JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Venture Capital investment in retail fintech rebounded in Q2, according to a new report from PitchBook. Their Q2 2024 Retail Fintech Report shows deal value for this sector coming in at $4.5 billion for the quarter, an impressive 270.8% jump from Q1.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 3, 2024

3129 into law, certain investments in a healthcare facility, provider, or provider. The closely monitored legislative effort behind A.B. 3129 intended to provide the California Attorney General authority to review transactions beginning Jan. Newsom signed A.B. By: McGuireWoods Consulting

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In the latest of our quarterly webinars, we looked at selling illiquid investments in preparation for a buy-in, including. By: Mayer Brown

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 21, 2024

Join us for this episode of Financial Services Focus, where Lauren Pryor, Eric Edwardson, Haukur Gudmundsson and Krista Cooley dive into considerations for MSR (Mortgage Servicing Rights) fund investments and outline the complexities of MSR fund investments, touching on market structures, licensing requirements, and acquisition strategies.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Development: The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the "STCT Act") was signed into law on October 31, 2023, introducing a new investment screening regime in the Republic of Ireland ("Ireland") with a mandatory filing system and a broad call-in power. By: Jones Day

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 2, 2024

Investment in the healthcare industry requires careful consideration, as it involves numerous distinct areas of the law. Venable's Private Equity Investment in Healthcare webinar series explores the unique issues and timely developments that shape deals within the industry. By: Venable LLP

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TechCrunch: M&A

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Alternative investment platform Yieldstreet announced today that it has agreed to acquire Cadre, an online real-estate-focused investment platform aimed at institutional and high net worth investors. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 16, 2024

Canadian businesses involved in the interactive digital media sector, including video games and augmented reality, should be aware of the implications of the Investment Canada Act and the Canadian government’s recent policy statements on their efforts to attract investment from foreign investors.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 1, 2024

Investment app Robinhood is adding more AI features for investors with its acquisition of AI-powered research platform Pluto Capital, Inc.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 21, 2024

Primary investment grade bond issuance surged in Q1 2024 as investors ramped up exposure to high-quality borrowers in a high interest rate environment. In the US, investment grade corporate borrowers secured US$429.7 billion of financing in Q1 2024; the highest level of quarterly issuance since Q2 2020, according to S&P Global.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 26, 2024

Small Business Administration (SBA) published a direct and final rule (the rule), including substantive and technical amendments and clarifications to the Small Business Investment Company Investment Diversification and Growth Rule implemented on August 17, 2023 (SBIC IDG Final Rule). By: Troutman Pepper

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 6, 2024

The venture capital markets are experiencing a prolonged expansion in both the number and type of investors willing to make minority (non-controlling) investments.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 10, 2024

On 7 October 2024, the FCA issued a “Dear CEO letter” (“Letter”) to firms whose primary business is financial advice or investment intermediation. The Letter contains a summary of the FCA’s priorities and expectations of firms in this sector. By: Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 22, 2023

In Short - The Background: Luxembourg has introduced a new foreign direct investment regime with a suspensory mandatory notification requirement in relation to investments in a broad range of sectors. By: Jones Day

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

On 10 September 2024, the UK Government published its third Annual Report on the operation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA). Covering the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, the report gives a valuable insight into the workings of the UK foreign direct investment screening regime.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 16, 2024

For cross-border. By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Investment is a cornerstone of corporate governance under Federal Decree-Law No. This article explores the rights and responsibilities of shareholders regarding their investments and profit sharing, outlining the procedures for amending the Memorandum of Association in accordance with legal provisions.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The UK government has released its latest annual report on the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act, covering the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Canadian government has increased the monetary thresholds to determine whether a net benefit review of a foreign investment in Canada is required under the Investment Canada Act for 2024. All acquisitions of control of Canadian businesses by non-Canadian investors are subject to the Investment Canada Act.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Last weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill (AB) 3129, which would have required healthcare investors to notify and obtain written consent from the California Attorney General (AG) before investing in certain healthcare facilities and providers.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 26, 2024

New Regulations Will Require Additional Diligence for a Broad Array of Transactions, Including Many Investments in U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the “Outbound Investment” Security Program. and Global Businesses - On June 21, 2024, the U.S.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 29, 2024

On February 22, 2024, the Minnesota legislature introduced a bill (SF-4392 and companion bill HR-4206) which seeks to curb the control and acquisition over certain healthcare providers by private equity companies and real estate investment trusts (REITs). By: Lathrop GPM

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Impact investing has been gaining new prominence recently to respond to the environmental and social challenges that the traditional frameworks of philanthropy alone could not address. Some examples of impact investors include development finance institutions, banks, impact investing firms, family offices, public. By: Carlton Fields

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Singapore has joined the trend of countries exercising greater oversight over investments in domestic entities in strategically important sectors.

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European Investment Bank

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The European Investment Bank is participating in the 2X Challenge, a global initiative to improve women’s access to quality employment, support their business leadership and to provide them access to finance. Those goals include adhering to criteria that provide a backbone for gender-lens investing.

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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Intelligent Alpha is in the works to launch an Intelligent Omaha ETF that relies on artificial intelligence to emulate Buffett's investing philosophy.

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Investment 145

European Investment Bank

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Coordinated support from national governments and EU institutions proved critical after the COVID-19 pandemic, helping Europe to bolster its resilience to future shocks and spurring the investment needed to transform and modernise the economy. The pace of change needs to accelerate, however, even as investment becomes harder to sustain.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“Why investment banking?” and there’s now an overwhelming amount of information online about investment banking. I’ll explain these points here and suggest specific answers to “Why investment banking?” but I’ll start with the short version: Table Of Contents Why Investment Banking: The Short Version “Why Investment Banking?”

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The TRADE

AUGUST 1, 2024

Fidelity Investments has appointed Sarah Lambert senior trader, based in Boston. Lambert joins Fidelity from MFS Investment Management where she spent the last five years, most recently serving as investment officer, fixed income trader. Before joining MFS, she spent seven and a half years at BNY Mellon (now BNY).

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

(Reuters) – Japanese telecom company SoftBank’s Vision Fund will invest $500 million in OpenAI’s latest funding round, The Information reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the deal. SoftBank declined to comment, while OpenAI did not immediately respond. billion in […]

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