JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

On August 11, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 2222 (Public Act 103-0526) into law — bolstering Illinois’ antitrust prevention efforts by expanding the oversight purview of its Attorney General’s (AG) office with respect to health care transactions. Under the new law, the Illinois AG now has the power to review and assess certain “covered transactions” entered into between health care facilities and providers.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Venture-backed defense giant Anduril Industries is acquiring Blue Force Technologies, the advanced design and engineering firm behind the “Fury” unmanned fighter jet, as the company looks to build out its suite of autonomous systems for national security customers.

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H. Friedman Search

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

We’ve discussed the proper way to say no, but how and when to say yes is just as important. It becomes even more critical if you are saying yes after turning down the offer previously or if you want to re-engage in the offer discussions after saying no. Saying yes and the timing of it is crucial, so let’s dive into this. The Question & Retort Where do we start with how to say yes?

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Beyond M&A

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In my conversations with industry peers like Neil, it became evident that a distinct pattern often emerges after conducting numerous tech due diligence projects. More often than not, our reports are dominated by amber and red flags, with very few areas marked in green. This recurring pattern can be disillusioning. Professionals in the tech sector strive for innovation and distinction.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

“I love you, but you are not serious people.” This is the curse that Logan Roy, the founder and business titan of Waystar RoyCo, intones to his three stunned children during a poignant family moment. The three siblings (Kendall, Siobhan and Roman) vie for control of Dad’s media empire, and are monsters to each other. Yet, despite the hyperboles and cartoonish nature of the characters, the show reveals essential truths about succession planning for family businesses.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The SEC has ordered the filing of a new national market system plan (NMS plan), specifically directing FINRA and 18 SROs associated with Cboe, Nasdaq, and NYSE to act jointly in developing the NMS plan. The results are set to be published for public comment, and according to the SEC, the revised plan must: include a date by which it will become fully effective, alongside a prescribed timeline and periodic progress reports; require that all those involved be subject to the plan’s conflicts-of-i

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Explainer-Behind the Disney-Charter dispute over the future of TV By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Charter Communications, one of the biggest cable companies in the United States, is locked in a battle with Walt Disney in a distribution dispute that may shape the future of television in the streaming era.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As noted in our previous alerts “Marketing Crypto-Assets in and Into Europe: MiCA, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code” and “Doing Crypto Business in Europe: MiCA, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code – Part 2”, the European Union (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 June 2023.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As companies look to stave off technical debt, a process of aging systems limiting a company’s ability to modernize, the first step is simply understanding the state of your architecture. SAP announced today that it is acquiring German startup LeanIX, a software service which helps companies map out their architecture.

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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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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Portfolio managers say it's hard to pinpoint who the clear challenger to Nvidia will be, but the chipmaker won't be the only dominant player in town forever.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s STC Group to become Telefonica top shareholder with 9.9% stake By Andres Gonzalez, Amy-Jo Crowley, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Hadeel Al Sayegh LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia’s STC Group has amassed a 9.9% stake in Telefonica worth 2.1 billion euros ($2.25 billion), in a move to become the Spanish telecom giant’s top shareholder.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The FTC settled with Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) and Black Knight, Inc. to resolve allegations that a proposed merger of the nation’s two largest providers of home mortgage loan origination systems (LOS) would create antitrust concerns.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Union Investment’s Christoph Hock is set to step away from his role as head of multi-asset trading later this year to pursue an opportunity in digital assets and tokenisation within the asset management firm, as revealed by The TRADE. His new role is not yet public but will be communicated in due course. Hock originally joined Union in 2014 and has since been instrumental in the development of the firm’s trading strategy and structure.

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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.

Finance

CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

TipRanks' analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, including Nvidia and Palo Alto.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Exclusive-Shell, Trinidad weigh Venezuela’s natural gas investment demands By Curtis Williams and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – Shell and Trinidad and Tobago’s National Gas Company (NGC) are close to agreeing to credit Venezuela’s state-run oil firm for its $1 billion investment in a gas field the three want to jointly develop, four people close to […]

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It has been an active time for transactions in the Petroleum and Commercial Fuel industries as long-standing family concerns cash out and institutional buyers look to drive shareholder value. These deals can be fraught with legal, business and compliance challenges unique to the industry but very familiar to those of us who regularly work in this space.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Outsourced trading solutions firm, Tourmaline Partners, has hired three new seasoned financial markets executives as managing directors to help strengthen its global trading capabilities, The TRADE can reveal. With the additions of Simon Bradley, James Williams and James Kirk the firm is set to continue its expansion across Europe. The three incoming professionals are London-based and hold long track records of success and leadership across global equities trading.

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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The firm believes Bloom Energy will see several meaningful tailwinds ahead, and is trading at an attractive discount relative to its peers.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Equipment rental firm Ashtead lowers UK rental revenue outlook, shares fall (Reuters) -British equipment rental firm Ashtead Group on Tuesday lowered its annual UK rental revenue growth forecast to 6%-9% from 10% to 13% citing softening market conditions.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Approaching Year End- Which holiday do you dread the most? For me, it has always been, and likely will always be, Labor Day. Of course, with each passing year, anything that I describe as “always” is less meaningful than it was the year before, at least to the extent it relates to me. That said, there is something about entering the final “stretch” of the year that makes me more anxious than usual.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Following a previous report which found a noteworthy percentage of firms were debating a potential move out of Europe due to a need to mitigate the impact of Mifid, a recent Acuiti report has found that the UAE comes out on top for firms considering alternatives. In May, the quarterly Acuiti Avelacom survey found that around 50% of prop trading firms were considering moving operations out of European markets due to complexity around the Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFRD).

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Manufacturing

CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Tech stocks will have a hard time keeping up their gains even if Wall Street remains strong for the rest of 2023, according to Aswath Damodaran.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Swimming-Peaty plays down bust-up with Olympic team mate Greenbank LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s triple Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty played down on Tuesday a training camp clash with team mate Luke Greenbank that left him with a cut over his left eye.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

For years, the antitrust enforcement agencies have indicated their antipathy toward resolving competition issues in proposed mergers by entering into consent decrees that prohibit certain conduct, rather than stopping the merger entirely or fixing the competition issues through divestitures. Nonetheless, on September 1, 2023, (the Friday before Labor Day), the FTC announced a conduct consent decree to end its challenge to the Amgen-Horizon pharmaceutical merger.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Bloomberg has introduced a new alternative data function on the Bloomberg Terminal, which will allow customers to gain an early read on company performance alongside traditional fundamental data. Named ALTD <GO>, the new function will support equity analysts and portfolio managers with intra-quarter insights which can be incorporated into research workflows, paired with consensus estimates, company news, research and guidance – ahead of earnings announcements.

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Healthcare

CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Over the past three years, a Bank of America index tracking sports betting stocks has risen in the five days leading up to the season's first kickoff.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Tonix’s long COVID drug fails to meet mid-stage trial goal (Reuters) – Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp said on Tuesday its experimental drug failed to meet the primary goal in a mid-stage study for management of widespread muscle pain and tenderness associated with long COVID-19. Shares of the company were down 12% in premarket trading.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This Summer review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on their implications. Please see full Report below for more information.

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