JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 15, 2023

The healthcare sector is a prime target for data breaches. According to a summary by the HIPAA Journal, 32% of all data breaches between 2015 and 2022 were in the healthcare sector, “almost double the number recorded in the financial and manufacturing sectors.” Industry analysts cite to many reasons for this, including the sensitivity of health data and its value on the black market compared to other forms of data.

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Deal Lawyers

AUGUST 15, 2023

On Monday, the Delaware Chancery Court issued a post-trial decision in HBK Master Fund LP v. Pivotal Software, Inc., an appraisal action brought by the former Class A common stockholders of Pivotal following a squeeze-out merger with VMware, Pivotal’s controlling stockholder.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 15, 2023

vOn July 19, 2023, the U.S. antitrust enforcers, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, the “Agencies”), released draft merger guidelines for public comment (“Draft Guidelines”). The Draft Guidelines are intended to replace the existing Horizontal Merger Guidelines, last updated in 2010, and the Vertical Merger Guidelines issued in 2020 and provide guidance for both horizontal and vertical mergers.

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The Deal

AUGUST 15, 2023

Private agricultural and chemical products giant Cargill is looking to offload a selection of U.S. deicing salt businesses, The Deal has learned. The company is working with advisers on a sale process for a selection of assets within its deicing technologies segment that generate roughly $40 million of Ebitda on about $375 million in revenue, according to people who have viewed marketing materials for the business.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) recently proposed expanding the scope of its jurisdiction to review real estate transactions to add over 200,000 square miles of land associated with national security-related facilities. CFIUS’s proposal would add significantly to the Committee’s broad reach over real estate deals, and comes on the heels of proposals in the Congress to potentially expand the focus on such transactions further.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 15, 2023

Ongoing uncertainty hampers dealmaking in second quarter of the year, but mining megadeals and the race for clean energy offer a ray of hope. Global dealmakers had a lot to contend with in the second quarter of this year. A still-gloomy economic outlook and ongoing geopolitical tensions, combined with a shock banking crisis in the spring, meant there were plenty of opposing factors facing M&A transactions.

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The New York Times: Banking

AUGUST 15, 2023

With the third-largest interest rate increase in a decade to shore up the ruble, Moscow’s policymakers are pursuing the conflicting goals of paying for the war against Ukraine and taming inflation.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 15, 2023

In Short - The Development: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") annulled a General Court ("GC") ruling that had adopted a high standard of proof for the European Commission ("EC") to block transactions in concentrated markets in which neither the parties to the deal nor other competitors have a "dominant position," a so-called "gap case" (European Commission v CK Telecoms).

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CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 15, 2023

Lone Pine Capital, whose founder Stephen Mandel is one of the so-called 'Tiger Cub' fund managers, has been betting big on tech stocks all year.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 15, 2023

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)’s Eastern Region Meeting, held August 1-3, 2023 in Connecticut in conjunction with the Attorney General Alliance, included an “Antitrust Bootcamp” that surveyed the history and current state of and future challenges for state and federal antitrust enforcement.

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CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 15, 2023

Barry Rosenstein's investment firm placed new bets on two little known defense stocks in the second quarter, and also added to a home health services holding.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 15, 2023

Editor’s Note: The Hart Scott Rodino Act (HSR Act) is a federal law that requires companies planning to merge or acquire certain assets or voting securities to notify the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) before completing the transaction. The HSR Act establishes the FTC and DOJ Premerger Notification Program, which is designed to allow the agencies to review the proposed transaction for potential antitrust concerns.

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CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 15, 2023

Analyst Timothy Arcuri maintained his buy rating on the stock and raised his price target substantially to $540, which implies a 23.4% upside.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 15, 2023

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources.

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PE Hub

AUGUST 15, 2023

Horizn is a Toronto-based provider of easy-to-embed interactive product demos for financial institutions. The post Tritium Partners-backed Inbenta closes acquisition of Horizn appeared first on PE Hub.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 15, 2023

In Short - The Situation: Certain provisions of the current Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-Backs of Hong Kong (the "Codes") may cause confusion to companies and relevant stakeholders in complying with the Codes. Also, various existing practices are not codified.

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CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 15, 2023

Analyst Maxwell Skor upgraded the biotech stock to overweight from equal weight and raised his price target by $24 to $34.

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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Growth Business

AUGUST 15, 2023

By Timothy Adler on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Artificial intelligence could add $500 billion in value to SMEs globally, whether they develop AI applications for others or use it themselves. So says Lee Chin Jian, vice-president at boutique investment bank DAI Magister , which has offices in New York and in London, and has advised tech startup clients which have been sold to Apple, Nokia, NVIDIA, Shell, Ziff Davis and others.

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CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 15, 2023

Founder Keith Meister was a protege of corporate raider Carl Icahn and was previously CEO of the billionaire's firm.

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Cisco: M&A

AUGUST 15, 2023

“It takes a village.” I have realized this is truly the case being part of Cisco’s go to market team for Umbrella for Government.

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PE Hub

AUGUST 15, 2023

Founded in 2013, Apotheco provides specialized dermatological care solutions to medical providers and patients. The post Comvest Partners backs Apotheco Pharmacy Group appeared first on PE Hub.

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CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 15, 2023

Hedge funds boosted some of their A.I. bets in the second quarter even as technology stocks continued trending upward.

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PE Hub

AUGUST 15, 2023

'We can acquire companies that may be small, but they are still going to be a market leader in the specific niche application that they serve,' said KKR's Brandon Brahm. The post KKR eyes consolidating test and measurement sector with Industrial Physics appeared first on PE Hub.

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CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 15, 2023

Here's how the Invesco Corporate Bond fund looks to provide returns for investors.

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PE Hub

AUGUST 15, 2023

Mark Kelly, founder and operator of Safety Marking, will retain a significant stake in the business and continue to serve as president. The post Road safety firm Safety Marking picks up funding from Highview Capital appeared first on PE Hub.

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Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 15, 2023

Ole Andreas Halvorsen's Viking Capital cut its holdings in Amazon and insurance companies in the second quarter.

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PE Hub

AUGUST 15, 2023

The financing will be used for growth and expansion. The post Mexican digital bank Klar inks $100m credit facility from VPC appeared first on PE Hub.

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The New York Times: Banking

AUGUST 15, 2023

The action comes days after a U.S.-led coalition accused Riad Salameh of decades of corruption to enrich himself at the expense of his country.

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