Wed.Oct 30, 2024

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EVs at a crossroads: Where next for electric vehicle M&A?

JD Supra: Mergers

The EV industry is facing multiple headwinds in 2024 including consumer pullback, but future dealmaking prospects look solid as buyers seek to safeguard future growth, with China leading the way - Dealmaking in the global automotive industry has underwhelmed so far this year, with supply chain issues, higher-for-longer interest rates and financing concerns dampening activity.

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Federal Court Enjoins Fashion Merger, Embracing 2023 Merger Guidelines’ Aggressive Approach

Deal Lawyers

As reported by the New York Times, a New York federal court granted a preliminary injunction last week preventing the $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings (owner of Versace and Michael Kors) by Tapestry (the parent company of Coach and Kate Spade) from moving forward while the FTC investigates the deal in its administrative court.

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Court Grants Injunction to Pause Handbag Merger

JD Supra: Mergers

On Thursday, October 24, 2024, a New York federal judge granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to halt the merger between Tapestry Inc. and Capri Holdings Ltd. The court held that the parties, owners of handbag retailers, operated in the same relevant market as defined by the FTC— “accessible luxury” handbags, ranging from $100 to $1,000.

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CME Group’s approval to establish futures commission merchant sparks backlash from FIA

The TRADE

Derivatives marketplace CME Group has received approval from the National Futures Association (NFA) to establish a futures commission merchant (FCM). Walt Lukken, FIA The NFA defines a FCM as an entity that solicits or accepts orders to buy or sell futures contracts, options on futures, retail off-exchange forex contracts or swaps, and accepts money or other assets from customers to support such orders.

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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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The New Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Requirements: A Roadmap for Filers

JD Supra: Mergers

As previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” and, together with FTC, the “agencies”), recently finalized expansive changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification form to provide the agencies with more up-front information to identify potentially anticompetitive transactions.

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OMB Issues Guidance to Agencies on Responsible Artificial Intelligence Acquisitions

JD Supra: Mergers

Contractors interested in offering federal agencies artificial intelligence (AI) can now glean insight into how agencies are expected to conduct AI acquisitions. On September 24, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Memorandum M-24-18, Advancing the Responsible Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government (the Memorandum), providing guidance and directing agencies “to improve their capacity for the responsible acquisition of AI” systems or services, including.

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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. The main problem is that many people enter corporate finance jobs without truly understanding them. Corporate finance is fine if you’re in it to advance up the ladder over many years/decades while having a reasonable work/life balance.

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New HSR Requirements Will Dramatically Increase the Burden on Filers

JD Supra: Mergers

The long-awaited new HSR rules have finally been released. On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with concurrence of the Department of Justice (DOJ) (collectively, the Agencies), released the 460-page final version of their revisions to the Premerger Notification and Report Form (the HSR Form), associated instructions, and the premerger notification rules implementing the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act (hereafter, the “new HSR rules”).

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Forward as One: Cisco Partner Summit 2024 Global Award Winners

Cisco: M&A

Celebrate the achievements of our partner ecosystem at Cisco Partner Summit 2024. Discover the outstanding performance of our global award winners and their impact on customers and communities.

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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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Delaware Law Alert: Efforts Standards in Life-Sciences Earnout Provisions

JD Supra: Mergers

In two significant recent opinions, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled against the buyers of life sciences companies, holding that they failed to apply commercially reasonable efforts to achieve earnout milestones. In Fortis Advisors LLC v. Johnson & Johnson, the court awarded nearly $1 billion in damages for breach of contract to the target company’s stockholders, while the court in Shareholder Representative Services LLC v.

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Sica | Fletcher Extends Lead as Top M&A Advisor on S&P Global League Tables

Sica Fletcher

Q3 Data from S&P Global Highlights Sica | Fletcher’s Number 1 Ranking NEW YORK, NY - October 31, 2024 - Sica | Fletcher continues to set the standard for excellence in the insurance M&A industry, further solidifying its Number 1 position on S&P Global’s 2024 Market Intelligence League Tables. With an impressive 74 deals closed to date, the firm has increased its lead over competitors, widening the gap to 31 deals ahead of its closest competitor.

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FTC Bags Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to "Affordable Luxury" Handbag Merger

JD Supra: Mergers

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) prevailed in the first round of its much-criticized challenge to Tapestry Inc.'s acquisition of Capri Holdings Limited. Tapestry owns the Coach brand, and Capri owns the Michael Kors and Kate Spade brands. After a seven-day evidentiary hearing in which the court heard from more than 30 witnesses – including 16 live fact witnesses and four experts – Judge Jennifer Rochon of the U.S.

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What to expect from Meta Platforms, Microsoft earnings after the bell

CNBC: Investing

Another busy day of megacap technology earnings kicks off Wednesday with results from Meta Platforms and Microsoft after the bell.

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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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DOJ Updates Guidance on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs

JD Supra: Mergers

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) quietly updated its March 2023 guidance on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs. Of course, DOJ did not conduct a major rewrite, but interestingly, the updated guidance emphasizes the impact, and evaluation, of emerging technologies on compliance as well as the importance of data when assessing compliance programs.

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Trust Through Transparency: Regulation’s Role in Consumer Confidence

Cisco: M&A

The Cisco 2024 Consumer Privacy Survey highlights awareness and attitudes regarding personal data, legislation, Gen AI and data localization requirements.

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With a little help from our friends: UK-EU Competition Cooperation Agreement on the way

JD Supra: Mergers

The European Commission and UK Competition and Markets Authority have concluded the technical negotiations on a new joint Competition Cooperation Agreement. Once finalised, this will strengthen their ability to coordinate, share information and work together more effectively on competition matters across jurisdictions.

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Thursday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

CNBC: Investing

The Nasdaq Composite touched a new high during Wednesday's trading, but ultimately ended the day lower. Here's what CNBC is watching going into Thursday.

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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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Tapestry/Capri Handbag Merger Temporarily Halted by S.D.N.Y.

JD Supra: Mergers

On October 24, 2024, Judge Rochon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent Tapestry, Inc. (“Tapestry”) from acquiring Capri Holdings Limited (“Capri”) (collectively, “Defendants”). The 169-page opinion continues the trend of lowering the bar for FTC merger challenges.

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Wanted: Norwegians to help form future of country’s $1.8 trillion piggy bank

Global Banking & Finance

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Some 40,000 Norwegian citizens picked at random will next month receive an invitation to help shape the future of their country’s wealth, including what to do with its $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest.

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Bernstein downgrades Boeing as labor strike weighs on outlook

CNBC: Investing

The situation keeps getting worse, according to Bernstein.

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Snap beats revenue and user growth estimates, announces $500 million buyback

Global Banking & Finance

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Snap beat Wall Street expectations for both quarterly revenue and user growth on Tuesday, as the parent company of messaging app Snapchat has been able to lure back some advertisers with better-performing ad features. It also announced a share repurchase program of up to $500 million.

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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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Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Alphabet, Snap, Boeing, First Solar, Reddit, AMD & more

CNBC: Investing

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street.

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Mining firm BHP says it has ‘moved on’ from failed Anglo American bid

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

Chair suggests company will not make fourth takeover offer and will instead focus on other growth opportunities The global mining company BHP has “moved on” from its three unsuccessful attempts to take over the rival Anglo American earlier this year and will focus on other growth opportunities instead, its chair has said. Speaking at BHP’s annual general meeting in Brisbane on Wednesday, Ken MacKenzie suggested the Australian miner would not be resurrecting its bid for its London-based competito

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Read a letter from Sam Bankman-Fried’s father.

The New York Times: Banking

Over the past nine months, the parents of Mr. Bankman-Fried, Ms. Ellison and Mr. Singh have written letters to Lewis A. Kaplan, the judge overseeing the FTX case, pleading for leniency for their children. They described the emotional toll of FTX’s collapse, recounting wrenching conversations and endless stress.

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Google 'moving in a good direction': What analysts are saying after tech giant's strong earnings

CNBC: Investing

Among Wall Street firms Barclays has one of the highest price targets for shares of Alphabet, predicting 29% upside.

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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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Read a letter from Sam Bankman-Fried’s father.

The New York Times: Banking

Over the past nine months, the parents of Mr. Bankman-Fried, Ms. Ellison and Mr. Singh have written letters to Lewis A. Kaplan, the judge overseeing the FTX case, pleading for leniency for their children. They described the emotional toll of FTX’s collapse, recounting wrenching conversations and endless stress.

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VINCI acquires FM Conway Limited in the United Kingdom

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

Nanterre, 30 October 2024 VINCI acquires FM Conway Limited in the United Kingdom Acquisition by VINCI Construction of FM Conway Limited, a UK public.

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Stocks fall with chipmakers, gold hits record high

Global Banking & Finance

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) –Global stock indexes edged lower on Wednesday as a disappointing forecast from Advanced Micro Devices weighed on chipmakers, while gold prices rose to a record high as uncertainty ahead of next week’s U.S. presidential election drove safe-haven demand.

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