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The Power of Preferred Stock: A Primer for VC, PE, and Founders

JD Supra: Mergers

Preferred stock is a key financing instrument in the world of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC), frequently used to balance the interests of investors and founders. By: DarrowEverett LLP

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Palantir is one stock to own in hopes of its growing to a trillion dollar market cap, investor says

CNBC: Investing

Will McGough, Prime Capital Financial director of investments, said Palantir is a buy even though the stock has rallied 55% this year.

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Nigerian digital bank FairMoney in talks to buy Umba in $20M all-stock deal, sources say

TechCrunch: M&A

FairMoney, a digital bank based in Lagos and headquartered in Paris, is in discussions to acquire Umba, a credit-led digital bank providing payroll and financial services to customers in Nigeria and Kenya, in a $20 million all-stock deal, sources tell TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Getty Images and Shutterstock to merge to form $3.7B stock photo giant

TechCrunch: M&A

The combined entity is expected to be valued at $3.7 billion based on yesterdays closing share prices. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Opportunities for IPOs in India’s Capital Markets

JD Supra: Mergers

billion accounting for nearly 30 percent of global IPO listings India has surpassed major markets such as the US, Canada, and Europe, and has overtaken Hong Kong as the worlds fourth-largest stock market. With 327 IPOs raising approximately USD19.9 By: DLA Piper

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New Texas Stock Exchange Aims at Nasdaq and NYSE

JD Supra: Mergers

On April 4, the Texas Stock Exchange's (TXSE) Form 1 application for registration as a national securities exchange was publicly released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The application contains a wealth of information about the proposed new exchange, including its proposed listing rules. By: Troutman Pepper Locke

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IRS Proposes to Limit Application of Funding Rule on Stock Buyback Excise Tax

JD Supra: Mergers

In prior bulletins from February 2023 and December 2022, we described a notice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that outlined the rules that the IRS intended to issue with respect to the 1% stock buyback excise tax. This tax generally applies to the repurchase of stock of a public U.S. affiliates of the non-U.S.

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