The DeepSeek sell-off: What major analysts are saying about Nvidia, possible AI bubble popping
CNBC: Investing
JANUARY 27, 2025
Despite the deep losses in Nvidia, many analysts saw it as a buying opportunity.
CNBC: Investing
JANUARY 27, 2025
Despite the deep losses in Nvidia, many analysts saw it as a buying opportunity.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 10, 2025
The legal landscape surrounding blockchain technology underwent dramatic shifts in 2024, particularly in the United States, offering both remarkable opportunities and substantial compliance challenges. Governments introduced sweeping regulations, enforcement actions intensified and pivotal court rulings sent ripples across the crypto ecosystem.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 10, 2025
Alex Barrage, a partner with Troutman Pepper Locke, was quoted in the January 9, 2025 American Banker article, CFPB Rules, M&A Standards Most Likely CRA Repeal Targets..
CNBC: Investing
JANUARY 28, 2025
Retail investors bought more than $562 million worth of Nvidia stock on balance during the rout, data shows.
Advertisement
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?
The New York Times: Banking
JANUARY 14, 2025
Federal regulators said in a lawsuit on Tuesday that the giant bank deliberately underpaid savings account interest, even as rates rose.
Mergers and Inquisitions
JANUARY 8, 2025
Ive said before that nothing on this site is meant to be investment advice. That said, my annual investment/market updates always get a lot of traffic, so I thought it might be interesting to follow up on this years update with more of an advice article. If youre reading this right now, youre probably much younger than me. Ive now been working and investing for ~20 years and have made dozens of mistakes along the way.
Investment Banking Today brings together the best content for investment banking professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The TRADE
JANUARY 7, 2025
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has appointed April Day head of capital markets. Day has been promoted to the role, following 12 years at AFME, where she has previously served as head of equities. As part of the role, she oversaw equity capital markets (ECM), trading and post-trade activities. She also brings extensive experience in investment banking and capital markets to the new role.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 17, 2025
2025 promises a dynamic and challenging year for businesses as key antitrust cases set new precedent, private antitrust litigation will intensify, and legal battles evolve. In this first installment of the Wilson Sonsini Antitrust and Competition practice 2025 Year in Preview four-part series, we have compiled key antitrust litigation trends to watch for as you prepare for the year ahead, including.
Focus Investment Banking
JANUARY 17, 2025
Washington, DC (January 17, 2024) FOCUS Investment Banking (FOCUS), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Stillwater Technologies LLC (Stillwater) has been acquired by ReNEW Manufacturing Solutions (ReNEW). FOCUS represented Stillwater in this transaction.
TechCrunch: M&A
JANUARY 22, 2025
Hindustan Unilever has agreed to acquire beauty startup Minimalist for about $342 million, as the consumer goods giant seeks to expand in India’s fast-growing premium skincare market. Hindustan Unilever will initially acquire a 90.5% stake in the direct-to-consumer brand through secondary buyouts and primary investment, with the remaining 9.5% to be purchased from founders in […] 2024 TechCrunch.
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.
Mergers and Inquisitions
JANUARY 22, 2025
We sometimes get questions about why we dont offer an equity research course. People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. This view is mostly wrong: The Excel-based work has a ton of overlap, with a few differences here and there.
Beyond M&A
JANUARY 10, 2025
Spatial Computing: Transforming Investments with Immersive Technology The fusion of digital and physical worlds is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Spatial computinga blend of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and 3D mappingoffers investors a dynamic new frontier. It promises not just to change how we work, play, and engage with our environment but also to transform business operations and customer experiences fundamentally.
The TRADE
JANUARY 13, 2025
Clearwater Analytics is set to acquire Enfusion a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions provider for the hedge fund and investment management industry for $1.5 billion. Sandeep Sahai The definitive merger agreement confirms that the purchase price will be delivered in an approximately equal mix of cash and stocks. Clearwater is expected to pay $760 million in cash and issue between 23 million and 28 million new shares to Enfusion shareholders.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 13, 2025
M&A practitioners have long regarded the integration planning and execution process as one of the keys to a successful M&A transaction. However, in deals subject to pre-merger antitrust clearance, it is critical to navigate the line between deal provisions and arrangements intended to preserve the value of the target business and allow the parties to prepare for post-closing integration, versus those that could result in the buyer exerting control over the target business or accessing.
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.
Focus Investment Banking
JANUARY 8, 2025
Washington, DC, (January 9, 2025) FOCUS Investment Banking is pleased to announce that John-Michael Tamburro has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Technology Services group. With over 11 years of experience across the financial industry, John-Michael brings a wealth of expertise to his new role, where he will specialize in mergers, acquisitions, and growth strategies.
Cooley M&A
JANUARY 22, 2025
With every new year comes reflection and resolutions. But as we go to press well into January, it is worth a reminder that studies show nearly 90% of New Years resolutions will have already failed by the end of the month. Fortunately, for those with the ever common resolution to slim down, the life sciences sector offers inspiration. Unlike in 2023, when a Q4 dealmaking binge over the holidays led to the sector outperforming the market, life sciences M&A cut down and stuck with it throughout
PCE
JANUARY 14, 2025
The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape for 2025 is poised for significant and sustained growth. Lower interest rates, relative economic stability, and increasing investor confidence are expected to generate a broad range of transactions across sectors, as companies and investors seize new opportunities for innovation and expansion. How will you position your organization to take advantage of the opportunities in the year ahead?
Growth Business
JANUARY 22, 2025
By Michael Elias on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Self-financed or bootstrapped companies are unusual in many ways. Having been built without the use of external capital, they are usually run by their original founders. As a matter of necessity, bootstrapped companies tend to be tightly run, with strong margins, satisfied customers, controlled expenses, and a strong emphasis on cash management.
Advertisement
The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.
The TRADE
JANUARY 10, 2025
MetLife Investment Management (MIM) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire three investment teams and assets managed by Mesirow, an independent financial services firm. As part of the move, MIM is acquiring the high yield and bank loan, strategic fixed income and small-cap equity teams and certain related investment products. Nearly $6 billion of assets managed by the acquired team will transfer to MIM, under the terms of the transaction.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 9, 2025
As the healthcare and life sciences industry gears up for the highly anticipated JP Morgan Healthcare Conference later this month, stakeholders across the sector are focusing on key trends and strategies to make the most of this unparalleled networking and deal-making event. To help attendees make the most of the 2025 conference and related events, Morgan Lewis recently hosted its second annual Pre-JPM Conference Networking Event featuring a panel discussion of industry leaders, who offered.
Focus Investment Banking
JANUARY 21, 2025
Washington, DC (January 22, 2025) FOCUS Investment Banking , a premier middle market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Joe Tomarchio , a veteran automotive industry leader, has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor in its Automotive group. With decades of experience, including a distinguished tenure at Monro, Joe brings unmatched expertise and strategic insight to the FOCUS team.
Solganick & Co.
JANUARY 28, 2025
January 28, 2025 – Dallas and Los Angeles. Investment banking firm Solganick & Co. (“Solganick”) has issued its latest mergers and acquisitions (M&A) report on the IT Solutions and VARs sector. You can download the full report here: IT Solutions Providers Q4 2024 and 2025 Mergers Outlook The following summarizes the report: The IT Solutions Provider landscape continues its dynamic evolution, marked by a steady stream of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Q4 2024 and
Advertisement
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.
The New York Times: Banking
JANUARY 29, 2025
Michael Grimes, a top banker at Morgan Stanley, would become the latest leading tech figure to join the Trump administration, as a senior official at the Commerce Department.
Cisco: M&A
JANUARY 22, 2025
Learn about telemetry-first design in this latest blog from Kunal Hatode. At its core, telemetry design refers to the automated collection, transmission, and analysis of data from systems, devices, or applications. In the context of security operations, telemetry includes logs, metrics, and events generated by networks, infrastructure and applications.
The TRADE
JANUARY 22, 2025
What has your journey to the trading desk been like? I spent the first 20 years of my career at the global bulge bracket banks, first in investment banking and then on the institutional equity desks, in a cross-asset and special situations role. I started my career at Bear Stearns in 2001, then migrated to Credit Suisse in 2008. I was there through 2015, then Bank of America, before I joined Conversant Capital in early 2021.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 22, 2025
On January 3, 2025, Judge Paul R. Wallace of the Superior Court for the State of Delaware granted plaintiffs motion for summary judgment in a directors and officers (D&O) insurance denial case against. Harman Intl Indus. Inc. v. Illinois Natl Ins. Co., 2025 WL 24364 (Del. Super. Ct. Jan. 3, 2025). The Court found that the so-called bump-up exclusion, which excludes from coverage settlements that effectively increase a transactions value, was inapposite to a settlement of securities.
Advertisement
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.
Focus Investment Banking
JANUARY 8, 2025
Washington, DC, (January 8, 2025) FOCUS Investment Banking, a leading middle-market investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that Bob Lipton has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Human Capital Management (HCM) team. With decades of experience in law firm M&A, legal staffing and recruiting and private equity, Lipton brings unparalleled knowledge and a track record of success to the firm Bob Lipton has extensive experience advising businesses on mergers and acquisitions, gr
Solganick & Co.
JANUARY 27, 2025
January 27, 2025 – Dallas, TX and Los Angeles, CA – Solganick & Co. (“Solganick”) a leading investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services for fast growing and established software and IT services companies, is pleased to announce its recognition as a Top 10 Investment Bank in Axials 2024 League Tables.
TechCrunch: M&A
JANUARY 13, 2025
Clearwater Analytics, a company developing accounting, compliance, and risk reporting tools for asset managers, said on Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5 billion. Clearwater, which says it has obtained an $800 million loan to fund the transaction, along with a $200 million revolving line of […] 2024 TechCrunch.
Chesapeake Corporate Advisors
JANUARY 15, 2025
Chesapeake Corporate Advisors Serves as Exclusive Financial Advisor Baltimore, MD January 16, 2025 Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (CCA) is pleased to announce it has served as the exclusive financial advisor to Fireline Corporation (Fireline), a top-tier provider of fire and life safety services and equipment in the Mid-Atlantic, in its partnership with Encore Fire Protection (Encore), a leading provider of fire protection services on the East Coast.
Advertisement
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?
Let's personalize your content