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Online wholesaler Boxed acquired after filing for bankruptcy

TechCrunch: M&A

Founded in 2013, Boxed’s original premise was to offer consumers an online version of something like Costco or Sam’s Club, where they could buy in bulk — but without having to worry about annual membership fees or driving back and forth to the stores.

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Servexo Open to Grow With Ideal Capital Partner

The Deal

has been bootstrapped since it was founded in 2012 and incorporated in 2013. While the company is profitable and growing and should continue on that path with or without a capital partner, company president and co-founder John Palmer said the right capital partner could help expedite its growth trajectory.

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Debt or Equity? Making the right choice at the right time

Wizenius

1) Apple: In 2013, Apple issued a $17 billion bond to return cash to shareholders and avoid repatriating overseas profits and incurring taxes. The 10-year US Treasury yield in April 2013 was around 1.7%. By issuing debt at a lower interest rate, Apple reduced its overall cost of capital and increased profitability.

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Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Commodity Hedge Fund Definition: A commodity hedge fund buys and sells futures contracts and other derivatives based on mining, energy, power, and agricultural products and earns profits via fundamental and technical analysis; the trading may be systematic, discretionary, or both. If you deliver 5,000 bushels, that’s a profit of $5,000.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Shareholders: Definitions, Role, and Types

Peak Frameworks

Right to Dividends When a company reaps profits, a portion of these profits might be distributed to shareholders as dividends. When Twitter went public in 2013, thousands of individual investors became shareholders in the company. While dividends are not guaranteed, when issued, shareholders have a right to their shares.

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Riverbed Follows New Course in Vector Deal Flow

The Deal

“Companies don’t need to be profitable to start, but early on in our investment they are usually breakeven to very profitable,” Fishman said. Elliott Management LP targeted Riverbed in late 2013 and offered to buy the company the following year. .” The company fits Vector’s turnaround theme.

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