TechCrunch: M&A
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Kolors, a Mexico City-based startup that connects intercity bus riders with bus drivers, is acquiring B2B van pooling provider Urbvan for $12 million cash, the company shared Wednesday. Kolors CEO and co-founder Rodrigo Martínez has said his service is like “if Uber and Southwest Airlines had a baby.
JD Supra: Mergers
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) recently introduced proposed revisions to the existing merger guidelines. The new draft guidelines, if enacted in a form similar to the current draft, would represent a seismic shift in how the agencies approach antitrust merger investigations. They expand the types of transactions expected to result in additional scrutiny and lower the threshold for market shares that may be considered problematic.
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Deal Lawyers
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
In early September, six trade associations jointly filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the validity of the SEC’s recently adopted Private Fund Adviser Rules. We’ve previously blogged about the content of the new rules and criticisms by two SEC Commissioners.
JD Supra: Mergers
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has required filing of the EEO-1 Report since 1966. Generally, all private employers with 100 or more employees must file the EEO-1 Report on an annual basis. Additionally, prime and first-tier federal contractors with 50 or more employees and a contract worth at least $50,000 must also file the Report.
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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?
Deal Lawyers
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
This Morgan Lewis alert highlights 10 states that now have enacted “mini-HSR” laws that require notifications to state agencies and waiting periods in healthcare transactions. The alert warns that these laws will increase costs, extend timelines and create deal risk for the industry.
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Global Banking & Finance
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Carrefour sticks price warnings on food to shame suppliers By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) – French supermarket chain Carrefour has slapped price warnings on products from Lindt chocolates to Lipton Ice Tea to pressure top consumer goods suppliers Nestle, PepsiCo and Unilever to reduce inflation ahead of much-anticipated contract talks.
JD Supra: Mergers
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
In-depth merger control reviews are intense and time-pressured matters. As a result, merging companies and their advisors are challenged to meet regulators’ ever-growing demands for internal documents. When a regulator refers a matter to Phase 2, requests for information (RFIs) require parties to identify and disclose internal documents relating to the proposed transaction.
Global Banking & Finance
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
New Zealand’s National Party looks to cement lead 30 days out from election By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Thirty days out from New Zealand’s general election, recent polls show the opposition party National cementing its lead, as both parties are on the campaign trail trying to win over voters with proposed tax cuts and […]
JD Supra: Mergers
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
In the wake of major bank failures in the US, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has signaled that it plans to step up antitrust enforcement of bank mergers. In June 2023, the DOJ’s Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter delivered a speech at the Brookings Institution, providing listeners with insights into significant changes in the way the DOJ and bank regulators are reviewing proposed bank mergers.
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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.
Global Banking & Finance
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
OpenAI launches office in Dublin with nine job listings By Anna Tong (Reuters) -Artificial intelligence leader OpenAI is opening an office in Dublin, the Microsoft-backed company said Thursday. It is the company’s third office. Its headquarters are in San Francisco and it announced it was opening a London office in June.
JD Supra: Mergers
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
On July 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission released a draft update of the Merger Guidelines and invited public comments. If adopted, the Proposed Guidelines would represent a substantial change in the way the U.S. antitrust agencies analyze the competitive effects of mergers. The agencies propose thirteen separate guidelines.
CNBC: Investing
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The new SPDR Portfolio S&P Sector Neutral Dividend ETF (SPDG) has a lower fee than many of the biggest dividend funds on the market.
Growth Business
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
By Kirstie McDermott on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Things have been feeling a bit shaky in the world of tech over the last 18 months, with layoffs hitting the industry hard since mid-2022. Recent research has found that 77 per cent of British tech workers are unhappy with their jobs and have looked for another one in the past six months.
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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.
CNBC: Investing
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
CNBC Pro looked for stocks with both the largest valuation premium in the S&P 500 and that fewer than 50% of analysts covering them rate a buy.
The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
US Department of Justice questions compliance with FTC order on data security and privacy practices Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter created a “chaotic environment” at the social media platform that may have violated a government order requiring an overhaul of its data security and privacy practices, according to a court filing. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) alleged in a legal filing on Tuesday that depositions from former employees at Twitter, now rebranded X , raised “serious questions” ab
PE Hub
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Smith & Reid Insurance Brokers and O’Neil Insurance Brokers are both headquartered in Ottawa. The post Eurazeo-backed BMS picks up two Canadian insurance brokers appeared first on PE Hub.
The New York Times: Banking
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The loss of civic and corporate elites played a huge role in the erosion of urban life.
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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.
Cisco: M&A
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
In today’s interconnected world, where cyber threats are evolving at an alarming rate, cybersecurity has become a paramount concern for individuals, businesses, and governments alike.
Growth Business
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success When GCHQ arrived in Manchester at the backend of 2019, the city’s growing tech influence wasn’t much of a secret. By then, nearby Salford Quays had already welcomed the BBC – igniting a media ecosystem around it – and Google in the city centre. It had produced its own fair share of tech companies: The Hut Group, Booking.com and Autotrader are some of its alumni.
Cisco: M&A
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Climate change is one of the most existential challenges our world faces today. Every year there is more and more pressure on executives and corporate boards to support sustainability efforts.
PE Hub
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Based in New York City, Arax is a wealth management firm. The post RedBird-backed Arax Investment Partners to buy financial advisor Ashton Thomas Private Wealth appeared first on PE Hub.
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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.
Cisco: M&A
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
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CNBC: Investing
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Wall Street weighs in on Apple's latest product launch event.
Cisco: M&A
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Today, I’m thrilled to announce that Cisco Secure Access – the foundation to securing connectivity to all applications across your hyper-distributed environment – is generally available.
PE Hub
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Dallas-based Venture Metals is a provider of high-touch recycling solutions to the industrials, manufacturing, energy and metals sectors. The post Mill Rock Capital-backed Venture Metals taps Shaddox as CEO 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.
The Harvard Law School Forum
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Posted by David A. Bell, Dan Dorosin, and Ron C. Llewellyn, Fenwick & West LLP, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Editor's Note: David A. Bell and Dan Dorosin are Partners, and Ron C. Llewellyn is a Counsel at Fenwick & West LLP. This post is based on their Fenwick memorandum. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A.
CNBC: Investing
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Analyst Adam Jonas upgraded the stock to overweight from equal weight on Sunday, surprising some.
PE Hub
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
GCM Grosvenor will acquire a minority ownership stake in Vesper Energy. The post GCM Grosvenor to invest up to $100m in energy supplier Vesper Energy appeared first on PE Hub.
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