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Global M&A activity might rise in 2H 2023

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Global M&A activity will likely rise in the second half of 2023 as investors and executives look to balance short-term risks with their long-term business transformation strategies, said PwC recently when releasing its PwC’s 2023 Global M&A Industry Trends Outlook.

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Paya FinTech To Go Public With Special Merger, New Investors

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Paya , an eCommerce FinTech, plans to go public through a special kind of merger with an investment company, according to a press release. Paya is set to merge with FinTech Acquisition Corp. III , which is a special-purpose acquisition company. The deal values Paya at about $1.3 billion, according to the release.

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PodChats for FutureCFO: The role of CFOs in M&A post-COVID-19

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In a February 2021 report , Morgan Stanley ’s global head of M&A, Rob Kindler said: “All the elements are there for an active M&A market in 2021, from corporations looking for scale and growth to private equity firms and special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) looking to invest capital.”.

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Strategic M&A will drive recovery across APAC

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Executives across Asia Pacific are sending a clear signal that deal making will be integral to their renewal and growth strategies over the course of this year and into 2022 — 77% of respondents expect M&A in their industry to increase in the year ahead, including 42% that say there will a major uptick in transactions. Survey highlights.

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Global M&A demonstrated surprising resilience in 2019

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M&A activity was surprisingly resilient in 2019 though volatile economic activity led many executives to adopt recession footing, said Bain & Company recently. . While the number of 2019 deals ended 2% lower than 2018 levels, final corporate M&A deal value last year reached $3.4

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Corporate Payments Growth Fuels FLEETCOR Q4 Earnings

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Earnings-per-share (EPS) landed at $2.78, surpassing Zacks Investment Research expectations for $2.71 Moving forward, Clarke emphasized the company’s continued focus on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to drive growth, with several “active deals” on FLEETCOR’s M&A roadmap.

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Transcript: Michael Fisch

Barry Ritholtz

They’re one of the older private equity firms around, been been in business since 1994. They run over $27 billion in, in assets. Then I think you’re gonna find this to be a fascinating conversation. 00:01:24 [Michael Fisch] Thank you Barry. It’s a pleasure to be here. You get a Stanford MBA. What was the original career plan?