Fri.Mar 07, 2025

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Navigating Life Sciences Transactions: A Five-Part Series

JD Supra: Mergers

The life sciences industry is built on breakthroughs and partnerships. From early-stage biotech startups to established medtech and pharma companies, success often depends on navigating complex business transactions, securing funding, protecting intellectual property, and aligning with regulatory requirements.

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Money market funds have grown to a record $7 trillion. Here are the biggest ones and the yields they're paying

CNBC: Investing

Investors can still grab yields around 4% in money market funds.

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Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — March 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox.

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DOJ Reinforces Demand to Break Up Google’s Search Monopoly

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

In a court filing on Friday, the government signaled a continuation of tough regulatory pressure on the search giant.

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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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Foley Automotive Update - March 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

Brainwaves: 100 Days and Beyond | Presidential Policy Shifts Impacting Automotive: Foley & Lardner is excited to partner with the Society of Automotive Analysts to host an exclusive gathering of business and legal executives from the region for a timely program on March 11, 2025, at Foley & Lardners Detroit office.

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Active managers keep lagging the market: Why it's so tough to beat the indexes

CNBC: Investing

Sixty-five percent of large-cap fund managers underperformed their benchmark in 2024. The long-term performance is worse: 84% underperformed after 10 years.

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Passive investing movement gets its Hollywood moment

CNBC: Investing

The film from Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris had its New York premier on Thursday.

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SEC expands confidential review of registration statements

JD Supra: Mergers

The SEC recently announced new accommodations to expand the types of companies and registration statements eligible for confidential SEC review. In this post, we summarize key takeaways from the announcement, including what is updated and what will remain unchanged.

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Abrdn’s Rebrand Reversal and a History of Corporate Missteps

The New York Times: Banking

A British investment firm restored most of the vowels to its name after a widely ridiculed revamp that showed the pitfalls of trying to look cool in the digital age.

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SEC to Expand Confidential Filing Privileges

JD Supra: Mergers

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced significant changes to its confidential filing procedures, aiming to support capital formation and provide greater flexibility for companies planning public offerings. These enhancements, effective as of March 3, 2025, were detailed in a press release by the SEC.

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Top 3 Banking Secrets to Stay Relevant with Gen Z Consumers

Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In today’s world of social media, dating apps, and remote work, businesses risk becoming irrelevant (or getting "ghosted") if they fail to meet the evolving needs of Gen Z consumers. Credit cards with flexible payment options, especially for young adults with little-to-no credit history, are a particularly important and valuable solution for this generation.

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‘Reassuring update from AI leader’: What analysts are saying about Broadcom’s blockbuster earnings

CNBC: Investing

Wall Street cheered the good news after a tough week for semiconductor and chip stocks.

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SEC Expands Availability of Confidential Review Process to Encourage Flexibility in Capital Formation

JD Supra: Mergers

On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff issued guidance that expands the existing accommodations available to companies to submit draft registration statements to the SEC for confidential, nonpublic review.

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Tesla gets an upgrade to buy at TD Cowen, which says the stock can rally more than 45%

CNBC: Investing

Despite Tesla's volatility, the stock remains one of the best ways to play trends across the electric vehicle market, according to TD Cowen.

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Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure M&A Activity — March 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

February 19, 2025: BlueDot Photonics, a developer of solar energy devices designed to improve solar panel performance and durability, was acquired by UbiQD, a development stage corporation, for an undisclosed amount.

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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How to use market volatility to trade popular AI stocks such as Nvidia and Palantir

CNBC: Investing

Some of the biggest artificial intelligence plays have sold off dramatically during the recent market turmoil.

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Europe Daily News, 27 February 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

COMPETITION - Priornotificationof a concentration (CaseM.11838- GA / TA / TSYL Topco) - Priornotificationof a concentration (CaseM.11873- Quattror / BC Partners / Cigierre).

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Tariff uncertainty has created a buying opportunity. How to use options to capitalize

CNBC: Investing

Investor sentiment has drastically changed in recent weeks as tariffs or the threat of tariffs have been introduced to the markets.

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Six Considerations for Directors Navigating Distressed M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

Directors decisions face intense scrutiny during times of financial distress. A structured approach can protect stakeholder value and minimize liability.

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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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Cisco Live Amsterdam: A Big Moment for SMBs

Cisco: M&A

At Cisco Live Amsterdam, Cisco showcased innovative SMB solutions, highlighting secure networking, AI, and hybrid work technologies, emphasizing their commitment to empowering small businesses with scalable, efficient IT strategies.

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SEC Staff Extends Accommodations to File Confidential Draft Registration Statements: A Small Gift for Certain Issuers Under Certain Circumstances

JD Supra: Mergers

On March 3, 2025, the Staff of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance expanded the categories of issuer that may submit draft registration statements confidentially for review by the SEC, effective immediately.

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Figma in Talks With Bankers to Explore an I.P.O. This Year

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

The design tech company is exploring a public offering after regulators stymied its $20 billion sale to the software giant Adobe in 2023.

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Nonprofit Health Care Mergers – Introduction: With Complexity Comes Opportunity

JD Supra: Mergers

Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top In the evolving health care landscape, mergers between nonprofit health care organizations are becoming increasingly common. Mergers are often driven by a combination of economic factors, the need to improve quality and efficiency of care, and the desire to create value for patients and communities.

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Deliver Mission Critical Insights in Real Time with Data & Analytics

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

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Safe haven stocks with competitive advantages to ride out the market volatility, according to UBS

CNBC: Investing

Stocks such as McDonald's and Philip Morris have the steady profits and strong competitive edges required to hedge against ongoing market uncertainty, UBS said.

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Retail Competition and Fair Trading, Cost of Living Measures, Unfair Contract Terms, Mergers: ACCC Releases Its 2025-26 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities

JD Supra: Mergers

In Brief - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has just announced the ACCCs Compliance and Enforcement priorities for 2025-2026.

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Jefferies upgrades this furniture retailer that can soar more than 40%

CNBC: Investing

Jefferies upgraded Wayfair to buy from hold, citing multiple EBITDA margin expansion drivers.

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PDF Solutions Completes Acquisition of secureWISE, LLC

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS), today announced it has closed the acquisition of secureWISE, LLC, a widely used secure, remote connectivity solution in the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry, from Telit IOT Solutions Inc.

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Using Data & Analytics for Improving Healthcare Innovation and Outcomes

In the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, delivering data insights to end users or customers can be a significant challenge for product managers, product owners, and application team developers. The complexity of healthcare data, the need for real-time analytics, and the demand for user-friendly interfaces can often seem overwhelming. But with Logi Symphony, these challenges become opportunities.

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Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Broadcom, Coinbase, Tesla, GM, Microsoft & more

CNBC: Investing

Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street.

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Form 8.3 - Dalata Hotel Group plc

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FORM 8.3 IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS.

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2025 Picks Up Steam with Increased Scrutiny of Health Care Transactions and Corporate Structures

JD Supra: Mergers

A new year brings about new legislation. Given the recent trend of health care transactions coming under increased scrutiny at the state level, EBG has released its map summarizing states that already have laws regulating health care transactions.

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Form 8.3 - [LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC - 06 03 2025] - (CGWL)

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORERule 8.3 of the.

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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?