JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 17, 2025

Welcome to the January 2025 issue of As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns, our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Sustainable Trading has launched its new Member Progress Framework, offering an effective way to engage directly with the firm and sustainability practices in the trading industry. The post Sustainable Trading launches Member Progress Framework appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

How is trading talent set to evolve going forward? The future trading talent has a different educational background than what has been the norm for decades. How do you expect the trading role to change further in light of automation and AI developments? What is the best piece of advice you have been given in your career?

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 23, 2024

Federal Trade Commission sought to block mattress manufacturer (the “Manufacturer”) contemplated $4 billion acquisition of a mattress retailer (“Retailer”) by filing both an administrative complaint and a complaint in the U.S. After a 5-0 vote, on July 2, 2024, the U.S.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Cautious deployment of M&A war chests while concerns relating to IPO and equity market trading buoyancy continue. Current market: Fewer M&A deals as Europe's FMI tectonic plates digest acquisitions of yesteryear. By: White & Case LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 22, 2024

The concept of insider trading under the federal securities laws has evolved over the years, at times in unexpected ways. Current insider trading standards have developed through case law and administrative actions applying the anti-fraud rules of the federal securities laws and have resulted in a framework that is not always clear.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 14, 2025

ION has become registered as an independent software vendor for algorithmic trading on BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange). The development will enable exchange members to use IONs Fidessa algorithmic trading functionality on BSE. In June last year, ION received approval to become an equities trading vendor on BSE.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

As part of proceedings brought by activist shareholders of Nano Dimension, an Israeli incorporated Nasdaq traded company, the District Court ruled that ADS (American Depository Share) holders should be treated as shareholders of the company. The significance of this ruling in Israel. By: Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

” Read more: JonesTrading deploys FlexTrade Systems’ FlexOMS to power its sell-side trading desks Following the implementation of FlexTRADER EMS, Alecta’s trading team will have access to an equities and derivatives trading platform that will handle the execution of both asset classes from a single order blotter. .”

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Nishant Pant describes an iron condor trade in the bull market leader.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 4, 2024

As ESMA’s review of European Union’s post-trade transparency regime enters its final stage, European trade associations have stressed the importance of credit ratings in underpinning the success of the EU post-trade transparency framework for corporate bonds.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 23, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced new, higher, premerger Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds and higher filing fees for some transactions, which will take effect on February 21, 2025. The new minimum size-of-transaction threshold will be $126.4 By: Lowenstein Sandler LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 15, 2024

More than a year after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) first proposed far-reaching changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) pre-merger notification rules, the FTC—via a unanimous and therefore bipartisan vote of its commissioners—issued on October 10, 2024 a new final set of HSR Rules along with a new HSR form.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Rokos Capital Management has appointed Sabina Awan as trading solutions consultant, based in London. Most recently, she served as head of strategic initiatives for global trading. Prior to that, she worked as global trading business manager. Awan announced her appointment in a social media post.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

State Street has today unveiled an update to its suite of trading solutions, GlobalLink, compiling a suite of trading, analytics, and research solutions into a single digital environment – known as LINK. The post State Street unveils updates to its digital trading and FX platform appeared first on The TRADE.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 10, 2025

Overview - On January 2, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published 2025 HSR Form Updates: What Filers Need to Know.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Website builder Squarespace is no longer a publicly traded company, after private equity firm Permira procured all remaining common stock in the firm. Permira first revealed plans to acquire Squarespace back in May, offering shareholders in the NYSE-traded company $44 per share — this equated to an equity valuation of $6.6

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Earlier this week, The Trade Desk, Inc. filed preliminary proxy materials for a special meeting of stockholders. The purpose of the meeting is to approve the reincorporation of the corporation from the State of Delaware to the State of Nevada by conversion.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 6, 2024

Stock-trading app Robinhood is diving deeper into the cryptocurrency realm with the acquisition of crypto exchange Bitstamp. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

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. On January 31, 2025, the U.S. mattress retailer with over 2,300 stores).

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The new HSR form, instructions, and implementing rules were announced yesterday and are set to take effect 90 days from publication in the Federal Register.

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CNBC: Investing

MARCH 13, 2025

Mike Khouw analyzes the investor sentiment on Tesla and how to trade it with options.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

We need to take a step back and look at today’s trading desk. By dissecting a trading desk into its functions, processes, and tasks, it becomes clear that 80% or more can be successfully automated with today’s technology – and that figure is just for the front-office, potentially even higher in the middle- and back-office.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) announced that it will (i) increase the dollar-based thresholds used to determine whether parties are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) and (ii) revise the HSR filing fee schedule.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Department of Justice, has unanimously adopted sweeping changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) rules. By: Fenwick & West LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

On January 22, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published in the Federal Register its annual adjustments for notification thresholds regarding proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act), which will become effective 30 days after publication, on February 21.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2024

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a driving force behind global economic growth and development, acting as a lifeline of funding for nations around the world. Imagine a company from one corner of the globe setting up shop or acquiring a business in another – that’s FDI in action.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Last week, Chromocell Therapeutics Corporation filed preliminary proxy materials that included a proposal to reincorporate in Nevada. Rather than convert, the company is proposing to effect the reincorporation by means of a merger with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 17, 2024

It’ll take Zuora, which is currently publicly traded, private. Zuora, a company selling software to help businesses manage their subscription-based services, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firms GIC and Silver Lake for $1.7 Tien […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) litigated two merger challengers involving Kroger/Albertsons and Tapestry/Capri. The US antitrust regulators continued to aggressively challenge transactions and associated Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) violations during the third quarter of 2024.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

On October 24, 2024, the District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)’s request for a preliminary injunction to halt the merger between Tapestry, Inc. Tapestry”) and Capri Holdings Limited (“Capri”) (collectively the “Parties”).

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Singapore’s status as a leading financial centre in Asia and regional hub for commodity trading, shipping, and increasingly, private capital activity has been cemented over the years, especially in the past decade. By: A&O Shearman

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On February 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued an administrative complaint and authorized a lawsuit in federal court to block Kroger Company’s proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of the Albertsons Companies, Inc. The acquisition would be the largest supermarket merger in United States history.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 15, 2025

The FTC just announced its annual changes to both certain thresholds which govern the need to make an HSR filing, the fees associated with required filings and which dictate the legality of interlocking directorates. The changes will take effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register, which as of this writing has yet to occur.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Clear Street has hired four trading and execution experts into its UK leadership team as it seeks to bolster its presence in the jurisdiction. The post Clear Street appoints trading experts to senior positions as it bolsters UK operations appeared first on The TRADE.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 2, 2024

antitrust regulators, particularly the Federal Trade Commission, have been stepping up scrutiny of private equity investments in healthcare. On March 5, the FTC, along with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Life's about to get more interesting for parties filing premerger notification and report forms under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. By: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

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