TechCrunch: M&A
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Travel startup Layla — backed by firstminute capital, M13, Booking.com co-founder Andy Phillipps, Skyscanner co-founder Barry Smith and Paris Hilton — said today that it has acquired AI-powered itinerary building bot Roam Around. Layla didn’t disclose the valuation of the deal. Roam Around was founded last year by Shie Gabbai, a former Google employee who […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
H. Friedman Search
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
“I Know Everyone!” It is a very simple phrase, to say the least, but what does it refer to exactly? It can mean one of two things when dealing with recruiting. It can be a hiring manager saying, “I know everyone, so there is no need for your services.” It can be from a potential candidate saying, “I know everyone, so I do not need assistance locating a new position.
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JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
2023 was a pivotal year for the beverage and food industry globally, creating new categories of winners and losers across the board. With a full year of operations largely relieved of pandemic-era restrictions, restaurant companies that survived the pandemic posted record numbers. On the other hand, packaged beverage and food companies, especially early stage packaged goods companies, faced a tight financing market and increased regulations, squeezing margins and, in some cases, driving.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
The market skeptics are busy flagging what they see as parallels between today and 1999, the year the '90s bull market went parabolic and sentiment came unhinged.
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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?
TechCrunch: M&A
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Klaus — an Estonian-born startup which emerged in 2019 to aid customer services agents — has been acquired by global customer services platform Zendesk for an undisclosed amount. Last year Zendesk also acquired Tymeshift, a workforce management tool, to fold into its product. It would be remiss of us not to mention that the downturn […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Diamondback Energy and Endeavor Energy Resources are both major players in the booming Permian Basin.
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CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Nvidia's powerhouse run is far from over, according to Loop Capital.
The New York Times: Banking
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Federal reparations would help redress both the grievances of American history and the racial inequities that still define the present.
How2Exit
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
b' E186: Matt Raad: Flipping Websites and Building Passive Online Businesses - Watch Here rn rn About the Guest(s): rn Matt Raad is a specialist in buying and selling websites and has extensive experience in the online business space. He is the co-founder of the Digital Investors Program and has helped numerous individuals transition from corporate careers to running successful web-based businesses.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Welcome to the January 2024 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese legal and business communities. This edition of the Japan Newsletter addresses a number of interesting subjects across industries and legal practice areas, including new laws that may affect companies that do business in the US.
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.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
The Omaha-based juggernaut climbed 2% last week, reaching the $600,000-per-share mark for the first time ever on Thursday.
The New York Times: Banking
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
As their losses pile up, Chinese investors are losing confidence not only in the stock market but in the government’s ability to turn the economy around.
How2Exit
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
b' E185: Mid-market M&A Advisory Services in a Changing Economic Landscape with Steve Conwell - Watch Here rn rn About the Guest(s): rn Steve Conwell is a co-founder of Final Ascent, a mid-market M&A advisory firm specializing in exit planning and succession strategies. With a background in audit and entrepreneurship, Steve brings a wealth of experience to his role as an advisor and coach for businesses preparing for sale.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The European Commission’s (“Commission”) substantially revised Market Definition Notice (“Revised Notice”) will make it significantly easier for it to allege that mergers and other transactions (“mergers”) are likely to “significantly impede effective competition.”.
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.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Berkshire requested that the Securities and Exchange Commission keep the details of one or more of its stock holdings confidential.
The New York Times: Banking
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Frequent natural disasters and high inflation have led insurers to raise premiums, and forced many customers to pare back their policies.
Deal Lawyers
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Cooley recently blogged about the highlights of 2023 activist campaigns.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
IN THIS FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE - UNITED STATES - New Merger Guidelines Released - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) issued their updated Merger Guidelines on December 18, 2023. The new guidelines include several potential enforcement theories from the prior guidelines but also introduce new concepts not addressed in prior versions.
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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.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
There is no need for Ancora Advisors to reinvent the wheel at Norfolk Southern. Activists have used a key strategy at a slate of railways.
The New York Times: Banking
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
A slowdown in consumer and business spending held Japan back at the end of last year, with the economy contracting for the second straight quarter.
Deal Lawyers
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Deciding whether a public company needs to disclose preliminary merger negotiations is always a challenging process, but the SEC recently announced an enforcement proceeding against a SPAC that serves as a reminder that getting that decision wrong can have a significant downside.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
In June 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a proposed rule that would dramatically change, and increase the burden of, Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (the “HSR Act”) pre-merger antitrust filings. Many observers expect these rules to become effective by summer of 2024. However, the exact nature of the final rules, and when they will become effective, remain uncertain.
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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.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Shares of TKO, which made its public trading debut on Sept. 12, are up 7.4% this year.
Financial Times - Banking
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Remuneration of $31mn comes after boss pared back bank’s lossmaking push into retail banking
Deal Lawyers
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
In a recent letter ruling in Icahn Partners LP v. deSouza, (Del. Ch.; 1/24), the Chancery Court held that an activist nominee was not permitted to share privileged and confidential information received in his capacity as a director with the hedge fund that nominated him.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Chancellor Kathleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery grappled with this question in a recent derivative lawsuit challenging Tesla’s performance-based equity award with a potential USD55.8 billion maximum value and USD2.6bn grant date fair value to Tesla CEO Elon Musk (the “2018 Grant”).
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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.
CNBC: Investing
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
TipRanks' analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, including Verizon and Enterprise Products Partners.
Tyton Partners
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Choose to Learn 2024: K-12 Parents Poised to Explore New Educational Options The Choose to Learn K-12 initiative, launched in 2022, investigates the evolving landscape of parents’ K-12 education options, shedding light on the motivations, barriers, and aspirations of parents actively exploring alternative educational pathways for their children. Building on insights gained from Choose to Learn 2022 , this latest work assesses the breadth of preferences from 2,000+ parents for alternative ed
Deal Lawyers
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
PitchBook recently published its 2023 Venture Capital Valuations Report, and not surprisingly, the news is pretty grim. VC valuations continued to head south from their 2021-22 levels. Not surprisingly, exit prospects weren’t great either.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Rising interest rates and stubbornly high inflation contributed to a subdued deals market in 2023. There was, however, no shortage of M&A highlights across the energy and infrastructure sectors, including the year’s two largest transactions. Originally published in IFLR, February 2024.
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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?
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