JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 18, 2025

Times of economic volatility often increase disparities between a seller’s valuation and the buyer’s valuation of the same company. Earn-out provisions are one tool frequently used to address such disparities.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 7, 2025

On 5 March 2025, the FCA published the findings from its review of private market valuation practices. A review of fund and portfolio managers found a number of good practices, but also revealed the need for improvement in areas such as conflict management. By: Latham & Watkins LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

While there is tremendous diversity from state to state when it comes to statutory and judge-made law in business divorce cases, business valuation principles are—with a few notable exceptions—far more homogenous. By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 23, 2025

Below is part 2 of his conversation with Michael Norton, Director of Business Development at Houlihan Capital, a solutions-driven valuation, financial advisory, and investment banking firm. In this Q&A, Michael delves into valuation and deal trends, buyer-seller dynamics, and advice for sell-side businesses.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Cyera, the Israel-founded, U.S.-based

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TechCrunch: M&A

MARCH 4, 2024

Just days after the bankruptcy of Thrasio, two other significant players in the world of e-commerce aggregators are merging and raising some extra money to shore up their business and double down on a model it still believes has teeth. Berlin’s Razor Group has acquired U.S.-based

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 18, 2024

Canadian private equity firm PartnerOne paid $28.2 million for HeadSpin, a mobile app testing startup whose founder was sentenced for fraud earlier this year, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch. The fire sale was reported by TechCrunch last week.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2025

Unlike a typical merger or acquisition, deals involving government contracts require the navigation of a complex web of federal laws, regulations, security requirements, and procurement nuances that substantially impact valuation, integration, and post-closing operations.

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 22, 2025

The defense technology sector (defense tech) has experienced remarkable growth in recent years, with projections indicating continued expansion in the near future. This surge is largely driven by increased global defense spending, particularly in the United States. According to the U.S. billion.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 23, 2025

APAC private equity markets have entered a holding pattern as firms face global trade and tariff uncertainty, but sophisticated managers are uncovering opportunities for investing in high-quality assets at attractive valuations - Private equity in Asia-Pacific made a solid start to 2025, but tariff dislocation has slowed M&A activity somewhat as (..)

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 10, 2025

On 5 March 2025, the United Kingdoms Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the findings of its multi-firm review of valuation processes for private market assets (the Review). By: Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This CLE-accredited live webinar will address strategies for handling valuation disputes and other post-closing adjustments arising from cannabis M&A, looking at before-the-fact transactional considerations and after-the-fact litigation solutions.

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How2Exit

AUGUST 12, 2024

E237: AI-Powered Valuation: How AI is Revolutionizing the M&A Process with Simon Leroux - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Simon Leroux is a seasoned entrepreneur and current CEO and Founder of Optionality, an AI-driven platform focused on the mergers and acquisitions space.

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 6, 2024

Sources with knowledge of the deal said it was an all-stock transaction that valued Good Eggs slightly above its previous valuation of $22 million. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 22, 2023

The company announced its most recent raise of $15 million in December, when it also touted a 50% boost in its valuation. On the one hand, while X1’s valuation is not known, it looks like Robinhood is getting a good deal with $95 million. For example, Petal raised $140 million in 2022 at an $800 million valuation.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 17, 2024

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 Website builder Squarespace is no longer a publicly traded company, after private equity firm Permira procured all remaining common stock in the firm.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 12, 2023

billion valuation in May 2021 when it announced a $130 million Series C. Atlassian announced this morning that it is acquiring video messaging service Loom for $975 million, the same company that had a $1.53 That was when companies were still thinking about all work being cloud-based and the future looked oh so bright.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 8, 2024

Do we value our possessions more just because we own them? Does this association of value apply to businesses? Almost always. The Cost of Risk- Buyers and sellers of a business often find themselves with a wide gap between what they are willing to pay and accept, respectively, for the business.

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PCE

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

However your fund is structured, the importance of proper valuation and allocation cannot be overstated, as an improperly done appraisal can cause you millions in unanticipated tax liabilities. Read on for answers to your questions about waterfall allocations, vertical slice, derivative agreements, DCF vs.

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CNBC: Investing

JUNE 27, 2025

The money manager's comments come as the market rallies to record highs.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 4, 2024

Many family law practitioners and not a few business owners probably never heard of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). A once active part of the business regulatory environment, the agency was placed on sedatives during the Reagan administration and didn’t have much to contribute during the Clinton and Obama years. By: Fox Rothschild LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 18, 2024

Accounting firm mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) are blossoming due to strong recurring revenue models, a great record of organic growth over three decades, light asset investment requirements, and economic recoveries and growth worldwide following the pandemic. These factors have created the opportunity for industry consolidation.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Typeface, a generative AI startup focused on enterprise use cases, has acquired a pair of companies just over a year after raising $165 million at a $1 billion valuation.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Industry players are dealing with a confluence of stubbornly high interest rates, falling valuations, rising energy and construction costs, and increasingly expensive financing. The European real estate sector is enduring a period of turbulence not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. By: White & Case LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 10, 2025

Unlike purely commercial deals, government contracts introduce layers of regulatory compliance, security requirements, and approval processes that can significantly affect deal structure, valuation, and risk. This blog post outlines some of the basic best practices for due diligence when acquiring or selling a business that performs U.S.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 22, 2024

Despite the offer representing a substantial premium over its last private valuation of $12 billion, Wiz’s management team with the support of investors has opted to remain independent, the person said. Wiz’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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Align Business Advisory Services

AUGUST 12, 2024

Integrating high-tech tools like drone inspections, project management software, and advanced materials makes their processes more efficient and accurate, which can significantly boost their company valuations and make them more appealing to.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 18, 2023

Tech valuations fell through the second half 2022 and M&A in the sector shifted gears producing a rise in lower-value deals, particularly among private equity (PE) firms.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 23, 2024

By Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh (Reuters) -Apple is closing in on a historic $4 trillion stock market valuation, powered by investors cheering progress in the company’s long-awaited AI enhancements to rejuvenate sluggish iPhone sales.

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TechCrunch: M&A

APRIL 19, 2024

Webflow, a web design and hosting platform that’s raised over $330 million at a $4 billion valuation, is expanding into a new sector: marketing optimization. Today, Webflow announced that it acquired Intellimize, a startup leveraging AI to personalize websites for unique visitors. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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TechCrunch: M&A

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Layla didn’t disclose the valuation of the deal. Travel startup Layla — backed by firstminute capital, M13, Booking.com co-founder Andy Phillipps, Skyscanner co-founder Barry Smith and Paris Hilton — said today that it has acquired AI-powered itinerary building bot Roam Around. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 22, 2024

Over the last several years, an acquiring company’s stock has become a more commonly used currency in upstream oil & gas merger and acquisition transactions. This trend can be attributed to its benefits, such as providing flexibility and potential upside for both the acquiring and…. By: Opportune LLP

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CNBC: Investing

MARCH 4, 2025

The bellwether AI chip manufacturer has pulled back almost 14% in 2025. Earlier Tuesday, it was down almost 17% year to date.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 7, 2025

Investors and buyers meticulously examine the chain of title for IP assets, and any ambiguity can lead to deal delays, reduced valuations, or even failed transactions when the IP is a key component of the deal. Unclear intellectual property (IP) ownership can pose significant challenges for startups, especially during a sale process (i.e.,

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CNBC: Investing

JUNE 16, 2025

The firm upgraded the digital communications stock to buy from hold in a Sunday note, and increased its price target to $73 per share from $65, suggesting shares will rise 14% from Friday's $64.09

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CNBC: Investing

JANUARY 7, 2025

Bank of America analyst John Murphy downgraded the electric vehicle maker to neutral from buy.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 31, 2023

The deal is interesting because of its size, but we’re more interested in the insight it provides on the current state of the tech landscape as it pertains to valuations. New Relic’s $87-per-share sale price gives it a valuation that’s less than seven times its current run-rate revenue.

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