Wed.Aug 16, 2023

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Apica acquires Logiq.ai to bring together observability and synthetic data

TechCrunch: M&A

Apica , a 17-year old Swedish company, helps companies test applications using synthetic data. Today, the company announced it has acquired Logiq.ai to help expand beyond purely testing into post-production monitoring, an approach which should enable companies to improve their synthetic data set based on the application’s behavior in production.

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How to Preserve Value in Small Acquisitions: Part II

Midaxo

During a live Q&A earlier this summer — Preserving the Spark: Realizing Value When Acquiring Smaller Companies — Galina Wolinetz, MD Integrations & Separations at Virtas Partners covered a broad range of considerations, challenges and watchouts that are unique to acquiring small, founder-led companies. We were unable to answer every question from the engaged audience of M&A professionals during the session.

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A Look at Q2 M&A and Beyond: Are Conditions Ripe for a Strong 2024 M&A Rebound?

JD Supra: Mergers

Much has been said about the return of M&A in 2023, and while there are deals happening, it is not the boom that many expected. But could all that change in 2024? Is this year setting the stage for a return to more deals getting done?

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Anti-obesity Drugs Market Size to Surpass USD 22.85 billion by 2030, exhibiting a CAGR of 26.1%

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

As per the report by Fortune Business Insights, the global Anti-obesity Drugs Market size is projected to reach USD 22.85 billion in 2030, at a CAGR of 26.1% during the forecast period, 2023-2030 As per the report by Fortune Business Insights, the global Anti-obesity Drugs Market size is projected to reach USD 22.85 billion in 2030, at a CAGR of 26.

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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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Manufacturing Companies: Runway Starts Now for a Smooth Exit

JD Supra: Mergers

Exit opportunities for manufacturing companies require planning, diligence, and patience. The manufacturing industry has had it rough over the past few years. Supply chain challenges stemming from the pandemic have lingered, rising costs of materials and borrowing have tightened budgets, and workforce challenges have made staffing difficult, leading to significant backlogs for some companies.

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Positioning for the Exit at the Entrance

JD Supra: Mergers

Startup founders are constantly seeking ways to gain a competitive edge and secure their place in the market, including positioning their company as an attractive acquisition target from the very beginning. While building a company with the goal of being acquired requires careful planning and execution, it can lead to significant opportunities for growth and success.

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Founder-Owned Businesses Are Attractive M&A Targets

Benchmark International

According to a recent Pitchbook report, buyers favor non-backed private companies in today’s M&A market. Non-backed companies are defined as not receiving any outside capital from private equity, venture capital backers, or angel investors.

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An interesting case on "common intention" constructive trusts

JD Supra: Mergers

Hudson v Hathway [2023] 2 W.L.R. 1227 ([2022]EWCA Civ 1648) is, even to a M&A lawyer such as myself, a particularly interesting case, despite being: (i) being decided at the end of last year, rather than just last week (my daily law reports email only mentioned it very recently, however), and (ii) of more interest to matrimonial (or family) and property lawyers, than to corporate lawyers (apart, perhaps, from its confirmation - at Court of Appeal level - of the validity of "emailed signatur

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How Banks can Build Trust with Customers: Privacy-Centric Strategies

Global Banking & Finance

By Caleb Benningfield, principal solution architect, Amperity Customers want personalization. It used to be that as customers browsed websites and made purchases from brand to brand, third-party cookies would collect data on their movements. With all their online behavior tracked, marketers could follow customers across the web and deliver customized ads.

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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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Subdued macro conditions shelve major loan activity

JD Supra: Mergers

Loan issuance across all major jurisdictions saw year-on-year double-digit declines during the first half of 2023, as high inflation and rising interest rates continued to weigh on loan activity The first half of 2023 has proven to be a challenging period for loan issuance across the globe, with double-digit, year-on-year declines in activity observed in all major jurisdictions.

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Rosenblatt hikes Nvidia price target to Street high, says shares can rally another 80% from here

CNBC: Investing

Rosenblatt is getting more bullish on Nvidia ahead of its quarterly print next week, hiking shares to the highest price target among the Wall Street community.

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New Draft Merger Guidelines Complicate Deal Outlook

JD Supra: Mergers

Consistent with the Biden administration’s whole-of-government approach to address perceived consolidation in a variety of industries, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division (collectively, the Agencies) are continuing to make good on their promise to increase scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions through newly proposed rules and revised merger guidelines.

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Analysts are going gaga over Nvidia before its earnings next week

CNBC: Investing

Nearly three months after Nvidia shocked Wall Street with blowout earnings and guidance due to AI demand, analysts are still going crazy for the chipmaker.

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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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Google Tests an A.I. Assistant That Offers Life Advice

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

The tech giant is evaluating tools that would use artificial intelligence to perform tasks that some of its researchers have said should be avoided.

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This real estate stock could climb more than 20% as shares are skewed to the upside, Goldman Sachs says

CNBC: Investing

A shopping center real estate investment trust could climb more than 20%, boosted by strong leasing forecasts and high occupancy, Goldman Sachs says.

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Hybrid Work for Government: Resiliency in Emergency Situations

Cisco: M&A

Hybrid work is a flexible work model that combines in-office, remote, and on-the-go working. It provides the flexibility to be impactful wherever work is accomplished.

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This stock buyback ETF is beating the S&P 500 this summer. Here's how it works

CNBC: Investing

The Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF (PKW) has risen 10.7% over the past three months, accounting for more than 100% of its gains for the year.

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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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RF aims to help law firms modernize with Nextpoint’s eDiscovery offerings

PE Hub

The legal sector is 'really behind on technology and historically been a slow technology adopter,' said RF Investment Partners' Jacob Gordon. The post RF aims to help law firms modernize with Nextpoint’s eDiscovery offerings appeared first on PE Hub.

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Target shares pop nearly 3% after earnings. Here’s what the pros say to do next

CNBC: Investing

Pros on CNBC discussed Target after shares surged following its second-quarter earnings report then slowed into Wednesday's market close.

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5 in demand UK tech jobs

Growth Business

By Aoibhinn McBride on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Despite the onslaught of tech redundancies this year (just over 227,000 globally to date) the industry as a whole remains in good health. This is thanks in part to generative AI’s developing maturation, mass adoption and infiltration into nearly every industry. In fact, according to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2023, jobs that harness the innovation and automation AI has to offer will experience

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UBS says Keurig Dr Pepper is undervalued and can jump more than 25%

CNBC: Investing

The firm upgraded the soda stock to buy from neutral in a Tuesday note and raised its price target to $42 per share from $37.

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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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Intel Acquisition of Tower Semiconductor Is Scuttled by China

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

Intel calls off its planned acquisition of Tower Semiconductor, an Israeli chip maker, after waiting in vain for 18 months for a review by Chinese regulators.

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Top investors say these stock sectors are 'super cheap' and Warren Buffett likes them both

CNBC: Investing

Fundstrat's Tom Lee and Hightower Advisors' Stephanie Link discussed housing stocks and the energy sector.

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Apollo’s impact investing co-head Marc Becker dies at 51

PE Hub

Becker joined Apollo in 1996. The post Apollo’s impact investing co-head Marc Becker dies at 51 appeared first on PE Hub.

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Needham makes its top stock picks to beat the market the next 6 months

CNBC: Investing

Each quarter, Needham releases its "conviction list" comprised of each of the firm's favorite stocks.

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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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Bank of Ireland Glitch Creates Brief Illusion of Free Money

The New York Times: Banking

Some A.T.M.s around the country attracted long lines — and a police presence — after customers were apparently allowed to transfer money they did not have.

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Private Equity in China: The Worst of Both Worlds?

Mergers and Inquisitions

As with investment banking in Hong Kong , I can summarize private equity in China in one sentence: “If you’re not Chinese, don’t even think about it, and even if you are Chinese, it’s best if you have great connections within the CCP and want to stay in China long-term.” I could stop this article here at ~50 words, but sometimes it’s fun to indulge in a fantasy, so I’ll continue with the topic and cover: Deal types , investment strategies, and top firms.

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KKR on opportunities in testing and measurements; newbie Coalesce Capital makes first deal

PE Hub

Coalesce Capital makes inaugural investment in compliance firm. The post KKR on opportunities in testing and measurements; newbie Coalesce Capital makes first deal appeared first on PE Hub.

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