Beyond M&A

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Mature firms under private equity (PE) ownership often require guidance a few years before their next exit. Just as an architect assesses a buildings structural integrity before a major sale, we conduct exit readiness assessmentsevaluating cyber, people, product, and technology. Investors want top dollar for their investment, but there are always structural issues beneath the surface.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

These stocks in particular face downside risk if the U.S. and China ramp up their tit-for-tat conflict, according to the Wall Street bank.

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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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Mergers and Acquisitions Acquisitions Mergers 136

CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Nvidia shares have added 76% over the past year, but have been under pressure so far in 2025.

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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?

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The New York Times: Banking

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

They have no fiduciary duty in many cases and can profit from customers confusion. But wheres the line between unsavory and illegal?

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

European leveraged finance markets back on track -European leveraged finance markets rallied strongly in 2024, with momentum for new deals and opportunities for borrowers and lenders alike in 2025 - Europe's leveraged finance markets enter 2025 following a solid performance in 2024, with the syndicated loan and high yield bond markets rallying and private debt remaining active.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The asset manager said this is its biggest fee cut ever and will save investors about $350 million this year.

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Deal Lawyers

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Almost a year ago, the Delaware Chancery Court issued its decision in Palkon v. Maffei (Del. Ch.; 2/24) — denying a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against TripAdvisor’s board and controlling stockholder. The lawsuit challenged the boards decision to reincorporate from Delaware to Nevada.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Privately held businesses are rarely bought or sold as is. Buyers of most businesses usually expect the sellers to make a comprehensive set of representations or reps. In other words, statements about the business that the sellers promise are true. These representations often serve two purposes: first to prompt a seller to make disclosure in a document called the Disclosure Schedule if a representation is untrue, and the other is to allocate the involved risks between buyer and seller if.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Selling or growing your business requires careful preparation, the right advisory team, and strategic foresight. Business owners often dont know where to start with these steps when considering a sale or investment deal. Below I answer this question along with other common questions I am asked about navigating the process. What are the differences between a strategic buyer and a financial buyer?

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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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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods says MicroStrategy has big upside potential thanks to its novel and ambitious bitcoin treasury strategy.

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Deal Lawyers

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In a brief, one-page order this week in In re Anaplan, Inc. Stockholders Litigation (Del.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

PRA and FCA proposals to revamp bankers remuneration rules would reduce the number of in-scope material risk takers (MRTs), while enabling more MRTs to benefit from proportionality exclusions. Banks would have greater autonomy when identifying MRTs but would need to tighten governance guardrails. In the PRA and FCAs joint consultation paper (PRA consultation paper 16/24 | FCA consultation paper 24/23) on bankers remuneration reform, they propose simplifying MRT rules to tailor them more for.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Potential buyers will be looking at this metric if youre considering selling your business, you should too. Its counter-intuitive as a manufacturing business owner, youd love to land the major contract, the exclusive deal, the one big order with one name-brand customer that can anchor your operations for months or even years to come. A large, steady revenue stream is a good thing, isnt it?

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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.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The software company turned "bitcoin development" firm unveiled a new name and logo ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings.

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Deal Lawyers

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Earlier this week in Krevlin v. Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund (Del. Ch.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Below is our Corporate / M&A decisions update covering decisions in the third quarter of 2024. Decisions from the Delaware Court of Chancery this quarter included an analysis of the assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) process (In re Wack Jills), dismissal of a securities fraud class action brought by investors (In re Lucid Motors), interpretation of advancement and indemnification clauses (Gilbert v.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Investec Bank is set to launch a new electronic trading platform aimed at facilitating low-touch equity trading, The TRADE can reveal. Dominic Lowres Named ZebrA-X, the platform will help mid-market clients execute at scale with limited signalling” “Over the past 18 months, we have observed significant changes in the medium-scale electronic agency landscape, particularly due to recent mergers and acquisitions within the industry, Dominic Lowres, head of electronic trading and executi

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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.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate purchased roughly 2.3 million shares for about $54 million in separate transactions Thursday through Monday.

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Shares 132

Financial Times - Banking

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

1869 scheme will invest in the Wall Street banks private market vehicles

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

On January 22, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published in the Federal Register its annual adjustments for notification thresholds regarding proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act), which will become effective 30 days after publication, on February 21. These threshold adjustments are based on the annual change in the U.S. gross national product.

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Cisco: M&A

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Introducing Rev Up to Recert: AI, featuring 34 hours of free learning, earning active Cisco certification holders up to 34 Continuing Education creditsfor free.

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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.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Shares were more than 5% lower before the opening bell on Monday.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Kinematics announced the successful completion of its acquisition of P4Q. The combined company becomes the largest supplier of motion control technology.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Sheppard Mullin partners, Cyrus Abbassi and Leonard Lipsky, served as panelists at the annual Orthopedics Today Conference in Kauai, Hawaii, held in January 2025. During a spirited discussion with various stakeholders in the orthopedics industry, they noted the following key takeaways: 1. Despite Skepticism of Private Equity, Interest Remains Unsurprisingly, some physicians expressed skepticism about private equity investment in orthopedic practices and ancillary services.

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Cisco: M&A

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

A year in review As we look back on a remarkable year at Cisco Networking Academy, we celebrate our enduring legacy as one of the longest-standing IT skills-to-jobs programs in the world.

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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.

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Activist Third Point recently wrote a letter to Soho House, calling on the company's board to ensure a fair sales process for the company.

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The New York Times: Banking

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Leading the elite Wall Street firm Cravath, he became a go-to adviser on mergers and acquisitions all the big deals that were going on in the 80s and 90s.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Food Venture Financing - Trends Lever VC announced that it completed a first close of $50 million for a new fund dedicated to early stage agrifoodtech startups.

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Cisco: M&A

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Get ready to immerse yourself in the heart of innovation with Learning & Certifications at Cisco Live Amsterdam 2025.

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Securities 98

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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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