Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 21, 2023

Investment banking in Dubai stands out for attracting remarkable hype on social media. You’ll find influencers on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and other sites constantly praising Dubai and claiming it’s the best place to work or start a business. It’s almost like the city has its own PR department and never-ending marketing campaign. If you’re interested in the Middle East or have connections to the region, all this hype has probably made you wonder about finance careers there.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

JUNE 25, 2023

The actor Ryan Reynolds, the private equity firm RedBird Capital and Otro Capital are among the investors taking a stake in Renault’s Alpine team.

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CNBC: Investing

JUNE 29, 2023

The SEC has long opposed a spot bitcoin ETF, but a filing by BlackRock earlier this month has sparked optimism that the regulator could soften that stance.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 22, 2023

Robinhood announced on Thursday that it was acquiring X1 , a no-fee credit card startup, for $95 million in cash. X1, which offers an income-based credit card with rewards, raised a total of $62 million in venture-backed funding from investors like Soma Capital, FPV, Craft Ventures and Spark Capital since its 2020 inception. The company announced its most recent raise of $15 million in December, when it also touted a 50% boost in its valuation.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 13, 2023

In the world of FDA-regulated companies, compliance with regulatory requirements is not just a matter of paperwork. It is a critical aspect that can significantly impact mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and the overall success of your business. In this alert, we delve into the importance of healthcare compliance in M&A for FDA-regulated companies and provide key insights on evaluating the effectiveness of a compliance program.

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H. Friedman Search

JUNE 15, 2023

Humankind has been and always will be a social animal; however, what about in a work environment? When you first interviewed for your current position, you would not have gone over there unless you felt a true connection. It’s not the platform that you went over there for but for the culture. What does culture mean? It means the people connection.

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Deal Lawyers

JUNE 7, 2023

A recent WSJ article highlights the rather timely exits by SPAC sponsors & early-stage investors. It says that these investors sold shares worth $22 billion before their companies’ stock prices collapsed.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 2, 2023

Alongside hedge funds and venture capital firms, private equity is often the most coveted role within the finance sector, and for good reason – it is a highly compensated, competitive, and luckily, a non-client-facing role that is the end goal for many aspiring finance professionals. However, contrary to what a lot of people on Wall Street Oasis will tell you, you do not suddenly just end your career ambition and aspirations once you hit that lucrative associate role and finally get to flex on y

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 26, 2023

Investors aren’t the only ones who want to get their hands on hot tech companies in the field of AI: it’s also likely to spur a big wave of M&A, too: today, Databricks announced that it would pay $1.

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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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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 28, 2023

In a decision likely to have a knock-on effect for future fraudulent transfer defense and valuation litigation, the Delaware bankruptcy court recently ruled that the price agreed in the sale of an oil and gas company closed by market participants represents the reasonably equivalent value for the assets being sold and is more reliable evidence of value than expert testimony prepared for the purposes of litigation.

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Midaxo

JUNE 13, 2023

Introduction Corporate dealmaking often requires the isolation of corporate development teams and their deal flows for compliance, confidentiality, and other business reasons. Ensuring security and confidentiality is crucial because a single careless click of a mouse could jeopardize a deal, cause regulatory chaos, or damage a company’s reputation.

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H. Friedman Search

JUNE 8, 2023

At the risk of maybe some redundancy over the last year, I think this is an important question you need to ask yourself. If a recruiter is reaching out to you, is there any harm in talking to one? The answer, like many answers in life, depends. “What does it depend on?” I hear you asking, and the answer is a follow-up question, “Is the recruiter a recognized expert in your field?

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Deal Lawyers

JUNE 21, 2023

A recent Gibson Dunn memo provides an overview of the top tech sector due diligence issues in M&A transactions.

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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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OfficeHours

JUNE 12, 2023

Working in private equity is highly attractive for many reasons, and many finance professionals who are not already in the field often look for ways to break in. One of the primary ways to do so is by landing an internship at a private equity firm you might want to work at. Through a private equity internship, you will be exposed to high-stakes, complex financial transactions and gain valuable experience in investment analysis, deal structuring, and portfolio management.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 30, 2023

General Motors said Friday it has acquired Algolion, an Israel-based software startup that can detect potential hazards in battery cells. Financial terms were not disclosed. The automaker did say that Algolion’s six employees, including the company’s founders, will remain based in Israel and join more than 850 employees at the GM Technical Center in Herzliya, Israel.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 23, 2023

With SPAC IPOs virtually gone but SPAC mergers (aka de-SPACs) continuing at a steady pace since the beginning of the year, the questions around getting a deal done boil down to the following: How and where can companies get financing now that the PIPE (private investment in public equity) market has dried up? How long will it really take to get the deal closed, now that target companies are not easy to come by and every deal seems to need an extension?

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Business Standard - FInance

JUNE 13, 2023

This places India as the second-largest country in terms of HNWI outflow globally, following China (net loss of 13,500)

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H. Friedman Search

JUNE 22, 2023

The truth is that change is in the air. This seems to be a repeating theme over the last couple of months and those that are prepared for this will weather the storm if it comes upon them. Over the last few weeks, our phones have been ringing with the same theme, “I never saw this happening, but I was let go.” This is not just happening at the junior level; it’s now happening at the senior level in all positions in public finance.

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Deal Lawyers

JUNE 1, 2023

As we’ve acknowledged here, the FTC isn’t the only agency with an ambitious antitrust agenda – the UK and the EU seem to be on the same page. This blog post from Cleary’s Antitrust Watch highlights that the UK Competition and Markets Authority has identified roll-up acquisitions by PE funds as an enforcement priority.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 6, 2023

The private equity industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, leading to a highly competitive job market for aspiring professionals, particularly at the associate level. With numerous candidates vying for limited positions, it is crucial to distinguish yourself from the competition. Below, I will provide a comprehensive guide on how to stand out in the competitive private equity associate job market.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 26, 2023

As cloud architecture continues to be more ubiquitous among organizations, increasingly what is more apparent is that many organizations are taking a hybrid approach, blending SaaS in private and public clouds with some products that remain on premises. Today, IBM made a big acquisition doubling down on the hybrid concept: it will pay $4.6 billion in cash to buy Apptio — which has built a platform to track how and where data lives in hybrid environments and how it’s being used, in pa

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 1, 2023

New Jersey will automatically treat federal S corporations as New Jersey S corporations, effective for periods beginning on or after December 22, 2022. Historically, the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (Division) required entities that qualified as S corporations or Qualified Subchapter S Subsidiaries (QSSS) for federal income tax purposes to make a separate election to be treated as an S corporation for New Jersey Corporation Business Tax.

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Global Banking & Finance

JUNE 20, 2023

Factbox – Graphite producers doing deals with automakers and battery groups LONDON (Reuters) – Automakers are rushing to lock in graphite supply from outside dominant producer China as mined graphite demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries outpaces other uses.

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H. Friedman Search

JUNE 29, 2023

One of the things that I am continually asked is, “What is the right mindset for that first interview?” Everyone knows that mindset is the key to what behaviors you display. Like the saying “As you think, so you are.” So, what is the mindset for that first interview? Most people, if not all, have the wrong mindset when they have that first interview.

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Deal Lawyers

JUNE 29, 2023

Late last month, John blogged about a recent Sidley memo that reviewed all announced public transactions from January 1, 2018 through April 30, 2023 that included CVRs as part of the consideration and identified the key components of CVRs and trends in their terms.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 6, 2023

Private equity is an investment asset class that has gained significant prominence and popularity in recent decades. It has become a preferred choice for investors seeking attractive returns and diversification from traditional investment options such as stocks and bonds. However, private equity can seem complex and intimidating to beginners who are unfamiliar with its fundamentals.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 27, 2023

Infrastructure automation company HashiCorp today announced that it has acquired code security startup BluBracket. Founded by the team behind Vera Security , BluBracket raised a $12 million Series A round led by Evolution Equity partners in 2021. The two companies did not disclose the price of the acquisition. HashiCorp’s security play so far has focused on providing solutions for identity-based security and safely storing secrets with Vault and secure remote access with Boundary.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 23, 2023

Following a period of rapid growth, the fund finance market has reached an inflection point. Once considered a small, esoteric area of the lending landscape, fund finance—loan facilities secured against investor commitments to private equity (PE) funds and/or fund assets—has grown into a global market worth more than US$600 billion during the last decade, according to asset manager abrdn.

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