Thu.Mar 20, 2025

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US basketball’s Boston Celtics sold for $6.1bn to private equity investor

Financial Times M&A

Consortium led by William Chisholm scoops up majority stake in storied sports franchise in historic deal

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4 Firms Build Kraken's $1.5B NinjaTrader Buy

Law 360 M&A

Cryptocurrency platform Kraken on Thursday unveiled plans to buy U.S. retail futures trading company NinjaTrader in a $1.5 billion deal guided by four law firms.

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CK Hutchison records bumper profits at ports ahead of BlackRock deal

Financial Times M&A

Conglomerate faces criticism from Beijing for $22.

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NY Nursing Home Gets Ch. 11 Sale OK, Averting Closure

Law 360 M&A

Nursing home operator Cold Springs told a New York bankruptcy judge Thursday the buyer of its 588-bed facility has quelled a dispute with a healthcare worker's union, clearing the way for a Chapter 11 sale.

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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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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by BDL

Appraisers Blog

The National Fair Housing Alliance is feeling the heat as their funding evaporates, putting a major kink in their anti-appraiser crusade.

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Medical Malpractice Insurers Ink $1.3 Billion Merger Deal

Law 360 M&A

Physician-owned medical malpractice insurer The Doctors Company has agreed to acquire ProAssurance Corp. in a deal valued at approximately $1.3 billion, in what the company said will create a combined entity with approximately $12 billion in assets.

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Wachtell Lipton, Cooley Assist On $6.1B Boston Celtics Sale

Law 360 M&A

The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics, represented by Cooley, have been purchased for $6.1 billion by a Wachtell Lipton-advised group led by private equity firm co-founder William Chisholm, setting a new record for a North American pro franchise.

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by BDL

Appraisers Blog

In reply to Jeffery Lebowski. Yes, funny how that word “biased” in engrained in their everyday speech. I guess we can’t exercise free speech beyond appraisal without being found guilty of some form of bias.

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Who is Rural America?

Mckinsey and Company

There is little agreement on how to define rural America. A more thorough understanding and appreciation of these areas could have a real impact on the people who live there.

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by cassandra vaughn

Appraisers Blog

The National Fair Housing Alliance is feeling the heat as their funding evaporates, putting a major kink in their anti-appraiser crusade.

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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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Brad Jacobs clinches $11bn hostile all-cash deal for roofing supplies group

Financial Times M&A

Billionaire entrepreneur backed by Jared Kushner and Walton family takes step in creation of building products roll-up

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by Cassandra Vaughn

Appraisers Blog

In reply to BDL. Perhaps because it’s been proven that bias is all around and ingrained in our psyches.

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7-Eleven and Circle K owners line up US stores carve-out as part of $47bn takeover bid

Financial Times M&A

Seven & i and Couche-Tard plan talks with private equity over sale of 2,000 stores to address antitrust concerns

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by Eric Kretz

Appraisers Blog

In reply to Baggins. The rescinding of the ROV policy is huge. The Gov’t and GSE’s are inefficient on their best day and incompetent on its worst, it can’t move that fast. That is very quick about-face on that issue. Perhaps they’re feeling the heat?

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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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How COOs maximize operational impact from gen AI and agentic AI

Mckinsey and Company

By defining the right operating structure, data governance model, and change management approach, COOs can help their companies make the most of their AI investments.

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by Jeffery Lebowski

Appraisers Blog

The National Fair Housing Alliance is feeling the heat as their funding evaporates, putting a major kink in their anti-appraiser crusade.

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Biases in decision-making: A guide for CFOs

Mckinsey and Company

Cognitive biases affect human decisions. Heres a primer on the most common decision-making challengesand practices that organizations can implement to overcome them.

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by ERIC S BUONOMO

Appraisers Blog

The National Fair Housing Alliance is feeling the heat as their funding evaporates, putting a major kink in their anti-appraiser crusade.

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Nippon Calls Consumer Suit Over US Steel Merger 'Baseless'

Law 360 M&A

Nippon Steel Corp. has urged a California federal court to throw out a consumer suit over its blocked $14.9 billion merger with U.S. Steel Corp., calling it yet another "in a long line of baseless lawsuits" over a merger of public companies that they have "no standing to challenge in the first place.

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by Xpert

Appraisers Blog

The National Fair Housing Alliance is feeling the heat as their funding evaporates, putting a major kink in their anti-appraiser crusade.

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South Korea Can't Nix $32M Award To US Hedge Fund

Law 360 M&A

South Korea on Thursday lost its bid to set aside an arbitral award ordering it to pay some $32 million to a U.S. hedge fund following a dispute over a government bribery scandal that allegedly underpinned the $8 billion merger of two Samsung affiliates in 2015.

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by BDL

Appraisers Blog

In reply to Xpert. To your point, the lenders themselves are settling the cases without the consent of the appraiser (not that they need that). It is cheaper for the lender to pay a few dollars now than lots of dollars later. It’s just business but to the untrained it appears to be an admission of guilt. As sad as that is.

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Judge Nixes Bid For InfoWars Publisher In Alex Jones Ch. 7

Law 360 M&A

A Texas bankruptcy judge has rejected a new $8 million cash offer for Free Speech Systems, the publisher of InfoWars, writing he already ruled out a sale of FSS' assets in the Chapter 7 bankruptcy of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by ERIC S BUONOMO

Appraisers Blog

In reply to cassandra vaughn. Cassanda, i am not exactly sure what you are talking about. My previous comments were just that there are no ACTUAL PROVEN cases of racial bias that I am aware of and I have been searching. I have a feeling you are not gong to answer this question directly but i will try. Do you agree there are no ACTUAL PROVEN cases of real estate appraisals with racial bias ?

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MoFo Adds 4 BraunHagey Corporate Attys In San Francisco

Law 360 M&A

Morrison Foerster LLP announced Thursday that it has continued adding corporate attorneys from BraunHagey & Borden LLP, bringing a team of venture capital specialists to its San Francisco office, two as partners and two as associates.

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by Cassandra Vaughn

Appraisers Blog

In reply to ERIC S BUONOMO. As a black woman, I have a lifetime of stories you cant fathomracism abounds whether you experience it or not.

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RTO vs. RPO for Business Continuity: What’s the Difference?

N Contracts

Youve probably seen the terms recovery time objective and recovery point objective in your financial institutions (FI) disaster recovery plan (DCR), but have they been updated? If an incident occurred today, would you be ready to act quickly?

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by CW

Appraisers Blog

The National Fair Housing Alliance is feeling the heat as their funding evaporates, putting a major kink in their anti-appraiser crusade.

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SoftBank Paying $6.5B For Ampere In AI Infrastructure Push

Law 360 M&A

SoftBank Group Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Ampere Computing, an independent silicon design company, in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.5 billion, representing a significant expansion of SoftBank's investments in AI infrastructure and computing technologies.

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Comment on NFHA Funding Dries Up by ERIC S BUONOMO

Appraisers Blog

In reply to Cassandra Vaughn. Cassandra, you have no idea what you are talking about. you say there is bias all around. provide me some cases of ACTUAL, PROVEN cases of racial bias. not lawsuits. not rumors. not accusations. BUT ACTUAL PROOF BY A JUDGE OR JURY. OR SELF-ADMITTED.

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Judge Trims Ex-Sales Director's Suit Against Insurer

Law 360 M&A

An Ohio federal judge dismissed parts of a $21 million lawsuit accusing a Cleveland-based life insurance firm of wrongly withholding commissions from a former outside sales director, but left the businessman's claims for defamation and declaratory judgment untouched for further proceedings.

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The hidden dangers of overvaluing your startup's valuation

Vested

The risks of overvaluing your startup and strategies to determine realistic valuations that attract investors and ensure long-term success.

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4 Firms Help Seal $11B QXO, Beacon Deal After Buyout Battle

Law 360 M&A

QXO Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. for $11 billion following an at-times contentious takeover attempt that included Beacon's rejection of a prior QXO buyout proposal, in a dealguided by four law firms.

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How high-complexity, low-volume manufacturers can reach full potential

Mckinsey and Company

Under pressure to ramp up production, manufacturers of advanced products can take six tactical steps to streamline their operations, accelerate production, and reach their full performance potential.

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