TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 8, 2024

SoundHound, an AI company that makes voice interface tech used by car companies, restaurants and tech firms, is doubling down on enterprise services by playing consolidator in a crowded market. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Verizon's big interest in Frontier is its fiber business and the fact that it extends to places that Verizon does not currently cover as well. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Cisco: M&A

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Every minute an employee spends struggling with a system is a minute they are not doing the work they were hired to do and the work they are passionate about. IT has a unique responsibility to… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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TechCrunch: M&A

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Ford is buying and burying Auto Motive Power, or “AMP” for short, to bolster its charging, battery management and power conversion tech. The secretive energy startup once claimed to power “most of the world’s top electric OEMs,” though as far as we can tell it never disclosed its customers publicly.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In June 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (Commission) proposed major changes to its premerger notification rules that implement the Hart-Scot-Rodino Act and impact a large swath of merger and acquisition transactions each year. By: Stevens & Lee

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 2, 2024

On 17 October, the European Commission (EC) issued its Fourth Annual Report under Article 5(4) of the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) Screening Regulation (the Regulation) along with an EC Staff Working Document (SWD).

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TechCrunch: M&A

MAY 30, 2024

Redpanda has already integrated Benthos into its own service and has made it the core technology of its new Redpanda Connect service. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) continues to aggressively utilize and expand its authority to address national security risks related to foreign investment into the United States. By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

There’s ample opportunity in the form of a mobile billboard. Kiwibot is so convinced of this fact that it plunked down $25 million to purchase Nickelytics. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JANUARY 16, 2024

Snyk, the well-funded developer-focused security company, today announced that it has acquired Helios, a Tel Aviv-based startup that helps developers troubleshoot and understand their microservices in production.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The MOU aimed to enhance interagency coordination in investigating and assessing the impact of proposed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on labor markets. Although the FTC’s sudden exit may indicate friction between it and the. By: Morgan Lewis

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H. Friedman Search

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

There’s an old adage when it comes to sales in general: once you’ve closed the sale, shut up, say thank you, and leave. That’s after you have closed the deal – obviously. Can that adage be applied elsewhere? What happens when it’s in the interview process itself? Can you talk too much or say the wrong thing to an interviewer?

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TechCrunch: M&A

MAY 23, 2024

On the heels of raising $102 million earlier this year, Bugcrowd is making good on its promise to use some of that funding to make acquisitions to strengthen its security chops.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JANUARY 29, 2024

Amazon has ended its bid to acquire iRobot, the maker of robotic vacuums, after running up against headwinds with European regulators. Amazon and iRobot have opted to mutually terminate their previously announced acquisition agreement, under which Amazon would’ve purchased iRobot for ~$1.7 billion in cash (or slightly lower).

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice released a revised version of its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs on September 23, 2024. The guidance is intended to help prosecutors assess the effectiveness of corporate compliance programs during a criminal investigation. By: Morgan Lewis

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H. Friedman Search

MARCH 7, 2024

In today’s world, there is no such thing as a “perfect fit” anymore. As we all know, the days of going to work for one company and retiring are gone forever. What does that mean as it relates to candidates making job changes? What does that mean as it relates to hiring a candidate? They really do want to make it all right.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Typeface, a generative AI startup focused on enterprise use cases, has acquired a pair of companies just over a year after raising $165 million at a $1 billion valuation. All rights reserved.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

On September 17, the DOJ announced its withdrawal from the 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines, stating the 2023 Merger Guidelines will be the only authoritative statement across all industries. This decision followed collaboration with the Fed, FDIC and OCC and was informed by public feedback, departmental experience and market developments.

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TechCrunch: M&A

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

SpaceX is known for its vertical integration, but one component it’s been outsourcing is parachutes — until earlier this month, when the company quietly acquired parachute vendor Pioneer Aerospace after its parent company went bankrupt. The Information first reported the news.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 16, 2024

On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced that it had unanimously adopted a Final Rule codifying numerous changes to the premerger notification form and premerger notification rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

BRP Group Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery further developed its jurisprudence regarding the validity of stockholders agreements that vest significant control rights in minority stockholders instead of a corporation’s board of directors. The court, applying and extending the reasoning in its opinion in Moelis & Co.

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TechCrunch: M&A

MAY 29, 2024

DevOps startup Harness has shown itself to be an ambitious company, building a broad platform of services while also dabbling in M&A when it made sense to fill in functionality. On Wednesday, the company announced it was ready for a much bigger M&A bite, acquiring feature flag startup Split.io

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 11, 2023

AMD yesterday acquired Nod.ai, an open source AI software provider, as the chipmaker looks to bolster its efforts to build an ecosystem of AI development tools, libraries and models around its hardware. The acquisition is expected to close this quarter, CNBC reports. AMD didn’t disclose the details of the transaction.

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TechCrunch: M&A

MARCH 14, 2024

Zscaler, a cloud security company with headquarters in San Jose, California, has acquired cybersecurity startup Avalor 26 months after its founding, reportedly for $310 million in cash and equity.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

On February 8, 2024, the European Commission (Commission) adopted its revised Market Definition Notice (Notice), replacing a version that was nearly 30 years old. The Notice is not binding, but it provides guidance on how the Commission defines markets when investigating potentially anticompetitive conduct and in merger control. By: WilmerHale

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 3, 2024

On September 17, 2024, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) announced that it withdrew its 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines and instead, for purposes of evaluating the competitive impact of bank mergers, will rely on its 2023 Merger Guidelines, which apply to all industries.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

FunNow, the Taiwan-based app that lets users book activities on-demand in five Asian countries, is growing its reach in Southeast Asia through a merger with restaurant booking app Eatigo. Terms of the deal were undisclosed, but FunNow CEO TK Chen says it is the largest post-COVID O2O M&A deal in Southeast Asia. As part of […]

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TechCrunch: M&A

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

1Password, the AgileBits-owned password management software developer, today announced that it has acquired Kolide, an endpoint security platform, for an undisclosed amount. According to 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner, Kolide founder and CEO Jason Meller and all of Kolide’s 30 employees will join 1Password “as an intact team.”

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H. Friedman Search

AUGUST 22, 2024

But who’s side is it on really? The Rolling Stone sang this song in the mid 60s, and it always caused me to ask the question of whose side was it on. Mick Jagger, who is now 81 and active as ever, clearly does have time on his side. As for candidates and client firms today… who has time on their side in the hiring process? What does this mean?

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TechCrunch: M&A

JANUARY 16, 2024

London-based notetaking startup Goodnotes said today it is acquiring South Korean startup Dropthebit, which operates a meeting and video summary tool called Traw. With the acquisition, Goodnotes is looking to move beyond classrooms and explore making productivity tools for professionals.

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