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Business Valuation for Selling a Paint Wholesale Business

Peak Business Valuation

Are you looking to sell a paint wholesale business ? Getting a valuation for selling a paint wholesale business should be one of the first steps in the selling process. By obtaining a paint wholesale business valuation, you can understand how to maximize the value of your business and how to sell it at its full worth. Peak Business Valuation , business appraiser, values paint wholesale businesses nationwide.

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The CEO’s essential checklist: Questions every chief executive should be able to answer

Mckinsey and Company

Most great CEOs rely on a set of guiding mindsets. This checklist helps them turn mindsets into practices that can steer their companies to great heights.

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Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub at steep loss

Financial Times M&A

Amsterdam-based food delivery giant offloads unit to Wonder for $650mn after buying it for $7.

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The Amount You and Your Employees Can Save for Retirement Is Going Up Slightly in 2025

Machen McChesney

How much can you and your employees contribute to your 401(k)s or other retirement plans next year? In Notice 2024-80, the IRS recently announced cost-of-living adjustments that apply to the dollar limitations for retirement plans, as well as other qualified plans, for 2025. With inflation easing, the amounts aren’t increasing as much as in recent years.

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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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AI frenzy allows old school US telcos to dodge death

Financial Times M&A

Big Tech deals may have thrown a lifeline to regional telecoms company Lumen and its moribund peers

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Steering Indian insurance from growth to value in the upcoming ‘techade’

Mckinsey and Company

A significant share of India’s people and assets remain uninsured, presenting both challenges and opportunities for the country’s insurance industry.

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Adding a powerful new tool to the field mechanic’s toolbelt: AI

Mckinsey and Company

Ascendum partnered with McKinsey and Salesforce to give service agents the capabilities and technology to work smarter and faster in addressing customer needs.

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For Honeywell, not breaking up will be hard to do

Financial Times M&A

Group doesn’t seem to have got the memo that conglomerates have become achingly unfashionable

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John Malone Reorders Media Empire as C.E.O. Exits

NYT M&A

Liberty Media, which owns stakes in Formula 1 and Live Nation, is spinning off some of its assets in a corporate restructuring.

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Homebase poised to enter prepack administration to save 1,600 jobs

Financial Times M&A

About 70 of DIY chain’s outlets expected to be sold to owner of homeware chain The Range

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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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Ready to raise? Essential prep for funding success

Vested

Get investment ready with our all-in-one solution for seamless fundraising, preparation and compliance. Complete your funding round on Vestd.

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The race for 7-Eleven is on

Financial Times M&A

Plus, buy now, pay later start-up Klarna gets ready for an IPO

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How Proxy Adviser Competition Affects the Quality of Advice

Reynolds Holding

Investors rely on proxy adviser recommendations to fulfill their fiduciary duty when voting in corporate elections. However, the proxy advisory industry is highly concentrated, with ISS and Glass Lewis controlling over 90 percent of the market, 1 and the advice they offer has been criticized as overly simplistic (“one size fits all”), 2 based on very little research, 3 or politically slanted. 4 Given how many investment funds rely on proxy advice from these two companies, many observers are con

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BioNTech strikes $950mn deal for Chinese drugmaker Biotheus

Financial Times M&A

Acquisition is latest example of western drugmakers turning to China to tap innovation

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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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Canadian Pension Fund Buys UK Airport Operator For £1.5B

Law 360 M&A

A subsidiary of Public Sector Pension Investment Board, a Canadian investor, has said it will buy the operator of airports in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton for £1.53 billion ($1.94 billion).

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Digital Payment Market to Surpass USD 21.83 Trillion by 2031 | Skyquest Technology

Benzinga

Westford, USA, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SkyQuest projects that the global digital payment market will attain a value of USD 21.83 trillion by 2031, with a CAGR of 9.55% during the forecast period (2024-2031). There has been an increase in the number of digital payments in the last few years due to the increasing smartphone usage and contactless payments.

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Saxena, Cohen Milstein To Lead Sprout Social Investor Suit

Law 360 M&A

Saxena White PA and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC will represent a putative class of social media management company Sprout Social Inc. investors in consolidated litigation after the company missed its financial guidance and struggled to integrate an influencer marketing platform it acquired.

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Supply Chain Management Software Market to Reach USD 20.07 Billion by 2031 | SkyQuest Technology

Benzinga

Westford, USA, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Supply Chain Management Software Market size was valued at USD 18.76 billion in 2023 to USD 20.07 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 4.20% during the forecast period (2024-2031). The supply chain management software market comprises technologies and tools that help manage and optimize supply chain operations.

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Tempur Sealy Has 'Keys' To Merger, Mattress Firm CEO Says

Law 360 M&A

Mattress Firm's CEO told a Houston judge Wednesday that he has not had any involvement in Tempur Sealy's post-acquisition agreements with mattress suppliers, testifying that Tempur's board chairman and CEO is the one "driving" the deal.

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Comstock Completes GenMat Transaction

Benzinga

VIRGINIA CITY, Nev., Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comstock Inc. (NYSE: LODE ) ("Comstock" and the "Company") today announced the acquisition of 100% of the equity of GenMat Licensing LLC (" AICo ") in exchange for 100% of the Company's equity in Quantum Generative Materials LLC ("GenMat"). AICo holds a non-exclusive end user right and license (" EULA ") to use GenMat's now and hereafter existing artificial intelligence ("AI") for materials science technologies, services and produc

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Investors Ask FCC To Review $2.4B Paramount-Skydance Deal

Law 360 M&A

The Federal Communications Commission should refuse to approve Paramount Global's request to merge with Skydance Media LLC until minority shareholders have a chance to finish their investigation into the financial details of the deal, the leader of those investors told the agency.

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Teleradiology Market to Surpass USD 30 Billion by 2031 | SkyQuest Technology

Benzinga

Westford, USA, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Teleradiology Market size to grow from USD 9.58 billion in 2023 to USD 30.13 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 15.40% during the forecast period (2024-2031). In recent times, the Teleradiology Market is witnessing as surge due to the increasing prevalence of target diseases and growing demand for teleradiology to get second opinions during emergencies.

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Live Nation Ruling Chills Modern Arbitration, 9th Circ. Told

Law 360 M&A

The Ninth Circuit's recent decision invalidating Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Ticketmaster's choice of a digital arbitration startup for consumer antitrust claims has created "massive uncertainty" and undermines innovative approaches for dealing with abusive mass arbitrations, the live event companies argued in a rehearing petition Tuesday.

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Entero Therapeutics Announces Proposed Reverse Merger with Journey Therapeutics, A Clinical Stage, First-in-Class, Next-Generation ADC-rivalling Nano-immunoconjugates Biopharmaceutical Company

Benzinga

Proposed merger to create Nasdaq-listed, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing (i) Journey's next-gen, first-in-class ADC-rivalling, nano-immunoconjugates ("NIC") platform and therapeutic products for unmet medical needs in oncology and autoimmune diseases and (ii) Entero's gastrointestinal product pipeline for treating unmet metabolic and rare genetic diseases; The NIC platform technology is invented by and originated from Svetomir N.

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Wachtell, O'Melveny Build Charter's Liberty Broadband Buy

Law 360 M&A

Broadband connectivity giant Charter Communications Inc. on Wednesday unveiled plans to acquire Liberty Broadband Corp. in an all-stock transaction built by Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

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Squeeze-Outs: Del. Chancery Says Zero Consideration to Common Was Entirely Fair

John Jenkins

Last month, in a post-trial opinion in Jacobs v. Akademos, Inc. (Del. Ch.; 10/24), the Delaware Chancery Court addressed the sale of a distressed company to a controlling stockholder where the common stockholders received no consideration.

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Judge To Confirm Ambri Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan

Law 360 M&A

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday agreed to approve the Chapter 11 plan of battery company Ambri Inc., which will sell its assets to its lenders and wind down.

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Urology Devices Market to Surpass Market Valuation of USD 61.62 Billion by 2031 | SkyQuest Technology

Benzinga

Westford, USA, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SkyQuest projects that the Global Urology Devices Market will reach a value of USD 61.62 Billion by 2031 , with a CAGR of 4.8% during the forecast period (2024-2031). Urology devices market entails a broad range of medical devices to treat and diagnose diverse urological diseases. The market is fueled by the increasing cases of urological disorders like urinary incontinence and kidney stone condition, improvements in minimally invasive surgeries,

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Gaming Co. Sued In Chancery To Block Controller Moves

Law 360 M&A

A large stockholder in Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. sued the company's board, controlling stockholder and others in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Tuesday, alleging moves by the controller to dilute the shares of outside stockholders ahead of a proxy contest.

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Cell Line Development Market to Surpass Market Valuation of USD 15.88 Billion by 2031 | SkyQuest Technology

Benzinga

Westford, USA, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SkyQuest projects that the Global Cell Line Development Market will reach a value of USD 15.88 Billion by 2031, with a CAGR of 12.12% during the forecast period (2024-2031). Cell line development, or CLD, will likely become popular as more and more biopharmaceutical companies start sprouting up. Cells are used as an expression host by most biopharma companies to synthesise recombinant monoclonal antibodies and proteins.

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Connecticut Atty Frees AAA From Firm Break-Up Spat

Law 360 M&A

Connecticut attorney Andrew P. Garza has removed the American Arbitration Association as a defendant from a lawsuit seeking to block his former 50-50 partner Ryan C. McKeen from arbitrating a dispute about their law firm's breakup, according to a withdrawal notice filed Tuesday in state court.

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Cloudera to Acquire Octopai's Platform to Deliver Trusted Data Across the Entire Hybrid Cloud Data Estate

Benzinga

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cloudera , the only true hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, announced that it entered into a definitive agreement with Octopai B.I. Ltd. (Octopai) to acquire Octopai's data lineage and catalog platform that enables organizations to understand and govern their data. The transaction will significantly add to Cloudera's data catalog and metadata management capabilities.

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Frontier Stockholders Vote In Favor Of $20B Verizon Deal

Law 360 M&A

Frontier Communications stockholders approved the company's planned $20 billion sale to Verizon Communications Inc. on Wednesday, despite prior pushback from select investors and recommendations from top proxy advisory firms to abstain.

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Repeat: Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, Inc. Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement and Special Meeting Date for Proposed Business Combination with Coincheck, Inc.

Benzinga

Stockholder Meeting of Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, Inc. Scheduled for December 5, 2024 To View the Meeting Documents, Please Visit [link] For Any Questions Regarding the Special Meeting or How to Vote Your Shares You May Call Sodali & Co, Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, Inc.'s Proxy Solicitor, at (800) 662-5200 (Toll Free); (203) 658-9400 (Collect) or e-mail at THCP.info@investor.sodali.com Great Falls, Va. and Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coincheck, Inc

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