How2Exit

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Their team is experienced in M&A, and they hire the best talent available. With a background in accounting and finance, Michael has built his company through mergers and acquisitions, gaining valuable experience in the process. Reconciled sets the standard for consistency and quality that you can count on.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Helsinki, Finland-based startup Speechly was founded in 2016 with the […]

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Cooley M&A

JULY 20, 2023

The mergers & acquisitions market may wax and wane, but one thing in M&A is consistent from year to year: The Delaware courts issue opinions that impact M&A dealmaking. And this year is certainly no exception – Delaware courts continue to have plenty to say about M&A. The short answer: no.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Although 2022 saw a general decline in M&A activity in the life sciences industry compared to 2021’s frenetic pace (when deal volume was up 52% from 2020 ), life sciences deal flow in 2022 on balance remained strong despite the headwinds. Let’s dig in.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

What’s on tap for 2018 M&A? One familiar technique used by sophisticated tech buyers is a holdback structure that subjects a portion of key employees’ merger consideration to revesting. A recap of 2017 trends and the Cooley outlook on this year’s dealmaking: Buying Innovation: Retention and Non-Competes.

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InvestmentBank.com

DECEMBER 1, 2020

M&A Beat – US Health Services Q2 2020 M&A Beat is a quarterly update for CEO’s, CFO’s, Owner, Founders of lower middle-market ($10M-$100M Rev) companies, offering relevant details on mergers and acquisitions deal value, volume, valuation multiples and trends in their respective industry and vertical. acquisition.

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Shearman & Sterling

MAY 9, 2016

On May 5, 2016, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that courts should apply the business judgment rule in shareholder lawsuits challenging going-private mergers, as long as shareholders were adequately protected—a decision that expressly follows the approach of the Delaware Supreme Court in its seminal case, Kahn et al. 3d 635 (Del.

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Shearman & Sterling

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

On November 10, 2016, Chancellor Andre Bouchard of the Delaware Chancery Court granted the appraisal petition of former stockholders in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. ("F&M"), awarding a "fair value" of $91.90 another community bank in western Pennsylvania. 10589-CB (Del.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 24, 2020

Detailed below are our “notes from the field” for tech M&A in 2019. Tech M&A hit the global regulatory crosshairs in 2019 – creating a deal environment in which regulatory clearance, timing and scope of review quickly become one of the most critical factors in assessing transaction risk.

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Shearman & Sterling

MAY 9, 2016

On May 5, 2016, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that courts should apply the business judgment rule in shareholder lawsuits challenging going-private mergers, as long as shareholders were adequately protected—a decision that expressly follows the approach of the Delaware Supreme Court in its seminal case, Kahn et al. 3d 635 (Del.

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Shearman & Sterling

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

On August 24, 2016, Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a shareholder action seeking post-merger damages for breach of fiduciary duty against the directors and officers of C&J Energy Services, Inc. August 24, 2016) ("C&J"). 25, 2016) ("Auspex"). Comstock Jr.,

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Cooley M&A

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The trial court’s 2016 ruling, which found that a $25 billion management-led buyout undervalued the computer giant by about $7 billion, sent shock waves across the M&A landscape and emboldened some hedge funds to continue devoting significant time and resources to “appraisal arbitrage.” Read full article.

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Shearman & Sterling

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

On November 10, 2016, Chancellor Andre Bouchard of the Delaware Chancery Court granted the appraisal petition of former stockholders in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. ("F&M"), awarding a "fair value" of $91.90 another community bank in western Pennsylvania. 10589-CB (Del.

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Shearman & Sterling

OCTOBER 17, 2016

On October 10, 2016, Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery granted a motion to dismiss in an action against the directors of bookseller Books-A-Million, Inc. and other defendants following a "squeeze-out" merger by the company's controlling shareholders. M&F Worldwide Corp. 11343, (Del.

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Shearman & Sterling

MAY 16, 2016

May 6, 2016) (en banc). The decision has significant implications for (i) the effect of stockholder approval of a merger on the standard of review and (ii) investment banker conflicts. Attencorough, No. 645, 2015 (Del. Read More

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Shearman & Sterling

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

On August 24, 2016, Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a shareholder action seeking post-merger damages for breach of fiduciary duty against the directors and officers of C&J Energy Services, Inc. August 24, 2016) ("C&J"). 25, 2016) ("Auspex"). Comstock Jr.,

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The Deal

AUGUST 10, 2023

Fahrney, the global co-leader of the M&A and private equity group at Sidley Austin LLP, is very involved in the firm’s lateral hiring. “We billion in 2016 , a deal that would be very difficult to pull off today, he said. That’s very important to us, because that’s what we’re trying to do.” We’ve worked a lot on that. GE) on a $3.3

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 18, 2023

Loupedeck was founded in 2016 by former Nokia/Microsoft employees (hence Helsinki). One day after competitor Corsair announced that it acquired mechanical keyboard maker Drop, Logitech has revealed a big purchase of its own. The accessory giant just bought Loupedeck , a Helsinki-based manufacturer of consoles for creative pros.

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Shearman & Sterling

OCTOBER 17, 2016

On October 10, 2016, Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery granted a motion to dismiss in an action against the directors of bookseller Books-A-Million, Inc. and other defendants following a "squeeze-out" merger by the company's controlling shareholders. M&F Worldwide Corp. 11343, (Del.

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The Deal

APRIL 28, 2023

based ProbablyMonters a potential M&A target. in 2016, and Firewalk was formed in 2018 to build sustainable game teams focusing on original AAA games — meaning large-budget titles produced by a major publisher. The Deal then called Bellevue, Wash.-based Former Bungie CEO Harold Ryan founded ProbablyMonsters Inc.

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Shearman & Sterling

MAY 16, 2016

May 6, 2016) (en banc). The decision has significant implications for (i) the effect of stockholder approval of a merger on the standard of review and (ii) investment banker conflicts. Attencorough, No. 645, 2015 (Del. Read More

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Who Are The Buyers in Dairy Products M&A? UK-Based Froneri Performs Well in 2023; JV Partner Considers Options Formed in 2016, Froneri is a JV partnership between Nestle and PAI Partners, a global private equity firm with 28 billion euros under management. over the next three years, according to Euromonitor. CAGR through 2027.

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InvestmentBank.com

AUGUST 14, 2019

For instance, there was an increase in the teaching of online courses from 30% in 2016 to 42% in 2017. Introduction Education technology (EdTech) is a term used to describe the industry that combines education and technological advances, revolutionizing the conventional landscape of education. Even though digitization only occupies 2.6%

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

4] However, such exceptions were not universal and, as will be discussed below, the vast majority of dual-class charters adopted before 2016 that contained transfer restrictions did not include M&A voting agreement carve outs. Prominent dual-class companies include Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Snap and Lyft.

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Sun Acquisitions

AUGUST 2, 2024

Leveraging Strategic Acquisitions to Address Workforce Shortages Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) present a strategic opportunity for sign manufacturers to overcome workforce shortages by integrating companies with skilled labor into their operations. Finding and retaining skilled labor is difficult.

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Devensoft

JUNE 1, 2023

Whether you are a business owner looking to expand through acquisition or simply curious about the world of mergers and acquisitions, this review will provide valuable insights and lessons learned. Are you seeking to streamline and optimize your M&A process? However, not all acquisitions are created equal.

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Shearman & Sterling

MAY 31, 2017

and other defendants following a "squeeze-out" merger by the company's controlling stockholders. 10, 2016)). M&F Worldwide Corp., M&F Worldwide Corp., In re Books-A-Million, Inc. Stockholders Litigation v. Anderson, Consol. 11343 (Del. 3d 635 (Del. 3d 635 (Del.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 13, 2023

While Abe Yousef, Senior Insights Analyst didn’t specify exact figures, he said Monthly Active Users in May 2023 have fallen by 80% as compared to May 2016. The online party planning platform Punchbowl is rebranding to create a parent organization called Sincere Corporation. million downloads. Hence its rebranding to Sincere.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For instance, consider Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity in 2016. Investment Bankers M&A advisory is replete with examples of retainer fees. Investment Bankers M&A advisory is replete with examples of retainer fees. A retainer fee is money paid to ensure that a professional will provide services to you.

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The Deal

JUNE 22, 2023

billion in 2016. Lam has done several other deals for Nasdaq, including its purchases of Solovis Inc. for an undisclosed sum in 2020; of eVestment for $705 million in 2017; and of International Securities Exchange Holdings Inc. from Deutsche Borse AG for $1.1 Thoma and Adenza tapped Peter Stach, Corey D. Fox, Bradley C. Reed and Michael P.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

4] However, such exceptions were not universal and, as will be discussed below, the vast majority of dual-class charters adopted before 2016 that contained transfer restrictions did not include M&A voting agreement carve outs. Nussbaum is a partner, Bill Roegge and Meredith Klionsky are associates at Cooley LLP. more…).

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Investment banks, for instance, project revenues from anticipated deals and M&A activities. Investment banks, for instance, project revenues from anticipated deals and M&A activities. The oil price drop in 2015-2016, for example, forced many firms to adjust their budgets to the new market reality.

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Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 29, 2018

M&A practitioners have long advised boards of directors that the Delaware courts have never found that the events or circumstances in a particular transaction met the contractual standard of having a material adverse effect (or MAE) as defined in a merger or acquisition agreement. The Merger Agreement. 2018-0300-JTL (Del.

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InvestmentBank.com

OCTOBER 24, 2019

M&A activity in physician practices continues to grow and outpace other sectors as deals in the healthcare industry are coveted by investors for their strong growth, recession resistance, and superior historical returns.

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Cooley M&A

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Over the last decade the use of R&W insurance in merger and acquisition transactions has grown exponentially. Aon estimates that over 45% of all private M&A transactions in North America had R&W insurance in 2018. [2]. Insurers will also insure against pre-closing taxes as part of a basic policy. Advantages.

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Cooley M&A

APRIL 7, 2017

According to a recent study by SRS of recent private life sciences deals, disputes over earn-outs arose in about one-third (36%) of all milestones that were expected to be hit by September 2016. [1] for a Hematologic Cancer Indication.” for a Hematologic Cancer Indication.”

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MergersCorp M&A International

JANUARY 25, 2024

Since Stephen Cleeve’s arrival in 2016, the club has beaten Port Vale and Doncaster in the FA Cup as well as playing Portsmouth, Walsall and Stevenage in the same competition. The deal will result in fresh funds flow into the Club for purpose of expansion, player development and acquisitions. Its roots can be traced back to at least 1881.

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