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Key Advantages of Using Cayman Islands Exempted Companies

JD Supra: Mergers

Cayman Islands companies are commonly used in structuring international transactions. The Cayman Islands has also established itself as the jurisdiction of choice for the listed issuers on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. As at May 2024, there are 2,609 companies listed on the Main Board and/or the GEM Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, of which over 50% are Cayman Islands companies.

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EU Foreign Subsidies Rule: EC Announces First In-Depth Investigation of Proposed Deal

Deal Lawyers

Last year, Meredith blogged about the EU’s implementation of its Foreign Subsidies Regulation and its potential impact on M&A transactions. That impact ceased being purely potential earlier this month, when the European Commission announced that it had commenced the first in-depth investigation of a proposed acquisition under the FSR.

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Are You Ready for a Hong Kong IPO?

JD Supra: Mergers

With deep and liquid capital markets offering unique access to the Mainland China investor market, many international businesses are considering pursuing their IPOs in Hong Kong. This summary outlines key issues for companies preparing to pursue an IPO in Hong Kong, with a particular focus on those features that are distinctive from the requirements in other IPO markets, and includes an illustrative timeline for a Hong Kong listing.

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Steve Cohen is set to make a big push into investing in AI

CNBC: Investing

Steve Cohen's Point72 plans to launch a separate, artificial intelligence-focused hedge fund to capitalize on the boom.

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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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Covered Transactions and Considerations in Fund Finance

JD Supra: Mergers

Section 23A and Super 23A can create additional complications for lenders in the fund finance market. Intended to protect the stability of financial institutions by restricting transactions with affiliates, Section 23A and Super 23A can limit the relationship between financial institutions, funds, and investors party to a financing transaction.

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Accounting Firm Mergers & Acquisitions – Financial Advisory & Valuation Services For Success

JD Supra: Mergers

Accounting firm mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) are blossoming due to strong recurring revenue models, a great record of organic growth over three decades, light asset investment requirements, and economic recoveries and growth worldwide following the pandemic. These factors have created the opportunity for industry consolidation. Major private equity firms including Hellman & Friedman, TPG, THL and Madison Dearborn have made significant investments in the mid-tier of accounting firm gi

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How to Monitor Network Traffic: Findings from the Cisco Cyber Threat Trends Report

Cisco: M&A

The Cisco Cyber Threat Trends report examines malicious domains for trends and patterns. See what the data tells us about the threat landscape.

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No More Non-Competes?

JD Supra: Mergers

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) recently issued a final rule banning non-competes throughout the United States. Many employers and stakeholders in U.S. businesses may initially balk at this news. Training new employees often involves disclosing information containing trade secrets to these employees – valuable information that could be utilized to start a competing business or improve a competitor’s operation.

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Campaign Spotlight: Driving Demand with Marketing Velocity Central and User Protection Campaign

Cisco: M&A

User Protection challenges security buyers; they add vendors for new threats, increasing IT complexity. Cisco and partners aim to simplify with a holistic user protection strategy.

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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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State Healthcare Transaction Notification Laws - Colorado

JD Supra: Mergers

Key Takeaways -.Requires parties to provide notice to the Colorado Attorney General (“CO AG”) for certain healthcare mergers, acquisitions, affiliations and other transactions involving hospitals.The parties must provide 60 days notice before closing to the CO AG.The statute provides time for the CO AG to review transactions, but does not grant any additional powers to block or modify transactions beyond existing Colorado antitrust laws.

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Warren Buffett buys Occidental shares for 9 straight days, pushes his stake to nearly 29%

CNBC: Investing

The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate purchased Occidental shares every trading day from June 5 to Monday.

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State Healthcare Transaction Notification Laws - California

JD Supra: Mergers

The California Office of Health Care Affordability and the California Attorney General both require entities to provide notification about certain healthcare transactions. We provide details about both sets of requirements below.

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Cboe Global Markets to launch US Treasury market volatility index

The TRADE

Cboe Global Markets has announced plans to launch the Cboe 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Volatility Basis Point Index (VIXTLT Index) in the third quarter of this year. The new index will be calculated using listed options on the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) and will enable market participants to track future expected volatility in the US Treasury market.

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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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District Court Denies Most Recent FTC Attempt to Stop Novant/CHS Transaction

JD Supra: Mergers

We reported last week on the U.S. District Court’s denial of an FTC request for a preliminary injunction to block Novant Health’s “Novant) purchase of Lake Norman Regional Medical Center (LNR) and Davis Regional Psychiatric Hospital (Davis) from Community Health Systems (CHS). The FTC sought the injunction pending the conclusion of its administrative process.

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The State of Cloud Security Platforms and DevSecOps

Cisco: M&A

A new survey by Cisco and Enterprise Strategy Group reveals the true contours of cloud native application development and security

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State Healthcare Transaction Notification Laws

JD Supra: Mergers

The U.S. healthcare space has grown dramatically in recent years, in large part based on the significant increase in private investment. This has not gone unnoticed, and U.S. healthcare transactions are now facing increasing scrutiny not just from federal regulators at the FTC and DOJ, but also from a number of state regulators who are now equipped with new powers to review and even block certain transactions.

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A New Breed of Investor Emerges in London: New Investment Firm Seeks Solutions to Global Challenges by Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Finance.

Global Banking & Finance

A New Breed of Investor Emerges in London: New Investment Firm Seeks Solutions to Global Challenges by Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Finance. London, United Kingdom – 18 June 2024 – An innovative investment firm, Terra Invest, is launching today in the City of London and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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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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Proposed State Healthcare Transaction Notification Laws

JD Supra: Mergers

The following states have proposed, but not passed, additional state healthcare transaction notification laws.

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Bloomberg selected by Banorte to support regulatory compliance for monitoring derivatives hedging

The TRADE

Mexican financial firm Grupo Financiero Banorte has adopted Bloomberg’s MARS Hedge Accounting solution to determine the effectiveness of hedges that are recommended to clients under various market conditions. In addition, Banorte uses MARS Front Office and MARS Counterparty Risk solutions, alongside MARS Hedge Accounting, which offer the firm a complete set of risk management capabilities.

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Embracing Authenticity Beyond June: A Decade of Pride and Progress at Cisco

Cisco: M&A

See the growth Global Financial Operations Leader Brielle has experienced since coming out at work last year and how she's inspiring inclusivity at Cisco and beyond.

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These new high yield bond funds are hitting the market as interest rates start to fall

CNBC: Investing

New high yield funds are coming online even as the Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates and the economy is showing signs of slowing.

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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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What Asset Managers need to get right with generative AI

Accenture Capital Markets

Generative AI (gen AI) is predicted to impact over two-thirds of all functions across the capital markets industry, suggesting that the technology has the potential to significantly transform all its segments—including asset management. Historically, asset management firms have commonly not been at the forefront of technology driven change compared to other industries given, e.g., the regulation-heavy environment they are operating in.

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Tuesday's analyst calls: Real estate stock to pop nearly 50%, beauty name gets a price target hike

CNBC: Investing

A real estate data stock and a beauty company were among the companies being talked about by analysts on Tuesday.

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Namib Minerals, an Established African Gold Producer, to Become Publicly Traded Through Business Combination With Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

NEW YORK, June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Namib Minerals (“Namib” or the “Company”), an established gold mining company in the sub-Saharan gold mining industry, and Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI (Nasdaq: HCVI) (“HCVI”), a Nasdaq listed special purpose acquisition company, have entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”).

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How to Know When It’s Time to Sell Your SaaS Business

Software Equity Group

Deciding when to sell your business or seek a major investment is a life-changing decision. After devoting your hard work and time to developing said business, you deserve to reap the maximum rewards. Just like timing is crucial for your clients when deciding to buy your software, it’s equally important for your software company when seeking a majority investment or acquisition.

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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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Valuations of TSR Awards: Key Insights on Equity Compensation Trends

PCE

Equity compensation — a form of non-cash payment to employees — has long been a cornerstone of attracting and retaining top talent. Incentivizing and rewarding employees by granting them ownership stakes in their company aligns employees’ interests with those of the shareholders insofar as the value of their equity compensation is directly tied to the company’s performance.

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How to Conduct an M&A Risk Assessment

M&A Leadership Council

A Step-by-Step Guide By M&A Leadership Council An M&A risk assessment is a systematic evaluation process used to identify, analyze, and mitigate potential risks associated with a merger or acquisition. The primary goal is to ensure that the transaction aligns with strategic objectives and minimizes potential negative impacts. The assessment covers a wide range of areas, including financial, operational, legal, regulatory, cultural, and strategic aspects of the deal.

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Bestyrelsens redegørelse om pligtmæssigt købstilbud til alle aktionærer i Aalborg Boldspilklub A/S

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

NASDAQ Copenhagen A/S Børsmeddelelse nr. 2024/18 Aalborg, 18. juni 2024 I forlængelse af købstilbud pr. 18. juni 2024 fra Sport strategy Exellence 22 har.

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