Thu.Apr 20, 2023

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Headphone startup Nura gets acqui-hired by Denon parent, Masimo

TechCrunch: M&A

Every so often, a new startup crosses your radar and reminds you how exciting hardware can be. It’s a relative rarity in consumer electronics, a category dominated by corporations like Samsung, Apple and Sony, which are (perhaps understandably) somewhat risk averse. Melbourne-based Nura was one such company. I distinctly remember the startup paying a visit to TechCrunch’s New York offices not long after I started here.

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Traditional Networking: A Blessing Or A Curse For Your Job Search?

H. Friedman Search

The old adage was: When you lose a job, you tell everyone. You share that you are back in the market with everyone that you know in all industries. As the expression goes with traditional networking, “You are only one step away from someone who can introduce you to the right someone that can get you a new position.” I personally believe going this route hurts your opportunity to get a better position.

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Epic buys Brazil-based game developer Aquiris to boost Fortnite

TechCrunch: M&A

Epic Games is expanding its footprint in Latin America with the purchase of Aquiris, a Brazilian game company. Aquiris will become Epic Games Brasil, giving the social gaming giant a foothold in the country’s fast-growing gaming market. Epic invested an undisclosed amount in Aquiris a year ago, lauding the developer’s “artistic and technical capabilities,” its use of Unreal Engine and its prominent position in the Latin American gaming scene at the time.

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As Dowlais debuts, fears over Melrose’s GKN takeover look unfounded | Nils Pratley

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

In 2018, the deal was treated with much scepticism, but Melrose can hardly be accused of slash-and-burn tactics To very little fanfare, London’s stock market on Thursday gained a £1.6bn engineering company that supplies 90% of the world’s vehicle manufacturers and is top dog in the specialised field of drive systems. The lack of buzz was perhaps understandable.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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The Future of Virtual Data Rooms: Trends and Predictions

EthosData Virtual Data Room

Virtual data rooms (VDRs) have become an essential part of modern business operations. These secure online spaces enable businesses to store and share sensitive data with stakeholders, such as investors, lawyers, and potential buyers, from anywhere in the world. In this blog post, we will explore the history and evolution of VDRs and their significance in today's business world.

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Interest Rates, M&A, and Middle Market Trends

TKO Miller

We have all seen the data about M&A valuations decreasing and deal volume falling in the second half of 2022. Unfortunately, data as of April, 2023 shows a continued decline in both volume and valuations across the board for almost all sectors and sizes of transactions.

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Drinks With The Deal: Eli Black and the Limits of ESG

The Deal

Eli Black was an extraordinary and ultimately tragic figure, as Matt Garcia describes on this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast. Garcia, a professor of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean studies and history at Dartmouth College, learned of Black while researching a book on Cesar Chavez, a prominent agricultural labor leader in California from the 1960s to his death in 1993.