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Why Teams Need Living M&A Playbooks: Navigating the Complex Landscape of Corporate Development

Midaxo

Inorganic growth through M&A and corporate development has become an integral strategy for companies seeking innovation and competitive advantage. However, the journey to successful inorganic growth is often riddled with challenges, uncertainties, and complex decision-making processes. To successfully navigate this intricate landscape, teams must embrace the concept of living playbooks — dynamic, adaptable frameworks saved within your online work management platform — that can be applied to

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Docker acquires AtomicJar, a testing startup that raised $25M in January

TechCrunch: M&A

AtomicJar was seemingly a high flying early stage startup with a hefty (by today’s standards) $25 million Series A last January. It was building a commercial container testing platform, based on a popular open source project, always a nice combination. It would seem it was time to find product-market fit and take off, but instead […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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EU and UK Merger Regulators Look Beyond Horizontal and Vertical, With Digital ‘Ecosystems’ a New Focus

JD Supra: Mergers

Key Points - - EU competition regulators are increasingly considering “ecosystems” of products and services in their analysis of the competitive impact of mergers — a framework that often does not fit with the historical focus on horizontal and vertical relationships.

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Finding Each Other’s True Professional Commitment Level 

H. Friedman Search

As we continue with both tips for a candidate and a client company’s hiring manager, I want to discuss how to test for the actual commitment level of either. I have found that a multitude of firms and candidates want to explore as many options as possible to determine who is the best fit. How do you test that best fit early in the process to avoid wasting either party’s time?

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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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Mother Jones to Merge With the Center for Investigative Reporting

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

The combined newsroom will have more than 70 people.

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What’s next for Texts.com under new owner Automattic, as Apple cracks down on rival Beeper

TechCrunch: M&A

What’s next for Texts.com? The all-in-one messaging app was acquired this fall by WordPress.com owner Automattic for $50 million, marking the company’s first official expansion into the world of private messaging — outside of its startup investments, at least, which have included Apple’s recent foe Beeper and Element, a Matrix-powered app.

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Is Jerome Powell’s Fed Pulling Off a Soft Landing?

The New York Times: Banking

It’s too soon to declare victory, but the economic outlook seems sunnier than it did a year ago, and many economists are predicting a surprising win.

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ESMA considering progressive penalties for settlement fails under CSDR revamp

The TRADE

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation paper on the CSDR penalty regime seeking input on amendments which may include cash penalties that increase with the length of the settlement fail. The paper follows requests from the European Commission for technical advice on the regulation, with the consultation running to 29 February 2024.

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PwC is acquiring Surfaceink, the hardware designer that was once a close partner of Apple’s

TechCrunch: M&A

A lesser-known but significant player in the Silicon Valley tech world is getting acquired today — a move that underscores the changing economics in the world of hardware, and who wants to get more involved in that space. Surfaceink, a company that got its start as Apple’s key hardware engineering partner after the return of […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Private Sector Space Projects Take Off, Leaving Legal Unknowns in Their Contrails

JD Supra: Mergers

Key Points - - Private enterprise is now driving the long state-dominated space sector. - As geopolitical tensions mount, and growth in the wider tech M&A market slows, commercial activity in outer space — including M&A — remains resilient because of the sector’s strategic significance.

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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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This AI-powered ETF aims to remove investors’ emotional bias from the decision-making process

CNBC: Investing

South Korean conglomerate LG's AI research division launched an AI-run ETF with Qraft Technologies in November.

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How Stolen Checks Are Sold and Bought Online

The New York Times: Banking

One reason this fraud is rampant: Open forums where anyone can buy checks that thieves have taken from the mail.

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Linktree acquires link-in-bio platform Koji in its second investment of the year

TechCrunch: M&A

Australia-based link-in-bio platform Linktree announced today that it has acquired competitor Koji from its parent company GoMeta for an undisclosed amount. Linktree said that Koji’s link-in-bio product will shut down on January 31, 2024. The company is offering Koji users three months of Linktree Pro plan as a trial. But it’s not clear if Linktree […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Luxury powerhouses turn to M&A amid slowing sales

JD Supra: Mergers

Declining consumer spending power is driving down revenues and pushing luxury firms to seek new avenues for growth - Slowing economic growth, hampered by stubborn inflation, has inhibited consumer confidence across the globe. The World Trade Organization recently halved its global trade growth forecast, citing persistently high interest rates and declining consumer spending power across the US, Europe and Asia.

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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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JPMorgan picks China stocks to buy now. Alibaba’s not on the list

CNBC: Investing

Some big-name Chinese stocks are starting to emerge from a downbeat few quarters, making it them "timely buys" for the year ahead, JPMorgan analysts said.

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Stocks Rally and Bond Yields Slide as Fed Signals Rate Cuts in 2024

The New York Times: Banking

The Fed’s rate increases since March 2022 have sent shock waves through financial markets, raising borrowing costs on things like mortgages and government debt and weighing on the stock market.

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Shari Redstone Considers Selling Her Stake in Paramount’s Parent Company

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

Ms. Redstone waged a bitter battle for control of National Amusements, the parent company of MTV, CBS and the Paramount movie studio. Now, she’s considering a sale.

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Transactional Liability Insurance in Renewable Energy and Climate/Clean Technology M&A: Insights Into Deploying a Critical Risk Allocation Tool

JD Supra: Mergers

The renewable energy and climate/clean technology sectors have witnessed substantial growth and investment in recent years, spurred by accelerating energy transition initiatives and financial incentives passed into law. As these sectors continue to expand, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have played a pivotal role in facilitating business transactions, project acquisitions, and technology transfers.

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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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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway continues to sell HP shares, reducing stake to 5.2%

CNBC: Investing

Berkshire still owns 51.5 million shares of HP. The position is worth about $1.6 billion based on Monday's close of $30.37.

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Check Fraud Is Rising and the Thieves Are Winning

The New York Times: Banking

Although check usage has declined in the last couple of decades, check fraud has risen sharply, creating a problem for banks — and customers trying to pay their bills.

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M&A Deal Leaks: Gender Diverse Target Boards Leak Less

Deal Lawyers

This year, SS&C Intralinks’ annual deal leaks study looked at the impact of gender diversity on leaks.

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Desire to harness potential of generative AI drives rising interest in data as an asset

JD Supra: Mergers

Investors are targeting AI developers and buying proprietary data sets to build new AI businesses. Here we explain how to manage risk in this fast-evolving space. When MIT named generative AI as one of its breakthrough technologies of 2023, it couldn’t have predicted that less than a year later the technology would be the top investment priority for global businesses.

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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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These food stocks can reap the benefit of easing inflation just in time for the busy holiday season

CNBC: Investing

Cash-strapped consumers may finally see some relief at the grocery store, but shouldn't expect prices to fall too sharply.

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Russia’s Central Bank Raises Rates to 16 Percent

The New York Times: Banking

The bank warned that its tight monetary policy would continue “for a long period” as it attempts to slow an economy in danger of overheating.

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Advance Notice Bylaws: Del. Chancery Refuses to Order Company to Include Stockholder Nominees

Deal Lawyers

Last month, in Paragon Technologies v. Cryan, (Del. Ch.; 11/23), Vice Chancellor Will denied an activist stockholder’s request for a preliminary injunction requiring the board of Ocean Powers Technology to let its candidates stand for election and for an exemption from the company’s NOL poison pill.

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Global M&A Insights Deal-making predictions for 2024

JD Supra: Mergers

Welcome to our year-end edition of M&A Insights, where we preview some of the themes we expect to shape deal-making over the next 12 months. Continued volatility in the debt markets has resulted in another subdued year for M&A, with global deal value and volume down 33% and 18% respectively compared with 2022. However, Q2 was the strongest quarter for M&A in 12 months – and October the biggest month by value and volume since May 2022 – as inflationary pressures finally started to rec

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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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BlackRock and China-led AIIB among backers of $800 million Asia-focused infrastructure fund

CNBC: Investing

Investor interest in the last few years largely stems from a desire for stable returns at a time of high inflation and heightened volatility in public markets.

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What’s Next for Interest Rates? An Era of ‘Peak Uncertainty.’

The New York Times: Banking

Federal Reserve officials could keep all options on the table at their meeting this week, even as data shape up according to plan.

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Punchbowl News Strikes Deal to Buy Data Start-Up

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

The congressional news start-up is doubling down on information for its audience of Capitol Hill obsessives.

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The Corporate Transparency Act is Coming, But FinCEN Grants A Little More Breathing Room

JD Supra: Mergers

In a significant update to the upcoming implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has extended the filing deadline for reporting entities formed between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, to 90 calendar days from the date of formation to submit their initial reports. This change aims to address concerns about a potential rush of filings and provide businesses and practitioners with extended time to navigate the complexities of.

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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?