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2018 M&A Mergers and Acquisitions 
TechCrunch: M&A
DECEMBER 16, 2024
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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TechCrunch: M&A
DECEMBER 25, 2023
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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TechCrunch: M&A
MARCH 26, 2024
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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Cisco: M&A
OCTOBER 27, 2023
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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TechCrunch: M&A
JULY 18, 2023
That product is currently a part of the Corsair portfolio after it acquired the Elgato brand in 2018. The umbrella includes microphones like Yeti, formerly produced by Blue, which it acquired in 2018. The product line could prove a nice pairing for Logitech’s 2019 acquisition of livestreaming software developer Streamlabs.
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Cooley M&A
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
What’s on tap for 2018 M&A? No longer just “acquihires,” today’s innovation-driven acquisition is focused on talent retention. One familiar technique used by sophisticated tech buyers is a holdback structure that subjects a portion of key employees’ merger consideration to revesting.
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How2Exit
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
b' E188: Valsoft's Investment Partner Costa Tagalakis, Discusses Their Successful Acquisition Strategy - Watch Here rn rn About the Guest(s): rn Costa Tagalakis is an investment partner at Valsoft Corporation, a Canadian company specializing in the acquisition and operation of vertical market software businesses.
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TechCrunch: M&A
AUGUST 18, 2023
announced this morning its acquisition of Boxed.com and “other intellectual property portfolios and affiliates” in an all-cash transaction. MSG says it will continue to serve Boxed customers, vendors and brands following the acquisition. -based regional distributor MSG Distributors, Inc.
Quest: Mergers & Acquisitions
AUGUST 5, 2019
Mergers and Acquisitions require big bucks to make happen. Poorly protected data during and after an M&A IT Integration will cost even bigger bucks with a few nasty headlines thrown on top! Find more Pre-Legal Day One security pitfalls in this ebook: How Mergers and Acquisitions Impact Data Security.
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The Harvard Law School Forum
JUNE 16, 2023
Posted by Sally Wagner Partin, Sharon Flanagan, and Hannah M. Flanagan are Partners and Hannah M. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Are M&A Contract Clauses Value Relevant to Target and Bidder Shareholders? Brown is an Associate at Sidley Austin LLP. 1] (more…)
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Sun Acquisitions
AUGUST 2, 2024
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have emerged as a strategic tool for achieving these goals by integrating advanced technologies and expertise from specialized paving companies. Here are several ways M&A can facilitate technological advancement in the paving industry: 1.
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TechCrunch: M&A
JUNE 26, 2023
Today, IBM made a big acquisition doubling down on the hybrid concept: it will pay $4.6 billion to take it private back in 2018. IBM said in its announcement that the acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2023, pending regulatory and other approvals. The purchase makes a lot of sense for IBM.
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Quest: Mergers & Acquisitions
JULY 2, 2019
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are always a hush-hush thing, where only a select few in each organization are privy to the details and the negotiations. As we saw in Part 1 of the C-Suite Series , M&A activity is accelerating and IT is on the hook for up to 50 percent of expected cost synergies.
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Quest: Mergers & Acquisitions
AUGUST 12, 2019
As you recall from Part 1 of my mergers and acquisitions security series, I highlighted a few key security mistakes organizations make during an M&A IT integration. In Part 2, I will focus on two headline grabbing examples that expose the M&A IT integration security failures of major corporations.
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Quest: Mergers & Acquisitions
APRIL 21, 2019
The question of whether a merger and acquisition (M&A) or divestiture will hit your organization is settled. The real question is whether the department that carries the brunt of the M&A work is prepared: Information Technology. It will and I’ll explain below. 2019 is projected to continue at the same pace.
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The Deal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
While the deal could bring about some undesired déjà vu from the buyer’s not-so-distant M&A past, which helped lead it into bankruptcy in June 2020, at least one investor is confident Chesapeake is not destined to repeat its painful history. In a well-foreshadowed transaction , natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp.
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TechCrunch: M&A
JUNE 27, 2023
This marks Socure’s first acquisition. Founded in 2018, Berbix focuses on verifying users’ identities by checking scanned IDs in real time. He also noted that Socure is in a good position to make an acquisition like this. Berbix previously raised a total of $11.6 Berbix previously raised a total of $11.6
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TechCrunch: M&A
JUNE 13, 2023
In 2018, the app suffered a major data breach affecting 21 million people. In 2018, the app suffered a major data breach affecting 21 million people. The online party planning platform Punchbowl is rebranding to create a parent organization called Sincere Corporation. million downloads. million downloads.
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Cooley M&A
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
government shutdown disrupting the market for IPOs, Brexit uncertainty, natural disasters and various other crises, cross-border M&A activity momentum continues. The following 10 key trends are underpinning hyperactivity in global M&A markets and are set to continue to shape deals well into 2019. In July 2018, the U.K.
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TechCrunch: M&A
JULY 17, 2023
Corsair purchased Elgato’s gaming division back in 2018 and continues to release products with that branding. Everyone seems to be buying a mechanical keyboard company these days. Corsair has one-upped them all by buying its own mechanical keyboard company. Being a part of Corsair will help our team deliver more of what you love.
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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. In a small number of cases, a class of common stock is offered to the public that has no voting rights at all.
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InvestmentBank.com
AUGUST 14, 2019
of the total educational expenditures as of 2018, indicating $152 billion of EdTech expenditures, digital spend is expected to increase to a $342 billion scale, taking 4.4% billion in 2018 in the U.S., With computers and software-assisted tools, students in a Pittsburgh tutoring program outperformed the comparison classes by 15% [2].
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M&A Leadership Council
OCTOBER 22, 2023
The Art of M&A® / Post-Merger Integration and Divestitures An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux COMMITMENTS to EMPLOYEES Why is it important to make and keep commitments to employees? What is the financial impact of downsizing?
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Devensoft
JUNE 15, 2023
n mergers and acquisitions (M&A), strategic recapitalization is an increasingly popular tactic that can help businesses maximize their success. This can be particularly valuable for companies that are looking to finance large-scale acquisitions or other strategic initiatives.
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The Harvard Law School Forum
JUNE 16, 2023
Posted by Sally Wagner Partin, Sharon Flanagan, and Hannah M. Flanagan are Partners and Hannah M. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Are M&A Contract Clauses Value Relevant to Target and Bidder Shareholders? Brown is an Associate at Sidley Austin LLP. 1] (more…)
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TechCrunch: M&A
AUGUST 22, 2023
When TechCrunch first covered the company way back in 2018 , it was working with large brands like TGI Friday’s, Disney and Shell to provide bespoke AI solutions. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hypergiant’s core product is called CommandCenter, a geospatial data visualization platform designed to inform real-time decision-making.
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Cooley M&A
OCTOBER 29, 2020
On September 24, Cooley M&A partner, Garth Osterman, moderated a webinar on the current trend in going public: SPACs! As reflected in Chart 1 , 102 SPAC IPOs have been announced this year as of September 18, 2020—almost double the number of SPAC IPOs in all of last year (and more than double the number of SPAC IPOs in 2018).
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Cooley M&A
JANUARY 24, 2020
In the wake of record-setting volume and value metrics in 2018, practitioners eyed the 2019 deal market with healthy skepticism. Detailed below are our “notes from the field” for tech M&A in 2019. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are particularly focused on acquisitions of “nascent technologies” by incumbent high-tech platforms.
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Cooley M&A
AUGUST 1, 2018
On 24 July 2018, the UK government published details of its proposed new regime for the scrutiny of foreign investments that may have national security implications. The details are contained in the National Security and Investment White Paper and a draft Statutory Statement of Policy Intent (together, the “Proposals”).
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InvestmentBank.com
OCTOBER 24, 2019
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. of GDP or $2.5
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M&A Leadership Council
JUNE 28, 2023
The Art of M&A® / Integration An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux Editor’s Note: A growing number of M&A professionals are pursuing the Certified M&A Specialist, or CMAS™ credential. 806, 823-824.
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TechCrunch: M&A
JULY 12, 2023
In 2018, Jumbo raised a $3.5 San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup Coalition is acquiring Jumbo, a mobile app that lets you control your privacy on the web. I have covered Jumbo several times over the past few years, so it’s time to close the loop on this one. A source told me this deal is a small, acqui-hire transaction.
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M&A Leadership Council
AUGUST 7, 2024
The Art of M&A® / Due Diligence An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux Editor’s Note: A growing number of M&A professionals are pursuing the Certified M&A Specialist, or CMAS ® credential.
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M&A Leadership Council
AUGUST 24, 2023
The Art of M&A® / Due Diligence: Detecting Cybersecurity Risk An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux Editor’s Note: A growing number of M&A professionals are pursuing the Certified M&A Specialist , or CMAS ® credential.
M&A Leadership Council
JUNE 28, 2023
The Art of M&A® / Integration An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux Editor’s Note: A growing number of M&A professionals are pursuing the Certified M&A Specialist, or CMAS™ credential. 806, 823-824.
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The Deal
JULY 19, 2023
DEN) turned to Stephen M. V&E advised Denbury in 2018 on a $1.7 The deal is Exxon’s largest acquisition of a public company since its 2010 purchase of XTO Energy Inc. Davis Polk advised Exxon on those two deals as well as the 1999 merger that created ExxonMobil. Denbury Inc. Gill, Douglas E. XOM) for $4.9 Goldberg, H.
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M&A Leadership Council
JUNE 14, 2023
The Art of M&A / Due Diligence An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux Editor’s Note: A growing number of M&A professionals are pursuing the Certified M&A Specialist, or CMAS™ credential.
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The Deal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Ingles and Beth Troy of Allen & Overy LLP were M&A counsel to WillScot, a Phoenix-based lessor of offices and portable storage units where Hezron Timothy Lopez is the chief legal and compliance officer. to Double Eagle Acquisition Corp. billion in 2018. A&O’s Jeffrey J. A&O’s William F. billion to $4.45
Cooley M&A
JULY 19, 2019
On July 9, 2019, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) publicly announced its intent to impose a £99M (approximately $123M) GDPR fine on Marriott as a result of its acquisition of Starwood and the subsequent discovery and notification of a data breach at Starwood. The breach was discovered in November 2018. They decided.
The Deal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Tara Dwyer and Lauren M. HCSC relied on Aaron M. Silverstein and Kinal M. Vazquez advised HCSC on its 2022 acquisition of Trustmark Health Benefits from Trustco Holdings Inc. Cigna Group (CI) turned to David E. Shapiro and Jenna E. Levine of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz for counsel on a $3.3 Rick Rule, Daniel J.
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Cooley M&A
OCTOBER 24, 2024
While this mantra may help bruised egos on the playground, it’s of no use in M&A disputes. This dynamic has increased the number of earnout/milestone disputes and is influencing how earnout provisions are negotiated in acquisition agreements. July 2024), buyer-friendly covenants enabled the buyer to prevail in an earnout dispute.
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. 2018-0300-JTL (Del.
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.
Benchmark International
JUNE 14, 2024
Founded in 2018, GEOGRAPH serves over 150 customers and more than 1,000 users in the United States and in three international geographies. Benchmark International has successfully facilitated a transaction between Easley, South Carolina-based GEOGRAPH Technologies, LLC (“GEOGRAPH”) and London, UK-based Abingdon Software Group (“Abingdon”).GEOGRAPH
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