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The King Of SPACs Is Back With Clover Health Going Public Via A Merger Worth $3.7B
Clover Health, a healthcare company that uses data analysis and preventive care to improve health for seniors, has decided to go public...
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Focus Finance
Oct 7, 20201 min read


Delta Turns Again to the Bond Market to Raise $1.25 Billion
Delta, once again, turned to the capital markets in June to raise $1.25 billion in unsecured, five-year bonds, having previously raised...
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Oct 7, 20209 min read


Delivery Hero SE
Headquartered in Berlin, Delivery Hero is an online food delivery company founded in 2011 that aims to provide a seamless customer...
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Oct 6, 202010 min read


The Show’s Over Folks; Shares Of Cineworld Plunge On News Of Theater Closures
Yesterday, movie theater giant Cineworld announced that beginning October 8th, it will be indefinitely closing down all cinemas in the US...
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Focus Finance
Oct 4, 20201 min read


Bristol Myers Squibb To Buy MyoKardia For $13B
American pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has agreed to buy MyoKardia for $13 billion. The latter is a clinical-stage...
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Focus Finance
Oct 4, 20201 min read


Walmart Has Announced The Sale Of British Retailer Asda In an $8.8B Deal
The Issa brothers (Zuber and Mohsin) along with private equity firm TDR capital will buy the British supermarket chain Asda Stores, which...
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Focus Finance
Oct 2, 20201 min read


MassMutual, Athene To Acquire American Equity For $3B
American Equity, which specializes in annuities and basic life insurance, will soon be acquired by MassMutual and Athene in a deal...

Kyle Amelio
Oct 1, 20201 min read


SEC Approval Of A New Rule May Change The Way Companies Go Public
In 2020 we have witnessed several companies using alternative routes to go public and grasp the benefits of the public markets. Companies...
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Focus Finance
Oct 1, 20201 min read


President Trump Has Tested Positive For Coronavirus
The White House announced tonight that the president of the United States and the first lady have both tested positive for COVID-19 after...
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Oct 1, 20201 min read


The Rise of Private Equity Activity in Japan
Japan has become a target in recent years for private equity activity, seeing consistent growth in deal volumes before COVID-19.
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Oct 1, 20205 min read


A Raucous Trump-Biden Debate Emphasized Potential Election-Related Volatility
Yesterday, the first out of the three presidential debates between President Trump and former VP Biden took place in Cleveland, Ohio. The...
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Focus Finance
Oct 1, 20201 min read


British Multinational G4S Rejects $3.81B Takeover Bid From GardaWorld
British multinational security service company G4S plc rejected GardaWorld's $3.81 billion bid. GardaWorld was offering $2.44 per share,...
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Focus Finance
Oct 1, 20201 min read


Sogou To Go Private Via Deal With Tencent Valuing It At $3.5B
Sogou Inc., the subsidiary of Chinese company Sohu Inc. specializing in web search, has agreed to go private in an all cash deal with...
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Focus Finance
Sep 30, 20201 min read


Mass Layoffs Show The House Of Mouse Is Under Pressure
There are 28,000 newly unemployed people today who likely no longer think the Disney parks are the happiest place on earth. Seven months...

Kyle Amelio
Sep 30, 20201 min read


The Hut Group Looks to Raise $1.2 Billion in IPO
The week of August 24th, The Hut Group Ltd, a British e-commerce company, announced its plans to sell $1.2 billion worth of new shares in...
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Sep 30, 202010 min read


An ARMY Of Investors Ready To Invest In Another Hot IPO
According to a Monday regulatory filing, Big Hit Entertainment’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been 1,117 times oversubscribed and...
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Sep 30, 20201 min read


Caesars offers $3.7B For London Based Bookmaker
Casino operator Caesars Entertainment is in talks to buy William Hill for $3.7 billion. William Hill is a London based bookmaker which...
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Sep 30, 20201 min read


Compass Minerals International Inc. - A Sideways Story
Compass Minerals International produces salt, plant nutrients and magnesium chloride primarily in North America. The company also...
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Sep 28, 202010 min read


The World Streams and Netflix Reigns Supreme
Netflix is likely to be able to continue its current trajectory and live up to its sky-high valuation.
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Focus Finance
Sep 28, 202024 min read


Uber’s $2.65B Acquisition of Postmates
Food delivery has become quite commoditized.
With the Postmates acquisition, UberEats immediately moves into a strong position.
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Sep 28, 20206 min read
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