JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 3, 2023

Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a major overhaul of the U.S. merger control reporting process. Among other things, the FTC’s proposed changes would require parties to a proposed transaction to submit many more documents, along with narrative submissions that would bring the U.S. process closer to the relatively more onerous requirement of European and Asian merger control regimes.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 6, 2023

DigitalOcean , the cloud hosting business, today announced that it’s agreed to acquire Paperspace , a New York-based cloud computing and AI development startup, for $111 million in cash. DigitalOcean CEO Yancey Spruill says that Paperspace’s infrastructure and tooling, once integrated with DigitalOcean’s products, will enable customers to more easily test, develop and deploy AI applications.

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Business Standard - FInance

JULY 4, 2023

Bank of India Mahila Samman Savings Certificate: The scheme was announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her Budget speech this year

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 3, 2023

Japan’s top lenders in fresh drive to win US investment banking deals By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top lenders aim to carve out a larger presence in U.S investment banking as they look to make better use of their massive balance sheets by winning a bigger slice of deals, executives say.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 6, 2023

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently approved injunctive relief as part of a strategy for settling mass tort claims through the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Bestwall LLC, an entity created by Georgia-Pacific LLC. A divided three-judge panel upheld a U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina injunction that barred asbestos- injury claimants from continuing litigation against a nondebtor, finding that the bankruptcy court had jurisdiction and applied.

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The TRADE

JULY 4, 2023

HSBC’s head of artificial intelligence (AI) for markets and securities services has departed for rival bank, JP Morgan, The TRADE can reveal. Ash Booth joins JP Morgan as applied AI lead for markets operations after spending the last nine years with HSBC in data science roles. “We wish him all the best in his future endeavours and thank him greatly for his extensive contributions during his nine years with the bank and in particular the impressive leadership on artificial intelligence and machin

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 4, 2023

UniCredit appoints new head of digital to replace Jingle after two years MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit has named Ali Khan, a cloud specialist who joins from consultancy PwC, as its new head of digital and information, replacing Jingle Pang, the Italian bank said on Tuesday.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 7, 2023

On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in concurrence with the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), announced a proposal to drastically overhaul the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification process. The proposed rulemaking is yet another step in this Administration’s pursuit of its ambitious enforcement agenda, furthering the goals outlined in President Biden’s Executive Order aimed at promoting competition in the American economy.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 7, 2023

Amazon’s planned acquisition of iRobot is now under in-depth antitrust scrutiny in the European Union. The $1.7 billion deal for the ecommerce behemoth to pick up the robot vacuum maker, announced just under a year ago , was cleared by competition regulators in the U.K. last month. But EU regulators are now stepping in for their own close sweep.

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The TRADE

JULY 5, 2023

AllianceBernstein (AB) has expanded its presence in the Middle East with a new office in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), becoming the latest in a string of global asset management firms to set up shop in the region. The move comes as part of AB’s strategic plan to strengthen its presence in the Middle East. AB has been granted a Category 4 Licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator of financial services conducted in the DIFC.

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 3, 2023

Sainsbury’s says UK food inflation falling as sales rise By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second largest supermarket group, said on Tuesday food inflation was starting to fall as a return to volume growth helped power a 9.8% rise in quarterly underlying sales.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 3, 2023

On June 27, 2023, the FTC announced a notice of proposed amendments to the premerger filing requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act.

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Business Standard - FInance

JULY 3, 2023

Several investors are concerned that since both stocks are among the widely held scrips in their portfolios, it could result in a fire sale of the entity at a beaten-down price.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JULY 5, 2023

ERP Success Partners is widening its geographical footprint by acquiring Createch’s NetSuite business in Montreal ERP Success Partners is widening its geographical footprint by acquiring Createch’s NetSuite business in Montreal

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 3, 2023

Amazon rolls out first European Rivian vans in Germany By Nick Carey (Reuters) – E-commerce giant Amazon will deploy its first European vans from U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian in Germany over the coming weeks as part of long-term plans to electrify its transportation network, it said on Tuesday.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 3, 2023

Morocco has enacted amendments to its competition law that will have significant impacts on its merger control regime. The amendments include increasing the minimum turnover thresholds for merger control filings, introducing a simplified filing form for no-issue transactions, and requiring a filing fee, with an optional expedited process for an additional fee.

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Business Standard - FInance

JULY 4, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India has rejected three applications, including the of West End Housing Finance, for setting up small finance banks. These applications were found not suitable for granting of in-principle approval to set up small finance banks, it said in a statement on Tuesday. RBI had received about a dozen applications to set up banks under the guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks (SFBs).

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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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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

JULY 7, 2023

The lawsuit targeted Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a well-known Wall Street law firm, for “unjust enrichment” related to Mr. Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter.

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 3, 2023

Arrival, Nikola signal more pain for EV startups (Reuters) -Arrival SA will terminate plans to merge with a blank-check firm and Nikola Corp will offload its newly acquired battery unit, the companies said on Monday, amplifying concerns over the struggles electric vehicle (EV) startups face in building scale.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 3, 2023

If the proposed rule is finalized, merging parties will face expansive requirements for HSR filings and lengthy filing preparation times. On June 27, 2023, the US Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("Proposed Rules") to amend the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Form and Instructions.

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Business Standard - FInance

JULY 1, 2023

State Bank of India, on Saturday, launched 34 Transaction Banking Hubs at 21 district centres across the country with an aim to provide quick and efficient Transaction Banking solutions to customers.Dinesh Khara, the chairman of the SBI, inaugurated the hubs, on the occasion of the 68th foundation day of the bank.As part of the transformational journey of Transaction Banking services and Current Account-related offerings, the bank's goal is to meet all customers' needs and provide comprehensive

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European Investment Bank

JULY 5, 2023

This publication gives an overview of the European Investment Bank’s support for gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. It details the Bank’s activities in the sector and highlights key projects. The stories, videos and case studies, illustrate how the Bank’s financing and advice help countries, regions and cities.

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 3, 2023

UK demands better deal for drivers in road fuel market By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will require supermarkets and retailers to give drivers access to live fuel prices at every petrol station on their phones or satnavs after the country’s antitrust regulator said competition had weakened in the sector since 2019.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 7, 2023

Blackford Capital has announced it has acquired PACIV. PACIV, with its U.S. headquarters in Indianapolis, is a provider of industrial process automation and systems integration.

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Business Standard - FInance

JULY 1, 2023

The Congress-led Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Saturday approved a four per cent increase in house tax amid protest by the BJP councillors. The proposal was supported by Congress members in a meeting of the SMC House and they said hiking the house tax was mandatory to get central government grants for various works. Mayor Surender Chauhan said according to guidelines of the Himachal Pradesh government, 10 per cent increase in tax is required but in view of better collection of tax, a fou

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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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CNBC: Investing

JULY 2, 2023

It's hard for investors who sat on sidelines during the first half's rally to shake off regret. These investors say opportunities still run rampant.

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 3, 2023

UBS goes on hiring spree for wealth managers catering to rich Americans By Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) -UBS has gone on a U.S. recruiting drive for wealth managers catering to rich Americans even as it considers culling 30% of its combined global workforce after the takeover of Credit Suisse.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 7, 2023

On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ, and together with the FTC, the Agencies) announced proposed changes to the premerger notification filing form and rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act.

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