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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

IN THIS FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE - UNITED STATES - New Merger Guidelines Released - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) issued their updated Merger Guidelines on December 18, 2023. A theme of the new guidelines is increased scrutiny on a variety of different transaction types, including.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

A recap of the most widely read M&A-focused publications on JD Supra throughout 2023. By: Beacon Insights by JD Supra

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AUGUST 15, 2024

We have all been waiting, some of us not very patiently, for a recovery in M&A activity, and Q2 2024 data is showing some green shoots of optimism. PitchBook has released its Global M&A Report for Q2 of this year, and there is some positive news: global M&A activity is ahead of 2023 by 10 to 15% in deal count and value.

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MARCH 22, 2024

While the 2022 M&A market was buoyed by deal carryover from 2021 and more conducive market conditions in the first half of the year, the 2023 M&A market felt the impact of the Federal Reserve’s most aggressive interest rate hikes in more than 25 years. By: WilmerHale

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TechCrunch: M&A

MAY 15, 2023

The world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, Binance, is making big bets on M&A this year, paying particular attention to geographical gaps and customer base. Ling’s role at the company focuses on VC investments, strategic M&A and business development. He joined Binance nearly seven months ago, after stints at Bird and Uber.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

In our 2022 alert “REIT M&A Trends Through the Pandemic,” we cataloged a total of 42 new REIT transactions announced between August 2020 and May 2022, a pace that rivaled or exceeded pre-pandemic levels.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on their implications. Summaries feature below, and you can click where indicated to access more detailed analysis.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Morrison Foerster is pleased to share with our clients and friends the results of our 2023 Tech M&A Survey, published in conjunction with Mergermarket. Mergermarket surveyed 300 dealmakers from around the world in order to gain valuable insights into the future of technology-related M&A. By: MoFo Tech

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JANUARY 29, 2024

After a sluggish 2023 in which global merger and acquisition activity fell almost 20% to $2.87 trillion – the lowest level since 2013 – the question in the corporate world, is: ‘Will M&A roar back in 2024?’. By: Adams and Reese LLP

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Goodwin is presenting a two-part publication series covering life sciences trends involving license deals, M&A, and financing for Greater China’s life sciences sector. By: Goodwin

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JANUARY 8, 2024

We continue our review of DOJ initiatives from 2023 and what they may portend for the compliance professional in 2024 and beyond. In October 2023, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new policy regarding M&A. By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

UNITED STATES - Proposed Merger Guidelines Outline Fundamental Change of Approach to Merger Investigation and Enforcement - On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released new proposed merger guidelines.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The outlook for public M&A remains challenging, even if we have now reached a plateau in interest rates. By: Allen & Overy LLP

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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. By: Morgan Lewis

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JANUARY 26, 2024

In a subdued year for global M&A, deal-making in the life sciences industry came in waves, with a busy fourth quarter generating cautious optimism heading into 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This Summer review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on their implications. Please see full Report below for more information. By: White & Case LLP

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

2023 was a fairly gloomy year for global M&A activity and the insurance sector did not emerge unscathed, recording its lowest deals count since 20201.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) took effect in July 2023. The new mandatory suspensory M&A notification obligation – up and running since October – has significantly increased the regulatory burden for deals with an EU nexus. For dealmakers, it is already having a major impact.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

2023 was a challenging year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Whilst M&A in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA) remained resilient in the first half of 2023, deal activity fell in the second half of the year. Overall, in 2023, initial public offering (IPO) activity and.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

September 7, 2023: ConnectGen, a company that develops, builds, operates, and finances utility-scale clean energy projects, was acquired by Repsol for an estimated $715 million.

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MAY 29, 2024

A recent bout of M&A transactions involving chapter 11 cases point in the same direction. Taking deals involving bankruptcy cases as a proxy for distressed M&A, 16 such transactions were announced in the US in Q1, up 14.3 billion, a gain of 76 percent from the same period in 2023. By: White & Case LLP

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JANUARY 8, 2024

On October 5, 2023, Deputy Attorney General, Lisa Monaco, announced a new safe harbor policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in the mergers and acquisitions context.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

July 17, 2023: Complete Solaria, a leading solar technology, services, and installation company, acquired Freedom Acquisition I Corp through a reverse merger. Complete Solaria is a differentiated solar company with unique technology and end-to-end solar solutions, which include financing, project fulfillment, and customer service.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Rising interest rates and stubbornly high inflation contributed to a subdued deals market in 2023. There was, however, no shortage of M&A highlights across the energy and infrastructure sectors, including the year’s two largest transactions. Originally published in IFLR, February 2024. By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

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MARCH 11, 2024

As we all know, M&A activity in 2023 was down compared to 2022. In the first nine months of 2023, global deal volumes declined 29% (year on year) and in Q3 2023 we saw the worst performance from an M&A perspective in 11 years, with only 6,730 transactions, worth US$719bn in aggregate. By: Hogan Lovells

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TechCrunch: M&A

DECEMBER 18, 2023

© 2023 TechCrunch. Most startup exits look nothing like the Adobe-Figma deal, which means this breakup won't impact most future startup acquisitions. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this special edition of Bennett Jones' quarterly M&A update, we look at deal activity in Canada's energy sector and what the key takeaways from WPC might tell us about what's to come. By: Bennett Jones LLP

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The number of distressed deals reaches record highs as challenging market conditions take their toll - European M&A saw a solid uplift in value in the first half of 2024. By: White & Case LLP

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

After a multiyear low in 2022, China’s cross-border M&A activity experienced a slow recovery in 2023. Although outbound M&A deal value and volume remained lackluster in the first half of 2023, the market overall rebounded in the second half. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Asset / Wealth Management - Current market: Consistently high M&A activity levels - We are seeing: Europe’s barbell becomes more pronounced—larger asset / wealth managers swallow smaller competitors at pace: - Larger deals remain rare (e.g.,

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

There is a wealth of dry powder to spend but 2023 has seen M&A deal activity hampered by rising costs of debt, unstable markets, supply chain issues, general political uncertainty, and fear of global recession. So, what does 2024 have in store for European M&A? By: Proskauer Rose LLP

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TechCrunch: M&A

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Many people, myself included, predicted a wave of startup acquisitions in 2023 as companies rooted in good ideas but built on not-so-good business models ran out of money. Funding volume and deal count continues to slow down, according to Q3 data from PitchBook, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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APRIL 16, 2024

2023 was a busy year, with both the Delaware courts and others, including the U.S. Supreme Court, weighing in on shareholder and M&A litigation issues.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

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

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MAY 24, 2024

While representation and warranty (R&W) insurance continues to be used across a broad range of M&A transactions, its use has cooled as dealmakers navigate challenging market conditions. By: Cooley LLP

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech - Whilst many European start-ups have struggled to successfully execute funding rounds at valuation levels of yesteryear, more mature fintechs have pivoted to acquisitions and partnerships to fuel growth.

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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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