JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 24, 2023

Market conditions suggest that the trend toward longer durations will continue in 2023. Amid the current economic uncertainty, many PE buyers are taking extra precautions to ensure that the deals they pursue will deliver the value they expect. By: Goodwin

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 15, 2024

Prytek had already been a big investor in TipRanks since 2017, most recently leading a $77 million round in the company in 2021. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 9, 2024

Seae Ventures is acquiring Unseen Capital after the death of founder Kayode Owens in 2021. The combined firm will continue to invest in healthcare for minorities and underserved populations. Owens, an investor and entrepreneur, launched Unseen Capital to focus on early-stage healthcare companies started by underrepresented founders, in 2020.

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Capital Healthcare Investors Investment 270

The New York Times: Banking

MAY 8, 2024

The hedge fund is accused of borrowing money from banks to buy stocks.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JANUARY 9, 2024

Good Chemistry, founded by Arman Zaribafiyan in 2021 as a spin-off of quantum computing company 1QBit and backed by investors including Green Sands Equity […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The M&A market has witnessed a major increase in the use of earnout deal terms after 2021. The number of deals with earnout provisions jumped from around 20% in 2021 to 33% in 2023. By: Womble Bond Dickinson

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 23, 2023

Following enhanced scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the poor post-merger performance of many SPACs, the SPAC bubble burst in early 2021 as investors and dealmakers turned their attention elsewhere. By: Jones Day

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As we close 2024, middle market M&A transactions, typically valued between $10 million and $500 million, have begun to show signs of finally rebounding from their peak in 2021. As deal activity continues to ramp up, here are some recent trends that we are observing going into 2025: By: Seward & Kissel LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 16, 2024

8, 2024), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities class action brought by investors who purchased shares of the special purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital Corporation IV (“CCIV”) in early 2021 before it merged with Atieva, Inc. d/b/a Lucid Motors (“Lucid”) in July 2021.

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Investors Mergers Corporation Capital 177

CNBC: Investing

JULY 11, 2024

Bitcoin is not expected to retest its record until later in the year, but data shows this correction could get uglier before a recovery begins.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 15, 2024

AstraZeneca dismissed stockholder claims in connection with the $3 billion merger of Viela Bio and Horizon Therapeutics in 2021. On July 2, 2024, the Delaware Chancery Court in Sciannella v. The merger was approved by Viela’s stockholders at a share price of $53.00 per share, a 52.8% premium over Viela’s share price at the time.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 5, 2024

Venture capital investment in European startups reached over $60B last year, higher than pre-pandemic levels but lower than the highs of 2021 and 2022.

Capital 192

Capital Investment Equities 192

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), the UK’s first standalone regime for screening investments on national security grounds, has been in force for two years. The UK government is considering steps to make the regime more business-friendly, while maintaining and refining essential national security protections.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

government has used its powers under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the UK’s version of CFIUS) to order a Chinese-registered firm to sell its stake in a British semiconductor company. By: Hogan Lovells

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Situation: On September 10, 2024, the UK government published the third National Security and Investment Act 2021 Annual Report ("2023/2024 Annual Report"), revealing longer processing times for foreign direct investment ("FDI") reviews, but lower rates of Phase 2 call-ins and conditions being imposed. By: Jones Day

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Deal volumes increased, but the market remains considerably slower compared to the boom years of 2021 and 2022. The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape in 2024 showed signs of recovery following the slump experienced in 2023. However, industry professionals remain cautiously optimistic.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

At the end of 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) signed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which both parties then ratified in 2021.

Trading 177

Trading 177

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 8, 2024

2024 is likely set to hit a new peak of transaction activities in volume and value of transactions, since at the end of 2023, the deal activity in the region already looked similar to the full-year 2021. By: Latham & Watkins LLP

M&A 183

M&A 183

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 5, 2024

This is considerably less than in 2021 during which issuers raised over $108.8 The PIPE market has proven to be resilient during times of stress. In 2023, issuers raised over $33.8 billion in 809 PIPE transactions according to PrivateRaise. However, PIPE transaction activity has accelerated during the first five months of 2024.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Report covers the period October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022, which represents the first full fiscal year of the Biden Administration’s merger enforcement efforts. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) on December 21, 2023, released the FY 2022 HSR Annual Report (the Report).

Mergers 171

Mergers Trading 171

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

s 2021 acquisition of GRAIL Inc., European Commission Orders Unprecedented Unwinding Of Illumina’s Acquisition of GRAIL. For the first time, the European Commission has ordered reversal of a consummated transaction, Illumina Inc.’s a company developing blood tests for cancer detection. By: WilmerHale

Acquisitions 177

Acquisitions 177

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 9, 2024

The economic environment has mostly stabilized following the inflationary shocks of 2021-2022, and a strong Q4 2023 suggests that M&A may be in line for a comeback in 2024. The following trends demonstrate why now is likely a great time to sell your business. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

Business 165

Business M&A Economics 165

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

According to the American Bar Association's Private Target Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Points Studies, financial statement representations are universally required from sellers in private company M&A deals, included in almost every transaction—99% covered by the most recent study in 2021. Originally Published in Bloomberg Law.

Financial Statement 171

Financial Statement Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Mergers 171

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In a much-anticipated ruling of 3 September 2024, the EU's highest court threw out the policy that the European Commission has been pursuing since 2021, by which it asserted jurisdiction to review so-called “killer acquisitions” falling below the review thresholds of both the Commission and all EU Member States.

Acquisitions 183

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 18, 2024

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was signed by Congress back in January of 2021, but the Beneficial Ownership Information Reports (“BOI Reports”) were not required until January 1, 2024.

Corporation 183

Corporation 183

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 19, 2024

32/2021 on Commercial Companies Law (Companies Law), where shareholders play a pivotal role in the financial health and prosperity of a company. Investment is a cornerstone of corporate governance under Federal Decree-Law No.

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Profitability Shares Investment Government 171

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Several years ago, Congress passed the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, which became effective law on January 1, 2021 (the “Act”). Included in the Anti-Money Laundering legislation was the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”).

Corporation 171

Corporation Finance Finance 171

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

is coming off of two years of historically low interest rates and a tremendous amount of liquidity, factors that created a very strong sellers’ market in 2021 and 2022.This

M&A 177

M&A Business 177

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 30, 2024

As EBITDA and revenue multiples on larger platform acquisitions increased through 2021 and into the early part of 2022, many sponsors turned to consolidation and “buy and build” strategies, characterized by using smaller add-on acquisitions with lower price multiples to build value.

Acquisitions 165

Acquisitions Portfolio Investment 165

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 22, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 17, 2021. On April 5, 2024, a jury found Matthew Panuwat civilly liable for insider trading in violation of federal securities laws in a first-of-its-kind “shadow trading” case (also referred to as “sympathy trading”), which was commenced by the U.S. Following a historic trial in the U.S.

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Trading Securities IT 177

The New York Times: Banking

JULY 10, 2024

The 2021 collapse of Archegos Capital Management led to some $10 billion in losses for some Wall Street banks. He could spend the rest of his life in prison.

Capital 142

Capital Banking Bank Management 142

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 4, 2024

Covering the time period from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, the Report provides data on the Agencies’ activities in connection with the premerger notification program established under the Hart-Scott-Rodino-Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act).

Trading 171

Trading 171

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 31, 2024

Much has been written about the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which was enacted on January 1, 2021, and went into effect on January 1, 2024. Briefly, the CTA requires “reporting companies” to disclose beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) to the federal government.

Corporation 171

Corporation Government Trading Investment 171

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 12, 2024

M&A dealmakers have been on a wild ride: from the pandemic-fueled rout in 2020 to 2021’s record-breaking recovery to a steep decline in 2023, the global M&A market has offered a masterclass in volatility.

M&A 171

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 3, 2023

EU General Court Confirms Geo-Blocking Illegally Partitions the Single Market - On 27 September 2023, the EU’s second highest court, General Court or GC, upheld a 2021 European Commission decision that geo-blocking agreements relating to activation keys for PC video games infringed EU competition law. By: McGuireWoods LLP

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