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BlackBerry sells Cylance for $160M, a fraction of the $1.4B it paid in 2018

TechCrunch: M&A

billion BlackBerry paid to acquire the startup in 2018. Arctic Wolf has acquired Cylance, BlackBerry’s beleaguered cybersecurity business, for $160 million a significant discount from the $1.4

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In a slow year for enterprise tech M&A, there were few standout deals

TechCrunch: M&A

It was a slow year in enterprise technology M&A, and the total was the second lowest since we started compiling the data in 2018. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The Stats on Special M&A Synergy Awards

Deal Lawyers

Here’s my recent post on The Advisors’ Blog on CompensationStandards.com regarding M&A synergy awards: WTW’s Global Executive Compensation Analysis Team recently conducted a study of the 100 largest U.S. mergers from 2018 to 2022 focused on the use of special synergy awards.

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Dealmakers prepare to face new uncertainties in 2024

JD Supra: Mergers

Global M&A activity continued to make slow progress in 2023, with stubbornly high interest rates and stringent financing conditions stifling market confidence. Nearly US$3.2 Nearly US$3.2 By: White & Case LLP

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After the Deal Closes: Lessons Learned in M&A Cybersecurity

Cisco: M&A

Jason Button leads the Cisco Security and Trust Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) organization. He was formerly the director of IT at Duo Security, a company Cisco acquired in 2018, making him uniquely… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Web3 investment firm Borderless Capital acquires CTF Capital to bring AI and quant expertise

TechCrunch: M&A

The deal marks Borderless’ first acquisition since its inception in 2018. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. All rights reserved.

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The Cooley Outlook for 2018 M&A

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What’s on tap for 2018 M&A? As an example, for California specific requirements, see our prior blog post Non-Competes for California Employees in M&A Deals: Don’t Fudge It. A recap of 2017 trends and the Cooley outlook on this year’s dealmaking: Buying Innovation: Retention and Non-Competes.

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