JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As an avid Red Sox fan and former Los Angeles resident who often attended Dodgers games, I may still be basking in the Yankees’ loss in the World Series. Whatever the reason, I can’t help but draw parallels between the game of baseball and the world of M&A. Both are games of strategy, requiring a deep understanding of the market landscape, a keen eye for opportunity, and the ability to make quick decisions under pressure.

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TechCrunch: M&A

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Nokia, once the world’s biggest mobile phone company but now mainly a provider of infrastructure and services to telecoms carriers, has made an acquisition in its bid to be a bridge between the worlds of tech and telecoms. It’s acquiring Rapid, formerly known as RapidAPI, a startup that operates an API marketplace. Nokia will be […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Targeted, Actionable SMART Goals to Help Your Team Drive Greater Efficiency, Compliance, and Strategic Value - We’ve known for a while that legal operations teams are a strategic partner to the wider business, but thanks to research from organizations like McKinsey & Company, the legal ops function has gained more recognition as a core hub in corporate legal departments on a global scale.

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H. Friedman Search

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

There’s an old adage when it comes to sales in general: once you’ve closed the sale, shut up, say thank you, and leave. That’s after you have closed the deal – obviously. Can that adage be applied elsewhere? What happens when it’s in the interview process itself? Can you talk too much or say the wrong thing to an interviewer? Let’s dig into that today.

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CNBC: Investing

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Omaha-based conglomerate bought more than 1.2 million shares of the pizza chain for a stake worth about $550 million at the end of September.

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TechCrunch: M&A

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Silicon Valley unicorn Lyten will gain equipment and space to start making its lithium-sulfur batteries. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Sustainable Trading has launched its new Member Progress Framework, offering an effective way to engage directly with the firm and sustainability practices in the trading industry. The framework offers a practical, step-by-step approach for firms to make measurable progress, earn recognition and contribute to higher industry standards, the firm said.

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Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Companies are constantly under pressure to grow and innovate in today’s fast-paced business world. Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) have become famous for achieving these goals. While organic growth is always an option, M&A can provide a shortcut to market expansion, giving companies a significant edge. What is M&A? M&A refers to the consolidation of companies through mergers and acquisitions.

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CNBC: Investing

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Baron Capital chair and CEO first invested $400 million in Tesla between 2014 and 2016, and he said the early bet has made him $6 billion so far.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

On November 1, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce of China, together with five other governmental departments, issued the newly revised Measures for the Administration of Strategic Investment in Listed Companies by Foreign Investors (the “New Measures”). The New Measures introduce several key changes to the regulations governing foreign strategic investments in A-share listed companies and cross-border share swaps.

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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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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Liquidnet has released a new liquidity seeking algorithm for users operating within its dark space. Named SmartDark, the equities algorithm is designed to enhance institutional execution by prioritising order routing to venues with larger executions and better price stability. “Today’s markets remain volatile and complex for buy-side traders to navigate,” said Alan Polo, head of sales and trading, Americas, at Liquidnet.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.

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CNBC: Investing

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

BlackRock launched the USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund on Ethereum earlier this year.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Below is his conversation with Jordan Gerber, a Managing Director at Caber Hill Advisors, an M&A advisory firm that focuses on helping privately-held, middle-market businesses transact with strategic or private-equity-backed buyers. Jordan has over 25 years of experience as an M&A advisor across diverse industries. In this Q&A, Jordan talks about how his background helps him advise sellers, the current state of lower middle market M&A activity, and what sellers can expect when co

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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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Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The rise of strategic M&A is being driven by several factors, including the increasing pace of change, the need for companies to grow and innovate, and the availability of financing. Companies are under constant pressure to stay ahead of the competition in today’s business environment. M&A can allow companies to access new markets, technologies, and customers quickly.

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European Investment Bank

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The COVID-19 crisis triggered a reduction in investment by European firms, affecting both tangible assets like buildings and machinery, and investments in intangible assets like research and development (R&D) and training. This paper uses European Investment Bank Investment Survey (EIBIS) data to compare and explain how these different types of investment were affected by the shock.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) and innovation have become synonymous in recent times, with the promise of more efficiency than ever before without breaking the bank clearly proving too good to resist. But what does the persistent evolution of AI mean for capital markets specifically? In a world characterised by its complexity and high barriers to entry, is the promise of conclusive simplicity perhaps just too good to be true?

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In this episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Liz Campbell, Chief Investment Officer at Portfolio Advisors, a global private asset manager specializing in the US middle market. Together with its parent company FS Investments, Portfolio Advisors manages over $82 billion in assets, giving Liz unparalleled insights into today’s private market landscape.

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CNBC: Investing

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The upcoming launch of Nvidia's Blackwell AI architecture could boost its stock by another 19%, according to Piper Sandler.

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The New York Times: Banking

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

A strong economy is giving Federal Reserve officials room to move “carefully” as they lower interest rates, the central bank chair said.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

oneZero Financial Systems has received investment of an undisclosed sum from Golden Gate Capital as it seeks to expand its role across the global OTC asset trading market. Andrew Ralich Chief executive and co-founder of oneZero, Andrew Ralich, said: “Golden Gate Capital’s investment is a seamless extension of our beneficial relationship with LMP.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The UK financial services regulators, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), have recently set out their final policy on the assessment of acquisitions and increases in control of PRA and FCA authorised firms.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Washington, DC – November 14, 2024 – IT Nation , a global community of over 400,000 members, including thought leaders, industry pioneers, and IT ecosystem experts, is thrilled to announce the recipients of the inaugural 2024 Torch Awards at IT Nation Connect , ConnectWise’s signature event dedicated to uniting the MSP community for education, inspiration, and collaboration.

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CNBC: Investing

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Nvidia's still in early growth stages as artificial intelligence capabilities continue to progress, according to Redburn Atlantic.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors Serves as Exclusive Financial Advisor Baltimore, MD – November 19, 2024 – Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (“CCA”) is pleased to announce it has served as the exclusive financial advisor to AMA Analytical Services (“AMA”), an environmental testing specialist, focusing on asbestos, metals, and microbial analysis in its sale to SGS, a leading testing, inspection, and certification company worldwide.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Goodwin is presenting a two-part publication series covering life sciences trends involving license deals, M&A, and financing for Greater China’s life sciences sector.

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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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TM Capital

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle November 12, 2024 I knew Bernie for over four decades and, no matter how long I live, I will never encounter another soul who combines Bernie’s selfless generosity, empathy, passion for sharing knowledge and great humor. I watched in awe for nearly 25 years as Bernie envisioned groundbreaking philanthropic responses to social and medical challenges.

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CNBC: Investing

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

David Keller breaks down the charts on gold.

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Deal Lawyers

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In the wake of Crispo v. Musk, we blogged a lot in the last year about possible ways to address the enforceability issues with contractual provisions intended to preserve claims for lost premium that stockholders would have received had a busted deal closed.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

On November 12, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) previously announced final rule expanding the scope of premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act was formally published in the Federal Register.

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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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