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Hopin, the struggling virtual conference unicorn, sells events and engagement units to RingCentral

TechCrunch: M&A

Coming off of a huge couple of years of business during the pandemic, in 2021, it was valued at nearly $7.7 Hopin has not raised any further money since 2021, and between then and now it has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs affecting hundreds of employees. Its customer list features Slack, VMware, UPS, Pepsi and many more.

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Cooley’s 2022 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review

Cooley M&A

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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SEC Evaluation of Swap Disclosures Misguided

The Deal

The memorandum noted that at most seven activist investors held gross positions of greater than $300 million — one of the proposal’s disclosure thresholds — on any given day during a yearlong sample period between 2021 and 2022. You would have to take a more sophisticated thoughtful approach to the data.”

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Technology Services Mergers Update – Q1 2024

Solganick & Co.

Private equity buyers have opted to acquire systems integration businesses almost exclusively through their established portfolio companies, or add-on’s. Financial buyers, particularly private equity firms, have kept M&A volume afloat in the systems integration sector, accounting for 57.1% of all transactions through YTD.

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Transfer Traps: Considerations for Dual-Class Companies Contemplating M&A Transactions

Cooley M&A

In addition, currently public dual-class companies with transfer provisions that do not contain clear carve outs for the delivery of voting agreements in the M&A context should discuss with their advisers the possibility of adopting “clear day” amendments to their charters to include these carve outs. Vote-down termination fee (i.e.,

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8 Proven Marketing Strategies for Sustainable Growth

Software Equity Group

Refined Target Audiences As the business organically grew and we added acquisitions to our portfolio, the marketing team needed to refine its target audience and identify our ideal customer profile (ICP) for new segments. In 2021, Thoma Bravo acquired iOffice for an undisclosed amount.

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Why Is Land & Buildings Asking, Not Demanding a Change in Strategy at Aimco (AIV)?

Transactional Delights

Disclaimers: [link] Aimco (NYSE: AIV) is a REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of apartments. In September, Aimco announced that it was planning a spin that would lead to two publicly traded companies: a pure play apartment investment company and a company focused on developing apartment communities. How are apartments doing?