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After $43B valuation, Databricks acquires data replication startup Arcion for $100M

TechCrunch: M&A

Just last month the company raised $500 million at an eye-popping $43 billion valuation. Databricks has remained a hot startup at a time when interest from investors has cooled across the ecosystem. That would be big money anytime, but especially in the current fundraising climate. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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PE firm PartnerOne paid $28M for HeadSpin, a fraction of its $1.1B valuation set by ICONIQ and Dell Technologies Capital

TechCrunch: M&A

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

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Generative AI startup Typeface acquires two companies, Treat and Narrato, to bolster its portfolio

TechCrunch: M&A

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.

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FCA Publishes Findings on Private Market Valuation Practices

JD Supra: Mergers

On 5 March 2025, the FCA published the findings from its review of private market valuation practices. A review of fund and portfolio managers found a number of good practices, but also revealed the need for improvement in areas such as conflict management. By: Latham & Watkins LLP

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Cross-Country Valuation Check-Up: Discounts, Buy-Sell Agreements, and Ambiguity Potholes

JD Supra: Mergers

While there is tremendous diversity from state to state when it comes to statutory and judge-made law in business divorce cases, business valuation principles are—with a few notable exceptions—far more homogenous.

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Cyera acquires Trail Security for $162M; Cyera is now raising at a $3B valuation

TechCrunch: M&A

-based cybersecurity unicorn that uses artificial intelligence to build what’s known as data security posture management — a full assessment and picture of where a customers’ data has been created, where it is stored, and how it is used — has been on a growth tear in the last year, picking up […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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Razor and Perch merge, raise $100M on a $1.7B valuation as more roll-ups consolidate

TechCrunch: M&A

Just days after the bankruptcy of Thrasio, two other significant players in the world of e-commerce aggregators are merging and raising some extra money to shore up their business and double down on a model it still believes has teeth. Berlin’s Razor Group has acquired U.S.-based All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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