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Get it in Writing or Else! Business Broker or "Finder's" Agreements

JD Supra: Mergers

The economy relies on brokers to connect parties with mutual business interests and needs, whether it is the sale of real estate, procurement of insurance, or joint investment. The broker plays a very important role in connecting these parties, but she also takes on substantial risk that once the parties are connected, the broker will be forgotten, leaving the parties to conduct their business without paying a “finder’s fee” to the broker for initiating the relationship.

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Confirmed: Palo Alto Networks buys Dig Security, sources say for $400M

TechCrunch: M&A

We reported in September that Palo Alto was getting ready to make yet more security acquisitions out of Israel, specifically of Dig Security and Talon. Today, some confirmation of one of those has arrived: The U.S. security giant said it would be acquiring Dig. The company is not disclosing the financial terms but our sources say […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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The Past Is Not The Past

H. Friedman Search

Last week we discussed if you can still make a move in 2023. Today I want to explore the parts of the move process that many are starting to overlook as the anxiety to get a new position increases. What area exactly? The crucial area of the background check. The background check has been expanded significantly from the old days of just running fingerprints to the firms and their human resource departments taking advantage of the information age.

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David Dodson: OG Of SearchFunds, Created and Teaches ETA for Stanford GSB Shares ETA Success

How2Exit

b' E155: OG Of SearchFunds, Created and Teaches ETA for Stanford GSB Shares ETA Success - Watch Here rn rn Here is what my team and I learned from this interview: (These are notes from team members, writers, sometimes AI, and even listeners who submitted what i learned loosely edited and shared here) - If it seems a bit unrefined, you're reading our notes, so. yeah.

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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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[Audio] A View From the Starting Line – A Conversation with Teenpreneur Tierney Schmidt

JD Supra: Mergers

Today's Founders Shares podcast episode presents a unique perspective that I'm sure will resonate with many of you. We typically delve into the stories of seasoned entrepreneurs and their businesses. However, this time, we're flipping the script. In this episode, we're going to embark on a journey with someone who's at the starting line, someone who's young, and full of potential, but hasn't yet launched a full-fledged business.

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JPMorgan Chase discloses multiple investigations by U.S. regulators

American Banker - Investment Banking

Regulators are looking into practices within JPMorgan's securities arm and investigating parts of its trading operations, according to a regulatory filing by America's largest bank.

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How Does the World’s Largest Hedge Fund Really Make Its Money?

The New York Times: Banking

Ray Dalio’s investing tactics have always been a closely kept secret, even inside Bridgewater Associates. Several years ago, some of Wall Street’s biggest names set out to discover his edge.

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What's The Forecast For Tech M&A?

JD Supra: Mergers

Morrison Foerster is pleased to share with our clients and friends the results of our 2023 Tech M&A Survey, published in conjunction with Mergermarket. Mergermarket surveyed 300 dealmakers from around the world in order to gain valuable insights into the future of technology-related M&A.

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HubSpot picks up B2B data provider Clearbit to enhance its AI platform

TechCrunch: M&A

HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software maker and CRM platform, announced today it’s acquiring the B2B data provider Clearbit to enhance its platform with third-party company data spanning millions of businesses. The deal also brings Clearbit’s over 400,0000 users and 1,500+ business customers to HubSpot and will eventually see the two platforms combine in order to provide […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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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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Six Flags Merges With Cedar Fair, a Rival Amusement Park

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

The deal would generate more than $3 billion in revenue for the companies, they projected in a statement. The merger comes after years of financial challenges for Six Flags.

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Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Trick or Treat? 

Tyton Partners

If you have been at any higher education events lately, AI has been the top item on conference agendas. Reactions throughout the academy have ranged from, “the sky is falling“ to “AI is the solution to everything.” So, as a leader at your institution or organization, how should you be thinking about the potential or AI as one of the items in your “bag of tricks” to achieve better institutional outcomes and efficiencies at your organization?

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Get Your Pre-Merger Compliance Programs in Order: Department of Justice Announces M&A Safe Harbor Policy

JD Supra: Mergers

On October 4, 2023, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is implementing a new nationwide Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy (the “M&A Policy”).

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With deadline looming, Broadcom tries to push $61B VMware deal over finish line

TechCrunch: M&A

Broadcom announced its intention to buy VMware for $61 billion in May 2022. After clearing a number of regulatory hurdles, including the U.S., UK and European Union, it announced in August that the deal would close today. But this morning the company indicated that there was one more obstacle, with reports indicating that Chinese regulators […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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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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Here's what analysts say to do with Apple stock from here on out

CNBC: Investing

Analysts aren't ready to take their foot off the pedal on Apple — even after the dominant smartphone player warned of softer demand in the current quarter.

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Disney Says It Will Take Full Control of Hulu

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

The company will pay at least $8.61 billion to Comcast, which owned a 33 percent stake of the popular streaming service.

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Competition Global Guide: Canada Q&A - Merger notification flowchart: Canada

JD Supra: Mergers

A Q&A guide to competition law in Canada. The Q&A provides a high-level overview of the antitrust and competition law rules for restraints of trade and dominance, merger control and the legal approach to joint ventures. Pleases see full Publication below for more information.

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PagerDuty scoops up incident management startup Jeli.io

TechCrunch: M&A

PagerDuty announced this afternoon that it intends to acquire Jeli.io, an early-stage incident management startup. The companies did not share the price. Jeli was founded in 2019 by Nora Jones, a chaos engineering veteran, who had previously worked at Netflix and Slack. Jones went to work building a company that could help customers figure out […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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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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Sam Bankman-Fried Is Found Guilty of 7 Counts of Fraud and Conspiracy

The New York Times: Banking

The case against the founder of the failed FTX exchange had come to symbolize the excesses of the volatile cryptocurrency industry.

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Around two-thirds of buy-siders believe outsourced desks could enhance trade performance in cross-border trading

The TRADE

Almost two thirds (63%) of buy-side equity market participants believe outsourced desks would result in improved execution quality and trade performance when trading across regions, according to new research from Coalition Greenwich. Of these respondents, 26% also highlighted streamlined or enhanced workflows and strategy customisation as key factors.

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Antitrust in focus - October 2023

JD Supra: Mergers

The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) establishes a new regime, enforced by the European Commission (EC), to regulate subsidies granted by non-EU countries to businesses active in the EU that could distort competition in EU markets.

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Microsoft could be having its ‘iPhone moment’ this week that sends the stock soaring over time, says Piper Sandler

CNBC: Investing

The comments from Piper Sandler come as the software giant readies to launch its Copilot artificial intelligence subscription service offering on Wednesday.

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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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The office is back: Is this the end of hybrid working?

Global Banking & Finance

The office is back: Is this the end of hybrid working? By Tom Skinner, Managing Director, Go Up It’s official — the office is back. After years of implementing remote and then flexible working models post-Covid, more and more businesses — including SMEs — are enacting return-to-office policies.

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Wells Fargo taps Credit Suisse for new senior securities sales trading specialist

The TRADE

Wells Fargo has appointed Jon Thorne as senior securities sales trading specialist, The TRADE can reveal. According to a post on social media, Thorne joins Wells Fargo from Credit Suisse, where he spent 13 and a half years. Most recently, Thorne served as a listed sales trader – a position he held for almost 11 years. Elsewhere during his tenure at Credit Suisse, Thorne held a FX and futures execution position as well as a FX prime brokerage role.

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Saudi Arabia: New Thresholds for Merger Filings, and New Conditional Approvals

JD Supra: Mergers

Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Competition recently announced key changes to its merger control notification thresholds, adding a new local nexus test and a new minimum turnover threshold for the acquired entity. This is a significant development in parallel to the GAC's increasingly active role in merger enforcement, including new cases where behavioral and structural remedies were required as conditions for approving deals.

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Bank of America says be wary of a soft holiday shopping season, gives its top picks

CNBC: Investing

A number of value retailers and specialty stores could still benefit this holiday season after a slow start to winter shopping, according to Bank of America.

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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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Capstone Strategic Advises Achieva Credit Union on the Purchase of Cannella Insurance Services

Successful Acquisitions

Capstone Strategic Advises Achieva Credit Union on the Purchase of Cannella Insurance Services Capstone Strategic, Inc. (Capstone) announced today that Achieva Credit Union of Dunedin, Florida recently acquired Canella Insurance Services of Tampa. The acquisition took place through Achieva’s credit union service organization, Achieva Insurance Agency.

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HSBC and Abu Dhadi Securities Exchange partner to develop digital fixed income securities

The TRADE

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and HSBC Bank Middle East are collaborating to develop digital fixed income securities, with the aim to broaden capital market use cases in the Middle East. The collaboration will leverage ADX’s investment product knowledge and HSBC’s investment banking, capital markets and blockchain capabilities. “We believe that digital assets will grow in significance in the future and ADX intends to be at the forefront of this innovation,” said Abdulla Salem Alnuaimi, chi

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Big Oil displays commitment to net zero through dealmaking

JD Supra: Mergers

Recent megadeals like ExxonMobil’s proposed US$60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources and Chevron’s US$53 billion move for Hess underscore the industry’s focus on delivering oil and gas as part of the energy mix. However, an accompanying drive to cut carbon emissions has generated a flurry of M&A deals over recent years. These transactions have seen several participants in the industry seek to switch the mix of fossil fuels—reducing heavy oil production and increasing gas.

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