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Area man, Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson, buys The Onion

TechCrunch: M&A

Jeff Lawson, co-founder and recently departed CEO of Twilio, is the proud new owner of satirical online newspaper The Onion. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Emerging Trends in Second Requests

JD Supra: Mergers

From increasing regulatory scrutiny to the best way to handle modern attachments, experts share their insights, best practices, and projections to help organizations and law firms prepare for upcoming Second Requests.

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The IBM-HashiCorp coupling could be more complicated than it seems

TechCrunch: M&A

At a quick glance the IBM-HashiCorp deal seems like a good one for both sides, but upon closer inspection, perhaps not. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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IRS Signals Increased Scrutiny of Deductibility of Success-Based Fees in M&A Transactions

JD Supra: Mergers

Our Tax Group sheds light on recent IRS rulings that disallow deductions involving success-based fees in M&A transactions. Contrary to common practice, the IRS recently ruled target companies could not deduct success-based fees in certain situations.

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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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Closing Conditions: When Should Breaches of Financing Cooperation Covenants Trigger a Walk Right?

Deal Lawyers

A recent lawsuit involving a buyer’s attempt to terminate a deal based on a seller’s alleged non-compliance with the purchase agreement’s financing cooperation covenant raises the question of when a buyer should have the right to walk away from a deal on that basis.

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Regulators Seize Republic First, a Troubled Philadelphia Bank

The New York Times: Banking

The relatively small bank, the first to fail this year, will have its deposits assumed by another Pennsylvania lender, Fulton Bank.

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Dividend stocks are poised to outperform, says Bank of America. Here are names on its list

CNBC: Investing

History shows in this economic environment, dividend stocks have led the way higher a majority of the time, Bank of America's Savita Subramanian said.

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Michael C. Jensen, Who Helped Reshape Modern Capitalism, Dies at 84

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

He heralded stock options and golden parachutes as a professor at Harvard Business School, influencing a generation of Wall Street executives.

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These stocks reporting earnings next week have a history of beating Wall Street expectations

CNBC: Investing

Bespoke Investment Group screened for names whose financial results usually exceed analysts' forecasts, and whose stocks rally afterward.

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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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Paul Marshall expected to bid for Telegraph after quitting GB News board

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

Investor’s move comes amid reports RedBird IMI is to formally withdraw its attempt to buy the newspaper The GB News investor Sir Paul Marshall is stepping down from the board of the broadcaster after three years, it was announced on Friday. Marshall is expected to be a frontrunner in the race to buy the Telegraph when the auction process reopens, after the government in effect scuppered its planned sale of the newspaper to a United Arab Emirates-backed consortium, RedBird IMI.

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Google is 'going on the offensive:' What analysts are saying after latest Alphabet earnings

CNBC: Investing

Most think Alphabet has plenty of room to go, but some questioned how much the stock can consistently grow against such a large spending backdrop.

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Diamondback Energy, Inc. Receives Stockholder Approval for Proposed Transaction with Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

MIDLAND, Texas, April 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback” or the “Company”) today announced that its stockholders have approved the issuance of shares of Diamondback common stock in connection with the proposed business combination with Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. (“Endeavor”).

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Alphabet and Chipotle are among the most overbought names on Wall Street. Here are the others

CNBC: Investing

Thursday's stock decline might just indicate that some tickers are due for some cooling off, while others could be worth another look.

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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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Cybersecurity firm Darktrace agrees $5.3bn sale to US private equity business

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

UK company’s offer from Thoma Bravo is 44% higher than average share price over past three months The Cambridge-based cybersecurity and artificial intelligence company Darktrace is likely to become the latest British technology champion to be swallowed up by a US suitor, after it agreed a $5.3bn (£4.2bn) sale to US private equity business Thoma Bravo.

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Experience Eco-Friendly Data Center Efficiency with Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS)

Cisco: M&A

In the highly dynamic and ever-evolving world of enterprise computing, data centers serve as the backbones of operations, driving the need for powerful, scalable, and energy-efficient server… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Fragmentation and regulatory complexity pegged as main hurdles to European ETF growth

The TRADE

With ETFs increasingly becoming more popular in Europe, panellists at TradeTech highlighted fragmentation and regulation as two key pain points that need to be addressed going forward in order to boost growth in the trading segment. Simon Barriball, Virtu Financial Simon Barriball, ETF and portfolio trading, EMEA, at Virtu Financial emphasised the detrimental impact the fragmented venue landscape was having on the assets – highlighting the sheer number of listing venues that Europe has for each

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Morgan Stanley Wealth Management buys the dip in Nvidia

CNBC: Investing

Nvidia could rise an additional 21% from here, says Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

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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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Paramount’s Chief Executive Bob Bakish Could Be Out Next Week

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

Once a staunch ally of Paramount’s biggest owner, Shari Redstone, Mr. Bakish’s relationship with her soured in recent months.

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Bitcoin showing similarities to small caps as it struggles to break through $70,000, says Wolfe Research

CNBC: Investing

Bitcoin has been struggling to break out of its narrow range and reach new highs.

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OEMS platforms: ‘Building should be secondary to buying’

The TRADE

The buy-versus-build debate for OEMS platform s was a key discussion at TradeTech, with a panel unanimously agreeing that buying off-the-shelf products, in which certain functionalities can be built on top of that, is the most appropriate approach. Oskar Wantola, Man Group Buying was viewed as a better option if available particularly thanks to the speed in which you can implement in comparison to when building.

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Friday's analyst calls: What the Street says about Microsoft earnings, chemical stock gets upgraded

CNBC: Investing

Microsoft and a major chemical stock were among Friday's biggest analyst calls.

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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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Tracking Energy Consumption at the Cisco Store

Cisco: M&A

This year at Cisco Live EMEA in Amsterdam, the Cisco Store began a new initiative to continue promoting sustainability in our daily operations.

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Apple reports next week. Here's a no-cost options trade to capitalize on a possible earnings bounce

CNBC: Investing

Big tech earnings reports have put investors on quite the roller coaster.

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Anglo American rejects £31bn takeover offer from mining rival BHP

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

All-share proposal had potential to be one of biggest deals in sector for decade but deemed ‘opportunistic’ Business live – latest updates The board of Anglo American, the London-listed mining company, has rejected a £31bn takeover approach from the Australian rival BHP. BHP’s all-share proposed offer for Anglo American had the potential to be one of the biggest deals in the global mining sector for a decade but has attracted criticism from Anglo’s shareholders as being too low and “highly oppor

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Sustainable Business Practices and M&A: A Catalyst for Long-Term Value

Sun Acquisitions

The business landscape is transforming in an era where climate change, resource depletion, and social responsibility are at the forefront of global conversations. The integration of sustainability into various facets of business operations has become both a moral imperative and a strategic necessity. This shift is increasingly evident in the realm of mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

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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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Press Release on April 26, 2024, Relating to the Filing of the Draft Response Document Prepared by BELIEVE in response to the simplified offer on the shares of Believe

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

This document is an unofficial English-language translation of the press release relating to the filing of the draft response document (projet de note en réponse) which was filed with the French Autorité des marchés financiers on April 26, 2024, and which remains subject to its review. In the event of any discrepancies between this unofficial English-language translation and the official French press release, the official French press release shall prevail.

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Navigating the Risk-Reward Equation in Mergers and Acquisitions: Unveiling the Dynamics of Financing Models

Sun Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have long been strategic maneuvers for companies seeking growth, market dominance, or increased efficiency. As organizations embark on these transformative journeys, one critical aspect that demands meticulous consideration is the financing model. The risk-reward equation in M&A financing is a delicate balance, where potential pitfalls and gains play a pivotal role in shaping the merged entity’s future.

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Evolving Broadband Networks with Cisco Subscriber Edge

Cisco: M&A

This is Part III of a three-blog series on solutions to overcome challenges associated with bridging the digital divide.