Fri.Feb 07, 2025

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A new operating model for people management: More personal, more tech, more human

Mckinsey and Company

To get the most from employees, organizations need a more strategic, collaborative, fluid, and data-driven people operating system. Heres how they can build one.

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Renault reactivates talks with Foxconn over sale of Nissan stake

Financial Times M&A

French group launches search for new investors, with approaches made to several tech companies including Apple

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Many Business Tax Limits Have Increased in 2025

Machen McChesney

A variety of tax-related limits that affect businesses are indexed annually based on inflation. Many have increased for 2025, but with inflation cooling, the increases arent as great as they have been in the last few years. Here are some amounts that may affect you and your business.

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EQT-backed vet group IVC Evidensia considers London listing

Financial Times M&A

Company looking at potential flotation as soon as next year in what would be a boost for LSE

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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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Decoding success: How leaders get value from advanced planning systems

Mckinsey and Company

The leaders in adopting advanced planning systems understand that the process of designing and planning the transformation is usually more important than the technology itself.

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Bain buys 340-year-old pharma company to fast-track Japan’s drug development

Financial Times M&A

Private equity firm expects $3.

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Comment on Data Cancer Infecting the Real Estate Market by Realist

Appraisers Blog

Off Topic. Just got an email regarding declining number of Appraisal Institute members. It apparently dropped approximately 40% over the past several years. I recently dropped my AI designation and membership for multiple reasons that did not allow me to support AI with a clear conscience. Sad to see that, what a couple of decades ago was a decent entity, fail dramatically.

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Quantuma advises on sale of therapeutic childcare provider

Accountancy Today

Quantuma has advised on the sale of Care Focus Limited, a provider of residential therapeutic childcare and education, to Aston 23 Limited. The sale to Aston 23 Limited, whose name has now changed to Niche Care Homes Limited, not only preserved jobs, but also ensured that the vulnerable young residents continue to be educated in a safe home environment.

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Comment on Data Cancer Infecting the Real Estate Market by ohiobeasttwoonesix

Appraisers Blog

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Chancery Tosses $3.4B Hertz Stock Warrant Redemption Suit

Law 360 M&A

Delaware's Court of Chancery dismissed a suit Friday filed by two Hertz institutional investors accusing the company of relying on an impermissible reinterpretation of a warrant agreement to reject a redemption demand purportedly triggered by the company's post-Chapter 11 recapitalization, finding the plaintiffs' interpretation of the agreement leads to "absurd results.

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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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Viva la freelance? Tips for SMEs embracing the gig economy

Vested

How startups and SMEs can thrive in the gig economy. Tips for hiring and retaining top freelancers, ensuring quality and building lasting partnerships.

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Appellate Court OKs Trim Of Goldman Family Portfolio Battle

Law 360 M&A

A New York state appellate court affirmed a trial court's toss of several claims brought against the late Sol Goldman's real estate empire by inheritors who allege his daughter squeezed them out of the family business and manipulated an appraisal when they sought to cash out on their stake.

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Shrinking to greatness never goes out of style

Financial Times M&A

US industrial group Honeywell is restructuring to align with the times

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SolarWinds Accepts $4.4B Sale To PE Firm Turn/River Capital

Law 360 M&A

SolarWinds said Friday it has agreed to be sold to Turn/River Capital for $4.4 billion, marking a notable turnaround for a company that came back from a consequential 2020 data breach to become what its CEO told Law360 is now "one of the most secure software companies.

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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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Weinstein’s awfully small UK adventure

Financial Times M&A

Smol Boaz energy

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Ousted CMA Chair Says 'Misinformation' Remains A Challenge

Law 360 M&A

The recently ousted chair of the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority reflected Thursday on what he said were great strides undoing the antitrust agency's "technocratic" character, but added it made the least progress in combating "lobbying and misinformation" intended to undermine the agency's decisions,including around the cleared Microsoft-Activision merger.

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Directors’ Deals: US deal sparks Fever-Tree buying

Financial Times M&A

Share price rises 20 per cent as the tie-up is announced

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SPAC Market Hums Again Following Multiyear Downturn

Law 360 M&A

Special purpose acquisition companies are once again asserting their presence in the capital markets and M&A landscape, forming new vehicles at the highest pace in three years albeit in leaner form than in the last cycle, when many deals endedin busts.

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Del. Supreme Affirms Chancery Decision Applying “Corwin Cleansing” to Price Reduction

John Jenkins

In a brief, one-page order this week in In re Anaplan, Inc. Stockholders Litigation (Del.

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Conn. Trial Firm Partner Seeks Sanctions In Heated Split-Up

Law 360 M&A

Connecticut Trial Firm LLC former co-owner Andrew Garza has asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge to issue sanctions against his former 50-50 partner, Ryan McKeen, accusing McKeen of "misconduct presenting a threat to the administration of justice" in heated litigation over the firm's split.

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L&G to sell US business in move to slim down and hand cash to shareholders

Financial Times M&A

Japans Meiji Yasuda to also acquire 5% stake in UK insurer

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Roofing Co.'s Board Fights $11B Hostile Takeover Offer

Law 360 M&A

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.'s board of directors is urging shareholders to reject an $11 billion hostile takeover bid by QXO Inc., noting the offer is no different from the technology and software company's earlier proposal.

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Comment on Data Cancer Infecting the Real Estate Market by ohiobeasttwoonesix

Appraisers Blog

Elon Musks DOGE Team Enters Consumer Financial Protection Bureau After Biden Holdover Fired And Staffers are Mad as Hell [link] that is good news for appraisers and bad news for the unethical stakeholders… 0

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Del. Ruling Further Narrows Scope Of 'Bump-Up' Exclusion

Law 360 M&A

The recent Delaware Superior Court ruling in Harman International v. Illinois National Insurance offers a critical framework for interpreting bump-up exclusions in management liability insurance policies, and follows the case law trend of narrow interpretation of such exclusions, says Simone Haugen at Tressler.

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Delaware’s Rocky Year–What Lies Ahead?

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Mark E. McDonald, Roger A. Cooper, and Peter Carzis, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on Friday, February 7, 2025 Editor's Note: Mark E. McDonald and Roger A. Cooper are Partners, and Peter Carzis is an Associate, at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. This post is based on their Cleary memorandum and is part of the Delaware law series ; links to other posts in the series are available here. 2024 was a remarkable year in Delaware.

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Activist Elliott Takes Aim At $7.2B AspenTech-Emerson Deal

Law 360 M&A

Activist investment firm Elliott Investment Management said Friday it has amassed a more than $1.5 billion stake in Aspen Technology, stating that AspenTech's plan to sell off its remaining shares for $7.2 billion to global technology company Emerson undervalues the business.

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Legal & General Sells US Protection Business, Forms Strategic Partnership With Japan's Meiji Yasuda: Details

Benzinga

Legal & General Group (OTC: LGGNY ) has agreed to sell its US insurance entity, comprising its US protection and US Pension Risk Transfer businesses, to long-term partner Meiji Yasuda for an equity value of 1.8 billion British pounds ($2.3 billion) payable in cash at completion. Following completion, the Japanese mutual life insurance company will own L&G’s US protection business and have a 20% economic interest in its US PRT business.

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3 Firms Build HIG's CA$1.3B Take-Private Of Converge

Law 360 M&A

Converge Technology Solutions Corp. on Friday announced that it has agreed to go private and be bought by private equity shop H.I.G. Capital in a deal that has an enterprise value of CA$1.3 billion ($909.6 million) and was built by three law firms.

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Deal Dispatch: PharmChem Forgoes Banker To Run Sale, TGI Fridays Sells 19 Restaurants For $3.1 Million

Benzinga

New On The Block PharmChem, Inc. (OTC: PCHM ), the go-to name for drug-detecting sweat patches, is officially exploring strategic alternatives (i.e., mergers, acquisitions, or an outright sale). So far, the board of directors expressed confidence that it can handle things solo as opposed to hiring a banker. For interested suitors, a data room officially opened.

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3 Firms Guide Bain On $3.4B Japanese Pharma Co. Buy

Law 360 M&A

Bain Capital said Friday it has agreed to acquire Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. from Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp., in a carveout transaction that values the target at approximately JPY 510 billion, or about $3.36 billion.

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Software Company SolarWinds Agrees To Go Private In $4.4B Deal; Stock Skyrockets

Benzinga

Shares of IT management software provider SolarWinds Corporation (NYSE: SWI ) are surging on Friday. The company has reached an agreement to be purchased by Turn/River Capital in a cash transaction worth $4.4 billion. SolarWinds’ shareholders will get $18.50 per share, reflecting a 35% premium over the stock's average closing price over the past 90 days.

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Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines

Law 360 M&A

KPMGs recent application to open a legal practice in Arizona represents the first overture by an accounting firm to take advantage of the states relaxed law firm ownership rules, but enforcing and supervising the practice of law by nonattorneys could prove particularly challenging, says Seth Laver at Goldberg Segalla.

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Comment on Data Cancer Infecting the Real Estate Market by Flash

Appraisers Blog

In reply to Eric Kretz. Flipping is really hard without a real estate license to reduce the listing cost fee. I am a an appraiser, broker owner and manage my property rentals for income and write off. Rather than to risk your own capital, I am choosing to just join them on the lending side as a mortgage loan originator with passing a 20 hour course.

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4 Firms Steer Cement Maker Titan America's $384M IPO

Law 360 M&A

Shares for the U.S. business of worldwide cement producer Titan Cement International SA debuted Friday after the company priced a $384 million initial public offering within its range, guided by four law firms spanning international borders.

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