JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 31, 2024

Nearly two years after first proposing new rules related to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted final rules aimed at enhancing investor protections in initial public offerings by SPACs and in subsequent de-SPAC transactions.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules and guidance affecting initial public offerings (“IPOs”) of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) and business combinations between SPACs and private company targets (“de-SPAC transactions”). On January 24, 2024, the U.S.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 24, 2023

As they go through their initial public offering (IPO) and the subsequent merger & acquisition (M&A) process, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) face many regulatory, legal, and business hurdles.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules (the “Final Rules”) related to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and de-SPAC transactions.[1]

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 21, 2023

The deal, Grab’s first local competitor acquisition, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2023 and includes “Trans-cab’s taxi and car rental business, maintenance workshops and fuel pump operations.” ” Founded in 2003, Trans-cab started with a fleet of 50 taxis and tried to go public twice.

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 23, 2024

Initial public offerings (IPOs) and M&A exits are the two most common means of achieving liquidity in a private company. This article addresses an acquisition transaction, which requires preparation and oversight that many founders and managers need to learn as they go.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 31, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules governing initial public offerings (“IPOs”) of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) and subsequent combinations between SPACs and target operating companies (“de-SPAC transactions”). On January 24, 2024, the U.S.

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 22, 2023

Sidus Space is taking another step toward full vertical integration with the acquisition of California-based Exo-Space , a startup that offers edge computing on orbit. The remainder of the acquisition is being paid via stock options and performance incentives, Sidus said in a statement. million in additional capital.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

British tech firm valued at $52.3bn before highly anticipated flotation on Nasdaq by private owner SoftBank The British chip designer Arm has secured a $52.3bn (£41.9bn) valuation in its initial public offering (IPO), before its highly anticipated return to the stock market in New York on Thursday.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Important economic data could be delayed, as could regulators’ decisions on mergers and new public listings.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

JUNE 13, 2024

The leading companies are co-opting Silicon Valley’s traditional cycle of disruption.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 22, 2023

With the US initial public offering markets continuing to remain largely closed, and special purpose acquisition company combinations being costly and complex, there’s a new kid in town for foreign companies looking to go public in the US: reverse mergers. Some reverse mergers involving a U.S.

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MergersCorp M&A International

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In a significant move to capitalize on the burgeoning Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) market, MergersCorp has announced the launch of specialized services tailored specifically for SPACs. This innovative approach has attracted substantial interest from investors, entrepreneurially minded companies, and financial institutions alike.

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Sun Acquisitions

AUGUST 5, 2024

In the dynamic world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), staying ahead of the curve is crucial for success. As a result, ESG criteria are being integrated into due diligence processes, investment evaluations, and post-merger integration strategies.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

MARCH 7, 2025

The design tech company is exploring a public offering after regulators stymied its $20 billion sale to the software giant Adobe in 2023.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The rise of founder-led, venture capital-backed companies in recent years has coincided with a surge of companies implementing dual-class share structures in connection with their initial public offerings.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Arm’s return to public markets is being watched, by both Wall Street and Silicon Valley, as a barometer of investor appetite for new tech offerings.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Softbank’s chief executive, Masayoshi Son, believes the chip design company he bought in 2016 is poised to reap the fruits of the A.I. revolution.

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Razorpay

JULY 27, 2023

Investment banking is a branch of banking that organizes and enables large, complex financial transactions for businesses, like mergers, IPOs or underwriting. Investment Banking Services Initial Public Offering (IPO) When a privately-owned business wants to become a publicly traded company, it goes through an IPO , or Initial Public Offering.

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Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Underwriting Services Merchant banks also provide underwriting services for initial public offerings (IPOs), private placements, follow-on public offerings (FPOs) and rights issues. This service helps companies to raise the required funds from the public.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

AUGUST 21, 2023

filing means Arm can begin to gauge investor interest, which will be critical to the share sale.

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M&A Leadership Council

AUGUST 15, 2022

Few companies divest units immediately following an acquisition (unless they are compelled to do so by antitrust regulators), but many companies divest them eventually. In any given year, nearly half of the acquisitions that occur come about because the sellers are divesting a company unit. Sometimes spin-offs precede mergers.

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The New York Times: Banking

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Next year’s biggest headwinds for deal making will be “geopolitics, geopolitics and geopolitics,” says Viswas Raghavan, the co-head of global investment banking at JPMorgan Chase.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 23, 2024

For example, in the biopharma space, AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, and Roche each announced multiple big-ticket acquisitions in the fourth quarter – including Abbvie’s acquisition of ImmunoGen for $10.1 billion; Bristol Myer Squibb’s acquisition of RayzeBio for $4.1 billion and Cerevel Therapeutics for $8.7

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Cooley M&A

APRIL 5, 2024

While the ruling has broad implications for many current arrangements (particularly stockholder agreements for public companies), it did provide a path forward, noting that many of these provisions would have been valid if included the corporation’s certificate of incorporation instead of the stockholder agreement.

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Sun Acquisitions

JUNE 22, 2022

We see examples of this in management buyouts, initial public offerings (IPOs), and strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The post Why Sell Your Business appeared first on Sun Acquisitions | Chicago Business Broker and M&A Firm.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

I still recall the metric that was drilled into me back then: hit $50 million in revenue and a few back-to-back years of profitability and you, too, can go public. The benefits of going public are significant. For more information, contact him at michael.mcgregor@focusbankers.com.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When Facebook went public in 2012, it needed an investment bank to handle the Initial Public Offering (IPO). Marketing and Customer Acquisition To stay competitive and attract new customers, banks spend considerably on marketing, advertisements, and promotional offers.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The rise of founder-led, venture capital-backed companies in recent years has coincided with a surge of companies implementing dual-class share structures in connection with their initial public offerings. Stockholder litigation. As always, ambiguity begets litigation.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

But it wasn’t all carve outs and concerned investors – even with the headwinds in the industry and beyond, there were still several traditional public M&A deals involving biotechnology or medical device companies, as large pharmaceutical companies continued to have cash to deploy for acquisitions. Let’s dig in.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

The year started off with a bang, with mega-deals such as Microsoft’s pending $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter and Broadcom’s pending $61 billion acquisition of VMware inked in quick succession. Tech M&A in 2022 was a tale of two halves.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2025

billion acquisition of Alpine Immune; by contrast, there were eight US biotech acquisitions exceeding $5 billion in 2023. 2024 saw companies focusing on internal research and development, innovative partnerships, and targeted bolt-on asset acquisitions to bolster their pipelines. from 2023. [1]

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

DECEMBER 23, 2024

It was another down year for mergers and acquisitions, but Wall Street is optimistic that the lengthy lull is coming to an end.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

Michael and Gerald Shvartsman, who had originally pleaded not guilty to securities fraud charges, each pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

MARCH 21, 2024

The former president’s social media company is finally set to go public. He could borrow against the value of his stake in the company.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

JULY 3, 2023

could clear the way for a merger with Trump Media & Technology Group. Digital World’s settlement with the S.E.C.

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