Sat.Nov 25, 2023 - Fri.Dec 01, 2023

article thumbnail

SpaceX acquires parachute company for $2.2M – because it turns out space-rated parachutes are very hard

TechCrunch: M&A

SpaceX is known for its vertical integration, but one component it’s been outsourcing is parachutes — until earlier this month, when the company quietly acquired parachute vendor Pioneer Aerospace after its parent company went bankrupt. The Information first reported the news. This is the second known acquisition for SpaceX, which acquired small satellite startup Swarm […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

IT 327
article thumbnail

Ireland Introduces Foreign Investment Screening Regime

JD Supra: Mergers

The Development: The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the "STCT Act") was signed into law on October 31, 2023, introducing a new investment screening regime in the Republic of Ireland ("Ireland") with a mandatory filing system and a broad call-in power.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Inside Tips From A Professional Recruiter: Counteroffers

H. Friedman Search

How Do You Avoid A Counteroffer? As we start to wrap up the end of the year, starting today I will be sharing brief but poignant inside tips to help from a professional recruiter. Whether you are a candidate looking for a position, a hiring manager, or internal HR, all should find these tips especially useful and insightful. The purpose of sharing these ideas is that if everyone (both the candidate and the hiring managers) is aware of them, the process should go much more efficiently with no sur

article thumbnail

Gold Bars and Tokyo Apartments: How Money Is Flowing Out of China.

The New York Times: Banking

Chinese families are sending money overseas, a sign of worry about the country’s economic and political future. But a cheaper currency is also helping exports.

Economics 142
article thumbnail

Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

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?

article thumbnail

Yieldstreet to acquire real estate investment platform Cadre

TechCrunch: M&A

Alternative investment platform Yieldstreet announced today that it has agreed to acquire Cadre, an online real-estate-focused investment platform aimed at institutional and high net worth investors. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2015, Yieldstreet gives people a way to invest in areas like real estate, marine/shipping, legal finance, commercial loans and […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

More Trending

article thumbnail

A ‘true master of investing:’ Top value investor on how Charlie Munger changed the craft

CNBC: Investing

The investing community lost one of its pillars Tuesday with the death of Charlie Munger, according to Ariel Investments' Charles Bobrinskoy.

article thumbnail

Gold Bars and Tokyo Apartments: How Money Is Flowing Out of China.

The New York Times: Banking

Chinese families are sending money overseas, a sign of worry about the country’s economic and political future. But a cheaper currency is also helping exports.

Economics 137
article thumbnail

NomuPay, formed out of Wirecard’s ashes, acquires Total Processing for tooling and customer service

TechCrunch: M&A

NomuPay — the payments startup that was formed out of some of the healthier pieces of the dramatically failed fintech Wirecard — has made an acquisition as it continues on its trajectory of better economies of scale. It has picked up Total Processing, a startup out of Manchester that builds payment processing solutions for functions […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

article thumbnail

The Subtle but Significant Shift at U.S. Justice Department

JD Supra: Mergers

In October, deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco made headlines when she announced a new leniency policy at the U.S. Justice Department for companies that disclose compliance violations discovered during mergers and acquisitions.

article thumbnail

Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

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.

article thumbnail

How Munger and Buffett's 60-year partnership was so special: 'Charlie and I have never had an argument'

CNBC: Investing

The journey to Munger and Buffett's unparalleled success was full of learning, experience and laughter, but never an argument.

144
144
article thumbnail

Trump Bankers Testify They Did Not Rely on Him When Assessing Net Worth

The New York Times: Banking

The testimony of witnesses from Deutsche Bank lent support to a central plank of former President Donald Trump’s defense in the civil fraud case against him.

Bank 132
article thumbnail

Amazon’s iRobot purchase sucks up formal competition concerns in EU

TechCrunch: M&A

European Union regulators have sent Amazon a formal statement of objections setting out competition concerns over its proposed acquisition of robot vacuum maker, iRobot. The step does not confirm the EU will seek to block the deal but it shows antitrust regulators do remain concerned. It could therefore push Amazon to offer remedies to EU […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

article thumbnail

U.S. Anesthesia Partners and Welsh Carson File Motions to Dismiss FTC Antitrust Case

JD Supra: Mergers

As reported in a prior blog post, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit in federal district court in September alleging that U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (“USAP”), and the private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“Welsh Carson”), which created USAP, executed a multi-year anticompetitive scheme to consolidate anesthesiology practices in Texas, drive up the price of anesthesia services provided to Texas patients, and boost their own profits.

article thumbnail

How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

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.

article thumbnail

Regulation is the main sticking point for crypto as bitcoin inches to another new 2023 high

CNBC: Investing

Bitcoin rallied to start the week, touched a 2023 high to end it and suffered a brief drop in between, weighed down by the trouble at Binance.

IT 137
article thumbnail

IoT Transportation Leadership Summit: Innovation on the Move

Cisco: M&A

Across the United States, local communities, transportation departments, and transit, port, and turnpike authorities are seeking new and better ways to deliver on their mission-critical objectives to… Read more on Cisco Blogs

article thumbnail

Consider three lenses when building your go-forward brand

TechCrunch: M&A

Your business must ensure that internal and external targets understand what the merged company will deliver and how it will make it happen. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Business 179
article thumbnail

Employee Ownership Trusts: Full Steam Ahead After Government’s Fall Economic Statement

JD Supra: Mergers

On November 21, 2023, the Government of Canada released its Fall Economic Statement. Among the measures included in the statement are improved tax incentives for Employee Ownership Trusts (“EOTs”).

Economics 185
article thumbnail

Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

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.

article thumbnail

Bitcoin’s next pullback is a buying opportunity before price heads to $40,000, says Wolfe Research

CNBC: Investing

Bitcoin's price may be due for one more pullback in the coming weeks and that could prove a good buying opportunity, according to Wolfe.

130
130
article thumbnail

Jezebel to Be Resurrected by Paste Magazine

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

The pioneering feminist website is being sold to Paste by G/O Media, which had shut down the site this month.

Media 144
article thumbnail

Cisco Live 2023 Melbourne: Cisco U. Theatre Sessions

Cisco: M&A

It’s that time of the year again! The holidays are upon us, and leaves are changing — depend ing on where you live — but most importantly, Cisco Live APJC in Melbourne is here!

105
105
article thumbnail

Revamping the Rules: Canadian Competition Act Update

JD Supra: Mergers

Expanded scope for private enforcement, wider net cast for merger reviews, and other amendments in latest reform proposals - On November 28, 2023, the Canadian government proposed significant and wide-ranging amendments to the Competition Act (Act) that were previewed in the government’s Fall Economic Statement.

Economics 180
article thumbnail

How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

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.

article thumbnail

This China EV maker should not be worth so much less than Tesla, Bernstein says

CNBC: Investing

Tesla's most direct competitor is comparable across sales volumes, revenues and profits — and could rally 61%, according to Bernstein.

article thumbnail

Virtu and 360T integrate FX trading analytics and TCA

The TRADE

Virtu Financial and Deutsche Börse Group’s FX trading platform, 360T, have formed a new partnership, set to provide clients with an integrated FX trading analytics and TCA offering. As Virtu extends its offering to the 360T client base, users will be able to leverage the trading analytics in a fully integrated manner. “At 360T we are strongly committed to enable transparent and efficient FX trading workflows for our clients.

Trading 104
article thumbnail

Corporate America Has Dodged the Damage of High Rates. For Now.

The New York Times: Banking

Small businesses and risky borrowers face rising costs from the Federal Reserve’s moves, but the biggest companies have avoided taking a hit.

article thumbnail

Government’s “Generational Changes to Competition Law in Canada” Increase Risks for Canadian Businesses

JD Supra: Mergers

On November 28, 2023 the Canadian government unveiled another round of amendments to the Competition Act that had been previewed in its Fall Economic Statement the previous week. These changes, together with several amendments already introduced in September 2023, represent the most significant changes to Canadian competition law since the Competition Act was introduced in 1986.

Economics 175
article thumbnail

Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

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.

article thumbnail

Goldman's rising star stocks are seeing the biggest increase in popularity among hedge funds

CNBC: Investing

Goldman identified a slew of Russell 1000 stocks with the largest increase in number of hedge fund owners during the third quarter.

Funds 130
article thumbnail

Streaming Analytics Market to Surpass USD 125.64 Billion by 2030, exhibiting a CAGR of 28%

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

According to Fortune Business Insights, the global streaming analytics market size is projected to reach USD 125.64 billion in 2030, at a CAGR of 28% during the forecast period, 2023-2030 According to Fortune Business Insights, the global streaming analytics market size is projected to reach USD 125.

Business 104
article thumbnail

Citi Executive Sues the Bank Over Sexual Harassment

The New York Times: Banking

Ardith Lindsey, a managing director, is accusing the bank of tolerating a culture in which managers sexually harassed her.

Bank 123