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A Vertical Merger in a “Horizontal” Market: Court Rejects FTC’s Challenge to Tempur Sealy’s Acquisition of Mattress Firm

JD Supra: Mergers

District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied the Federal Trade Commissions request for a preliminary injunction to block Tempur Sealys (the worlds largest mattress manufacturer) proposed acquisition of Mattress Firm (the largest U.S. mattress retailer with over 2,300 stores).

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How Issac Qureshi Built an E-Commerce Empire: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leveraged Buyouts

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E252: How Issac Qureshi Built an E-Commerce Empire: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leveraged Buyouts - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Issac Qureshi : Issac Qureshi is the founder and owner of Bauer, a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) firm specializing in e-commerce. You move from a paid strategy to a nonpaid strategy."

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Apple acquires AI startup specializing in overlooking manufacturing components

TechCrunch: M&A

Apple has added another AI startup to its acquisition list with Canada-based DarwinAI, which specializes in vision-based tech to observe components during manufacturing to improve efficiency, Bloomberg reported.

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Energy & Sustainability M&A Activity – August 2024

JD Supra: Mergers

The acquisition will allow Infintium to secure new manufacturing facilities and expand its sales and marketing operations as it. The acquisition will allow Infintium to secure new manufacturing facilities and expand its sales and marketing operations as it. By: Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

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The defense tech acquisition spree has begun: Autonomous factory startup Hadrian acquires Datum Source

TechCrunch: M&A

Hadrian announced they bought Datum Source, a software company founded by SpaceX alums that uses AI to help hardware companies find manufacturing partners. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Federal Trade Commission Unanimously Votes To Block Vertical Mattress Merger

JD Supra: Mergers

Federal Trade Commission sought to block mattress manufacturer (the “Manufacturer”) contemplated $4 billion acquisition of a mattress retailer (“Retailer”) by filing both an administrative complaint and a complaint in the U.S. After a 5-0 vote, on July 2, 2024, the U.S.

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Stratasys rejects Nano Dimension acquisition offer, agrees to talk to 3D Systems

TechCrunch: M&A

Some of the biggest names in additive manufacturing are about to merge — we’re just not entirely sure who. Stratasys intends to engage in discussions with 3D Systems with respect to 3D Systems’ July 13, 2023 revised proposal, subject to the requirements of the Desktop Metal merger agreement,” the company notes. “We