JD Supra: Mergers
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Preferred stock is a key financing instrument in the world of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC), frequently used to balance the interests of investors and founders. Issued by corporations, preferred stock confers specific rights and privileges — often outlined in the company’s certificate of incorporation — making it distinct from common stock.
TechCrunch: M&A
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Stripe is in talks to acquire stablecoin platform Bridge for a whopping $1 billion, according to Forbes. The talks are reportedly in advanced stages, although nothing has been finalized. Bridge, co-founded by Coinbase alumni Zach Abrams and Sean Yu, has built an API that helps companies accept stablecoins. The pair raised $58 million from investors […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
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CNBC: Investing
OCTOBER 27, 2024
After looking at global trade shifts, JPMorgan strategists have concluded a few of Apple's Chinese suppliers could benefit from supply chain diversification.
The TRADE
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Cloud was a key focus area within a panel discussion on the next stage of data integration and analysis that took place last week at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS), with the advancement said to have the potential to help enhance execution performance. Data has increasingly become available for trading teams, however, as discussed among other panels at the conference, it is only beneficial if clean and appropriate.
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CNBC: Investing
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Berkshire hiked its bet after Liberty Media completed its deal in early September to combine its tracking stocks with the rest of the entertainment company.
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JD Supra: Mergers
OCTOBER 16, 2024
As geopolitical tensions ratchet higher across the globe – fueled by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, turbulent relations between China, the United States (US), and Europe, escalating conflict in the Middle East, and increased governmental efforts to promote industrial resilience through 'onshoring' and 'friendshoring' of supply chains – countries are increasingly placing national security concerns at the forefront of their trade and investment policymaking endeavors.
TechCrunch: M&A
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Indian fintech startup Slice said it has completed its merger with North East Small Finance Bank, marking a rare instance of a startup successfully entering India’s tightly regulated banking sector. The merger, first proposed last year, transforms the Bengaluru-based startup into a banking entity, following months of regulatory scrutiny. Slice, which gained prominence by issuing […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Intel was for decades Silicon Valley’s dominant chip company. But missed opportunities and poor execution left it on the sidelines in tech’s latest gold rush.
The TRADE
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Order and/or execution management systems (OEMS) Kicking off this whistle-stop summary as the number one most impactful innovation in the industry is the order and/or execution management system (OEMS) – the beating heart of trading desks around the world. Brought to market in the early 2000s, the sometimes combined and sometimes separated systems were designed to enhance the previously manual processes associated with managing and executing orders.
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
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is a big cynic on U.S. crypto regulation, but highly optimistic about the post-election environment around the corner.
The New York Times: Banking
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Not having much insight into what may happen next in the case of a fraud orchestrated by Robert Allen Stanford, many of the victims sold the rights to any future payout.
JD Supra: Mergers
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Quicker and easier sharing of customer information relating to economic crime concerns between firms in the UK financial sector has been encouraged by provisions in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Act), which came into force on 15 January 2024. The UK Government published accompanying guidance in October 2024. We explore the key features of the new information sharing gateways.
TechCrunch: M&A
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Website builder Squarespace is no longer a publicly traded company, after private equity firm Permira procured all remaining common stock in the firm. Permira first revealed plans to acquire Squarespace back in May, offering shareholders in the NYSE-traded company $44 per share — this equated to an equity valuation of $6.6 billion, and an enterprise […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
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.
The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2024
David Hoffmann has already bought 5 percent of one of America’s largest newspaper companies. Now, he wants to control the whole thing.
Mergers and Inquisitions
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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.
CNBC: Investing
OCTOBER 19, 2024
Chinese consumer spending once powered luxury companies to all-time highs. With sluggish economic growth, the outlook for the sector might not be the same.
The New York Times: Banking
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Well-meaning regulations and reforms intended to prevent another financial crisis has pushed millions of affordable homes out of the reach of everyday buyers and into the coffers of investors.
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JD Supra: Mergers
OCTOBER 22, 2024
On September 13, 2024, in the Federal Register, the Treasury and IRS published proposed regulations implementing the corporate alternative minimum tax (“CAMT”). Its 182 pages (including 62 pages of preamble) describe a parallel corporate tax system that largely draws from existing rules governing financial and tax accounting, but that may be unfamiliar to experts in each by its combination of the two.
TechCrunch: M&A
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Zuora, a company selling software to help businesses manage their subscription-based services, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firms GIC and Silver Lake for $1.7 billion. The all-cash deal is expected to close in Q1 2025, subject to approvals and customary closing conditions. It’ll take Zuora, which is currently publicly traded, private.
The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive
OCTOBER 29, 2024
When the government effectively forced TikTok to shut down its Shop feature, the company quickly struck an unusual deal with a local company to bring it back.
Mergers and Inquisitions
OCTOBER 16, 2024
“Why investment banking?” is not only one of the most common questions in interviews but also one of the most incorrectly answered ones. An older version of this article from ~15 years ago addressed this question, and you can find dozens of other articles that suggest answers. But most coverage suggests generic answers about wanting to learn a lot, liking financial analysis or valuation, or wanting to “understand different industries.
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CNBC: Investing
OCTOBER 13, 2024
The first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S. is now connected to the grid, but the industry faces an uncertain future, plagued by high costs.
The New York Times: Banking
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Despite an openness to cross-border mergers, Germany has pushed back against talk of the Italian lender UniCredit’s acquiring Commerzbank.
JD Supra: Mergers
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The US energy sector’s ongoing consolidation wave, which saw $250 billion worth of deals in 2023 and continues into the current year, is reshaping the industry landscape. As companies seek to deploy cash reserves and enhance their oil and gas portfolios, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become increasingly common.
TechCrunch: M&A
OCTOBER 16, 2024
David Karandish has been busy. Capacity, his support automation company, was planning a $5 million “bridge round” to help the company reach the break-even point. But TVC Capital, Toloka.vc, and the venture’s other backers had something grander in mind. So they threw in an additional $21 million for what became Capacity’s $26 million Series D. […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
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American Banker - Investment Banking
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The North Carolina-based company reported a surge in third-quarter investment banking and trading income, which rose nearly 80% from the year-ago quarter.
The TRADE
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Nasdaq has integrated AI into its Calypso platform to enhance bank and insurance risk calculations, in a move set to process risk calculations up to 100 times faster. Gil Guillaumey The offering offers new methodology to conduct investment portfolio risk calculations and produce predictive analytics, based on advanced machine learning. As well as improving execution time, the offering will also reduce costs, said Nasdaq.
CNBC: Investing
OCTOBER 2, 2024
India's stock market surge in recent years has investors viewing the country as an emerging market poised for long-term outperformance now more than ever.
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