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The McKinsey Crossword: Get Cracking | No. 213

Mckinsey and Company

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if youre looking for a quick win.

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US appeals court rejects controversial debt restructuring manoeuvre

Financial Times M&A

Serta ruling could throw cold water on deals that have grown widespread but criticised as creditor-on-creditor violence

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Comment on The New Con: Hybrids, Waivers & AMCs Threaten Public Trust by ohiobeasttwoonesix

Appraisers Blog

In reply to Baggins.

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Business Valuation for Selling a Furniture Store

Peak Business Valuation

In 2024, the market value of furniture stores is $147 billion according to IBIS World. More furniture store owners are choosing to sell because of increasing home renovations. Because of this, selling a furniture store can be a profitable decision. However, it must be approached tactfully. After all, the goal is to make the most money possible from the 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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5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel In 2025

Law 360 M&A

Attorneys at Squire Patton evaluate the top areas where U.S. antitrust policy is likely to change in the next 12 months, including major challenges to the Federal Trade Commission's authority that could reshape enforcement.

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Directors, by Securing Indemnification Rights, Were Rendered Self-Interested

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Philip Richter, and Steven Epstein, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Editor's Note: Gail Weinstein is a Senior Counsel, and Philip Richter and Rachel C. Strickland are Partners, at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. This post is based on a Fried Frank memorandum by Ms.

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Global Star Acquisition Inc. and K Enter Holdings Inc. Announce the Form F-4 Registration Statement for Their Proposed Business Combination has been Declared Effective

Benzinga

SEOUL, South Korea and NEW YORK, Dec. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Star Acquisition Inc. (NASDAQ: GLST ) ("Global Star"), a special purpose acquisition company and K Enter Holdings Inc. ("K Enter"), a holding company with an internal K drama production team and contracts to acquire controlling interests in six diversified entertainment operating companies based in Korea and engaged in the entertainment content and IP creation businesses, today announced that the U.S.

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Galera Therapeutics completes acquisition of Nova Pharmaceuticals

Benzinga

Galera's development strategy shifts from toxicity reduction to anti-cancer therapeutics, with three trials in patients with highly resistant subsets of advanced breast cancer. Lead program is Phase 1/2 trial of Nova Pharmaceutical's Clinical Stage Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) Inhibitor on top of standard-of-care nab-paclitaxel and alpelisib in metaplastic breast cancer.

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POET Completes Acquisition of Super Photonics Xiamen

Benzinga

TORONTO, Dec. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- POET Technologies Inc. (" POET " or the " Company ") (TSXV: PTK , NASDAQ: POET ), the designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer™, Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data center, tele-communication and artificial intelligence markets, is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously-announced acquisition of control of Super Photonics Integrated Circuit Xiamen Co., Ltd. (" SPX &#

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DT Midstream Announces Closing of Midwest Pipeline Acquisition

Benzinga

DETROIT, Dec. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DT Midstream, Inc. (NYSE: DTM ) today announced that it has successfully closed on the acquisition of a portfolio of three FERC-regulated natural gas transmission pipelines from ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE ), effective as of 11:59 p.m. CT on Dec. 31, 2024, for a total cash consideration of $1.2 billion. "The bolt-on acquisition of these premier pipelines is fully aligned with our pure play natural gas strategy," said David Slater, DT Midstream President and

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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