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Permira completes Squarespace acquisition after upping bid to $7.2B

TechCrunch: M&A

Website builder Squarespace is no longer a publicly traded company, after private equity firm Permira procured all remaining common stock in the firm. Permira first revealed plans to acquire Squarespace back in May, offering shareholders in the NYSE-traded company $44 per share — this equated to an equity valuation of $6.6

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US Publicly-Traded Buyers’ Interest In Acquiring Middle-Market Companies Increases

Benchmark International

Thanks to the new 1% tax now being levied on any publicly traded US companies that buy back their shares, these larger, cash-rich companies have been given a strong incentive to seek acquisition targets.

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M&A Blog #14 – valuation (roles, types, equity & enterprise values)

Francine Way

The status of the acquirer’s own share price will impact its acquisition currency. Buy-Sell Agreements: These agreements typically stipulates that a private company’s shareholders seeking liquidity must first offer shares to other shareholders at a predetermined price. Do they have the cash of debt/equity capacity to bid aggressively?

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M&A for Entrepreneurs: Leverage Acquisitions to Scale Your Business Faster with Dominic Wells

How2Exit

b' E202: M&A for Entrepreneurs: Leverage Acquisitions to Scale Your Business Faster with Dominic Wells - Watch Here rn rn About the Guest(s): rn Dominic Wells is an accomplished entrepreneur and the CEO of Onfolio, a publicly traded company specializing in the acquisition of online businesses.

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Acropolis Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. Will Redeem Its Public Shares and Will Not Consummate an Initial Business Combination

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

(NYSE: ACRO) (the “Company”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that it will liquidate and dissolve the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

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Interim Guidance on Stock Buyback Excise Tax Confirms Broad Application to M&A and Capital Market Transactions

Cooley M&A

The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations (“Covered Corporations”) effected after December 31, 2022 (the “Excise Tax”). [1] because SPAC sponsor shares are forfeited and not entitled to receive any distributions upon liquidation).

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Upgrade acquires travel-focused BNPL startup Uplift for a song

TechCrunch: M&A

Upgrade, a provider of personal credit lines and other consumer financial products, today announced that it’s agreed to acquire Uplift, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) vendor, for $100 million in cash and stock. Klarna , once Europe’s most valuable VC-backed company, suffered an 85% valuation cut, from $45.6 billion to just $6.7

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