Tue.Nov 19, 2024

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What Is the FTC "Merger Portal?"

JD Supra: Mergers

At the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) open meeting this month, agency staff and commissioners discussed the recently launched " Merger Portal." The portal is available on the FTC's website and provides the public with an additional method of communicating opinions and facts regarding mergers to the agency.

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Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Uber, Netflix, Apollo, Datadog & more

CNBC: Investing

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Tuesday.

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DOJ, States Move to Prevent Merger of Home Health Giants UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys

JD Supra: Mergers

In the latest effort to prevent vertical consolidation in the healthcare industry, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – along with the states of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey and New York – filed a lawsuit on Nov. 12 challenging the proposed merger between UnitedHealth Group (UHG) and Amedisys.

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Beware these stocks that rely on government spending if Musk’s DOGE threatens budgets

CNBC: Investing

Morgan Stanley's trading desk found stocks that are closely tied to government spending.

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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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Medtech M&A and Venture Investments Show Renewed Strength

JD Supra: Mergers

The medtech sector is showing promising signs of recovery in both mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity and venture capital (VC) investments.

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Morgan Stanley found a new autonomous driving pure play, gives it 25% upside

CNBC: Investing

WeRide will benefit from its early-mover advantage in self-driving vehicles, per Morgan Stanley.

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The Onion’s Bid to Buy Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Is Being Contested

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

A hearing is scheduled for Monday to review the auction process, which is being contested by a losing bidder associated with Alex Jones, the Infowars founder.

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Latham Texas Private Funds Breakfast Series Fund Portfolio Company Finance

JD Supra: Mergers

This fall, Latham’s Investment Funds Practice provided guidance on financing options and considerations for funds and portfolio companies in the second installment of the Private Funds Breakfast Series. The quarterly series is designed to unite senior members of leading private capital firms and financial sponsors for networking and market-focused insights.

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Evercore ISI upgrades BioNTech, says 'chaos' of RFK Jr.'s nomination presents buying opportunity

CNBC: Investing

Now may be the time for investors to buy shares of BioNTech, according to Evercore ISI.

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Three Day Rule is Acquired, Appoints New CEO to Fuel Nationwide Growth

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Three Day Rule Matchmaking , a leader in personalized modern matchmaking and relationship wellness services, today announced its acquisition by a private investment group and the appointment of Adam Cohen-Aslatei as the company’s new CEO.

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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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These food stocks could benefit if RFK Jr. promotes healthier eating, removal of artificial ingredients

CNBC: Investing

Some stocks could benefit from an RFK Jr.-helmed Department of Health and Human Services, according to Bank of America and Wells Fargo.

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Reducing Help Desk Tickets With Cisco’s User Protection Suite

Cisco: M&A

Learn how Cisco’s User Protection Suite tools enable users to quickly and securely get to work.

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What the charts say about Nvidia before earnings

CNBC: Investing

Todd Gordon breaks down the charts on Nvidia and gives a hedging strategy into earnings.

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Identity-centric SASE with Cisco SD-WAN and Microsoft’s Security Service Edge Solution

Cisco: M&A

Explore how Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN and Microsoft's SSE integration enhance security, performance, and management for hybrid work. Discover seamless solutions for modern networking challenges and enjoy your first year free!

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

CNBC: Investing

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite ended Tuesday higher, as shares of Nvidia lifted the indexes. Here's what's on CNBC's radar going into Wednesday.

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TowerBrook and CD&R Complete Acquisition of R1 RCM

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

R1 RCM Becomes Privately Held Company; Joe Flanagan Reappointed as CEO R1 RCM Becomes Privately Held Company; Joe Flanagan Reappointed as CEO

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Packaging firm Amcor to buy US peer Berry for $8.43 billion

Global Banking & Finance

(Reuters) -Switzerland-based Amcor Plc on Tuesday agreed to buy U.S. peer Berry Global for $8.43 billion in stock, creating a company with a strong presence across the consumer and healthcare packaging markets. Berry shareholders will receive $73.59 per share held, a premium of 9.75% to the stock’s last close.

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Fusion Fuel Green Agrees to Acquire Majority Stake in Quality Industrial Corp. Expanding into Gas and Engineering Services

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

Acquisition of Profitable, Cash Flow-Generating Business Broadens Service Offerings Across Energy Value Chain Acquisition of Profitable, Cash Flow-Generating Business Broadens Service Offerings Across Energy Value Chain

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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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How to capitalize on the November dip-buying opportunity in gold

CNBC: Investing

Nishant Pant describes a trade set-up in the SPDR Gold Shares.

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Medical Image Analysis Software Market to Witness 7.8% CAGR by 2031 | SkyQuest Technology

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

Westford,USA, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SkyQuest projects that Medical Image Analysis Software Market will attain the value of USD 5.93 billion by 2031, with a CAGR of 7.8% during the forecast period (2024-2031). The increasing prevalence of the chronic diseases, coupled with increased demand for diagnostic imaging solutions has seen a significant expansion in the market, requiring medical imaging solutions.

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UBS upgrades this HVAC stock, says it can benefit from AI push

CNBC: Investing

Analyst Joshua Chan upgraded shares to buy from neutral.

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Buy- and sell-side cooperation on IPOs and block trades key to modernising UK capital market says Investment Association

The TRADE

As the UK capital market seeks to modernise, collaboration between the buy- and sell-side as they adopt the relevant trading technology is paramount, according to a recent report by the IA. Galina Dimitrova Specifically, the trade body is calling for cooperation on the automation of IPOs and block trades as the market seeks increasingly efficient and competitive processes through modernised infrastructure.

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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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Jefferies says buy this pharmaceutical play, sees more than 100% upside from here

CNBC: Investing

This pharmaceutical company's recent drug developments could spell more gains ahead, according to Jefferies.

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Usage of multi-dealer platforms expected to increase as FX traders seek best execution

The TRADE

With ever-increasing expectations to achieve best execution, the buy-side has highlighted multi-dealer platforms (MDPs) as a means to achieving this goal. A new report from Coalition Greenwich found that buy-side comments with respect to MDPs reflect that the ability to access dealer quotes while keeping them in competition, helps optimise trading. The growing use of MDPs from the buy-side is driving electronic trading overall and supports their growing focus on best execution.

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Creating a Culture of Safety in Your Body Shop with Andrew Batenhorst

Focus Investment Banking

As leaders, we also have to have an eye on the future and be aware of what’s coming down the pipe, looking at repair instructions in the safety portion of those instructions to make sure are we even properly equipped to have all this stuff on hand for the guys to be safe to even do the work. So yeah, it it’s going to keep changing and and if you don’t keep up with it, you you will fall behind very quickly.

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7 Steps to an Accurate Business Valuation: A Comprehensive Business Appraisal Process

PCE

As a business owner, you’ll probably need a clear, accurate business valuation of your company at some point in the business life cycle. Whether the goal is to sell your business, secure financing, plan for your future, or resolve legal issues, a thorough understanding of the business appraisal process can help ensure a positive outcome.

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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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Stellantis unveils technology to support flexible EV and hybrid auto production

Global Banking & Finance

By Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) -Stellantis said on Tuesday it will deploy a new vehicle system that will support assembly of gasoline, hybrid and electric models, but in a sign of how turbulent the electric-vehicle transition is, the automaker also delayed production of Ram electric pickup trucks.

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Baron small-cap funds have beaten the market for decades. These are their picks in AI, data & sports

CNBC: Investing

Baron Capital, known for being an early and big investor in Tesla, actually has a sizable exposure to small caps, especially those with a growth tilt.

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Demystifying the “Second Bite of the Apple” and its Prevalence in Private Equity

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

Private equity groups (PEGs) are active buyers in M&A transactions , accounting for $1.3 trillion in deals in 2023. US PEGs still have approximately $1.1 trillion in dry powder, which is a massive amount of cash to deploy and invest in businesses. Most PEGs prefer the seller to reinvest a minority stake in the new deal. The sale proceeds that the seller contributes to the transaction, which is commonly referred to as rollover equity , provides an opportunity at a “second bite of the apple”

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Global equity returns are disappearing as U.S. stock market rockets higher

CNBC: Investing

The U.S. stock market has been having a party for most of November but hasn't invited the rest of the world to join the fun.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?