TechCrunch: M&A

MAY 6, 2024

As DocuSign reportedly explores a sale to private equity, it’s acquiring a company itself. On Monday, DocuSign (which now prefers to go by Docusign, with a lowercase “S,” a PR rep from the company tells me) announced that it’s buying Lexion, a contract workflow automation startup, for $165 million.

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Sun Acquisitions

APRIL 25, 2025

Increased capital gains taxes can have a far-reaching impact on the business landscape, with ripple effects extending to various sectors, including private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) investments in mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

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TechCrunch: M&A

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

eBay is unloading its remaining shares in the online classified business Adevinta to private equity firms Permira and Blackstone for $2.2 billion in cash and 20% equity, it said. Adevinta had originally acquired eBay’s own classified business back in 2020, leaving eBay with $2.2 billion in cash and 540 million Adevinta shares.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 18, 2024

Canadian private equity firm PartnerOne paid $28.2 The fire sale was reported by TechCrunch last week. million for HeadSpin, a mobile app testing startup whose founder was sentenced for fraud earlier this year, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 31, 2023

New Relic’s $87-per-share sale price gives it a valuation that’s less than seven times its current run-rate revenue. Given the dry IPO climate, we are bereft of new data regarding exit values, so this deal is like a fresh, cool breeze on a sultry summer afternoon.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Named SmartDark, the equities algorithm is designed to enhance institutional execution by prioritising order routing to venues with larger executions and better price stability. The post Liquidnet launches new equities liquidity seeking algorithm appeared first on The TRADE.

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 25, 2025

Right after Patrick Calves wrote about continued momentum in the secondaries market, supported by both cyclical and structural tailwinds in last weeks FFF, Yale Universitys plans to sell up to $6 billion is dominating private equity news this week. By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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The TRADE

JANUARY 8, 2025

TD Securities has appointed Rob Fallon as director of sales trading, based in Dublin. Fallon joins the firm from Deutsche Numis, where he spent the last two years, most recently serving as director of sales trading. While at Goodbody, he most recently served as a senior sales trader covering Irish and UK SMID stocks.

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The TRADE

APRIL 25, 2025

Chris Jackson has been promoted as Liquidnets new global head of equities, continuing his 10-year tenure with the firm. The move sees London-based Jackson departing from his role as global head of equity strategy and head of equities for EMEA, which he had held since August 2019.

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The TRADE

MARCH 5, 2024

BNY Mellon has made two key senior managing director hires into its fixed income and equity sales and trading businesses. Bianca Gould has been appointed head of fixed income and equities EMEA, based in London. Elsewhere, Kathleen Kinsella has joined BNY Mellon as head of US fixed income sales, based in New York.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 17, 2023

Do you know what two factors drive the most value in your practice sale? How are practices even valued by private equity investors? Hear it directly from a seasoned investment banker. link] By: FOCUS Investment Banking

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Vincent Hall has joined Citi as an equity trader following two years at Citadel where he served in the same role. He returns to Citi after four years, having previously worked at the firm as associate vice president in emerging markets equity trading. Elsewhere in his career, Hall has also worked at BlackRock as an associate.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Co-founder of British cybersecurity company says ‘now is the right time to hand over the reins’, to Jill Popelka Poppy Gustafsson, the co-founder and chief executive of the British cybersecurity firm Darktrace, is to leave the company after its $5.3bn (£4.2bn) sale to the US private equity business Thoma Bravo.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 9, 2023

To know if the buyside is right for you, let’s start with a textbook understanding of “What is private equity?” Private equity involves investing capital directly into private businesses that are not publicly traded on stock exchanges (that would be a hedge fund). Strategic thinking skills are essential.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

APRIL 26, 2024

Darktrace, whose co-founding investor Mike Lynch is currently on trial for fraud and conspiracy in the US, agreed to an offer 44% higher than its average share price over the past three months.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Stuart Lawrence has been appointed head of European equities trading at UBS Asset Management four and a half years after he joined the firm in June 2019. He was most recently head of UK equity trading at UBS Asset Management, having previously served as a high touch equity sales trader at Kepler Cheuvreux.

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PE Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The post Paradigm Equity Partners picks up industrial equipment supplier E&R Industrial Sales appeared first on PE Hub. The seller was Grainger.

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The TRADE

MARCH 25, 2024

Reesha Radia is set to join the exchange in April as a senior manager in business development and sales. She joins after most recently spending almost five years at Citi in execution sales-focused roles, most recently as assistant vice president. LSEG confirmed her appointment.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”), and the new proposed merger guidelines have all called out private equity transactions for particular scrutiny. By: Mintz

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Redburn Atlantic has made two new hires within its sales trading teams in Boston and Frankfurt, The TRADE can reveal. Alexander Laux has been appointed as a new equity sales trader, based in Frankfurt, covering German clients primarily. Laux joins Redburn Atlantic from Barclays, where he spent the last 14 years.

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iMerge Advisors

APRIL 13, 2025

Summary of: Asset Sale vs. Stock Sale: What Tech Founders Need to Know When a technology company enters M&A discussions, one of the earliest and most consequential decisions is whether the transaction will be structured as an asset sale or a stock sale. Defining the Structures What Is an Asset Sale?

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Liquidnet has made two new appointments within its multi-asset services team, adding Patric Okumi and Samuel Lowres to lead multi-asset sales. He was also part of TP ICAPs equity trading desk before building out the single stock equity and ETF RFQ offering on Fusion, the firms electronic platform.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 2, 2024

Triton Pacific Healthcare Partners has announced the closing of its sale of BioMatrix Specialty Infusion Pharmacy to Frazier Healthcare Partners. BioMatrix, founded in 2001 and based in Plantation, Florida, is a provider of specialty infusion services in the United States. By: McGuireWoods LLP

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How2Exit

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

b' E183: Chad Ettmueller and Monty Walker Discusses Structured Installment Sales and Annuity Products - Watch Here rn rn About the Guest(s): rn rn Chad Ettmueller: Chad is with JCR Settlements, a settlement planning firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona. rn Monty Walker: Monty is a CPA with a formal background in accounting.

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The TRADE

APRIL 25, 2025

The move will see him reporting to head of markets sales for Japan, Asia North and Australia and Asia South, Cecile Gambardella, who said: He [Chang] will work closely with our productpartners and across banking, wealth and international to bridge the best of Citis capabilities and deliver value to both our clients and Citi.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 13, 2025

Management teams of companies acquired by private equity (PE) firms often find themselves in a unique position. For a time, they are both selling owners and operators who will continue to run the business after the sale. By: Goodwin

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Global Banking & Finance

AUGUST 10, 2023

Intermedia’s owner explores sale of communications services firm -sources By Milana Vinn (Reuters) – The private equity owner of Intermedia Cloud Communications is exploring options including a sale that could value the communications services provider at more than $1 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. (..)

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Growth Business

JUNE 29, 2023

The objectives you set for the business will dictate the type of finance you should raise: the two key options being equity (selling shares in your company) and debt (borrowing from a bank or financial institution). If growth and sale are not part of your plan, then an equity raise is not the right choice for you.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 24, 2025

On March 4, 2025, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (CK Hutchison), controlled by the Li Ka-Shing family, announced a significant transaction on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange:the proposed sale of 80% equity in its port business to a consortium led by U.S.-based based BlackRock, Inc. By: Dentons Dacheng

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 3, 2024

What Is Sales Return Journal Entry? Sales Return in terms of payroll journal entry can be defined as the one which shall be used to account for the customer returns in the books of account or to account for when there is a return of goods sold by the customer due to defective goods sold, or misfit in requirement of the customer, etc.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Over the past few decades, growth equity (GE) has gone from an afterthought to a major asset class for huge investment firms. Some argue that GE offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to fund innovation and growth – as in venture capital – plus the ability to limit downside risk and invest in proven companies – as in private equity.

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How2Exit

JUNE 3, 2024

E219: Unlocking True Business Value: Strategies and Insights for Mid-Market Sales w/ Trever Acers - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Trever Acers is an investment banking and valuation expert with over two decades of experience in the industry.

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OfficeHours

JULY 4, 2023

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PE Hub

MARCH 4, 2024

Platinum Equity exits Yak for $1.1 The post Platinum Equity scores a big sale; Azra Kanji shares insights on starting her own firm; NEXUS launches appeared first on PE Hub.

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Growth Business

JUNE 5, 2023

By Anna Jordan on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Women founders who sell equity stakes have to give up a larger proportion of their shareholdings than male founders. per cent after raising equity compared to 29.1 Most importantly, be sure about how much equity you want to sell. That’s compared with 17.5

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 29, 2024

My colleagues published an important piece recently about the potential impact that the FTC's proposed non-compete ban might have on M&A transactions and private equity investments. By: Mintz

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The TRADE

JANUARY 5, 2024

Jefferies’ managing director and head of US equity distribution in Europe, Guy Trust, has left the bank after nearly a decade to join Daiwa Capital Markets Europe, The TRADE can reveal. Trust has an extensive career specialising in equities and arbitrage strategies.

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