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Antitrust & Competition Life Sciences Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

JD Supra: Mergers

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its attempt to block Amgen/Horizon, the first such challenge to a life science transaction since 2009, and issued a second request in Pfizer’s proposed $43 billion acquisition of Seagen. By: Goodwin

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Confirmed: IBM acquires Polar Security for $60M to automate cloud data management

TechCrunch: M&A

Update : IBM has now confirmed the news and said Polar will be integrated into its Guardium unit (itself based on an acquisition from way back in 2009 ). Palo Alto Networks’ acquisition of Cider Security back in November also spoke to a drive for more observability around applications in the cloud. No price disclosed.

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Tiny acquires HappyFunCorp, the prolific firm that’s built apps for Twitter, Amazon and more, for $30M

TechCrunch: M&A

Other acquisitions in the Tiny stable include e-commerce technology player WeCommerce ; Dribbble , an online community for designers to share work and pick up new work; and Flow , for task and project management. HappyFunCorp was founded in 2009, and in the last 14 years it’s racked up its own very long list of big-name customers.

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Sun Acquisitions Facilitates the Sale of Chain O’ Lakes Transportation to Strategic Acquirer

Sun Acquisitions

Sun Acquisitions, a prominent mergers and acquisitions firm in Chicago, is thrilled to announce the successful sale of Chain O’ Lakes Transportation, a provider of alternative transportation solutions, to strategic acquirer JW Chicago. About Sun Acquisitions Sun Acquisitions is a mergers and acquisitions firm based in Chicago.

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Sun Acquisitions Facilitates the Sale of Chain O’ Lakes Transportation to Individual Buyer

Sun Acquisitions

Chicago, IL — July 10, 2024 — Sun Acquisitions, a prominent mergers and acquisitions firm in Chicago, announced the successful sale of Chain O’ Lakes Transportation, a provider of alternative transportation solutions, to strategic acquirer JW Chicago. Thinking of Buying or Selling a Business?

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What is Merger and Acquisition?

Lake Country Advisors

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are key strategies in today’s business landscape, often dictating a company’s success and market position. Definition and Key Concepts While distinct in their mechanics and outcomes, merger and acquisition share the common goal of corporate growth and market expansion.

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Marex hires in ex-Winterflood Securities equities trader

The TRADE

Burgess joined market maker Winterflood back in 2009 and has served as European equities trader, head of European market making, and most recently UK equities trader. Last December, Marex completed the acquisition of TD Cowen’s outsourced trading and prime brokerage business, first announced in September 2023.