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JANUARY 17, 2025

Welcome to the January 2025 issue of As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns, our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

How is trading talent set to evolve going forward? The future trading talent has a different educational background than what has been the norm for decades. How do you expect the trading role to change further in light of automation and AI developments? What is the best piece of advice you have been given in your career?

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 23, 2024

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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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Cautious deployment of M&A war chests while concerns relating to IPO and equity market trading buoyancy continue. Current market: Fewer M&A deals as Europe's FMI tectonic plates digest acquisitions of yesteryear. By: White & Case LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 9, 2025

Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul and Minnesota AG Keith Ellison have joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a lawsuit to block the acquisition of Surmodics Inc. by GTCR BC Holdings LLC, two major manufacturers of critical medical device coatings.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

As part of proceedings brought by activist shareholders of Nano Dimension, an Israeli incorporated Nasdaq traded company, the District Court ruled that ADS (American Depository Share) holders should be treated as shareholders of the company. The significance of this ruling in Israel. By: Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

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MARCH 13, 2025

He warns that the SECs power of investigations expands far and wide, and just being a supplier to a publicly-traded company may lead them to focus on your business. Think again says, Kevin Muhlendorf, attorney at Wiley Rein. You may still end up in the Commissions crosshairs. By: Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics

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The TRADE

MAY 9, 2025

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) has suggested key principles and measures to be implemented across the industry as discussions around 24-hour trading in Europe become more prominent. The post FESE sets out stance on 24-hour trading in Europe appeared first on The TRADE.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

As ESMA’s review of European Union’s post-trade transparency regime enters its final stage, European trade associations have stressed the importance of credit ratings in underpinning the success of the EU post-trade transparency framework for corporate bonds.

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APRIL 29, 2025

Single-stock trading and program trading in US equities are becoming increasingly interlinked, as advances in algorithmic trading blur the lines between the two. Between workflow innovation and good old-fashion inflation, the definition of program trading itself is now in flux. constituents.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 23, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced new, higher, premerger Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds and higher filing fees for some transactions, which will take effect on February 21, 2025. The new minimum size-of-transaction threshold will be $126.4 By: Lowenstein Sandler LLP

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

More than a year after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) first proposed far-reaching changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) pre-merger notification rules, the FTC—via a unanimous and therefore bipartisan vote of its commissioners—issued on October 10, 2024 a new final set of HSR Rules along with a new HSR form.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Rokos Capital Management has appointed Sabina Awan as trading solutions consultant, based in London. Most recently, she served as head of strategic initiatives for global trading. Prior to that, she worked as global trading business manager. Awan announced her appointment in a social media post.

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APRIL 25, 2025

Deutsche Brse Xetra has further expanded its retail offering with a new ETF trading service. The service applies to all Xetra trading in equities, ETFs and ETPs. The new retail data offering also includes real-time order book depth data of all ETFs and ETPs traded on Xetra.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

State Street has today unveiled an update to its suite of trading solutions, GlobalLink, compiling a suite of trading, analytics, and research solutions into a single digital environment – known as LINK. The post State Street unveils updates to its digital trading and FX platform appeared first on The TRADE.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 10, 2025

Overview - On January 2, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published 2025 HSR Form Updates: What Filers Need to Know.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 17, 2024

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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Align Business Advisory Services

MAY 9, 2025

Artificial intelligence might sound like a field dominated by software engineers and mathematicians, but its rapid growth is also profoundly boosting demand for skilled trade workers in the United States. Demand for Skilled Trades appeared first on Align BA. Read More » The post Why the AI Infrastructure Boom Drives U.S.

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APRIL 29, 2025

ION has enhanced its XTP Risk JANUS solution through the use of AI to optimise pre-trade risk management and balance speed and accuracy in pre-trade validation. XTP Risk Janus is an intraday solution for pre-trade to post-trade risk management.

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CNBC: Investing

APRIL 13, 2025

China trade tensions rock markets, analysts predict a handful of Chinese companies could win out on Beijing's efforts to double down on AI.

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CNBC: Investing

APRIL 6, 2025

Stock futures were down so much on Sunday that trading needed to be halted momentarily.

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CNBC: Investing

APRIL 17, 2025

Netflix has proven resilient during the ongoing global trade war thanks to its international integration, subscription-based model and economic resilience.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 6, 2024

Stock-trading app Robinhood is diving deeper into the cryptocurrency realm with the acquisition of crypto exchange Bitstamp. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Earlier this week, The Trade Desk, Inc. filed preliminary proxy materials for a special meeting of stockholders. The purpose of the meeting is to approve the reincorporation of the corporation from the State of Delaware to the State of Nevada by conversion.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

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. On January 31, 2025, the U.S. mattress retailer with over 2,300 stores).

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MARCH 4, 2025

The German economy, traditionally the engine of the wider EU bloc, has faltered in recent years due to stubbornly high inflation, a worsening trade outlook, geopolitical uncertainty and declining consumer confidence. By: White & Case LLP

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

The new HSR form, instructions, and implementing rules were announced yesterday and are set to take effect 90 days from publication in the Federal Register.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2024

We need to take a step back and look at today’s trading desk. By dissecting a trading desk into its functions, processes, and tasks, it becomes clear that 80% or more can be successfully automated with today’s technology – and that figure is just for the front-office, potentially even higher in the middle- and back-office.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) announced that it will (i) increase the dollar-based thresholds used to determine whether parties are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) and (ii) revise the HSR filing fee schedule.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

On January 22, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published in the Federal Register its annual adjustments for notification thresholds regarding proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act), which will become effective 30 days after publication, on February 21.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Department of Justice, has unanimously adopted sweeping changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) rules. By: Fenwick & West LLP

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 17, 2024

It’ll take Zuora, which is currently publicly traded, private. Zuora, a company selling software to help businesses manage their subscription-based services, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firms GIC and Silver Lake for $1.7 Tien […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2024

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a driving force behind global economic growth and development, acting as a lifeline of funding for nations around the world. Imagine a company from one corner of the globe setting up shop or acquiring a business in another – that’s FDI in action.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) litigated two merger challengers involving Kroger/Albertsons and Tapestry/Capri. The US antitrust regulators continued to aggressively challenge transactions and associated Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) violations during the third quarter of 2024.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Last week, Chromocell Therapeutics Corporation filed preliminary proxy materials that included a proposal to reincorporate in Nevada. Rather than convert, the company is proposing to effect the reincorporation by means of a merger with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

On October 24, 2024, the District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)’s request for a preliminary injunction to halt the merger between Tapestry, Inc. Tapestry”) and Capri Holdings Limited (“Capri”) (collectively the “Parties”).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Singapore’s status as a leading financial centre in Asia and regional hub for commodity trading, shipping, and increasingly, private capital activity has been cemented over the years, especially in the past decade. By: A&O Shearman

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