Thu.Apr 11, 2024

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Tick Tock Goes The Public Finance Firms Hiring Clock

H. Friedman Search

Hopefully, today’s blog can reassure candidates who are waiting for some action from the hiring managers. There seems to be a common pattern among public finance firms, whether they be investment banks, regional banks, boutiques, or large and small law firms. What’s the pattern? The common thread is no one is hiring quickly. Firms that were hiring faster last year are definitely hiring much slower this year.

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FDIC Updates Bank Merger Guidance to Include Non-Compete Ban

JD Supra: Mergers

On March 21, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) approved a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on its proposal to revise its current Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions. Among the proposed revisions, the agency’s proposal will prohibit non-compete agreements in bank mergers in which the selling bank is required to divest all or a portion of its business lines or branches.

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Deal Lawyers Download Podcast: The SEC’s New SPAC Rules

Deal Lawyers

In our latest Deal Lawyers Download Podcast, Michael Heinz, co-head of Sidley’s SPAC practice, joined me to discuss the SEC’s new SPAC rules.

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Live Updates - ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C.

JD Supra: Mergers

The members of BakerHostetler’s Antitrust and Competition Team are pleased to present these brief updates from the conference sessions at this week’s ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C.

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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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Activism: M&A Demands Still Feature Prominently in Campaigns

Deal Lawyers

A recent memo from H/Advisors Abernathy’s Dan Scorpio highlights some of the early lessons to be drawn from this year’s proxy season.

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Vietnamese Real Estate Tycoon Sentenced to Death in $12 Billion Fraud Case

The New York Times: Banking

Truong My Lan received the death penalty as Vietnam’s Communist Party cracks down on corruption in the fast-growing Southeast Asian economic hub.

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Health Care Antitrust Update Part I: Key Developments in Antitrust Litigation Involving Health Care Acquisitions and Mergers

JD Supra: Mergers

Over the past several months, antitrust enforcement activity in the healthcare provider sector has continued to steadily increase. In the litigation context, this has involved, in addition to new lawsuits filed by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) seeking to block proposed healthcare system mergers and acquisitions, additional challenges to the purchase by private equity firms of physician practices, along with lawsuits brought by aggrieved competitors and by purchasers of healthcare.

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Oil prices could spike to $100 if Iran directly attacks Israel, analyst says

CNBC: Investing

Bob McNally, president and founder of Rapidan Energy, said global crude markets still have not factored in $10 of geopolitical risk.

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Key Considerations for Independent Sponsors Regarding Portfolio Company Governance

JD Supra: Mergers

Holland & Knight's Independent Sponsors Team has seen an increasing number of independent sponsors taking part in transactions of seemingly all shapes and sizes. With increasing variation of transactions comes increasing variation of equity providers and their requests and requirements related to the governance of the investment vehicles they share with their independent sponsor partners.

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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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Lavish Entertainment, Inc. Expands Presence in Event Production Industry Through the Acquisition of ABI Create

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

LAS VEGAS, April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN -- Golden Triangle Ventures, Inc. (OTC PINK: GTVH) (“GTV” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Lavish Entertainment (or “Lavish”), a wholly owned subsidiary of GTV, has completed a full acquisition of ABI Create (or “ABI”), a premier event management and production firm. Founded in 2015 by Marco Antonio Moreno (recently appointed as the new President and COO of Lavish Entertainment), ABI Create has delivered high-quality productions

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Full-stack application and data security with business risk observability

Cisco: M&A

Cisco Full-Stack Observability brings application observability together with security intelligence and risk assessment for comprehensive business-focused oversight Businesses in all sectors and… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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The GMGI Acquisition of Meridianbet Receives High Praise from IPO Edge

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

GMGI and MeridianBet merger praised by IPO Edge, poised to reshape global gaming with innovation and strategic growth.

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A dreaded 'death cross' chart pattern points to even more losses for this struggling software stock

CNBC: Investing

This showed all the technical characteristics of a top performer during the second half of 2023. 2024 has been a dramatically different year.

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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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Cisco Secure Access Wins Global Security Service Edge Customer Value Leadership Award

Cisco: M&A

It’s one thing to claim leadership in cloud security; it’s another to have that leadership acknowledged by industry experts.

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Buy this work collaboration software maker with more than 30% upside, Barclays says

CNBC: Investing

The firm thinks increasing customer cloud migrations, as well as higher software developer job posts, support Atlassian's long-term growth.

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Innovative Financing for Amazon Region Preservation and Restoration

Cisco: M&A

This is the third blog in our three-part series about Cisco Foundation partner organizations working in the Amazon and South America region.

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These are Goldman's top tactical stock picks going into earnings season

CNBC: Investing

As first-quarter earnings kick off, Goldman Sachs shared its most out-of-consensus ideas with the potential for upward earnings revisions.

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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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Microchip Acquires ADAS and Digital Cockpit Connectivity Pioneer VSI Co. Ltd. to Extend Automotive Networking Market Leadership

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

Acquisition adds ASA Motion Link technology to Microchip’s broad Ethernet and PCIe® automotive networking portfolio to enable next-generation software-defined vehicles Acquisition adds ASA Motion Link technology to Microchip’s broad Ethernet and PCIe® automotive networking portfolio to enable next-generation software-defined vehicles

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Thursday's analyst calls: Boeing price target cut, Nvidia to rally more than 25%

CNBC: Investing

Nvidia and a beleaguered airplane maker were highlighted by analysts Thursday as part of their big calls for the day.

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Soft Landing or No Landing? Fed’s Economic Picture Gets Complicated.

The New York Times: Banking

Stubborn inflation and strong growth could keep the Federal Reserve wary about interest rate cuts, eager to avoid adding vim to the economy.

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Regional banks are struggling. Here's why and how to profit from the trend with options

CNBC: Investing

Regional banks are taking hits this week and investors are increasing their bearish bets on the sector.

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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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Zscaler Extends Zero Trust SASE Leadership and Eliminates the Need for Firewall-Based Segmentation

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

Acquisition of Airgap Networks will extend Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange to protect east-west traffic in branches, campuses, and critical OT infrastructure Acquisition of Airgap Networks will extend Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange to protect east-west traffic in branches, campuses, and critical OT infrastructure

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S&P 500 futures are showing a bearish trend, here's what chart analysts are saying about it

CNBC: Investing

The S&P 500 futures chart has shown a similar trend three times in the past eight sessions.

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Poundstretcher sold to Majestic Wine owner Fortress

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

US investment firm snaps up UK discount retail chain ‘with huge potential’ for undisclosed sum Poundstretcher has been bought by the US investment firm Fortress, the owner of the Majestic Wine off-licence and Punch pubs group, for an undisclosed sum. The deal for the UK discount retail chain, which includes its 322 shops, of which about 60 trade under the name Bargain Buys, is the latest twist in the history of one of Britain’s first discounters, which has undergone a number of rescue deals.

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Income investing opportunities emerge as the outlook for rate cuts moves to September

CNBC: Investing

If you've been waiting to buy longer-dated bonds or dividend payers, now is the time.

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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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Ex-Credit Suisse sales trader joins Euronext as head of continental equity sales

The TRADE

Euronext has appointed former Credit Suisse sales trader Nathalie Ruiz as head of continental equity sales. Ruiz previously spent nearly 12 years at Credit Suisse, most recently as director, sales trader for Credit Suisse’s suite of algorithmic trading strategies, Advanced Execution Services (AES). Prior to this she held the same role as vice president for five and a half years.

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Sun Acquisitions Announces the Sale of Pacific Plus to Individual Buyer

Sun Acquisitions

Chicago, IL – March 28, 2024 – Sun Acquisitions, a leading mergers and acquisitions firm based in Chicago, is pleased to announce the successful sale of Pacific Plus, a dynamic company renowned for its innovative imaging and marketing solutions, to an individual buyer. Founded in 2002 by Joe Switzer (President), Barry Smith (VP), and Rose Beltran (CFO), Pacific Plus emerged as a response to the evolving landscape in commercial photography, video, editing, and post-production.

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ESAs to launch industry exercise ahead of next stage of DORA implementation

The TRADE

Next month, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) are set to launch a voluntary exercise to collect registers of information of contractual arrangements on the use of ICT third-party service providers by financial entities. Beginning in 2025, financial entities will have to maintain registers of information regarding their use of ICT third-party providers under the Digital Operation Resilience Act (DORA).