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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.

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Accounting Firm Mergers & Acquisitions – Financial Advisory & Valuation Services For Success

JD Supra: Mergers

Accounting firm mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) are blossoming due to strong recurring revenue models, a great record of organic growth over three decades, light asset investment requirements, and economic recoveries and growth worldwide following the pandemic. These factors have created the opportunity for industry consolidation.

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How to Prepare for a Real Estate Enforcement in Europe, Part 2 – The Importance of Valuation in Enforcements

JD Supra: Mergers

To adopt this mantra in an enforcement context, for lenders the top priority should always be valuation, valuation, valuation. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair once famously declared that “our top priority was, is and always will be education, education, education.” By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Ruling on $7.2B Claim Affects Fraudulent Transfer Defense, Valuation Litigation

JD Supra: Mergers

In a decision likely to have a knock-on effect for future fraudulent transfer defense and valuation litigation, the Delaware bankruptcy court recently ruled that the price agreed in the sale of an oil and gas company closed by market participants represents the reasonably equivalent value for the assets being sold and is more reliable evidence of value (..)

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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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M&A Blog #24 - Merger Relative Valuation

Francine Way

I learned a few new things in these 2 roles, including how to evaluate a merger opportunity and present it to a corporation’s Board of Directors (BoD). To pick up where we last left off with valuation, I will cover the topic of a Merger Relative Valuation in this blog post and move on to other non-valuation topics from here.

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Frequently Asked Questions for Private Companies Considering a Reverse Merger

JD Supra: Mergers

*This piece appears in PitchBook’s 2023 Annual US VC Valuations Report. We believe this is the wrong question—we view a reverse merger as "going public" during your cross-over round, rather than as an alternative to an IPO. By: Mintz - Securities & Capital Markets

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