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Thought Machine ponders IPO as VCs advise against listing  

Growth Business

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Fintech Thought Machine has said it is in the early stages of a London IPO – a move which it is hoped could spark life into the listings market. According to Pitchbook, there is now an estimated backlog of almost 80 IPO candidates in the US.

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New Relic’s sale tells us much about the value of middling growth today

TechCrunch: M&A

Shares of the company, which went public back in 2014, are up around 13.5% Given the dry IPO climate, we are bereft of new data regarding exit values, so this deal is like a fresh, cool breeze on a sultry summer afternoon. Monitoring service New Relic this morning said it has agreed to be acquired by Francisco Partners and TPG for $6.5

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Upgrade acquires travel-focused BNPL startup Uplift for a song

TechCrunch: M&A

Uplift was founded in 2014 by Brian Barth, who previously sold his travel startup SideStep to Kayak for $200 million. million users to the platform, and comes as Upgrade weighs an IPO. The purchase of Uplift effectively doubles Upgrade’s customer base, adding 3.3

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Novo Banco ready to explore IPO opportunities, aims to stay independent

Global Banking & Finance

Novo Banco was created in 2014 from the remains of collapsed […]

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UK corporate venture capital firms by sector

Growth Business

Deep tech Breed Reply Founded: 2014 Sector focus: Deep tech, AI, Internet of Things Ticket size: $1m – $5m Current investments: 12 Exits: 8 Bio: Breed Reply invests in deep tech companies across Europe, with a particular focus on AI. It is interested in companies at pre-Series A through to pre-IPO stage.

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New Pubcos Should Consider Defensive Health in Light of ISS/GL Recommendations

Cooley M&A

ISS and Glass Lewis are continuing to apply special scrutiny to certain corporate governance provisions of “newly public” companies (generally, companies that have gone public in 2014 or later). See our December 2016 client alert.

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Active UK corporate venture capital firms

Growth Business

Breed Reply Founded: 2014 Sector focus: Deep tech, AI, Internet of Things Ticket size: $1m – $5m Current investments: 12 Exits: 8 Bio: Breed Reply invests in deep tech companies across Europe, with a particular focus on AI. It is interested in companies at pre-Series A through to pre-IPO stage.