Wed.Feb 12, 2025

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How top performers use innovation to grow within and beyond the core

Mckinsey and Company

While innovation is critical to all companies growth, the most successful organizations use it to both expand their lead within their industries and disrupt new ones, even in uncertain times.

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Iconic New York hot dog brand Nathan’s Famous considers sale

Financial Times M&A

Century-old company is in preliminary talks to put itself on the market, which would take it private

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Creating a modernized defense technology frontier

Mckinsey and Company

Public and private investment dollars are fueling defense innovation. The prize? A $250 billion opportunity to build a modernized defense frontier by scaling technology, from AI to quantum computing.

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Findings from the 2025 Corporate Tax Department Technology Report: More tech, please

ThomsonReuters

Blog home The Thomson Reuters 2025 Corporate Tax Department Technology Report offers the latest research on how corporate tax departments are incorporating new technologies into their operations, as well as the many challenges tax departments face in adopting new technological systems and processes. Historically, corporate tax functions have been slow to embrace new tax technologies, due primarily to budget constraints, inadequate technical infrastructure, a lack of tech-savvy personnel , and c

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Rethinking your company’s clean-power strategy

Mckinsey and Company

Companies seeking to invest in clean power can increase their impact and lower costs by taking a broader viewinstead of focusing narrowly on their own energy use.

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Commerzbank promises profit surge as it fends off bid interest from UniCredit

Financial Times M&A

Standalone strategy includes axing one in six jobs in Germany

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OpenAI Questions Rationale of Elon Musk’s Bid to Control the Company

NYT M&A

The company answered the billionaires offer in a legal filing, accusing him of hypocrisy.

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Innovation at Thales: An interview with Patrice Caine

Mckinsey and Company

Patrice Caine, chair and CEO of Thales, shares insights on the role innovation plays in the defense sector, especially the current status of AI and the future of quantum technologies.

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ByteDance’s Nvidia chip arbitrage

Financial Times M&A

Plus, activist fund Farallon takes a big stake in Japanese pharma company and an ode to a Hong Kong public watchdog

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Improving military aircraft sustainment to strengthen Europe’s defense

Mckinsey and Company

With European NATO countries seeking to rapidly expand their defense capabilities, we explore how maintenance, repair, and overhaul providers could improve operations to enhance mission readiness.

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Comment on Class Action Lawsuit of Targeted Appraisers by Baggins

Appraisers Blog

In reply to Retired Appraiser. [link] We are processing your appointment now. What do you think is going to happen to your family, or yourself, people in your community, if they ever need to procure a mortgage again?

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A new breed of payment processors

Mckinsey and Company

Zeta cofounder and CEO Bhavin Turakhia explains why he believes rewriting the entire banking technology stack is the right way to enable banks to transform for the future.

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Comment on Class Action Lawsuit of Targeted Appraisers by Ga Appraiser

Appraisers Blog

Join me in this class action lawsuit and help take a stand against HUD and the wrongful persecution of appraisers.

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Trout CPA Welcomes Four Accounting Interns for Spring 2025

Trout CPA

Trout CPA is thrilled to welcome four accounting interns for Spring 2025. Throughout their internship, they will gain invaluable experience and insights while working alongside our seasoned professionals, equipping them with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their future careers.

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Mastering Intent Data: Understanding its Importance & Best Practices

Speaker: Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union

In this webinar, Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union and business strategist, will take you through the ABCs of intent data. You'll learn how to effectively use it to drive business results, with practical tips on how to leverage both company and contact intent data to maximize your marketing efforts. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just getting started, this webinar is a must-attend for anyone looking to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.

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A different lens on Europe’s defense budgets

Mckinsey and Company

European NATO countries are looking to ramp up their defense budgetspotentially adding much more direct in-country readiness per euro.

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Internal auditors, wake up to and report this serious weakness!

Norman Marks

Far too many organizations have ineffective risk management, and in my experience far too few auditors are reporting this to top management and the board as a VERY serious problem. (I will let you decide what to call it; I will use the expression, problem.

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UK Greenlights PE Biz's £840M Deal For Workplace E-Trainer

Law 360 M&A

Workplace training provider Learning Technologies Group PLC said Thursday the U.K. government has approved its planned 836 million ($1 billion) sale to a subsidiary ofprivate equity group General Atlantic.

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LaPorte Wins Clearly Rated’s 2025 Best of Accounting Award

LaPorte

LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors (LaPorte,) the largest independent accounting and business advisory firm headquartered in Louisiana, is proud to announce that it has won… The post LaPorte Wins Clearly Rateds 2025 Best of Accounting Award first appeared on LaPorte.

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Bausch Health Beats Suit Over 'Faking' Financial Stability

Law 360 M&A

Pharmaceutical company Bausch Health Cos. Inc. and its top brass have beaten, for now, a proposed class action accusing them of misleading shareholders about threats to the company's financial stability, with a New Jersey federal judge finding Wednesday the complaint fails to identify any actionable misstatements or omissions, or plausibly plead scienter.

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On the brink of a revolution? Engineering simulation in the age of AI

Mckinsey and Company

The adoption of advanced simulation tools is accelerating in the automotive sector, but some tasks risk getting stuck in the slow lane.

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OpenAI Says Musk Takeover Bid 'Exposes' Intent Behind Suit

Law 360 M&A

OpenAI on Thursday told a California federal judge overseeing Elon Musk's lawsuit seeking to block OpenAI from becoming a for-profit enterprise that the Tesla founder has proposed acquiring OpenAI's business, saying the takeover effort reveals Musk's lawsuit to be "an improper bid to undermine a competitor.

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European defense tech start-ups: In it for the long run?

Mckinsey and Company

A defense tech start-up ecosystem is developing in Europe as countries look to boost innovation in defense capabilities.

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Willkie DQ'd Out Of Franchise Group Ch. 11

Law 360 M&A

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday denied retail chain operator Franchise Group Inc.'s request to retain Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in its Chapter 11, saying issues stemming from a transaction it worked on before the bankruptcy are too central to the company's reorganization plans.

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The Activist Investor Discusses “Voting No” on Directors

Reynolds Holding

Let’s say upfront: voting “no” or withholding votes on directors is a relatively weak way to influence a portfolio company. We’re stubborn, so we prefer electing directors or amending bylaws. Binding acts work much better than non-binding, like opposing exec comp in an advisory say-on-pay vote or supporting even a well-conceived precatory proposal.

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Conn. Opposes Bankrupt Prospect Medical's 'Plunder'

Law 360 M&A

Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. must be held accountable for harm that the hospital operator caused in Connecticut, but first, its three facilities in the state need to quickly transition to new ownership, the offices of the attorney general and the governor told a Dallas bankruptcy judge.

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Discovery as a Compliance Problem

Reynolds Holding

Its no secret that civil discovery breeds attorney misconduct. The incentives are all wrong. Lawyers have an incentive to advance their clients interests. Fighting tooth and nail on behalf of a client helps to justify large fees and repeat business, and cultural norms support this kind of practice. In civil discovery, the perils of zealous advocacy show themselves in all the tropes of the bad litigatorfighting every document request, stalling to slow down the delivery of documents that will even

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Spirit Opts For Ch. 11 Plan After Latest Frontier Bid

Law 360 M&A

Bankrupt budget air carrier Spirit Airlines said it will pursue confirmation of its Chapter 11 debt swap plan at a hearing scheduled for Thursday, after it and competitor Frontier Group could not come to terms on a combination of the two companies.

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M&A Disclosure: 2nd Cir Upholds Claims Targeting Projections & Board’s Opinion on Deal’s Fairness

John Jenkins

In In re: Shanda Games Limited Securities Litigation, (2d. Cir.; 2/25), the 2d Cir. reversed a district court’s ruling & allowed plaintiffs to proceed with securities law claims premised on allegedly false and misleading projections included in a merger proxy and on the target board’s statement that the merger was “fair” to the minority stockholders.

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Power Generation Co. Going Public Via $770M SPAC Deal

Law 360 M&A

Energy solutions company e2Companies LLC, led by Haynes Boone, on Wednesday unveiled plans to go public via a merger with Vinson & Elkins LLP-advised special purpose acquisition company Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II in a deal that holds a pro forma enterprise value of $770 million for the combined company.

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Tariffs and M&A Strategy: What Business Owners Need to Know

Redpath

As leader of Redpath's Advisory Services practice , I speak regularly with business owners evaluating how potential trade policies could affect their M&A plans. The media tends to focus on macroeconomic impacts, but businesses also need practical guidance on how tariffs influence deal strategy, timing, and value.

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Munger Tolles Coaxes Corporate Pro Out Of Retirement

Law 360 M&A

Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced Wednesday that it has added a mergers and acquisitions specialist with 30 years of experience to its roster at its Los Angeles headquarters, in a role that will have him spearheading the expansion of the firm's corporate practice to meet clients' growing needs.

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Reducing emissions and costs: Putting your products on a ‘low-carb’ diet

Mckinsey and Company

The time to develop a cost-optimal product portfolio and CO2 abatement strategy is nowsuccess in doing so requires product design and procurement to work hand in hand.

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Davis Polk Guides Irish Sensor Co. On $2.3B Stateside Buy

Law 360 M&A

Davis Polk-led TE Connectivity PLC said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Richards Manufacturing Co. from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP and members of the Bier family, in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.3 billion.

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How banks’ core technology might benefit from an ‘omnistack’

Mckinsey and Company

Zeta cofounder and CEO Bhavin Turakhia explains why he believes rewriting the entire banking technology stack is the right way to enable banks to transform for the future.

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