JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The moniker “venture capital” is believed to have originated from the financier John Hay Whitney. Having served in World War 2, Whitney returned to the United States with a new mission: to spread American ideals of free enterprise by supporting fledgling entrepreneurs. He distinguished his investment method from traditional private equity or investment banking by making riskier investments in new, unproven businesses with the aim of larger returns should these businesses succeed.

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TechCrunch: M&A

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Onfido, an early mover in the world of identity verification using computer vision and other AI tools, is getting acquired, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. Entrust — the privately held company that provides a range of certification and verification services around payment cards, passwords, network and website access, device access and more — is buying […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

On January 25, 2024, the SEC announced the settlement of cease-and-desist proceedings against Northern Star Investment Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The SEC alleged that the company failed to disclose preliminary de-SPAC negotiations with a target company in its IPO prospectus and falsely disclosed that it had not identified any potential targets or engaged in substantive discussions.

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Deal Lawyers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We haven’t generally been sharing developments in the saga between Disney, Trian and Blackwells here — I’m sure you’ve read about the moves made by the company and the two activists elsewhere.

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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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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Development: On January 24, 2024, the European Commission ("EC") unveiled a package of five fresh initiatives aimed at strengthening the European Union's ("EU") economic security (the "Package"). This will likely increase the walled-garden approach of the EU market with expanded control of inbound investments and possibly also novel restrictions on outbound investments.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

On January 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules (the “Final Rules”) to enhance disclosure and investor protection in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) by special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) and in business combination transactions involving shell companies, such as SPACs, and private operating companies (so-called “de-SPAC transactions”).

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

CleanSpark shares jumped after the company revealed plans to expand its mining presence and potentially double its hashrate in the first half of the year.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While Chris van Heerden’s recent article gave some cause for optimism over the fundraising environment for 2024, for now on the ground we are continuing to see significantly longer lead times before funds hit their target size, even for top-tier sponsors.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Nvidia, which has outpaced its peers in the "Magnificent Seven," looks especially expensive after its 37% advance in 2024.

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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.

Finance

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) requires parties to transactions meeting certain size thresholds to make notification filings with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and to observe a waiting period before closing.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

CME Group is set to expand its interest rate complex with the launch of US corporate bond index futures in summer 2024, subject to regulatory review. The new futures contracts will be based on the Bloomberg US corporate index and the Bloomberg US high yield very liquid index. The two indexes measure the performance of investment grade corporate bonds and a liquid, diversified component of the high yield corporate bond market, respectively. “As corporate debt issuance continues to increase

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced revisions to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after March 6, 2024. The FTC is required under the Clayton Act to revise the HSR thresholds annually based on changes in the gross national product.….

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Global Banking & Finance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

AI is changing the cybersecurity game. And new strategies are needed to win. By: Lloyd Webb, VP sales engineering, EMEA, SentinelOne Generative AI has opened the door to a new and sophisticated set of threats to the enterprise. Adversaries are using the technology to execute machine speed attacks with less dwell time.

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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.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The previously announced Hart­-Scott­-Rodino Act (HSR Act) jurisdictional filing thresholds and fees will go into effect on March 6, 2024. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) previously announced increases to HSR Act jurisdictional thresholds will go into effect and capture all transactions that close on March 6, 2024 or thereafter.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Analyst Jairam Nathan downgraded Tesla to neutral from outperform and slashed his price target for the automaker by about 20% to $195.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

On January 22, 2024, 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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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

From data center operators to suppliers, Barclays has a myriad of entry points for investors looking to capitalize on booming electricity demand.

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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.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) thresholds and HSR filing fees, which will become effective on March 6, 2024. The revised thresholds will apply to any merger or acquisition closing on or after the effective date.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Adam Neumann, the co-working company’s onetime chief, has sought for months to buy the now-bankrupt business, but accuses its current leaders of stonewalling him.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in collaboration with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a proposal to overhaul the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification program. If adopted, the new requirements would dramatically increase the time and cost of preparing filings. The FTC estimates that the new rules will increase the time filers need to prepare the HSR filing by 12 to 222 hours per submission, imposing a substantial burden on transacting parties.

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Global Banking & Finance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

China’s exchanges restrict stock selling by some hedge funds SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s stock exchanges are restricting share selling by some hedge funds, four fund managers and a broker said, in the latest attempt to stabilise a market that has slumped to five-year lows.

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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.

Business

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The 2024 adjusted HSR threshold is $119.5 million and goes into effect on March 6, 2024. All transactions valued below that amount will be exempt from the HSR filing requirement. The 2024 adjusted Size of Party thresholds for transactions valued below $478 million are $23.9 million and $239 million.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Missed the boat on Nvidia's booming artificial intelligence-fueled rally? You can still get on the A.I. bandwagon with this age-old chip darling.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

On 29 December, 2023, Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 on the Regulation of Competition (the New Law) was issued, replacing Federal Decree-Law No. 4 of 2012 (the Old Law) and introducing a new merger control regime, including a number of new concepts which will potentially lead to parties in M&A transactions having to file merger control filings.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Elanco CEO Jeff Simmons expects the company to debut six products over the next two years that will each see more than $100 million in peak sales.

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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.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Linden Capital Partners has announced it will sell Specialty Networks to Cardinal Health for $1.2 billion in cash. Specialty Networks, founded in 2018 and based in Cleveland, is an integrated, multi-specialty organization with group purchasing organizations, life sciences and research solutions in urology, gastroenterology and rheumatology.

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Cisco: M&A

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Apple is the marquee example of a great company that disrupts itself and others in the market. Two weeks ago marked the 40 th anniversary of the Mac.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There's a streaming play continuing its comeback on Tuesday, but the charts suggest investors may want to wait before buying more.

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