TechCrunch: M&A
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Smart water bottle-maker Larq this week announced that it has been acquired by filtration giant, Brita. More specifically, Brita GmbH, the German company founded in 1966, which spun off and sold its North/South American wing to Clorox in 1988. Brita GmbH maintains the brand in the rest of the world, but it currently is barred […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
2023 was a fairly gloomy year for global M&A activity and the insurance sector did not emerge unscathed, recording its lowest deals count since 20201. The good news, however, is that insurance M&A activity appears poised for a rebound in 2024 in light of an apparent stabilisation of global interest rates, lower levels of inflation, and a perceived correction in previously overinflated market valuations.
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TechCrunch: M&A
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
It’s M&A season in a tough tech jobs market. This morning, Beamer, a Boulder, Colorado-based company developing tools for businesses to reach users through their apps (e.g. via push notifications), announced that it’s acquiring Userflow, a user onboarding software startup, for $60 million. Beamer CEO Satya Ganni says that the purchase, which is being financially […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
On January 26, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced updated guidance relating to parties’ obligations to preserve communications generated on ephemeral messaging platforms, such as Microsoft Teams and Slack, that automatically erase communications (typically after a short period of time). In particular, the agencies have updated the language included in their “standard preservation letters and specifications for all second requests, voluntary access.
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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?
Tyton Partners
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Investing in Tomorrow: Lifetime Value of Financial Education in High School Tyton Partners’ 2024 Investing in Tomorrow research publication focuses on how schools, K-12 providers, and state and local agencies can positively influence the lasting impact of high school financial education on students’ future financial well-being. In March 2023, only 24% of United States high school students were guaranteed that they would take a one semester course in personal finance.
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CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Pershing Square's Ackman will offer a new investment vehicle listed on the New York Stock Exchange, aiming to leverage his following among retail investors.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Ankura is pleased to present an overview of healthcare transactions announced or closed during Q3 2023 in the United States. Total transactions decreased by 13.7% in the third quarter of 2023 after increasing by 4.9% in the second quarter. Excluding the Life Sciences and Medical Office Buildings sectors, the total number of transactions in the United States decreased by 16.4%.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Ark Invest's Cathie Wood said she's standing by her bullish thesis on Tesla and is buying the dip in the electric vehicle company as the stock sold off.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
As explained in our prior article discussing the recently- issued Merger Guidelines (“Guidelines”), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (the “Agencies”) having described and discussed the Guidelines next discuss how they will assess rebuttal evidence provided by the parties in situations where, having applied the Guidelines on a fact-specific basis, the Agencies have concluded that the merger may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly.
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European Investment Bank
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The European economy is under pressure. Growth is slowing and competitive challenges are rising, all while EU firms navigate the demands of the green transition. Coordinated support from national governments and EU institutions proved critical after the COVID-19 pandemic, helping Europe to bolster its resilience to future shocks and spurring the investment needed to transform and modernise the economy.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
This cannabis ETF's recent comeback has kicked started positive momentum where the other false starts have failed over the last three years.
Global Banking & Finance
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Nvidia’s stock market value on verge of overtaking Amazon By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Wall Street’s enthusiasm about artificial intelligence has Nvidia on the verge of becoming more valuable than Amazon for the first time in two decades, and the AI chipmaker is not far behind Google-owner Alphabet.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The enthusiasm around artificial intelligence has run up the prices for some stocks so high that investors are worried they are becoming overcrowded.
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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.
The TRADE
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Former BlackRock Aladdin business development managing director for EMEA, Keith Viverito, has joined Clearwater Analytics to support its global expansion plans. Keith Viverito Viverito joins Clearwater as managing director for EMEA and will be responsible for strengthening the firm’s go to market strategy in the region and Asia Pacific. “The success the Company has already achieved with significant wins across these markets where Clearwater displaced legacy competitors provides a very strong fou
PE Hub
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Blue Road Capital, Brynwood Partners and Union Capital are selling – or about to sell – makers of snacks and/or sweets. The post Sweet and salty: Blue Road’s Diamond Foods among companies coming to market appeared first on PE Hub.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Investors are putting more cash into tech funds even as tech stocks come to dominate the S&P 500.
PE Hub
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Based in Toronto, Security Compass is a provider of enterprise DevSecOps software solutions to ensure secure application development and risk management. The post FTV Capital-backed Security Compass buys Kontra from ThriveDX appeared first on PE Hub.
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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.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Troubled regional bank New York Community Bank faced a downgrade from JPMorgan, while Pharma giant Eli Lilly was the beneficiary of a huge bump.
The New York Times: Banking
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
A year after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, investors are fearing for regional lenders saddled with a mountain of souring commercial mortgages.
PE Hub
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
OEP made a 3.5x return on investment and saw revenue increase more than 165% via organic growth. The post OEP focused on expansion to transform CDI into a ‘super-regional player’ appeared first on PE Hub.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The firm raised its price target to $750, implying around 10% upside from Tuesday's close.
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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.
PE Hub
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Branching Minds will continue to be led by its management team, including co-founder and CEO Maya Gat and co-founder and COO David Magier. The post Bain Capital Double Impact backs edtech firm Branching Minds appeared first on PE Hub.
The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Companies reach agreement over all-share offer and combined group will have turnover of more than £7bn Business live – latest updates The UK’s biggest housebuilder, Barratt, is planning to buy the rival Redrow in a deal worth more than £2.5bn. An update to the market this morning revealed the two companies had reached an agreement over an all-share offer from Barratt, which will result in it cementing its position as the country’s largest housebuilder.
PE Hub
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The investment will be used to both expand Galileo's portfolio of schools and for future acquisitions. The post Millpond backs Galileo Education appeared first on PE Hub.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The latest blast of quarterly results from Big Tech gives us a peek under the hood as to why these stocks have been so successful.
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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.
PE Hub
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Aztec is an educational software firm. The post NexPhase-backed Aztec Software buys financial content provider Financial Fitness Group appeared first on PE Hub.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in premarket trading.
PE Hub
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Les Produits Sanitaires Royal Net is a Repentigny, Quebec-based distributor of janitorial supplies and other paper and packaging products. The post Advent-backed Imperial Dade closes acquisition of Royal Net appeared first on PE Hub.
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