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Adobe and Figma end $20B acquisition plans after regulatory headwinds in Europe

TechCrunch: M&A

Adobe’s $20 billion mega-bid to buy rival Figma is now officially dead, after the companies said today that regulatory pushback in Europe had caused them to put an end to the acquisition plans. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Snowflake goes all in on data clean rooms with Samooha acquisition

TechCrunch: M&A

Snowflake is buying Samooha, a startup developing a “cross-cloud” data collaboration suite, the companies announced this morning — adding to the list of big tech acquisitions leading up to the holiday season. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2023 M&A Annual Review

JD Supra: Mergers

Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2023—from advising SoftBank on two acquisitions of public companies in the robotics space, to partnering with sustainable food chain investing firm Paine Schwartz Partners and Special New Fruit Licensing (SNFL) on SNFL’s combination with International (..)

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Key Takeaways: 2023 ABA Private Target Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Points Study

JD Supra: Mergers

The Private Target Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Points Study (“the Study”) is published on a bi-annual basis by the Market Trends Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section’s M&A Committee, which I am happy to serve on.

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It’s official: Microsoft closes $68.7B Activision Blizzard acquisition as UK approves restructured deal

TechCrunch: M&A

The crux of Microsoft’s concession to get the deal over the line lies squarely in […] © 2023 TechCrunch. .’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accepted a restructured proposal that addresses the CMA’s concerns about Microsoft dominating the cloud gaming market. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Antitrust Breakup Fees: 2023 Data and Key Takeaways for Future Dealmaking

JD Supra: Mergers

Looking back at 2023 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, antitrust-related breakup fees continued to be an important tool in allocating antitrust risk between deal parties. In 2023, there were at least 42 publicly announced M&A transactions involving such antitrust reverse breakup fee (ARBF).

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Cooley’s 2023 Tech M&A Year in Review: An AI-Generated Glass Half Full

JD Supra: Mergers

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases.

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