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FDIC Looks to Ban Non-Competes in Bank Mergers

JD Supra: Mergers

The ever-growing pool of Washington alphabet soup agencies targeting the use of employee non-competes has expanded and now includes — along with the FTC and NLRB – the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

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M&A for Entrepreneurs: Leverage Acquisitions to Scale Your Business Faster with Dominic Wells

How2Exit

b' E202: M&A for Entrepreneurs: Leverage Acquisitions to Scale Your Business Faster with Dominic Wells - Watch Here rn rn About the Guest(s): rn Dominic Wells is an accomplished entrepreneur and the CEO of Onfolio, a publicly traded company specializing in the acquisition of online businesses. Located in Taipei City, Taiwan since 2008, Wells started his journey as an English teacher before venturing into the digital business space.

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Unlocking Digital Infrastructure: European Market Drivers and Trends

JD Supra: Mergers

M&A activity in the digital infrastructure sector has been growing year-on-year in Europe, with deal counts and cumulative deal values highlighting the resilience of this asset class. 2024 is likely set to hit a new peak of transaction activities in volume and value of transactions, since at the end of 2023, the deal activity in the region already looked similar to the full-year 2021.

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Divestitures: The Reverse Morris Trust Alternative

Deal Lawyers

Without a doubt, the most complicated transaction that I was participated in during my years of practice involved a Reverse Morris Trust structure. While the deal team cornered the market on Excedrin trying to sort the mechanics of that transaction out, it proved to be a terrific deal for all parties involved.

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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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Delaware Double Whammy Casts Doubt on M&A Practices

JD Supra: Mergers

Delaware courts recently issued important decisions that impact M&A dealmakers and lawyers. In this post, we dive into two cases that serve as a reminder that Delaware grounds review of corporate actions in statutory requirements and not market practice, no matter how prevalent. In response, legislation to resolve the ambiguity created by these decisions has been approved by the influential Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and is expected to be.

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National Security Division Announces New Self-Disclosure Policy in M&A Transactions

JD Supra: Mergers

The National Security Division (NSD) of the Department of Justice announced a new self-disclosure policy on March 7, 2024 (M&A Policy) that impacts corporations, private equity firms, and venture capital firms and their merger and acquisition activities.

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Chess Gaja checkmating distance barriers with Razorpay International Payments

Razorpay

32 pieces, 64 squares, white and black hues, weak and strong, rules and strategy- and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Chess has more to offer than being ‘just a game’. It draws parallels with life by teaching us about the importance of planning, strategy, resilience, self-reflection, and continuous improvement. It also drives home the point that no matter where you are in life, you still have the possibility of tasting success, like a pawn that could be promoted to a queen!

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EU Launches Two More In-Depth Investigations Under Foreign Subsidies Regulation

JD Supra: Mergers

Just months after its first investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation of Chinese train maker CRRC Corp. (see our LawFlash here), the European Commission has targeted two more companies participating in an EU tender, this time in the photovoltaic sector.

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Expect stocks to rally after this week's key inflation report, Fundstrat's Tom Lee says

CNBC: Investing

Wednesday's March consumer price index report could play a pivotal role in the next stage of the stock market rally, according to Fundstrat's Tom Lee.

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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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Egypt’s New Merger Control Regime Goes Into Effect

JD Supra: Mergers

The Egyptian pre-closing merger control regime will go into full effect on 1 June 2024. The Egyptian Competition Law was amended in December 2022 to introduce a new pre-closing merger control regime, but its enforcement was suspended pending implementation. On 4 April 2024, the Prime Minister issued Decree No. 1120 of 2024 updating the "Executive Regulations" to implement the amended Competition Law, which launches the new regime into full force and lifts the hold on enforcement.

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A buying opportunity in uranium stocks has emerged as volatility in the space increases, charts show

CNBC: Investing

We think the recent volatility in uranium stocks presents an opportunity to take advantage of their cyclical uptrend.

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Proposed DGCL Amendments Would Expressly Authorize Stockholders’ Agreements and Align DGCL Provisions with Current M&A Practices

JD Supra: Mergers

On March 28, 2024, the Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) approved proposed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) in order to align the DGCL’s provisions with current market practices following several recent Court of Chancery decisions.

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Transform Media Broadcasting with IP: Cisco and Imagine Communications

Cisco: M&A

As the media landscape continues to evolve, IP based infrastructure is revolutionizing the way content is produced, distributed, and consumed.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Monday's analyst calls: Ford set for strong gains ahead, big Nvidia price target hike

CNBC: Investing

A major automaker and a key chipmaker were featured among Monday's biggest analyst calls.

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Quantum Security and Networking are Emerging as Lifelines in Our Quantum-powered Future

Cisco: M&A

A metamorphosis continues to take shape with the rise of Post-Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Key Distribution, and the brave new world of Quantum Networking.

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This oil refiner could get a boost as summer approaches. Using options to capitalize on the gains

CNBC: Investing

It's been a good year for stocks. The S&P 500 is up more than 9% year to date.

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Cisco Access Points among the First to Be Standard-Power Certified by the FCC

Cisco: M&A

It’s an exciting time in the world of Wi-Fi. The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) recently approved Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) for service providers.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

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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Spirit Airlines Will Delay Plane Purchases and Furlough Pilots

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

The low-cost airline, which has been unprofitable for four years, is trying to reduce costs after a federal judge blocked a proposed deal for JetBlue to acquire Spirit.

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Mortgage-backed securities offer high-quality income and are relatively cheap, UBS says

CNBC: Investing

UBS thinks mortgage-backed securities are relatively cheap compared to investment-grade corporate bonds.

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US banks set for profits boost as expectations grow of fewer Fed rate cuts

Financial Times - Banking

Analysts say some lenders could lift their guidance when they report first-quarter results

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TransFICC launches new automated RFQ service for US credit

The TRADE

Low-latency connectivity and workflow services provider TransFICC has launched a new service which automates request for quote (RFQ) negotiation workflows for banks trading on dealer-to-client (D2C) venues. Named TransACT (Automated Customer Trading), the service aims to combat difficulties associated with banks building automated negotiation systems to respond to customer RFQs, based on multiple RFQ negotiation workflows supported by D2C trading venues.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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Energy, the new momentum trade? Why the sector's strong gains can increase from here

CNBC: Investing

Energy is up 17% for year, significantly outpacing the 9% gain for the S&P 500 and second only to the media and entertainment sector which is up 20%.

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LCH SA gains regulatory approval to clear cash-settled Bitcoin index derivatives

The TRADE

LCH SA has received regulatory approval from the French national competent authorities and European supervisory authorities to clear cash-settled Bitcoin index futures and options contracts. Clearing services will be provided through LCH SA’s new dedicated service, LCH DigitalAssetClear, for these contracts traded on the UK FCA regulated digital asset derivatives trading venue, GFO-X.

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Transforming Retail: How Business Intelligence is Shaping Success in the UK

Global Banking & Finance

Transforming Retail: How Business Intelligence is Shaping Success in the UK By Becky Stables of Catalyst-Bi The UK retail industry is a dynamic landscape, constantly adapting to consumer behaviour and market trends. In this competitive environment, retailers need a secret weapon: business intelligence (BI).

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People Moves Monday: Jefferies, Marex and Stifel

The TRADE

Jefferies appointed Joram Siegel as managing director, head of fixed income outsourced trading. Siegel joined Jefferies from Marex, where he spent the last four months serving as head of fixed income outsourced trading. He joined Cowen as managing director for fixed income outsourcing in February 2022, transitioning to commodities specialist Marex as part of the sale of Cowen’s outsourced trading and prime brokerage business at the end of last year.

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

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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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Tesla, Take-Two Interactive, BJ's Wholesale, Boeing and more

CNBC: Investing

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in premarket trading.

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Morgan Stanley cross-asset futures execution co-head to join Liquidnet

The TRADE

The co-head of cross asset execution futures at Morgan Stanley is set to leave the bank for a new role at Liquidnet. Alex Grinfeld has been appointed to co-head up Liquidnet’s futures business in the Americas. He joins Liquidnet after 11 years at Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Grinfeld was a vice president at Goldman Sachs for futures and derivatives sales trading.

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SYNERGIE : Synergie doubles its size in Australia with the acquisition of IPA Personnel Services

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

8 avril 2024, 17h45 SYNERGIE DOUBLES ITS SIZE IN AUSTRALIA WITH THE ACQUISITION OF IPA PERSONNEL SERVICES The SYNERGIE Group has signed an agreement to.