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The New Role of Private Equity Firms

The M&A Lawyer

It wasn’t too long ago when private equity firms had the power – and ability – to do very little heavy lifting in order to enjoy a substantial growth on their return in a short period of time. Earning returns from investments is harder than ever before, forcing private equity firms to prove that they have something to offer companies.

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The essential guide to raising private equity

Growth Business

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Raising private equity funds is seen as the holy grail for businesses who want to grow quickly, simply because the strength of capital opens the door for rapid growth.

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Center Parcs UK owner seeks double what it paid with near-£5bn price tag

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

Private equity firm hopes to cash in on post-Covid trend for UK domestic breaks with sale of six resorts Center Parcs’ UK and Irish business is being put up for sale with a price tag of up to £5bn – double the amount it was bought for in 2015 – as its private equity owners seek to cash in on the trend for domestic breaks kickstarted by the Covid pandemic. (..)

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IBM sells The Weather Company assets to Francisco Partners

TechCrunch: M&A

Following rumors that it was exploring the sale of its weather business as part of a move to streamline operations, IBM says that it’s found a buyer for The Weather Company, the weather forecasting and information company it acquired in 2015.

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Physician Practice Acquisitions: A Primer on Hospital & Private Equity Consolidation

InvestmentBank.com

For the better part of the last decade, physician practices have seen a wave of consolidation by hospitals and private equity with 2018 being no exception [1]. In fact, acquisitions by hospitals and private equity in provider services broke records last year according to Bain & Co’s 2019 global healthcare report.

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Behind the Buyouts: Investcorp’s Tayeh on Backing Essential Services

The Deal

On the latest episode of Behind the Buyouts, Investcorp SA head of North American private equity David Tayeh discusses the New York-based firm’s strategy around backing middle market businesses that cater to “needs versus wants.” He rejoined Investcorp in his current role in 2015.

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Delaware Chancery Court Declines To Dismiss Fiduciary Duty Claims In Shareholder-Approved Merger, Finding That Shareholders Alleged Sufficient Facts To Negate Application Of Corwin

Shearman & Sterling

2015)) and declined to dismiss the claims against the Board. In re Saba Software, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, C.A. 10697-VCS (Del. The Court held that plaintiff's allegations, if taken as true, "allow a reasonable inference that the stockholder vote approving the transaction was neither fully informed nor uncoerced."

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