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Securities Litigation Against Life Sciences Companies 2024 Year in Review

JD Supra: Mergers

Welcome to our ninth annual report on US securities class actions filed against publicly traded life sciences companies, which include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare companies. By: Goodwin

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Say What You Mean: Delaware Court Finds Bump-Up Exclusion Ambiguous as Applied to Mergers Versus Acquisitions

JD Supra: Mergers

Because of the recent escalation in securities litigation that follows a majority of mergers and acquisitions, the Bump-Up Exclusion is of critical importance to publicly traded policyholders. By: Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

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Dynatrace acquires cloud-native debugging platform Rookout

TechCrunch: M&A

Observability and security platform Dynatrace today announced that it plans to acquire Rookout , a Tel Aviv-based observability startup that focuses on helping developers troubleshoot and debug their code in production.

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The Rise of Hedge Funds: Exploring Their Impact on Financial Markets

OfficeHours

Hedge funds are significant players in financial markets given the size of their capital bases and the frequency of their trading. One widely cited estimate is that hedge funds account for around 5-6% of total equity trading volume in the US. Short selling can increase liquidity by increasing the supply of shares available for trading.

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Cybersecurity M&A Update Q1 2025

Solganick & Co.

This is evidenced by continued consolidation among strategic buyers, highlighted by Google’s announced acquisition of cloud security leader Wiz for an impressive $32 billion in March. Security Operations constituted the largest sub-sector of M&A activity , followed by Risk Management , Infrastructure , and Identity.

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Upgrade acquires travel-focused BNPL startup Uplift for a song

TechCrunch: M&A

Uplift had raised nearly $700 million in equity and debt, securing $123 million at a reported $195 million valuation in its Series C round alone. It’s likely not the exit Uplift was hoping for — and a sign of serious consolidation in the BNPL space, which just a few years ago was booming, buoyed by pandemic-era spending habits.

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CUBEBIO Announces Business Combination Agreement With Mountain Crest V to Become Publicly Listed

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

V, a Delaware corporation formed as a special purpose acquisition company (“Mountain Crest V”), with its common stock publicly traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the trading symbol “MCAG” and CUBEBIO Co., NEW YORK, USA and SEOUL, Korea, Aug. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp.