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The Learned Concierge - August 2024, Vol. 11

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The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

AI and Tech in M&A: What to know about AI and tech advancements in M&A due diligence

Many law firms have changed their transaction management processes significantly with recent advancements in technology, especially the development of artificial intelligence. AI and technology innovations have aided deal...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability M&A Activity — April 2024

February 26, 2024: Empire Diversified Energy Inc, a diversified energy and logistics company that developed a wide range of green energy products and solutions to address industry problems, such as its LNG and Petrochemical...more

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Sector trends - September 2023: Stock Exchanges/Clearing Houses/Trading Venues

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Decisive inorganic growth decisions by London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse, Nasdaq and Euronext set a furious pace for European trading venue M&A activity....more

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Transatlantic M&A bull run set for comeback

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Encouraged by the relative strength of the dollar and improving financing conditions, US bidders are snapping up European assets - Transatlantic M&A was enjoying record-high activity before the war in Ukraine sparked...more

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The Importance of Due Diligence in M&A Transactions

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In any merger or acquisition, the due diligence stage is one of the most critical steps. It allows the acquiring company to identify dealbreakers, assess risks, make informed decisions, negotiate effectively, ensure...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Where’s the Money? Options for Commercializing Technology, Part 1: Open Source Software

When the topic of technology commercialization strategies comes up, the most common options typically mentioned include the sale of a technology or building a business around technology by selling products or providing...more

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Global software M&A volume rebounds

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Tech valuations fell through the second half 2022 and M&A in the sector shifted gears producing a rise in lower-value deals, particularly among private equity (PE) firms. That trend continued in Q1 2023 For the past two...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Seeks to Block Deal Between Top Mortgage Loan Technology Providers

On March 9, the FTC unanimously voted to block the proposed merger between the nation’s largest provider of home mortgage loan origination systems (LOS) and other key lender software tools, and its top competitor that offers...more

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A Guide to Efficient Data Remediation for Law Firms in 2023

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Data is like the mail: it just keeps coming in, day after day. Storing and maintaining it is a never-ending process. Excess data can slow down operations, diminishing a law firm’s productivity, profitability, and public...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Acquiring a Distressed Business in the United States: Key Issues for Prospective Buyers

Prospective buyers should prepare to take advantage of opportunities to acquire distressed businesses, as we are likely to see an uptick in distressed M&A soon. Prospective buyers seeking first-mover advantages should act...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Technology Due Diligence for M&A Transactions: A Primer

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In most merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, the pace of the transaction, focus on the operational and financial performance of the target, and the competition created by multiple potential buyers make it a challenge to...more

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Global M&A markets drops to pre-pandemic levels

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While global dealmaking in Q1 was down from a blockbuster 2021, there are signs deal activity could pick up later in the year - Following a record-breaking year for dealmaking, 2022 has had a relatively slow start. A total...more

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Software deals push Q3 M&A activity to US$1.4 trillion record

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Despite a drop on the previous quarter, Q3 2021 global M&A value represented the strongest Q3 on Mergermarket record - The third quarter is usually a sleepy one for M&A—but not so this year. A total of US$1.4 trillion in...more

A&O Shearman

Software, connectivity, data and fintech dominate M&A in Silicon Valley

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As transaction activity in the tech sector continues to power ahead, new challenges and opportunities are confronting Silicon Valley companies and setting the agenda for the industry....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Planning for an M&A Transaction: Key commercial terms to look-out for

When participating in an M&A process involving a video game company, whether you are on the sell-side or the buy-side, there are certain key terms that are included in industry standard commercial agreements that the parties...more

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Software M&A shows resilience in challenging market

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While not unscathed by the ongoing pandemic, software deals are proving to be resilient to the effects of lockdown... The performance of software M&A in 2020 is indicative of a sector insulated from the worst effects of a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reminder Regarding the Jurisdictional Reach and Limits of U.S. Export Control, Sanctions, and Foreign Investment Regulations

United States export control, sanctions, and foreign investment (CFIUS) regulations advance U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, but in very different ways. They are also quite complex. As a result, media...more

Perkins Coie

Coevolution: Reimagining Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships, and Engagements in the Financial Industry

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As the COVID-19 pandemic has raged on, financial institutions and banks have withstood its effects and are digitally transforming out of necessity. Many fintech companies, with technology at their core, are seeing...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Open Source-ish! What Defines Open Source and Why it Really Matters in Investments and Acquisitions

The number of different open source licenses is growing and the variation in their terms and complexity is increasing. A number of licenses that appear to be, or are commonly referred to as “open source” do not actually meet...more

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Sean O’Shea: Tips for Paralegals and Litigation Support Professionals – May 2019

Matching Parent Emails with the Document Identifier In Relativity, if the Parent Document ID field does not match the Document Identifier (the control number with a link to a document), email threading will not have been...more

Dechert LLP

Mergers and Takeovers: UK Strengthens National Security Scrutiny

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The UK government has widened the circumstances in which it may block mergers and takeovers of businesses in the military, dual-use, computing hardware and quantum technology sectors. Further strengthening of the UK rules is...more

BakerHostetler

[Webinar] An M&A Primer for Software Companies - October 18th, 1:00pm ET

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When contemplating a sale of your company, your hope as a businessperson and software engineer is that you have made it as valuable as possible. From a legal perspective, there are some simple, yet important, steps to...more

Dickinson Wright

Insurance Antitrust Legal News - November 2014 - Volume 3 - Number 6

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Plaintiff Files Third Amended Antitrust Claim Against Highmark - A long running antitrust dispute in Western Pennsylvania continued on October 1, when a Pennsylvania hotel (Cole’s Wexford Hotel) filed a third amended...more

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Are You Facing the Prospect of a Merger Investigation?

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If your organization is facing the prospect of a merger investigation and your lawyers haven’t raised the prospect of technology-assisted document review (“TAR”), then maybe you should be talking with someone else. ...more

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