obvious alternative to US capital markets, there are a number of reasons why the it can be attractive. A number of US companies have gone public in Australia as an alternative to a further private round in the US. By: DLA Piper

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 12, 2025

To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly – a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team – shares a series of conversations with independent sponsors, capital providers, and other professionals.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 10, 2025

These include the likelihood of a more merger friendly regulatory environment in the United States for cross-border transactions, lower inflation, stabilized interest rates, a continued surplus of institutional capital and the necessity of private equity groups to effect exits. By: Bennett Jones LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 25, 2025

In Thompson Street Capital Partners IV, L.P. Sonova United States Hearing Instruments, LLC,1 the Delaware Supreme Court recently adopted a complex framework for determining when noncompliance or partial compliance with a condition precedent in M&A agreements may be excused.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 26, 2025

To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly – a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team – shares a series of conversations with independent sponsors, capital providers and other professionals.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Acting SEC Chairman announced regulatory priorities designed to help companies raise capital, widen investment options available to retail investors, and reduce regulatory burdens on smaller public companies. By: Latham & Watkins LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 18, 2025

By: Proskauer - The Capital Commitment An earn-out provision requires the buyer to make one or more post-closing payments (the “earn-out consideration”) to the seller if the company being sold (the “earn-out entity”) meets certain milestones during a defined post-closing period (the “earn-out period,” which is usually between.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Eldridge Capital and 3L Capital co-led the tranche with participation from BDT & MSD Partners’ affiliated credit funds, Vista Credit Partners, Temasek, Slow Ventures and Assembly […] AI-powered parking platform Metropolis today announced that it raised $1.7

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The TRADE

JULY 1, 2025

London-based alternative investment firm, Regents Gate Capital (RGC), has selected big xyt to provide execution analytics and trading cost analysis (TCA).

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 17, 2025

Continued volatility in the equity capital markets has revived what was thought to be a zombie after 2022 – the SPAC. There is an old investment banking mantra that they can do an IPO in a down market or an up market, but not a volatile market.

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The TRADE

JUNE 24, 2025

Lee Becker Aside from supporting MIH in its plans to build a diversified revenue stream which stems from across multiple geographies, the capital is also set to partially finance MIH’s acquisition of The International Stock Exchange (TISE). MIH has received a $40 million investment from Warburg Pincus to expand its global reach.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 22, 2025

In a special live episode of the Founder Shares podcast, recorded at Raleigh-Durham Startup Week, Tim McLoughlin, managing partner of CoFounders Capital, and Joshua M. What really happens behind the scenes of a $175 million startup deal? By: Hutchison PLLC

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