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Mergers & Acquisitions in a Tech-Driven World: How to Prepare Your Business

Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, technology’s impact on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is profound and multifaceted.

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Non-GAAP Adjustments: Impact of Merger and Acquisition Activity on Performance Targets and Results

Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 27, 2024

Introduction One of the more complex issues when measuring performance for incentive plan purposes is how to consider the effect of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and the related transaction costs (M&A activity) on financial performance during the performance period. This post is based on their Pay Governance memorandum.

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Joann, 80-Year-Old Crafts and Fabrics Retailer, Will Close All Stores

NYT M&A

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The announcement that the chain would close all 800 of its stores in 49 states comes after a period of financial turmoil.

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Common Mistakes in Asset Valuation and How to Avoid Them

RNC

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Its a critical step in situations such as: Business transactions : Mergers, acquisitions, or sales. Asset valuation is the process of determining the monetary worth of tangible and intangible assets. Loan applications : Securing funding based on your asset value. Investment planning : Understanding the financial health of a company.

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U.S. Ban of TikTok Is Set to Deal a Major Blow to ByteDance, Its Chinese Owner

NYT M&A

JANUARY 17, 2025

While TikTok remains hugely popular in Brazil, Indonesia and other markets, its 170 million users in the United States are its most valuable.

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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Brian DeChesare

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Sports Investment Banking Definition: In sports IB, bankers advise on equity and debt issuances, mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring deals for sports teams and leagues, sports-adjacent technology and services firms, and facilities such as arenas, stadiums, and racetracks. What is Sports Investment Banking?

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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 22, 2025

Investment Banking: Which Ones Right for You?

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DOJ Reinforces Demand to Break Up Google’s Search Monopoly

NYT M&A

MARCH 7, 2025

In a court filing on Friday, the government signaled a continuation of tough regulatory pressure on the search giant.

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Walgreens to Be Acquired by Sycamore Partners in $10 Billion Deal

NYT M&A

MARCH 6, 2025

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance have lost about half their value in the past year, as the chain has faced pressure in its retail and pharmacy businesses.

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Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz

NYT M&A

MARCH 18, 2025

The acquisition could make the Silicon Valley giant a bigger force in cybersecurity, and arrives months after an earlier round of talks collapsed.

Start-ups

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The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy

NYT M&A

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.

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S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations

NYT M&A

JANUARY 14, 2025

Regulators filed a lawsuit in federal court stemming from Mr. Musks $44 billion purchase of the social media company now called X.

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U.S. Sues to Break Up Ticketmaster Owner, Live Nation

NYT M&A

MAY 23, 2024

Accused of violating antitrust laws, Live Nation Entertainment faces a fight that could reshape the multibillion-dollar live music industry.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Comcast to Spin Off MSNBC, CNBC and Other Cable Networks

NYT M&A

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The new publicly traded company is set to debut next year, with a bundle of channels that also includes Oxygen, E! and Syfy.

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Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion

NYT M&A

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-ups plan to change its nonprofit status.

Start-ups

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U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI

NYT M&A

JUNE 5, 2024

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to divide responsibility for investigating three major players in the artificial intelligence industry.

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Sony in Talks to Join a Bid to Buy Paramount

NYT M&A

APRIL 18, 2024

The company and Apollo Global Management are discussing a joint effort, even as Paramount conducts exclusive merger negotiations with Skydance.

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Sony and Apollo in Talks to Acquire Paramount

NYT M&A

MAY 5, 2024

After letting exclusive talks with the movie studio Skydance lapse, Paramount’s directors met over the weekend and decided to negotiate with all the suitors.

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Volkswagen Will Invest Up to $5 Billion in EV Maker Rivian

NYT M&A

JUNE 25, 2024

VW and Rivian, a maker of electric trucks that has struggled to increase sales and break even, will work together on software and other technologies.

Technology

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How Pet Care Became a Big Business

NYT M&A

JUNE 23, 2024

People have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — turning animal medicine into a high-tech industry worth billions.

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Greed, Gluttony and the Crackup of Red Lobster

NYT M&A

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

How missed opportunities, a $1.5 billion real estate deal, all-you-can-eat shrimp and the global pandemic sank the country’s largest seafood chain.

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Fox Acquires Company Behind Conservative and True Crime Podcasts

NYT M&A

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Tucker Carlson, Nancy Grace, Megyn Kelly and Piers Morgan are among the clients of Red Seat Ventures, which now joins Rupert Murdochs empire.

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U.S. Plans to Propose Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly

NYT M&A

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In a landmark antitrust case, the government will ask a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser, people with knowledge of the matter said.

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Paramount’s Deal With Skydance Falls Apart

NYT M&A

JUNE 11, 2024

There were several hitches in the last week as Skydance, Paramount and its parent company, National Amusements, reached the final stages of negotiations.

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Sony and Apollo’s Plan for Paramount: Break It Up

NYT M&A

MAY 8, 2024

CBS and other well-known properties would be sold if Sony and Apollo were able to buy Paramount. But the new owners would keep the movie studio.

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Barry Diller Explores Bid to Take Control of Paramount

NYT M&A

JULY 1, 2024

Diller, a digital media pioneer, lost a bidding war for Paramount Pictures decades ago. Now, he’s making a run at its parent company.

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Meet David Hoffmann, the Florida Billionaire Buying Up Print Newspapers

NYT M&A

OCTOBER 21, 2024

David Hoffmann has already bought 5 percent of one of America’s largest newspaper companies. Now, he wants to control the whole thing.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mars to Acquire Maker of Pringles, Cheez-It and Eggo in $36 Billion Deal

NYT M&A

AUGUST 14, 2024

Mars is acquiring Kellanova in one of the largest deals in the industry in years, creating a new global giant with a stable of well-known brands.

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Albertsons Backs Out of Merger Deal and Sues Kroger After Court Rulings

NYT M&A

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The supermarket chain had tried to join forces with Kroger, but judges sided with federal and state regulators who charged that the merger would reduce competition.

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A Trial Asks: If Grocery Rivals Merge, Do Workers Suffer?

NYT M&A

AUGUST 26, 2024

As Kroger seeks to acquire Albertsons, federal regulators argue that the biggest supermarket combination in history will hurt not only consumers, but workers as well.

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The Stranger in Seattle Gets a New Owner, With Plans for Expansion

NYT M&A

JULY 30, 2024

Noisy Creek, a new media company, has bought The Stranger and The Portland Mercury, two of the country’s best known alternative weeklies.

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CNET Sold to Ziff Davis in Sign of Possible Media Deals to Come

NYT M&A

AUGUST 6, 2024

Its chief executive thinks more acquisitions are on the horizon. Ziff Davis is acquiring CNET for more than $100 million.

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Skydance Reaches Deal to Merge With Paramount

NYT M&A

JULY 7, 2024

The deal, approved by Paramount’s board, ushers in a new chapter for the company, which owns CBS and the movie studio behind “Top Gun.”

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DOJ to Sue Live Nation, Accusing It of Defending a Monopoly

NYT M&A

MAY 22, 2024

Live Nation Entertainment, the concert giant that owns Ticketmaster, faces a fight that could reshape the multibillion-dollar live music industry.

Mergers & Acquisitions

How Intel Got Left Behind in the A.I. Chip Boom

NYT M&A

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Intel was for decades Silicon Valley’s dominant chip company. But missed opportunities and poor execution left it on the sidelines in tech’s latest gold rush.

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Federal Judge Blocks $25 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Merger

NYT M&A

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission notched a victory in its efforts against the supermarket merger, which it sought to block over concerns about harm to shoppers and workers.

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U.S. Plans to Accuse Live Nation of Defending a Monopoly

NYT M&A

MAY 22, 2024

Live Nation Entertainment, the concert giant that owns Ticketmaster, faces a fight that could reshape the multibillion-dollar live music industry.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Paramount and Skydance Are Said to Resume Merger Talks

NYT M&A

JULY 2, 2024

Just weeks after the two media companies scuttled their talks about a potential deal, they have resumed their conversations.

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Deal Talks Between Paramount and Skydance Heat Up

NYT M&A

APRIL 2, 2024

David Ellison, the founder of the Skydance media company, met with Paramount’s board of directors late last month to discuss the deal.

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Google’s Plan to Buy Wiz for $23 Billion Falls Apart

NYT M&A

JULY 22, 2024

Wiz’s chief executive said the company walked away from a “humbling offer” and would pursue an initial public offering instead.

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Ben & Jerry’s Accuses Unilever of Firing Its C.E.O. for Political Reasons

NYT M&A

MARCH 19, 2025

Ben & Jerrys said in a court filing that its parent company had ousted its chief executive, David Stever, without approval from the ice cream makers board.

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‘Thunder Run’: Behind Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill

NYT M&A

APRIL 24, 2024

A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.

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Edgar Bronfman Jr. Submits Bid for Paramount

NYT M&A

AUGUST 19, 2024

The offer by Edgar Bronfman Jr. comes days before a crucial deadline in the scramble to acquire control of Paramount.

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Justice Dept. Defends TikTok Law That Forces App’s Sale or Ban

NYT M&A

JULY 26, 2024

In its first detailed response to a legal challenge, the agency said TikTok’s proposed changes wouldn’t prevent China from using it to collect U.S. users’ data or spread propaganda.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions in a Tech-Driven World: How to Prepare Your Business

Non-GAAP Adjustments: Impact of Merger and Acquisition Activity on Performance Targets and Results

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Joann, 80-Year-Old Crafts and Fabrics Retailer, Will Close All Stores

Common Mistakes in Asset Valuation and How to Avoid Them

U.S. Ban of TikTok Is Set to Deal a Major Blow to ByteDance, Its Chinese Owner

Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

DOJ Reinforces Demand to Break Up Google’s Search Monopoly

Walgreens to Be Acquired by Sycamore Partners in $10 Billion Deal

Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz

The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy

S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations

U.S. Sues to Break Up Ticketmaster Owner, Live Nation

Comcast to Spin Off MSNBC, CNBC and Other Cable Networks

Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion

U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI

Sony in Talks to Join a Bid to Buy Paramount

Sony and Apollo in Talks to Acquire Paramount

Volkswagen Will Invest Up to $5 Billion in EV Maker Rivian

How Pet Care Became a Big Business

Greed, Gluttony and the Crackup of Red Lobster

Fox Acquires Company Behind Conservative and True Crime Podcasts

U.S. Plans to Propose Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly

Paramount’s Deal With Skydance Falls Apart

Sony and Apollo’s Plan for Paramount: Break It Up

Barry Diller Explores Bid to Take Control of Paramount

Meet David Hoffmann, the Florida Billionaire Buying Up Print Newspapers

Mars to Acquire Maker of Pringles, Cheez-It and Eggo in $36 Billion Deal

Albertsons Backs Out of Merger Deal and Sues Kroger After Court Rulings

A Trial Asks: If Grocery Rivals Merge, Do Workers Suffer?

The Stranger in Seattle Gets a New Owner, With Plans for Expansion

CNET Sold to Ziff Davis in Sign of Possible Media Deals to Come

Skydance Reaches Deal to Merge With Paramount

DOJ to Sue Live Nation, Accusing It of Defending a Monopoly

How Intel Got Left Behind in the A.I. Chip Boom

Federal Judge Blocks $25 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Merger

U.S. Plans to Accuse Live Nation of Defending a Monopoly

Paramount and Skydance Are Said to Resume Merger Talks

Deal Talks Between Paramount and Skydance Heat Up

Google’s Plan to Buy Wiz for $23 Billion Falls Apart

Ben & Jerry’s Accuses Unilever of Firing Its C.E.O. for Political Reasons

‘Thunder Run’: Behind Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill

Edgar Bronfman Jr. Submits Bid for Paramount

Justice Dept. Defends TikTok Law That Forces App’s Sale or Ban

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