DeepSeek Serves as a Warning About Big Tech
The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The arrival of DeepSeek shows us the competitive weaknesses of Americas tech giants.
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Private Equity Deal Activity Review & 2025 Outlook
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Despite initial expectations for a strong rebound in M&A activity driven by pent-up demand, private equity managers saw a slower recovery in 2024 than initially expected, with improvement in the latter half of the year.
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The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself
The New York Times: Banking
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
How did a successful, financially sophisticated banker gamble his communitys money away?
Private Placements in Florida Just Got Easier: Here’s How
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.
15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Citigroup Makes (and Then Fixes) an $81 Trillion Mistake
The New York Times: Banking
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The bank temporarily credited a customers account with trillions of dollars, adding to scrutiny of risk management systems after a series of errors.
A Niche Recruiter In Your Corner: Benefits For The Hiring Manager
H. Friedman Search
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
What can a niche recruiter do for me as a hiring manager? In a few words: they are to provide intel on the field, players in the market, and the general feel of the marketplace as it directly relates to public finance. A niche recruiter as the name portends knows the industry (the participants and the candidates) extremely well. The one thing I hear from especially new hiring managers is the statement, We know everyone, so there is no need for a recruiters service.
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The Final Chapter: Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Ruling in Favor of Larry Ellison and Safra Catz for NetSuite Deal Litigation
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On January 21, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancerys post-trial opinion in favor of the Defendants in In re Oracle Corp. Derivative Litigation. The post The Final Chapter: Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Ruling in Favor of Larry Ellison and Safra Catz for NetSuite Deal Litigation appeared first on Enhanced Scrutiny.
M&A Playbook for Acquiring AI-Powered Companies
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the business world, acquirors need to prepare for a deep dive when evaluating companies that use AI to enable their businesses or create proprietary AI. Key considerations for buyers targeting AI-driven companies include understanding how AI is being used, assessing the risks associated with AI creation and use, being mindful of protecting proprietary AI technology, ensuring cybersecurity and data privacy, and complying with the regulatory.
SEC says most meme coins are not securities
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 27, 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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Algorithms Are Modern Guardrails
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Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion
The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive
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The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-ups plan to change its nonprofit status.
Venture Capital Internships: The Best “Pre-Banking” Role?
Mergers and Inquisitions
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
With investment banking internship recruiting starting earlier and earlier, you also need to win pre-banking internships earlier. People debate the best options: Search fund internships , private equity internships , boutique bank internships, real estate internships, and even wealth management internships have their pros and cons. But some argue that venture capital internships beat many of these options or should at least be near the top of the list.
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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.
Delaware Court Holds Settlement of Underlying Securities Litigation Is Covered Under D&O Policy, Rejecting Insurers’ Assertion of the ‘Bump-Up’ Exclusion
JD Supra: Mergers
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Deutsche Bank selects LSEG compliance solution
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As Ramadan Nears, Syrians Feel the Pinch of a Cash Shortage
The New York Times: Banking
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential
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Fox Acquires Company Behind Conservative and True Crime Podcasts
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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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In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.
State Street unveils updates to its digital trading and FX platform
The TRADE
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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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The New York Times: Banking
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The announcement that the chain would close all 800 of its stores in 49 states comes after a period of financial turmoil.
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JD Supra: Mergers
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CNBC: Investing
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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data
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