JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit in federal district court 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.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

French grocery delivery startup La Belle Vie is acquiring Frichti, another food delivery service that was placed under court-ordered receivership. TechCrunch can confirm that the court picked La Belle Vie’s offer over three other offers, as Les Échos reported earlier.

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How2Exit

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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H. Friedman Search

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As I got to sit down and write this week’s blog, I could not stop thinking, “It’s been a while since I wrote a blog that is directly written to the hiring manager.” Most, if not all, of my blogs always address the needs of the candidate ; however, today we are going to shift our focus and look directly at the needs of the hiring manager. With the fourth quarter rapidly approaching and headcount again a priority for 2024, the question begs itself: why should Mr. or Mrs.

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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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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech - Whilst many European start-ups have struggled to successfully execute funding rounds at valuation levels of yesteryear, more mature fintechs have pivoted to acquisitions and partnerships to fuel growth. These are trends we expect to continue in the medium term, as IPO markets remain uncertain.

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Beyond M&A

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

I was in the gym amidst the grunts and clangs and couldn’t help but notice the parade of Herculean torsos and ‘guns’ seemingly anchored by the daintiest of legs. It’s the sort of body form that’s become almost a gym uniform, blending into the backdrop of barbells and dumbbells. As someone bestowed with the affectionate moniker ‘Lucky Legs’ at school (“Lucky they don’t break”), I have an eagle eye for such disparities.

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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

"We are going to have a recession, because that's the way the world works," TCW CEO Katie Koch said at CNBC's "Delivering Alpha" conference.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

We interview Professor Stuart C. Gilson of the Harvard Business School to gain his insights on how firms create value. Professor Gilson is an expert on valuation, credit and financial statement analysis, and corporate transactions. He has developed several Harvard Business School case studies for teaching MBAs and executives.

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The New York Times: Banking

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

It is one of Europe’s fastest-growing economies, and while investors and tourists are flocking to the country, memories of austerity measures are still fresh for Greeks.

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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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Beyond M&A

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

“Lost and Founder” by Rand Fishkin stands out for its refreshing honesty and transparency. It’s this transparency that not only builds trust in his message but also sets a real, relatable tone for the reader. Transparency: A Foundation for Trust Despite being the founder of Moz, a successful company that offers SEO tools, Fishkin narrates his personal experiences including living in an apartment rather than a lavish mansion (as I assume all founders of well-known SaaS platforms

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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Altimeter Capital Chair and CEO Brad Gerstner is massively bullish on artificial intelligence, saying the power of the advanced technology could even …

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Minister of Finance recently introduced Bill C-56 to implement certain proposals announced by the Prime Minister designed to lower prices and “make life more affordable” for Canadians. The bill provides details of the proposed amendments to the Competition Act (Act) noted in our bulletin of September 19, 2023. These amendments relate to new market study powers, repeal of the efficiencies defence for mergers and additional powers to address a broader set of agreements that negatively affect.

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The New York Times: Banking

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The war in Ukraine is intensifying longstanding frictions in a region of Moldova called Gagauzia. A Moldovan convicted of plundering his country’s banking system sees an opportunity.

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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.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Sizes of European government debt trades halve in 2023-ICMA By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Investors are having to put on much smaller trades more frequently in Europe’s government bond markets this year, trade body ICMA said on Wednesday, against a backdrop of declining liquidity as markets adjust to sharply tighter monetary policy.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Two designers from New Zealand built a wildly popular social network for movie buffs. Now, they’re cashing in (and sticking around for the sequel).

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has focused on the potential harm that loyalty discounts and bundled prices could cause to competitors and their access to customers. A vendor offers a bundled discount when it offers to sell two or more products for a lower price than it charges for those same items sold separately. Traditionally, such discount programs have been viewed as procompetitive because they often result in lower prices and concerns that overenforcement might chill companies

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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

James Shanahan at Edward Jones downgraded Berkshire shares to a hold rating from buy and removed B shares from the firm's U.S. stock focus list.

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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.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Dollar scales 10-month top as rate jitters persist By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar rose to a 10-month high against its major peers on Wednesday, toppling the euro and sterling to 6-month lows and pushing the yen deeper into intervention territory, as the prospect of higher-for-longer U.S. rates gripped markets. U.S.

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Cisco: M&A

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Zero trust network access (ZTNA) is the ideal alternative to cellular gateways and VPN solutions for remote access. But in OT environments, ZTNA needs to be distributed.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

On September 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a groundbreaking complaint in federal court against PE fund Welsh Carson and its portfolio company, U.S. Anesthesia Partners (USAP), making good on its promise to ramp up enforcement against PE funds and roll-up acquisitions.

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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Berkshire has trimmed its HP stake in two separate sales recently, leading some to believe that Buffett's intention is to dump the tech bet in its entirety.

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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.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Oil jumps 3% as steep US crude stocks draw adds to supply concerns By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices surged 3% on Wednesday, after U.S. crude stocks fell more than expected, adding to worries of tight global supplies. Brent crude futures breached $97 a barrel, and were up $2.70 to $96.

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The New York Times: Banking

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Banks hold enormous amounts of real estate debt, and regulators are nervous. But a fast-moving crisis is unlikely because the government has extensive control of the system.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Details of the Merger - Golf fans and professional golfers alike were shocked by the news in early June that the PGA Tour (“PGA”) would be merging with the newly founded LIV Golf League (“LIV”) after disparaging each other over the two-year lifecycle of LIV. In a dramatic change of heart, the two tours announced they would be merging, with the nonprofit PGA retaining full control over its tournaments, and its commercial and business rights being rolled into a new for-profit entity which would.

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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We polled 300 CIO, equity strategists and portfolio managers about where they stood on the markets for the rest of 2023 and beyond.

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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.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Germany bans neo-Nazi group, raids members’ homes BERLIN (Reuters) – German authorities raided dozens of locations nationwide on Wednesday after interior minister Nancy Faeser banned a right-wing extremist group accused of spreading Nazi ideology.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Trading infrastructure provider Exegy has entered into an introducer partnership with Level 3 historical data and analytics provider BMLL Technologies. The partnership will offer qualitative traders the ability to manually take granular, historical data to enhance algos and derive alpha by using the data in Exegy’s back-testing and simulation solutions.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In recent remarks, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General (PADAG) Marshall Miller of the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco will soon announce new voluntary self-disclosure guidance specifically tailored to mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

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