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Getir is a sign of what’s to come in the M&A market in 2024

TechCrunch: M&A

Many people, myself included, predicted a wave of startup acquisitions in 2023 as companies rooted in good ideas but built on not-so-good business models ran out of money. That largely didn’t happen, but there are signs it will in 2024. Funding volume and deal count continues to slow down, according to Q3 data from PitchBook, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Where Do The Flying Rumors Leave You?

H. Friedman Search

As you likely know, last week a major bank came out and said they are seriously looking at their current stand on their role in the field of public finance. This comes on the heels of another major investment bank announcing they are out of negotiated public finance but will remain a strong buyer of bonds in the competitive field. This has definitely provoked a lot of questions and concerns about the future of public finance.

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Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q3 2023

JD Supra: Mergers

After steadying during Q2, it appears the overall volume of deals in the healthcare industry declined in Q3 compared with Q2, and year-to-date 2023 is still down from last year. A slumping economy has no doubt played a large role in the decline, and, as discussed in our last report and below, the current regulatory environment is only exacerbating the situation.

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Mark O'Donnell of EOS Worldwide: Transforming Company Culture and Driving Business Success

How2Exit

b' Mark O'Donnell of EOS Worldwide: Transforming Company Culture and Driving Business Success - Watch Here rn rn Here is what my team and I learned from this interview: (These are notes from team members, writers, sometimes AI, and even listeners who submitted what i learned loosely edited and shared here) - If it seems a bit unrefined, you're reading our notes, so. yeah.

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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.

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Confirmed: Palo Alto has acquired Talon Cyber Security, sources say for $625M

TechCrunch: M&A

Palo Alto Networks has just confirmed one more major piece of security startup M&A out of Israel: It has acquired Talon Cyber Security, a specialist in building enterprise browsers for securing distributed workforces sources. Source say the deal is valued at $625 million. This is PA’s second Israeli security acquisition within a week: Last Tuesday, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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A Guide to the Corporate Transparency Act.

JD Supra: Mergers

The purpose of the Corporate Transparency Act isto “better enable critical nationalsecurity, intelligence, and law enforcement efforts to counter money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and other illicit activity” by creating a national registry of beneficial ownership information for “reporting companies.” Please see full Publication below for more information.

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Helping Business Owners Achieve a Seamless Exit: An Interview with Christine McDannell

How2Exit

b' Helping Business Owners Achieve a Seamless Exit: An Interview with Christine McDannell - Watch Here rn rn Here is what my team and I learned from this interview: (These are notes from team members, writers, sometimes AI, and even listeners who submitted what i learned loosely edited and shared here) - If it seems a bit unrefined, you're reading our notes, so. yeah.

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Citigroup Discriminated Against Armenian Americans, Regulator Says

The New York Times: Banking

The bank agreed to pay nearly $26 million to settle claims that its employees denied an immigrant community in Southern California fair access to its credit cards.

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Patient Disney shareholders get some good news: The dividend is coming back

CNBC: Investing

For the first time since 2020, Disney is resuming paying a dividend to return capital to shareholders as the media giant continues its turnaround.

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The Corporate Transparency Act: Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Certain Companies Doing Business in the United States

JD Supra: Mergers

Beginning January 1, 2024, certain privately held companies, known as “reporting companies,” will be required to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report to identify, and provide personal information about, their direct and indirect owners to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) under the reporting rules of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the underlying regulations.

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The Great Game of Business: Teaching Financial Literacy and Ownership

How2Exit

b' The Great Game of Business: Teaching Financial Literacy and Ownership - Watch Here rn rn Here is what my team and I learned from this interview: (These are notes from team members, writers, sometimes AI, and even listeners who submitted what i learned loosely edited and shared here) - If it seems a bit unrefined, you're reading our notes, so. yeah.

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Why banks are suddenly closing down customer accounts

The New York Times: Banking

Surprised individuals and small-business owners can’t pay rent or make payroll, and no one ever explains what they did wrong.

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Warren Buffett keeps selling BYD. Why some analysts still say it’s a buy

CNBC: Investing

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has more than halved its stake in Chinese electric car stock BYD over the last 18 months, filings show.

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Key Considerations for Managing Multijurisdictional Merger Review Proceedings

JD Supra: Mergers

During TransPerfect Legal’s third annual Antitrust Clearance and Merger Enforcement conference, a panel of leading antitrust attorneys shared their strategies for overcoming the challenges presented by multijurisdictional merger control filings and clearance proceedings. The expert panel included Teisha Johnson, Partner at Baker McKenzie LLP; Lindsey Champlin, Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP; John Davis, Senior Counsel at Crowell & Moring LLP; and Santiago Roca Arribas, Special Legal Con

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UK-based CapVest acquires Recochem from HIG Capital

PE Hub

Recochem is a Montreal-based manufacturer, marketer and distributor of aftermarket transportation and household fluids. The post UK-based CapVest acquires Recochem from HIG Capital appeared first on PE Hub.

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CobaltFX launches alternative FX messaging service to combat post-trade pain points

The TRADE

CobaltFX has launched an alternative post-trade messaging service to reduce risk in FX and combat the lack of competition in the market. According to Andy Coyne, founder of CobaltFX, a Single Point of Failure (SPoF) in FX post-trade messaging – created by market consolidation – poses a threat to the entire global financial ecosystem. Coyne highlights that a number of ‘overdue’ core improvements need to be made, including execution messages having alternative solutions that can run free of charge

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75% of Warren Buffett’s equity portfolio is in just 5 stocks. Here’s what they are

CNBC: Investing

The Omaha-based conglomerate said approximately 75% of is aggregate fair value was concentrated in five companies at the end of the third quarter.

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Life Sciences Snapshot – A Quarterly Report on Financing Trends – Q4 2023

JD Supra: Mergers

This report series examines quarterly trends in life sciences venture investment. Key findings for Q3 2023 include: Life sciences VC deal value in Q3 2023 totaled $7.7 billion, representing an uptick from last quarter across fewer deals. Total deal value has grown each quarter in 2023 for a year-to-date (YTD) total of $21.4 billion, compared with $28.9 billion closed in the same period in 2022.

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Parkview Dental Partners secures investment from Cathay Capital

PE Hub

Currently, Parkview manages 22 dental practices that provide both general dentistry and specialty dental services. The post Parkview Dental Partners secures investment from Cathay Capital appeared first on PE Hub.

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UK corporate venture capital firms by sector

Growth Business

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success In the UK, cleantech, AI, health and biotech dominates venture capital funding – a trend that looks to continue into Q4 and early in the new year. In sectors such as cleantech and fintech, there are large corporates with their own venture capital arm looking to invest in disruptive start-ups.

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Monday's analyst calls: Big auto upgrade, a lithium downgrade and Nvidia optimism

CNBC: Investing

The new week kicked off with a downgrade to the world's largest lithium producer and an upgrade to one of the best-known car brands in the world.

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The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust & Life Sciences - November 2023

JD Supra: Mergers

European Commission Orders Unprecedented Unwinding Of Illumina’s Acquisition of GRAIL. For the first time, the European Commission has ordered reversal of a consummated transaction, Illumina Inc.’s 2021 acquisition of GRAIL Inc., a company developing blood tests for cancer detection.

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ParkerGale scoops up two market intelligence firms Gap Intelligence and Deep.ad

PE Hub

As part of the transaction, the combined company will be led by Greg Munves as CEO. The post ParkerGale scoops up two market intelligence firms Gap Intelligence and Deep.ad appeared first on PE Hub.

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6th Annual Partner Innovation Challenge: Remarkable Growth, Outstanding Winners

Cisco: M&A

Cisco Partner Summit 2023 marks a significant moment—and the ideal stage for us to proudly unveil the victors of Cisco’s sixth annual global Partner Innovation Challenge.

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Greenlight's David Einhorn — up 27% this year — is on a 'buyers' strike' and worries about geopolitics

CNBC: Investing

"We are effectively on a 'buyers' strike' again and did not establish any material long positions" in Q3, Einhorn said in his latest investor letter.

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Update on Abuse of Dominance: New Competition Bureau Guidance and First Private Access Application

JD Supra: Mergers

The Competition Bureau’s new guidance on and the amendments to the abuse of dominance provisions in the Competition Act significantly expand the scope of these provisions. These developments, coupled with private access to the Competition Tribunal, have the potential to significantly increase the use of the abuse of dominance provisions and enable private parties to resolve commercial disputes using the Competition Act.

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LLCP-backed Resolution Economics picks up Affirmative Action Plan and acquired practice groups

PE Hub

The pre-employment testing services of Biddle Consulting Group operating under the name TestGenius were not part of the acquisition. The post LLCP-backed Resolution Economics picks up Affirmative Action Plan and acquired practice groups appeared first on PE Hub.

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Blending Emotions with Economics: Lia Holmgren’s Revolutionary Approach to Trading

Global Banking & Finance

Blending Emotions with Economics: Lia Holmgren’s Revolutionary Approach to Trading Trading education has traditionally been a field dominated by the hard sciences. Learners analyze charts, crunch numbers, and attempt to predict future market trends using complex strategies. Still, this approach often needs to include a critical and typically overlooked psychological component of the trading equation.

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Consumers are still spending, but they're under pressure. These stocks still have room to run

CNBC: Investing

The average American consumer is choosing to treat themselves with the occasional splurge, while saving where they can.

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Successor Liability and Bankruptcy Sales: Can I look to the Purchaser of My Customer’s Business for Payment of My Claim? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

JD Supra: Mergers

Troutman Pepper's Creditor’s Rights Toolkit is a series that provides practical insights to help creditors confront the challenges of commercial bankruptcy. Successor liability is a legal doctrine that sometimes permits a creditor to look to a successor entity for payment of its claim. Generally, bankruptcy sales protect purchasers from such claims under Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, but there are limited exceptions.

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FET to acquire Variperm Energy Services from SCF Partners

PE Hub

Variperm is a Calgary-based provider of downhole sand control products and services to the Canadian energy industry. The post FET to acquire Variperm Energy Services from SCF Partners appeared first on PE Hub.

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Enhanced third party data for optimised execution

The TRADE

How can third party data be used most effectively to react to market shifts? Market volatility and the continuously changing regulatory environment demand faster response to client needs. Access to high quality data is crucial but thanks to innovation and AI we are now able to enhance foreign exchange trading workflow in a most efficient way. Auto execution RFQ trading is one solution to ensure speed of execution in stressed market conditions with the benefit of better serving the clients while

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These luxury stocks won't lose their luster even as sales growth slows to pre-pandemic levels

CNBC: Investing

Luxury stocks are seeing growth normalize from their pandemic-era highs, but analysts believe there are still promising investment opportunities in the sector.

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