TechCrunch: M&A

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Egyptian B2B e-commerce startup MaxAB and Wasoko, a Kenya-based e-commerce player with operations in Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia, are in talks to merge operations, TechCrunch has exclusively learned from multiple sources. They say talks are still ongoing and the agreement hasn’t been finalized yet. The merger talks come as B2B e-commerce companies in Africa […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In the December Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including a preview of the SEC’s latest regulatory agenda, an update regarding the Fifth Circuit vacating the SEC’s share repurchase rules, recent shareholder activism litigation, the FTC’s and DOJ’s final merger guidelines and California’s new anti-greenwashing disclosure requirements.

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How2Exit

DECEMBER 22, 2023

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Earlier this week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released the long-awaited 2023 Merger Guidelines. The final guidelines are the result of nearly two years of behind-the-scenes drafting, numerous public listening sessions and workshops, and the receipt of some 35,000 public comments.

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The New York Times: Banking

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The governor wanted to allow employers to use the agreements with high-paid workers, but was unable to work out a compromise with state lawmakers.

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CNBC: Investing

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The innovation investor said her biotech darling CRISPR Therapeutics in the multiomics space has the potential to be her top performer next year.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) jointly released their long-anticipated final 2023 Merger Guidelines after a notice and public comment period, during which they received more than 30,000 comments. The 2023 Merger Guidelines largely adopt the significant changes that the draft 2023 guidelines proposed over the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines, but with a few material differences.

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CNBC: Investing

DECEMBER 22, 2023

UBS says there's still more gains to come in the new year for the semiconductor industry, which has already undergone a massive rally in 2023.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) released the final 2023 Merger Guidelines (the Guidelines). While the final version of the Guidelines reflects some notable changes made in response to public comments on the draft version released in July 2023, the main takeaways remain the same.

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Finance

CNBC: Investing

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This year's blowout rally in shares of Nvidia looks poised for a pullback in 2024, according to a group of chart analysts at UBS.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) (together, the “agencies”) jointly released their final revised 2023 Merger Guidelines, reflecting modest adjustments from the proposed guidelines the agencies published for public comment this past summer.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Dollar finds feet as US inflation test looms By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar stabilised above a more than four-month low on Friday, with a key U.S. inflation gauge due later in the day that could offer clarity on how much room the Federal Reserve has to cut interest rates next year.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On Dec. 18, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued new merger guidelines (Guidelines), finalizing draft guidelines published in July and replacing the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines. The new Guidelines identify the procedures and enforcement practices the antitrust agencies will most often use to investigate mergers and other transactions, particularly those that are subject to premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

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CNBC: Investing

DECEMBER 22, 2023

These are analysts' favorite stock picks for 2024 as the sector benefits from easing interest rates and inflation.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new Merger Guidelines on December 18, 2023—dramatically expanding the number and type of transactions that the agencies will consider presumptively unlawful.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Cybertruck designer says Tesla stainless steel pickup is no experiment By Nichola Groom and Cath Turner LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The angular, polarizing design of the Cybertruck will help boost the Tesla brand, the electric vehicle maker’s chief designer said on Thursday, adding that the pickup was no experiment.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Canada’s federal beneficial ownership transparency requirements are changing again. Beginning January 22, 2024, federal corporations will be required to provide certain information from their registers of individuals with significant control (“ISC Registers”) to the federal government, which will then enter that information into what is to become a publicly accessible database.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 22, 2023

UK recession might be under way after economy shrinks in Q3 By William Schomberg and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy might be in a recession, according to data that showed it shrank between July and September, shortly after finance minister Jeremy Hunt took the rare step of suggesting the Bank of England might cut […]

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On Dec. 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new Merger Guidelines that explain how both agencies will analyze whether potential transactions may violate the antitrust laws. The Merger Guidelines provide important insight into the types of transactions the agencies likely will investigate and may challenge and so are relevant to potentially merging parties, the business community and the public at large.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Italy business and consumer morale pick up in December ROME, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Morale amongst Italian businesses and consumers increased in December, data showed on Friday, offering hope of an pick-up in economic activity for the euro zone’s third largest economy at the start of next year.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Government issued an updated PPP rule in September 2023 pursuant to the Minister of National Development Planning/Head of the National Development Planning Agency Number 7 of 2023 on the Procedure for the Implementation of Public-Private Partnership Scheme in the Provision of Infrastructure ("Regulation 7/2023"). Regulation 7/2023 revoked the previous PPP rule under Regulation of the Minister of National Development Planning/Head of the National Development Planning Agency Number 4 of 2015.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Technology, sportswear makers pull down European shares By Khushi Singh and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -European shares inched lower on Friday, weighed down by technology and sportswear makers, while investors were on tenterhooks ahead of a crucial U.S. inflation print and markets assessed domestic data to back bets of lower interest rates next year.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Competition law reform in Canada is in full swing, with several important changes to the Competition Act (Act), including new rules relating to market studies, mergers and abuse of dominance now in effect. Additional amendments will come into force in December 2024. These changes were previewed in our Blakes Bulletin: Canadian Government Introduces Important Amendments to the Competition Act.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 22, 2023

German home prices tumble amid property rout By Tom Sims and Rene Wagner FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Residential property prices in Germany continued their fall, dropping 10.2% in the third quarter from a year earlier in a further grim sign for the real-estate sector in Europe’s largest economy, data on Friday showed.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This week, Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker announced the appointment of Chief of Staff Tiffany Thurman, Chief Deputy Mayor of Planning and Strategic Initiatives Aren Platt, and Chief Deputy Mayor of Intergovernmental Affairs, Sustainability, and Engagement Sinceré Harris. Also announced were the appointments of City Hall veterans Robert McDermott and Ami Patel as budget director and deputy budget director, respectively, as well as the retention of Finance Director Rob Dubow, who has served in the.

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CNBC: Investing

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Some investors were able to take advantage of the relentless chaos this year, while others didn't do so well.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In Anderson v. Magellan Health, Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery raised the standard for awarding mootness fees in settled M&A disclosure cases that resulted in supplemental disclosures, holding that fees can be awarded only where the plaintiff secures supplemental disclosures that are “plainly material” rather than just “helpful,” which was the prior standard.

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PE Hub

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The transaction is a partial realization of the existing stake to a pool of existing and new investors. The post CPP Investments to sell down stake in European business software firm Visma appeared first on PE Hub.

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