TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 21, 2023

Singapore’s ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab has signed an agreement for its car rental unit Grab Rentals to acquire Trans-cab , the city-state’s third-largest taxi operator. The deal, Grab’s first local competitor acquisition, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2023 and includes “Trans-cab’s taxi and car rental business, maintenance workshops and fuel pump operations.” Founded in 2003, Trans-cab started with a fleet of 50 taxis and trie

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

The mergers & acquisitions market may wax and wane, but one thing in M&A is consistent from year to year: The Delaware courts issue opinions that impact M&A dealmaking. And this year is certainly no exception – Delaware courts continue to have plenty to say about M&A. While certainly not exhaustive (we were serious – the courts have been busy!

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Midaxo

JULY 21, 2023

1. Execute with confidence Post-merger integration (PMI) is a fundamental stage in realizing the value of an M&A deal. It is a complex process requiring careful planning and swift action while simultaneously maintaining core business activities. A successful post-merger integration typically requires changes in a company’s business operations, people, processes, culture and structure.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

Global Capability Centers (GCCs) located in India continue to evolve from labor arbitrage and cost savings initiatives to innovation centers for digital transformation, supporting cloud, mobile, data security, data analytics, AI, automation and other emerging technologies. Companies looking to establish a GCC in India (Companies) often engage a local or international service provider with in-country expertise, experience and professional connections (Facilitators) to facilitate setting up and.

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Deal Lawyers

JULY 21, 2023

Last week on TheCorporateCounsel.net, Liz blogged about the potential implications of the SCOTUS’s recent decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions on governance and securities lawyers. A recent BakerHostetler memo says that M&A lawyers also need to keep the decision in mind during their due diligence review of a potential target.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice released a draft update of the Merger Guidelines. The draft Guidelines describe how the agencies “review.mergers and acquisitions to determine compliance with federal antitrust laws.”.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) (each an Agency, and collectively, the Agencies) released a long-awaited draft version of revised Merger Guidelines (the Draft Guidelines), a set of public principles designed to provide information about how the Agencies may review mergers.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2023

The firm initiated coverage on Travere Therapeutics with an overweight rating and price target of $26, citing long-term growth potential.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

Companies pursuing acquisitions that require a filing in the United States under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) may, by year-end, face vastly expanded disclosure requirements necessitating far greater investments in time, effort, and planning.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2023

Microsoft shares catapulted to all-time highs this week after announcing pricing for an A.I. tool. Where the stock goes from here.

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

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

Proposing a radically different conception of government enforcement merger guidelines, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), on July 19, 2023, jointly issued draft merger guidelines (“Draft Guidelines”) that would replace current Merger Guidelines, which were revised last in 2010. Stating that the “goal of this update is to better reflect how the agencies determine a merger’s effect on competition in the modern economy,” the structure of the Draft.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2023

Analyst Ameet Thakkar lowered his rating on the stock to market perform from outperform.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

After months of delays, on 19 July 2023, the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (collectively, the Agencies) released for public comment a draft update of their Merger Guidelines (Draft Guidelines). They also released a brief fact sheet summarizing the Draft Guidelines.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2023

JPMorgan downgraded Blackstone shares to neutral from overweight, saying that many of the stock's positives are now priced in.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

On July 19, 2023, The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (the agencies) released a draft update of the Merger Guidelines that would significantly overhaul how the agencies review mergers and acquisitions. If enacted, the effect of the revisions would substantially shift the burden of proof to the merging parties and enable the agencies to block acquisitions without having to prove an anticompetitive effect.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2023

Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

Summary - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have taken steps to update the Merger Guidelines and overhaul the premerger notification process, each with a sharpened focus on the effect a merger may have on labor markets.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2023

Deal activity is poised to rebound, and here are some of the potential candidates for the next wave of mergers and acquisitions, according to Goldman Sachs.

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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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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

Buy-side executives in an M&A deal negotiate with their sell-side counterparts for months, plying them for information, assessing the seller’s weaknesses and pressure points, and even making informal entreaties when the parties’ standstill agreement says they shouldn’t —all to get the best deal for the acquirer. Under Delaware’s contractarian corporate regime—that would seem to be a good thing.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2023

Companies whose quarterly results top analysts' estimates may see their shares rise in the resulting enthusiasm.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

On July 19, 2023, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together, the Agencies) released a draft set of revised Merger Guidelines (the Revised Guidelines) to set forth the Agencies’ current view of the state of antitrust merger enforcement. The Revised Guidelines would replace the current Horizontal Merger Guidelines, which the Agencies adopted with broad bipartisan consensus in 2010, as well as the Vertical Merger Guidelines, which the Agencies.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2023

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood said her flagship innovation fund has reduced its China exposure to zero as the developing market faces an economic slowdown.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation took effect on 12 July 2023 to much fanfare. We take a look at the top five things PE funds need to know when considering acquisitions with a European footprint. The Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR") is the European Commission’s attempt to level the playing field for M&A deals by creating a mechanism to screen transactions involving investors who have received financial support from non-EU countries.

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Cisco: M&A

JULY 21, 2023

Founded more than 25 years ago , Cisco Networking Academy continues to be one of the longest-standing IT skills-to-jobs programs of its kind, in the world.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

On June 30, 2023, China’s antitrust authority – the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) – released draft guideline on standard essential patents (SEPs) for public comment. The comment period ends on July 29, 2023. Notably, this is the first time SAMR has sought to regulate SEP licensing conduct through a comprehensive document dedicated to SEP related antitrust issues.

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Cisco: M&A

JULY 21, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving market, companies are increasingly leveraging technology to create business value and agility.

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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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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a long-awaited draft update to their Merger Guidelines. This draft is the latest entry in a long series of guidelines that describe the agencies’ approach in reviewing proposed mergers and acquisitions.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2023

Dividend yields on banks have come down as shares have recovered, but these names are still generating enough income to cover their payouts.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 21, 2023

The fiduciary duty of loyalty may be modified or eliminated in the LLC context, where freedom of contract is paramount. For corporations governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), however, many Delaware practitioners understood that the duty of loyalty was sacrosanct and, unlike voting rights, appraisal rights, or the right to sell shares, could not be waived, limited, or barred in advance by parties in an agreement or otherwise.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2023

With the dollar beginning to fall as the Fed nears the end of its rate hike cycle, emerging market equities look set to benefit.

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