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HR Involvement Early in M&A

VCFO

The Importance of HR Involvement Early in M&A Evaluation In each of the last ten years, between 18,000 and 25,000 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals have taken place in the United States. At the same time, Harvard Business Review notes that 70%-90% of all M&A deals fail.

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China outbound direct investment and overseas M&As dropped in 1H

Future CFO

China's overseas M&A hit the lowest value Meanwhile, the announced overseas M&As of US$14.6 The country's overseas M&As in Europe continue to decline sharply, accounting for less than 20% of the total for the first time in the past seven years, the firm observed. Non-financial ODI amounted to US$51.5 YOY to US$107.2

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Transcript: Kathleen McCarthy

Barry Ritholtz

But she answers a question, I’m just sitting there dumbfounded by how she’s just like, oh my God, that’s just an absolutely comprehensive explanation about something I had no idea about, and now I feel like I really know. You started your career doing M&A at Goldman Sachs. What was that like?

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Data Dive, Come Together Edition: Visa, Capital One, BB&T-SunTrust

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And this week, the theme wasn’t just working hard – it was working together, as the major news mostly came from the world of mergers and acquisitions. The assets gained in the acquisition help banks control or suspend tokenized bank account numbers, limit token use to specific channels and even set spending limits.

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Transcript: Rick Rieder

Barry Ritholtz

RITHOLTZ: Was this a distressed acquisition or — RIEDER: It was. And they took two of us, and I’m not sure how I made it through the strainer. He helps to oversee $2.5 trillion in various investments. I can keep babbling about how fascinating I found this discussion. You graduate Emory University with a degree in finance.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Nov 5-6) 2022

CFO News Room

We also have a number of articles on taxes and end-of-year planning: The importance for advisors of understanding current RMD rules to ensure their clients take the proper distributions (and avoid a 50% penalty in the process!). Pundits continue to expect “SECURE 2.0” Adam is an Associate Financial Planning Nerd at Kitces.com.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Nov 26-27) 2022

CFO News Room

Why RIA M&A activity has slowed down since October and how deal structures could be affected in the current economic environment. We also have a number of articles on retirement planning: How advisors can incorporate Social Security benefits into a client’s retirement asset allocation. Enjoy the ‘light’ reading!