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Spotify’s $235 Million Acquisition of Megaphone
Spotify confirmed it had entered a definitive agreement to acquire Megaphone for $235 million, representing 23% of Spotify...
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Jan 4, 20218 min read


Teledyne Technologies Announces Deal To Buy FLIR Systems For $8B
Teledyne Technologies has announced it would buy FLIR Systems for $8 billion. Shareholders will receive $28 in cash and 0.0718 shares of...
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Jan 4, 20211 min read


Shares Of EV Automakers Kick-Off 2021 Surging After Beating Estimates
Shares of several electric vehicle companies including Tesla (TSLA) and NIO (NIO) surged in 2020 thanks to optimism surrounding the...
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Jan 4, 20211 min read


Markets Near Record, COVID Cases Spike, And 2020 Draws To A Close
Major Stock Indices close the year 2020 almost at record highs following a major resurgence on the back of record stimulus. This year,...
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Jan 1, 20211 min read


Piper Sandler Completes Acquisition Of Restructuring Firm TRS Advisers
Piper Sandler has completed the acquisition of TRS Advisers, a small restructuring firm. Following the acquisition, TRS Advisers will...
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Jan 1, 20211 min read


Boutique Investment Bank Perella Weinberg Agrees To Go Public Via SPAC Merger
Perella Weinberg, a boutique investment bank founded in 2006 by Joseph R. Perella, Peter A. Weinberg, and Terry Meguid, has announced it...
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Dec 30, 20201 min read


The UK Approves A Second Vaccine While Strict Restrictions Are Imposed As Cases Spike
On Wednesday, the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency granted an emergency authorization to the vaccine developed by...
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Dec 30, 20201 min read


China’s Regulatory Scrutiny Causes Alibaba (BABA) To Plunge 30% In One Month
Consecutive events have caused Alibaba (BABA) to lose 30% of its market capitalization from the 27th October to 24th December. But what...
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Dec 29, 20201 min read


Delivery Hero Gets Approval For Its $4B Acquisition of Woowa
German company Delivery Hero has had its $4 billion acquisition of South Korean food delivery service owner Woowa approved. However, the...
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Dec 29, 20201 min read


New Investment Agreement Between The EU And China Incoming?
China and the European Union are on the brink of closing a directional investment deal. Xi Jinping and EU representatives are expected to...
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Dec 29, 20201 min read


Simon Property Group Closes Acquisition Of Taubman After Legal Fight
Prior to the pandemic, Mall REIT Simon Property Group announced it would acquire Taubman Centers for $52.50 per share. However, following...
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Dec 29, 20201 min read


European Union And U.K. Strike Trade Deal On Christmas Eve
On Thursday, the European Union and the United Kingdom successfully reached a long awaited trade agreement (CFTA - EU Comprehensive Free...
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Dec 24, 20201 min read


Triton Partners Sells DSI Underground To Sandvik For $1.15B
Private equity group Triton Partners has announced it will sell DSI Underground to Sandvik for $1.15 billion. DSI underground is a...
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Dec 24, 20201 min read


Great Canadian Gaming Shareholders Approve $2B Apollo Buyout
Great Canadian Gaming has received shareholder approval of Apollo Global Management’s $1.96 billion buyout of the company. The approval...
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Dec 23, 20201 min read


Nikola’s Fall From Grace Continues After Another Deal Termination Sends Shares Plunging 10%
On Wednesday, Nikola Corporation (NKLA), an automaker developing zero-emission semi-trucks, announced the termination of its contract...
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Dec 23, 20201 min read


Apple Is Pushing Towards Autonomous Driving, Leveraging It’s Battery Technology
According to Reuters, Apple (AAPL) is aiming to begin production of a self-driving vehicle before 2024. These efforts draw on “Project...
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Dec 22, 20201 min read


Honeywell To Acquire SaaS Company Sparta Systems For $1.3B
Honeywell, a U.S. based multinational conglomerate that operates in aerospace, building technologies, performance materials and...
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Dec 22, 20201 min read


RealPage Announces It Will Go Private In A $10.2B PE Deal With Thoma Bravo
RealPage, a provider of software and analytics in the real estate industry, announced it would be acquired by the private equity group...
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Dec 21, 20201 min read


Congress Passes $900B Stimulus, But A New Variant From The UK Weighed On Markets
After months of discussions, on Monday, the U.S. Congress finally passed a bipartisan $900 billion relief package bill which will include...
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Dec 21, 20201 min read


Dutch Health Conglomerate Philips Buys BioTelemetry For $2.8B
Dutch Health Conglomerate Philips has announced it will acquire BioTelemetry for $2.8 billion. BioTelemetry provides products and...
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Dec 19, 20201 min read
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