JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Florida recently implemented amendments to its Securities and Investor Protection Act (Chapter 517), bringing significant changes to the regulatory framework governing private placements, investment advisors, and exemptions for institutional investors. Effective October 2024, these updates aim to align Floridas securities laws with federal standards while enhancing protections for investors in the Sunshine State.

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How2Exit

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

E267: Why Buying a Business Beats Starting One – Buy Your Way to Success! - Watch Here About the Guest: Sanket Bhasin is an experienced entrepreneur and the managing partner of Spring Street Capital, a New York-based software-focused search fund. He has successfully built and exited two tech businesses and is now focused on acquiring and scaling vertical software companies in the energy and healthcare sectors.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A Delaware court recently found for the policyholders in determining that a directors and officers (D&O) liability policy covered the settlement of an underlying action alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). Indeed, in Harman International Industries, Inc. v. Illinois National Insurance Company, No. N22C-05-098 PRW CCLD, 2025 WL 84702 (Del.

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Beyond M&A

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

We assessed a firm that used orchestrated AI in financial services. It is considered written and oral input and gets to work once the salesperson has completed their call with the prospect. It’s a brilliant application of AI, increasing efficiency and systemising something as ‘simple’ as a loan decision. Whilst impressed by the product and tech, the thing that stood out during the assessment is that the All around us, algorithms act as modern guardrails, shaping how information

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) clarified in a ruling on September 15, 2023 (V ZR 77/22) that sellers may not rely only on the information they put in a data room when fulfilling their disclosure obligations towards a buyer or investor. While the case decided by the BGH involved a real estate transaction, the principles are viewed as likewise applicable to any corporate M&A, venture capital or any other financing transaction where a due diligence on the target business is involved.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

By Anna Jordan on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Scaling up your business is hard and thats before you take incoming tax rises into account. However, weve spoken to fellow scale-ups and other experts to find out how you can grow your business without hiring any additional full-time staff. Boost technology and automation As you might have guessed, optimising your tech will pay off in the long run, even if there is an upfront cost.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-ups plan to change its nonprofit status.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Starting today, February 10, 2025, all merger filings will be subject to new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules. The new HSR rules will fundamentally alter the premerger notification process, and substantially increase the burden on filing parties, who will need to provide significantly more information and documents with their initial filings. Companies can take steps today to make filings under the new rules less burdensome and increase the likelihood of achieving antitrust clearance, such as.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Tucker Carlson, Nancy Grace, Megyn Kelly and Piers Morgan are among the clients of Red Seat Ventures, which now joins Rupert Murdochs empire.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

On January 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied the Federal Trade Commissions request for a preliminary injunction to block Tempur Sealys (the worlds largest mattress manufacturer) proposed acquisition of Mattress Firm (the largest U.S. mattress retailer with over 2,300 stores). With the FTC opting not to seek emergency relief from the Fifth Circuit, the deal closed on February 5, 2025.

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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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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Now is a 'prudent' time for investors to consider lowering their exposure to the 'Magnificent 7' cohort, Trivariate Research wrote in a recent note.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Chapter 11 plans contain various releases some in favor of the debtor and some in favor of certain nondebtor third parties. While creditors are bound by a Chapter 11 discharge, they have options for dealing with a plan's third-party release. Troutman Pepper Locke's Creditors Rights Toolkit is a series that provides practical insights to help creditors confront the challenges of commercial bankruptcy.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

State Street has today unveiled an update to its suite of trading solutions, GlobalLink, compiling a suite of trading, analytics, and research solutions into a single digital environment – known as LINK. Greg Fortuna The update is set to allow clients to make more efficient and effective trading decisions using next-gen infrastructure, said the firm.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) announced that it will (i) increase the dollar-based thresholds used to determine whether parties are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) and (ii) revise the HSR filing fee schedule. The FTC is required to revise various HSR thresholds annually based on the change in gross national product.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Rokos Capital Management has appointed Sabina Awan as trading solutions consultant, based in London. Awan previously spent 17 years at Fidelity International, serving in a range of senior positions. Most recently, she served as head of strategic initiatives for global trading. Prior to that, she worked as global trading business manager. Further roles at Fidelity International include stints as fixed income trading business manager, senior fixed income change manager, and senior fixed income

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

All indications appear to point toward a robust market for health care mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the coming year. Inflation finally appears to be easing. With that, we may continue to see interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The incoming Administration is bringing with it renewed optimism among business leaders regarding the United States economy.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Appaloosa Management raised its stakes in Alibaba, PDD and JD.com in the fourth quarter as they continued to be among Tepper's biggest holdings.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

As we reflect on 2024, our Polish Corporate/M&A practice has once again proven its dedication to delivering exceptional legal services and strategic guidance to our clients. This year has been marked by a series of significant transactions that highlight our expertise across various industries and our ability to manage complex deals with precision and efficiency.

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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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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Overview: SBA New Rules After the typical protracted process of rulemaking, the SBA issued a final rule on December 17, 2024 that went into effect January 16, 2025. Most of what went into effect was fairly benign and formalized what was accepted practice through court decisions and accepted practices. This included: Minority Controls When a large business makes a minority investment in a small business contractor, there are some minority shareholder rights that allow the minority shareholder to

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Delaware corporations contemplating conversion to another state should take note of the Delaware Supreme Courts recent decision in Maffei, et al. v. Palkon, et al., in which the court ruled that Tripadvisors decision to reincorporate in Nevada was subject to business judgment review because no existing or threatened litigation was alleged.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

NXP has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kinara, Inc., a leader in high performance, energy-efficient and programmable discrete NPUs.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

COMPETITION - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11675 - Carlsberg / Britvic) - Commission clears acquisition of Buderus by Mutares (M.11801)-Midday Express.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Mike Khouw breaks down an 'iron condor' options trade in Palantir.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

This summer, the U.S. Department of Justice requested additional information on Alterra Mountain Co.'s planned acquisition of Arapahoe Basin, known as A-Basin, signaling the first DOJ challenge to a ski mountain merger in nearly 30 years.

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Deal Lawyers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Delaware courts continue to slog their way through a stream of lawsuits in which plaintiffs seek to have the entire fairness standard applied to an M&A transaction by claiming that a substantial minority stockholder should be regarded as a conflicted controller. Late last month, in Turnbull and Acosta v. Klein, et. al., (Del. Ch.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Mariner announced the acquisition of Cardinal Investment Advisors. Mariners advisory assets will grow to $550 billion in the first quarter of 2025. By: Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

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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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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick, Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acadian Timber Corp. (Acadian) (TSX:ADN) has signed an agreement to purchase assets of A & A Brochu, LLC (A & A Brochu) and its affiliates for a total price of U.S. $4.8 million. The assets include harvesting, trucking, and road building equipment, as well as related real estate, in the Millinocket, Maine region.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Evercore ISI is getting bullish on the chip giant despite its recent losses in the wake of developments from Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leviathan Gold Ltd. ( Leviathan , the Company ) (LVX TSXV, 0GP Germany) is pleased to announce the acquisition (the Acquisition ) of Foca Metals Corp. ( FMC ) (previously named LS Lithium Corp.) pursuant to a share exchange agreement dated November 22, 2024 (the Agreement ), among the Company, FMC and the shareholders of FMC (the FMC Shareholders ), and thereby a 100% indirect interest in the Foa Project ( Foa , the Project ),

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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?

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