JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In the realm of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), due diligence is a critical phase where a buyer’s acquisition team assesses potential risks and opportunities before finalizing the terms of an agreement to purchase its target company. By: Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 17, 2024

In navigating the complex world of private company mergers and acquisitions (M&A), understanding recent legal decisions is paramount. From governance disputes to acquisition agreement nuances, each case discussed sheds light on pivotal aspects of M&A transactions.

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Sun Acquisitions

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have always been a powerful tool for companies to grow and expand. In the future, M&A activity is expected to remain strong, driven by several key trends: Technological innovation: Companies increasingly seek M&A to acquire new technologies and capabilities.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 6, 2024

What regulates M&A? 1 Relevant Authorities and Legislation - 1.1

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How2Exit

MARCH 10, 2025

E271: How This Dealmaker Closes a Business Acquisition Every Week—WITHOUT Using His Own Money! With decades of experience in technology, business acquisitions, and rollups, Richmond has developed a reputation for structuring creative and sustainable deals.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced an increase to the annual adjustment of the monetary thresholds that apply to mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures per the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act). The HSR Act governs the transactions that must be reported to the FTC and U.S.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it approved changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act), as amended, that apply to parties who enter into HSR Act reportable mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. The HSR Act governs which transactions must be reported to the FTC and U.S.

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TechCrunch: M&A

MAY 3, 2023

Databricks today announced that it has acquired Okera, a data governance platform with a focus on AI. Data governance was already a hot topic, but the recent focus on AI has highlighted some of the shortcomings of the previous approach to it, Databricks notes in today’s announcement.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 25, 2024

It is one of the hardest questions a company can face: after discovering criminal conduct inside your company, do you self-report to the government or not? Recent statements by senior Department of Justice (“DOJ”) officials, however, strongly suggest that significant policy changes are afoot in the mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”).

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The intersection of economic indicators and HSR transaction trends offers essential insights for professionals navigating mergers and acquisitions (M&A). economic performance, and its implications for eDiscovery, cybersecurity, and information governance. This report analyzes the most recent data on HSR filings, U.S.

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Midaxo

AUGUST 16, 2023

We were unable to answer every question from the engaged audience of M&A professionals during the session. We were unable to answer every question from the engaged audience of M&A professionals during the session. This is the second piece in a two-part blog series. Read the first part here.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 5, 2024

In contemplating a potential acquisition in the United States, there are multiple considerations that require significant analysis to achieve the strategic goals of such acquisition. It is paramount to consider the applicable US political and regulatory implications before acquiring businesses or assets.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 11, 2023

billion merger. The FTC sued Microsoft in December in an attempt to stop its acquisition of the gaming giant, which owns massive franchises like World of Warcraft and Call of Duty; the government body worried that the deal would “enable Microsoft to suppress competitors.” This ruling is a great sign for Microsoft.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says that Three and Vodafone’s planned $19 billion merger — announced 15 months ago — could lead to higher prices for consumers, diminished service such as smaller […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 17, 2023

While a new director joined the Board in 2020, he was ousted barely a year later in 2021 following some self-serving corporate governance maneuvers geared at maintaining the underperforming status quo and the mummified Board’s grip on power. Today Stratasys announced that its board has unanimously rejected Nano Dimension’s offer.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 26, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions involving companies that conduct business with the federal government present a unique set of challenges. Several statutes and regulations are implicated in such corporate transactions, whether the federal government is a company’s smallest customer or its only customer. On March 18, 2024, U.S.

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TechCrunch: M&A

MARCH 22, 2024

s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that it’s launching a formal “phase 2” investigation into the planned merger between Vodafone and Three UK. The CMA says that the deal could lead to higher prices for consumers, while also impact future infrastructure investments. All rights reserved.

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 7, 2024

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) planned $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks is one step closer to completion — the U.K.'s s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that the deal won't face any further scrutiny. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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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. We want to ensure that the acquisition of iRobot by Amazon does not have a negative impact on businesses and consumers, by distorting competition on the relevant markets. last month.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 18, 2024

After the sale or acquisition of a business or its assets, there are often one or more post-closing requirements that business owners must complete. In deals involving government contractors, two of these requirements are especially important: contract novation and size recertification.

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The M&A Lawyer

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Mergers & Acquisitions practice relies heavily on the use of forms and precedent. Each document in our M&A forms database is available for purchase in Microsoft Word format and reflects what is, in my opinion, a reasonable starting point for drafting and negotiation. Our M&A forms database is set forth below.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Governments play a pivotal role in European bank M&A: State coffers play significant roles. . - “Challenger” bank M&A catches fire: The UK grabs headlines with Coventry Building Society’s and Nationwide Building Society’s respective acquisitions of The Co‑operative Bank and Virgin Money.

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Align Business Advisory Services

JULY 8, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the lower-middle market ($10-200 million) are increasingly influenced by Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors. These ESG factors are no longer just a box to check; they have become central to the decision-making process in M&A transactions.

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TechCrunch: M&A

MAY 3, 2023

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed today that it’s launching an initial “phase 1” merger inquiry, with the relevant stakeholders given a two-week period to provide comment. A full plate The Adobe-Figma acquisition is the latest in a long line of M&A transactions that the U.K.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 23, 2023

The UK’s bank ring-fencing regime puts barriers in the way of mergers and acquisitions by ring-fenced bodies. The government has recently evidenced its intention to relax these, both as part of its review of the regime generally and, during times of crisis, for specific acquisitions. By: Allen & Overy LLP

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MergersCorp M&A International

DECEMBER 2, 2024

New York, NY – The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in New York is excited to announce its strategic partnership with MergersCorp M&A International, an american leading investment banking and advisory firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate finance.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 22, 2023

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has become a megatrend in mergers and acquisitions and is here to stay. G" is for corporate governance issues, such as anti-money laundering, bribery, By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 6, 2024

Regulatory changes and government antitrust scrutiny of merger and acquisition activity have led to increased attention to Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Second Requests. The past few years have been busy in the M&A space.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 9, 2025

Qualcomm’s acquisition of Alphawave, which makes a range of wired connectivity and compute technologies, comes a few months after the bigger chip company bought the generative AI division of Vietnamese startup VinAI, as well as internet of things company Edge Impulse. Qualcomm has agreed to acquire Alphawave Semi, a U.K.

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MergersCorp M&A International

DECEMBER 31, 2024

As we stand on the precipice of 2025, the landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is set to undergo significant transformations driven by a confluence of economic, technological, and geopolitical factors. Increased Regulatory Scrutiny As M&A activity heats up, so too does the scrutiny from regulatory bodies.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

JANUARY 7, 2023

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Are M&A Contract Clauses Value Relevant to Target and Bidder Shareholders? After a record-shattering year for M&A in 2021, a crescendo that built over a decade, powered by unique pandemic conditions, 2022 was, statistically, a reversion to the mean.

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Midaxo

APRIL 25, 2023

Introduction This article showcases how ChatGPT can serve as an effective M&A consultant by demonstrating how it can be used to help develop a best practices-based M&A playbook. An M&A playbook is a comprehensive framework that guides an organization’s M&A activities from start to finish.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 12, 2025

As part of the acquisition, which closed last week, Clay’s small team, including its co-founders Zachary Hamed and Matthew Achariam , is joining Automattic’s Other Bets Division. The tool will continue to be supported and will later be integrated with other Automattic products, like Beeper.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 12, 2023

The megabucks deal, which sits among the biggest tech acquisitions of all time, was always likely to attract regulatory scrutiny when it was announced way back in May last year. Europe greenlights Broadcom’s $61B VMware acquisition by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch followed suit in March. followed suit in March.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 11, 2023

When Vodafone and Hutchison-owned Three in the U.K. announced their plan to merge in a non-cash deal to create a $19 billion mega mobile operator in June of this year, we noted that it would likely face a sizeable regulatory hurdle. The next chapter in that story opened today: The country’s Competition and Markets Authority, […]

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How2Exit

MAY 16, 2023

Ron Concept 1: Grow Business Through Acquisitions Growing a business through acquisitions is an attractive option for many entrepreneurs. Acquisitions can be an efficient way to quickly expand a business, gain market share, and increase profits. He is an expert in this space and has learned a lot from his own experiences.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

MARCH 23, 2023

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Are M&A Contract Clauses Value Relevant to Bidder and Target Shareholders? Coates, Darius Palia and Ge Wu; Allocating Risk Through Contract: Evidence from M&A and Policy Implications (discussed on the Forum here ) by John C.

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