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Deal Lawyers Download Podcast: Activism 2024 – Michael Levin

Deal Lawyers

In the latest Deal Lawyers Download Podcast, John is joined by Michael Levin — investor, corporate executive, and management consultant who is also well known for his websites that provide resources for investors, The Activist Investor and UniversalProxyCard.com.

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Party planning platform Punchbowl’s owner is acquiring Timehop

TechCrunch: M&A

The app attracted more than $14 million in funding from investors like Spark Capital, O’Reilly Alphatech Ventures , Shasta Ventures , Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley, and Randi Zuckerberg. According to data from analytics company Data.ai, Timehop downloads across Google Play Store and Apple App Store peaked in 2014 with 13.5

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10-23-2023 Newsletter: Why Take-Private Dealmaking Remains Attractive for PE Investors

OfficeHours

However, for private equity investors, this uncertainty represents a unique opportunity to take advantage of investment opportunities in public markets. According to the Institutional Investor, 81% of value in all transactions in 2023 so far were take-private deals (compared to 20% seen in a typical year).

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10-20-2023 Newsletter: Why PE Investors Care About Inflation

OfficeHours

For private equity investors who have been monitoring the situation around inflation for the last few months to a year, many have been disappointed to see the slow trajectory with which inflation has been coming down from highs. Currently, inflation in the U.S. Explore the role of private equity now.

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5 Steps to a Successful Post-Merger (M&A) Integration

Midaxo

Download the Complete Guide to Post-Merger Integration 2. How soon post-deal do investors expect a return and are their expectations realistic given the challenges that lie ahead? Investors typically expect to see synergies captured and cost savings realized within 12-24 months of deal close.

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Due Diligence Preparation

Beyond M&A

This focus makes sense; a strong revenue profile initially attracts investors. It’s clear which type of team any investor or partner would prefer to engage with. Beyond M&A- Founder Exit Readiness Download What sets the best-prepared teams apart during due diligence? Tech DD – What Do Investors Want?

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Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning

TechCrunch: M&A

And it will also involve Blinkist’s biggest investor, Insight Partners , taking an additional $30 million in equity in Go1 at an “upround,” but again with the exact numbers not being discussed. ” Blinkist has had 25 million downloads of its app and has just under 1 million paying users, including some 1,500 companies.