TechCrunch: M&A
JANUARY 9, 2024
Sandbox AQ, the AI and quantum firm spun out of Google parent company Alphabet in 2022, has acquired Good Chemistry, a Vancouver-based quantum and computational chemistry startup, for an undisclosed sum. Good Chemistry, founded by Arman Zaribafiyan in 2021 as a spin-off of quantum computing company 1QBit and backed by investors including Green Sands Equity […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 9, 2024
W ith various headwinds resulting in down volume in 2023, buyers and sellers alike find themselves asking whether 2024 will see a rebound in deal activity. As we begin 2024, we have highlighted the issues and trends that private equity (PE) investors should consider when evaluating transactions in the healthcare sector. 1. Healthcare Continuation Funds: Strategic Considerations - With a sluggish 2023 for platform exits, an increasing number of PE funds looked to continuation funds to offer.
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Deal Lawyers
JANUARY 9, 2024
Late last month, the SEC announced that it settled charges against an investment adviser to private equity funds related to the firm’s failure to maintain, implement or comply with policies and procedures designed to prevent the use of MNPI and to prevent misleading communications to investors.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 9, 2024
In Crispo v. Musk, the Delaware Court of Chancery considered the enforceability of a so-called “Con Ed” provision contained in a merger agreement governing the well-publicized and troubled acquisition of Twitter, Inc. (Twitter) by Elon Musk and his affiliates (defendants). Practitioners have long included such provisions in merger agreements to establish that lost stockholder premium damages are recoverable against a buyer in the event of the buyer’s wrongful termination.
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The TRADE
JANUARY 9, 2024
The largest investment banks globally have continually increased investment in technology over the last few years, with technology now accounting for 20% of these banks’ overall expenditure, a Coalition Greenwich report has found. The ‘corporate and investment banking: spending priorities’ report from Coalition Greenwich assessed the performance of the 12 largest corporate and investment banks (by revenue) globally since 2018, which comprised banks including: Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, JP M
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The TRADE
JANUARY 9, 2024
Liquidnet has appointed Lara Jacobs as head of international client trading EMEA, The TRADE can reveal. Jacobs has spent the last five years at Liquidnet, most recently serving as an equity trader – a role she held for the last three and a half years. Prior to that, she operated as a market structure and strategy analyst for a year and a half. Elsewhere in her career, Jacobs served as a summer intern at Liquidnet in 2018, before eventually joining the firm in a full-time role in 2019.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 9, 2024
The energy and chemicals industries play a central role in our economy and regularly capture the attention of antitrust authorities and practitioners. In this program, V&E partners Darren Tucker and Jason Powers will discuss recent antitrust developments in the industries — including federal regulators’ merger and non-merger enforcement priorities and state & private litigation — and what lies ahead for companies.
CNBC: Investing
JANUARY 9, 2024
Only just on Monday did NVDA finally break free from the technical range that held the stock captive below the undoubtedly psychologically important $500 resistance level.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 9, 2024
Recent trends in antitrust merger enforcement have brought into sharp focus the acquisition of nascent or potential competitors in the technology and life sciences sectors. These deals include so-called “killer acquisitions” in which a larger established player acquires a new or nascent competitive threat to shore up its allegedly dominant position, as well as acquisitions where a buyer could enter a new market organically but chooses instead to acquire its putative potential competitor.
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.
CNBC: Investing
JANUARY 9, 2024
The consumer discretionary and growth/tech sectors are the typically the first ones to take a beating when markets start pulling back. With this view in mind, Nishant is looking to put on a bearish options trade on Domino's Pizza.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 9, 2024
In a recent decision, the Fourth Circuit considered a class action lawsuit brought by shareholders of a biopharma company, INC Research Holdings, Inc. (now Syneos Health Inc.). The shareholders had voted to approve a merger with a private company. Originally published on LAW.COM - January 4, 2024.
Cisco: M&A
JANUARY 9, 2024
As you drive across a bridge you might think of the impact it’s having on your commute, but have you ever considered the impact you’re having on the bridge itself?
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 9, 2024
In late December, the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) issued final regulations for the new material change transactions filing process, which goes into effect this year. (22 Cal. Code of Regs. §§ 97431-97442.) Section 97435(c) identifies eight types of material change transactions that will require filing, discussed in more detail below.
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Cisco: M&A
JANUARY 9, 2024
Becoming a parent looks different for everyone. Some are blessed for this journey to come swiftly. For others, the road is bumpier and has many pit stops along the way.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 9, 2024
In a recent post, Professor Ann Lipton noted a proposed charter amendment intended to address the so-called "Con Ed" problem. In Consol. Edison, Inc. v. Ne. Utilities, 426 F.3d 524 (2d Cir. 2005), the stockholders of Northeast Utilities sued Consolidated Edison for the $1.2 billion premium that Consolidated Edison would have paid had the deal closed.
CNBC: Investing
JANUARY 9, 2024
Approval of an ETF could revolutionize bitcoin the way it did gold in 2004, according to Standard Chartered.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 9, 2024
Small business regulations create one of the stickier wickets in bid protest litigation. Although the Small Business Administration (SBA) has exclusive authority to determine a company’s size and socioeconomic status, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sometimes must wrestle with size and status questions to adjudicate bid protests.
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PE Hub
JANUARY 9, 2024
RF partnered with Plymouth Growth as a co-investor on the additional capital infusion. The post RF Investment Partners backs payment solutions provider Allied appeared first on PE Hub.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 9, 2024
On 20 December 2023, the FCA published finalised proposals for the merger of the existing premium and standard equity listing segments into a new single equity segment. A detailed discussion of these proposals, feedback received on its May 2023 (CP 23/10) “in principle” consultation of the proposed listing regime changes, details of the other listing segments changes it is proposing to make, revisions to the listing rules’ sponsor competencies requirements, and a first tranche of draft new.
CNBC: Investing
JANUARY 9, 2024
Kolanovic said that optimism over the inflation fight may have been premature, and the year end rally made stocks overbought.
PE Hub
JANUARY 9, 2024
In 2022, Partners Group acquired a minority stake in the company, joining existing owner CVC Growth, an affiliate of CVC Capital Partners. The post PE-backed VelocityEHS buys risk management software firm Contractor Compliance appeared first on PE Hub.
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CNBC: Investing
JANUARY 9, 2024
Watch these small-cap stocks as the sector could outperform in 2024, according to Goldman Sachs.
PE Hub
JANUARY 9, 2024
ASB and FSG provide team uniforms, and off-field performance wear and fan apparel for the youth and recreational sports markets. The post Platinum Equity snaps up youth sports apparel firms Augusta Sportswear Brands and Founder Sport Group appeared first on PE Hub.
Cisco: M&A
JANUARY 9, 2024
For any organization sending bulk email or high email volumes to Google and Yahoo accounts, there’s one date you should have flagged on your calendar.
PE Hub
JANUARY 9, 2024
JSET was founded in 2020 by Eric Tyo and John Sloan. The post Hastings Equity Partners invests in JSET Automated Technologies appeared first on PE Hub.
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Global Banking & Finance
JANUARY 9, 2024
Tech Titans Eye ACT’s Consciousness Patent: A Race For Next-Level AI Begins New York-based Artificial Consciousness Tech, Inc. (ACT) has redefined artificial intelligence with its innovative Artificial Consciousness operating system.
PE Hub
JANUARY 9, 2024
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of this year. The post Montagu-backed RTI Surgical to acquire tissue repair products provider Cook Biotech appeared first on PE Hub.
European Investment Bank
JANUARY 9, 2024
The report zooms in on the mid-cap category of firms, an essential part of the economy, but not well researched, partly due to a lack of a clear definition of these type of enterprises in statistical databases. To fill a gap in data availability and insights on this type of companies, this report provides insights on their performance, investment activities, financing needs, and the challenges that these companies face linked to the green, digital and economic security transitions.
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