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Watch Out for Your UI Bias: What Ugly Software Might Be Hiding

Beyond M&A

We all have preferences. Whether its music, coffee, or colour schemestastes vary wildly. But heres a trap that shows up in Tech Due Diligence again and again: UI bias. Its easy to judge software by its interface. But thats often where poor diligence starts. When youre evaluating a target, the job isnt to fall in love with the designits to understand the substance underneath.

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Advance Notice Bylaws: Chancery Gives Dissidents Another Bite at the Apple

Deal Lawyers

When a Delaware court concludes that dissident stockholders haven’t complied with a valid advance notice bylaw, it doesn’t usually give them another bite at the apple, but that’s what the Chancery Court did earlier this week in Vejseli v. Duffy,(Del. Ch.; 5/25).

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Bank of America downgrades this big-box retailer, cites margin and tariff pressures

CNBC: Investing

Analyst Robert Ohmes downgraded the big-box retailer to neutral from buy and lowered his price target.

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Top 7 ESOP Formation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them | PCE

PCE

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) provide significant benefits to business owners, and as a result, the ESOP liquidity strategy has become increasingly popular. This strategy, however, is not without complications, so you must understand the ESOP transaction and implementation processes before you decide to implement an ESOP at your company.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Fidelity International: Championing individuality in the real money world

The TRADE

Fidelity International, inaugural winner of The TRADEs Foreign Exchange Trading Desk of the Year Award 2024 was and continues to be recognised across the street for its thriving work across the global FX space. When it comes to what has contributed to the desks success story, Nigell Todd, head of global FX trading at Fidelity, asserts that the individuality of those who make up the team is key, pointing to the importance of not just pulling your weight, but also knowing what that weight is.

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Form 8.3 - [CRANEWARE PLC - 21 05 2025] - (CGWL)

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORERule 8.3 of the.

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Timing Kills Deals: Why Government Contractors Can’t Afford to Wait

Focus Investment Banking

Timing Kills Deals: Why Government Contractors Cant Afford to Wait In the world of M&A, especially in the government contracting sector , the biggest threat to a successful transaction isnt price, valuation gaps, or competitionits time. Weve seen it too many times: a strong company, great contract mix, healthy revenue, and clear demand from buyers.

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PCE Announces the Sale of American Door Products

PCE

PCE Investment Bankers, a leading financial services firm for middle-market companies, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, American Door Products Inc., to Riverbend Industries Inc.

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UBS first international broker to trade on A2X

The TRADE

UBS is set to be the first international broker to trade on South Africas A2X Markets this quarter. We are delighted to welcome UBS [] their sophisticated algorithm suite will connect to A2X, enabling them to leverage all available markets in South Africa while accessing our additional liquidity and functionality, said Kevin Brady, chief executive of A2X Markets.

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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - H&T Group Plc

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule.

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Top 3 Banking Secrets to Stay Relevant with Gen Z Consumers

Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In today’s world of social media, dating apps, and remote work, businesses risk becoming irrelevant (or getting "ghosted") if they fail to meet the evolving needs of Gen Z consumers. Credit cards with flexible payment options, especially for young adults with little-to-no credit history, are a particularly important and valuable solution for this generation.

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How Razorpay is Helping Atomberg Revolutionize Everyday Home Appliances

Razorpay

We are building future ready appliances for a smarter India. Manoj Meena, Founder & CEO, Atomberg That one line captures the spirit Atomberg was built on. Atomberg began when two IIT-Bombay graduates, Manoj Meena and Sibabrata Das, found themselves asking a simple but powerful question: Why were Indias home appliances stuck in the past? Technology was making strides in every other domain but for some reason, when it came to our appliances we were stuck in the same place for decades.

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Turning Certification into Strategy with Liz Stein | Evolution of OEM Certifications

Focus Investment Banking

Turning Certification into Strategy with Liz Stein | Evolution of OEM Certifications On this weeks episode, Cole Strandberg chats with Liz Stein , Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Certified Collision Group , one of the largest networks of independent, OEM-certified repairers in the country. CCG is known for helping its members obtain, maintain, andcriticallymaximize the value of their certifications.

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Top 7 ESOP Formation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them | PCE

PCE

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) provide significant benefits to business owners, and as a result, the ESOP liquidity strategy has become increasingly popular. This strategy, however, is not without complications, so you must understand the ESOP transaction and implementation processes before you decide to implement an ESOP at your company.

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Pharma giant Regeneron to buy 23andMe and its customers’ data for $256M

TechCrunch: M&A

23andMe was sold by bankruptcy auction, a year after the company had a massive data breach.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.

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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Bakkavor Group Plc

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule.

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[Audio] Inside a $175M Deal: Tim McLoughlin & Joshua Hayes Live From RDU Startup Week

JD Supra: Mergers

What does it take to guide a company from early investment to a major private equity transaction? In this special Founder Shares live episode, recorded at Raleigh-Durham Startup Week, Tim McLoughlin of CoFounders Capital and Joshua M. Hayes of Hutchison PLLC share the inside story behind the $175 million investment in Element451, a Raleigh-based higher education CRM platform.

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Pilotless planes are taking flight in China. Bank of America says it's time to buy

CNBC: Investing

While startups around the world have tried to build vehicles that can fly without a pilot, only one is certified to carry people in China.

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When a Services Firm Assessment Is Really a SaaS Assessment

Beyond M&A

At Beyond M&A , not every tech due diligence project is a clean-cut SaaS assessment with code repositories and CI/CD pipelines. In fact, a growing portion of our work focuses on Professional Services firms businesses where technology is embedded in operations , even if they dont identify as tech companies. These assessments often start as internal IT reviews, but quickly evolve.

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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Acorns acquires family wealth and digital memory platform EarlyBird

TechCrunch: M&A

Savings and investing startup Acorns has acquired EarlyBird, an investment gifting platform for families, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, EarlyBird will shut down, and all customer accounts will officially close on June 23.

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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Anexo Group Plc

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule.

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Restrictive Covenants in Private Equity Transactions

JD Supra: Mergers

Restrictive covenants are unquestionably a significant deal consideration in M&A transactions. In the private equity context, a buyer is focused on restrictive covenants to protect its investment by binding the sellers and other recipients of material deal proceeds to obligations and restrictions for a certain period of time following the transaction.

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Insiders at UnitedHealth are scooping up tarnished shares

CNBC: Investing

Kristen Gil, a director at the firm, bought 3,700 shares worth roughly $1 million on Thursday.

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Deliver Mission Critical Insights in Real Time with Data & Analytics

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

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Adapting “Lessons Learned” for IT M&A Projects

Beyond M&A

One for the Project Managers. Having just completed a complex international M&A IT Integration, the added value is sharing the lessons learned so we can enhanced the buy and build process in the future, M&A is rarely simple. But when you throw IT into the mixespecially in todays WFH world where resources and talent are dispersed, youre in for a wild ride.

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Jony Ive to lead OpenAI’s design work following $6.5B acquisition of his company

TechCrunch: M&A

OpenAI is acquiring io, the device startup that CEO Sam Altman and famed Apple designer Jony Ive have quietly been working on for two years, in an all-equity deal that values that startup at $6.5 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Greencore Group Plc

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule.

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California Antitrust Laws May Get Even Tougher Than U.S. Law

JD Supra: Mergers

California antitrust laws may be on the verge of a major transformation, with proposed changes that could significantly impact how businesses operate in the state, particularly in the digital sphere. At the request of the state legislature, the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) has delivered recommendations from eight working groups designed to modernize and strengthen the states antitrust framework.

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Using Data & Analytics for Improving Healthcare Innovation and Outcomes

In the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, delivering data insights to end users or customers can be a significant challenge for product managers, product owners, and application team developers. The complexity of healthcare data, the need for real-time analytics, and the demand for user-friendly interfaces can often seem overwhelming. But with Logi Symphony, these challenges become opportunities.

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E280: From Yoga Studio to EBITDA Truths: The Hidden Financial Traps in Small Business Exits

How2Exit

E280: From Yoga Studio to EBITDA Truths: The Hidden Financial Traps in Small Business Exits - Watch Here About the Guest: Rosco Graves is the founder of Polaxis Professional Services and a former Deloitte advisor. He’s navigated both the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies and the trenches of small business ownership—including launching a yoga franchise.

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Tech Due Diligence Storytelling: Numbers Need a Narrative

Beyond M&A

Every forecast takes a number from today and multiplies it by a story about tomorrow. Morgan Housel That quote has stuck with me while reading his latest. Its especially relevant in Tech Due Diligence storytelling , where both investors and founding teams are placing bets not just on systems and scalabilitybut on belief. Due diligence isnt just about what youve built.

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Josh Brown says AI is more important than tariffs to the stock market

CNBC: Investing

Brown said those Big Tech companies affirming or even raising guidance saved the entire stock market from the massive turmoil in April.

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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Inspired Plc

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?