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Private Placements in Florida Just Got Easier: Here’s How

JD Supra: Mergers

Florida recently implemented amendments to its Securities and Investor Protection Act (Chapter 517), bringing significant changes to the regulatory framework governing private placements, investment advisors, and exemptions for institutional investors. Effective October 2024, these updates aim to align Floridas securities laws with federal standards while enhancing protections for investors in the Sunshine State.

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Hindustan Unilever to acquire Peak XV-backed Minimalist for over $340M

TechCrunch: M&A

Hindustan Unilever has agreed to acquire beauty startup Minimalist for about $342 million, as the consumer goods giant seeks to expand in India’s fast-growing premium skincare market. Hindustan Unilever will initially acquire a 90.5% stake in the direct-to-consumer brand through secondary buyouts and primary investment, with the remaining 9.5% to be purchased from founders in […] 2024 TechCrunch.

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What’s Fear Got To Do With It?

H. Friedman Search

Fear is the number one emotional impact that holds everyone back from doing something they know they want to do. Once they get over the initial fear and do the thing, then they are so happy they conquered their fear. Its time to explore how fear relates to your career path and the fear of leaving your current space or position. What Is Fear? Fear has been analyzed as false evidence appearing real by many professional speakers and medical professionals.

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From Static to Strategic: Understanding The M&A KPI Lifecycle

Midaxo

In the complex world of M&A, theres no one-size-fits-all approach to tracking and leveraging Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data. But one thing is certain: successful acquirers understand that M&A KPIs have a lifecycle. What does that mean in practice? Simply put, the KPIs that matter most will shift depending on where you are in the lifecycle of your business or deal.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Choice of Law: Delaware or Texas?

Deal Lawyers

Delaware law has long been the default option when it comes to the law governing acquisition agreements. However, with the Lone Star State making a full court pressto replace Delaware as the nation’s preferred jurisdiction of incorporation, parties to acquisition agreements may eventually face calls for their agreements to be governed by Texas law.

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It’s OK to Have Amber Flags on Your Vendor Due Diligence Report

Beyond M&A

Theres a version of Tech Due Diligence that is inherently collaborative because it involves working openly with the target company and the investment bank. This is known as ‘Vendor Due Diligence’ or ‘Sell-Side Due Diligence’ effectively assessing the firm before it goes to market. At Beyond M&A, we prefer to call it Pre-Emptive Due Diligence.

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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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Who Competes With Meta? Its Future Depends on the Answer.

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

At a landmark antitrust trial, a judge is weighing how to define competition for the social media giant in order to decide whether it broke the law.

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The Ripple Effect: How Increased Capital Gains Taxes Influence Private Equity and Venture Capital Investments in M&A

Sun Acquisitions

Increased capital gains taxes can have a far-reaching impact on the business landscape, with ripple effects extending to various sectors, including private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) investments in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This blog post will explore how a hike in capital gains taxes can influence the strategies and decisions of PE/VC firms, ultimately affecting the M&A market.

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Bootstrap your business and then find yourself an investor

Growth Business

By Michael Elias on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Self-financed or bootstrapped companies are unusual in many ways. Having been built without the use of external capital, they are usually run by their original founders. As a matter of necessity, bootstrapped companies tend to be tightly run, with strong margins, satisfied customers, controlled expenses, and a strong emphasis on cash management.

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Top 3 Banking Secrets to Stay Relevant with Gen Z Consumers

Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In today’s world of social media, dating apps, and remote work, businesses risk becoming irrelevant (or getting "ghosted") if they fail to meet the evolving needs of Gen Z consumers. Credit cards with flexible payment options, especially for young adults with little-to-no credit history, are a particularly important and valuable solution for this generation.

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

JD Supra: Mergers

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. The regulators allege that the merger is anticompetitive, violating Section 7 of the Clayton Act and Section 5 of the FTC Act.

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Clearwater agrees to buy investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5B

TechCrunch: M&A

Clearwater Analytics, a company developing accounting, compliance, and risk reporting tools for asset managers, said on Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5 billion. Clearwater, which says it has obtained an $800 million loan to fund the transaction, along with a $200 million revolving line of […] 2024 TechCrunch.

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A Niche Recruiter In Your Corner: Benefits For The Hiring Manager

H. Friedman Search

What can a niche recruiter do for me as a hiring manager? In a few words: they are to provide intel on the field, players in the market, and the general feel of the marketplace as it directly relates to public finance. A niche recruiter as the name portends knows the industry (the participants and the candidates) extremely well. The one thing I hear from especially new hiring managers is the statement, We know everyone, so there is no need for a recruiters service.

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The Hidden Costs of Inefficient M&A Workflows 

Midaxo

When corporate development teams evaluate the cost of a deal, they often focus on whats clearly measurablelike advisory fees, legal spend, and integration budgets. But beneath the surface of these transactions lies a set of hidden costs that can quietly erode deal value: the cost of inefficiency. From disconnected tools to chaotic handoffs and lost institutional knowledge, inefficient M&A workflows quietly drain time, money, and strategic momentumundermining even the most promising deals.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.

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Expanding the Foundation of AI-Native SOCs: Mastering Holistic Data Integration

Cisco: M&A

Learn about telemetry-first design in this latest blog from Kunal Hatode. At its core, telemetry design refers to the automated collection, transmission, and analysis of data from systems, devices, or applications. In the context of security operations, telemetry includes logs, metrics, and events generated by networks, infrastructure and applications.

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Algorithms Are Modern Guardrails

Beyond M&A

We assessed a firm that used orchestrated AI in financial services. It is considered written and oral input and gets to work once the salesperson has completed their call with the prospect. It’s a brilliant application of AI, increasing efficiency and systemising something as ‘simple’ as a loan decision. Whilst impressed by the product and tech, the thing that stood out during the assessment is that the All around us, algorithms act as modern guardrails, shaping how information

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Why Buying a Business Beats Starting One – Buy Your Way to Success!

How2Exit

E267: Why Buying a Business Beats Starting One – Buy Your Way to Success! - Watch Here About the Guest: Sanket Bhasin is an experienced entrepreneur and the managing partner of Spring Street Capital, a New York-based software-focused search fund. He has successfully built and exited two tech businesses and is now focused on acquiring and scaling vertical software companies in the energy and healthcare sectors.

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Boeing gets a price target hike from UBS, which says the airplane maker can navigate tariff risk

CNBC: Investing

Boeing shares could rally ahead as the aerospace giant is able to navigate the changing tariff environment, according to UBS.

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

The industry is pumping ever more oil and natural gas, but it is doing so with only about three-quarters as many workers as it employed a decade ago.

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Crumbs! How Britain fell out of love with the sliced loaf

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

Packaged bread, once a household staple, is in inexorable decline because of rising costs and competition from other options Toast and jam, bacon sandwiches and boiled egg with soldiers may be at the heart of traditional British food culture but bread is making up an ever thinner slice of our diet putting pressure on some famous brands. While still one of the most ubiquitous items in shopping baskets, the popularity of the packaged sliced loaf has been sliding downhill since the Hovis lad puffe

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The Final Chapter: Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Ruling in Favor of Larry Ellison and Safra Catz for NetSuite Deal Litigation

Sidley Shareholder Litigation

On January 21, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancerys post-trial opinion in favor of the Defendants in In re Oracle Corp. Derivative Litigation. The post The Final Chapter: Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Ruling in Favor of Larry Ellison and Safra Catz for NetSuite Deal Litigation appeared first on Enhanced Scrutiny.

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2025 Year in Preview: Antitrust Trends and Key Decisions in Private Litigation

JD Supra: Mergers

2025 promises a dynamic and challenging year for businesses as key antitrust cases set new precedent, private antitrust litigation will intensify, and legal battles evolve. In this first installment of the Wilson Sonsini Antitrust and Competition practice 2025 Year in Preview four-part series, we have compiled key antitrust litigation trends to watch for as you prepare for the year ahead, including.

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Deliver Mission Critical Insights in Real Time with Data & Analytics

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

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OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Windsurf for $3B, with news expected later this week

TechCrunch: M&A

Windsurf, the maker of a popular AI coding assistant, is in talks to be acquired by OpenAI for about $3 billion, Bloomberg reported.

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M&A Antitrust Alert: FTC Imposes Significant Gun-Jumping Penalty for Unlawful Pre-Merger Coordination Among Crude Oil Producers

JD Supra: Mergers

M&A practitioners have long regarded the integration planning and execution process as one of the keys to a successful M&A transaction. However, in deals subject to pre-merger antitrust clearance, it is critical to navigate the line between deal provisions and arrangements intended to preserve the value of the target business and allow the parties to prepare for post-closing integration, versus those that could result in the buyer exerting control over the target business or accessing.

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Opportunities for IPOs in India’s Capital Markets

JD Supra: Mergers

Indias capital markets have experienced a significant surge in initial public offering (IPO) activity in 2024, positioning the country as a global leader in public offerings. With 327 IPOs raising approximately USD19.9 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.

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Think you are below the radar? EU competition authorities expand scrutiny of below-threshold M&A deals

JD Supra: Mergers

In a merger control environment that has been steadily evolving over the past several years, M&A parties can less and less rely solely on traditional notification thresholds to assess filing obligations and antitrust risk. While the Illumina/Grail judgment limited the European Commission's ability to review below-threshold deals, the European Commission has made clear most recently through statements by the new Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera that such transactions remain very much.

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Using Data & Analytics for Improving Healthcare Innovation and Outcomes

In the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, delivering data insights to end users or customers can be a significant challenge for product managers, product owners, and application team developers. The complexity of healthcare data, the need for real-time analytics, and the demand for user-friendly interfaces can often seem overwhelming. But with Logi Symphony, these challenges become opportunities.

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Buy the power: Data center deals on the rise in the US

JD Supra: Mergers

The breakneck pace of growth in artificial intelligence is powering investment in the red-hot data infrastructure subsector - Data center dealmaking is ramping up across the globe as the rapid development of AI pushes up demand for supportive infrastructure. The US is expected to become the fastest-growing data center market globally, with demand growing from 25 GW in 2024 to more than 80 GW in 2030.

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Joined-up thinking: Could a wave of European banking consolidation be on the way?

JD Supra: Mergers

The value of European banking M&A hits its highest point in a decade as lenders hunt for growth across the continent - A potential ramping-up in European banking M&A has become a hot topic as a lower net interest margin environment means European dealmakers are looking to return to the deal table in order to seek growth. However, large bank mergersparticularly cross-border dealsbring inherent challenges, and banks that have already taken the plunge have met both political and regulatory.

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U.S. Private Equity Market Recap - April 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

Read our latest insights into the U.S. private equity market. We cover monthly deal activity and size, fundraising, exits, leveraged loans, and a look ahead. The drop in March deal count pushed Q1 deal count to the lowest quarterly level since the onset of the pandemic in Q2 2020. Deal value was up considerably in the quarter as there was an increase the number of $1Bn+ deals.

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Momentum Shift: Canada’s M&A Landscape in 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

A variety of factors are expected to significantly increase Canadian M&A activity in 2025. These include the likelihood of a more merger friendly regulatory environment in the United States for cross-border transactions, lower inflation, stabilized interest rates, a continued surplus of institutional capital and the necessity of private equity groups to effect exits.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?