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A Vertical Merger in a “Horizontal” Market: Court Rejects FTC’s Challenge to Tempur Sealy’s Acquisition of Mattress Firm

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District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied the Federal Trade Commissions request for a preliminary injunction to block Tempur Sealys (the worlds largest mattress manufacturer) proposed acquisition of Mattress Firm (the largest U.S. mattress retailer with over 2,300 stores).

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Illinois and Minnesota AGs Join FTC’s Lawsuit Against Private Equity Firm

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Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul and Minnesota AG Keith Ellison have joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a lawsuit to block the acquisition of Surmodics Inc. by GTCR BC Holdings LLC, two major manufacturers of critical medical device coatings. By: Troutman Pepper Locke

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How Issac Qureshi Built an E-Commerce Empire: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leveraged Buyouts

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E252: How Issac Qureshi Built an E-Commerce Empire: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leveraged Buyouts - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Issac Qureshi : Issac Qureshi is the founder and owner of Bauer, a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) firm specializing in e-commerce. You move from a paid strategy to a nonpaid strategy."

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Apple acquires AI startup specializing in overlooking manufacturing components

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Apple has added another AI startup to its acquisition list with Canada-based DarwinAI, which specializes in vision-based tech to observe components during manufacturing to improve efficiency, Bloomberg reported.

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Energy & Sustainability M&A Activity – August 2024

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The acquisition will allow Infintium to secure new manufacturing facilities and expand its sales and marketing operations as it. The acquisition will allow Infintium to secure new manufacturing facilities and expand its sales and marketing operations as it. By: Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

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The defense tech acquisition spree has begun: Autonomous factory startup Hadrian acquires Datum Source

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Hadrian announced they bought Datum Source, a software company founded by SpaceX alums that uses AI to help hardware companies find manufacturing partners. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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After Stratasys and Desktop Metal announce merger plans, 3D Systems proposes acquisition

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Nano Dimension, a smaller additive manufacturing firm, formalized its plans in early March. The combination with Desktop Metal will accelerate our growth trajectory by uniting two leaders to create a premier global provider of industrial additive manufacturing solutions. at a price of $18 a share. Yoav Zeif, CEO of Stratasys.