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OCTOBER 16, 2023

India has experienced strong merger and acquisition (M&A) activities and a flourishing IPO market in 2023, making it a shining star in Asia, according to Tyler Dickson, head of investment banking at Citi.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 31, 2023

When it comes to the latest M&A trend, business leaders expect to see a rebound into 2024, according to EY. In addition, 59% of respondents look to M&A, while 47% look to divest and 63% look to enter strategic alliances or joint ventures, survey results indicated.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

This week's look at the latest in partnerships finds players in the SMB financial services landscape embracing a range of avenues to collaboration — including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) — to connect SMBs to financing, digital banking services and more. Lloyds Pilots Satago Technology. Orange Bank Acquires Anytime.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 17, 2023

Global M&A has a positive start in 2023 as global dealmakers achieved a second consecutive quarter of market outperformance in the last three months of 2022, said WTW recently. Global M&A highlights. In Asia Pacific, deal volumes have been more stable with a marginal increase in M&A activity during the last 12 months.

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Planful

MARCH 23, 2021

Keith has an interesting career, starting in investment banking and eventually moving into FP&A. During that time, he’s worked at some of the biggest names in technology and has been deeply involved in mergers and acquisitions. Keith Kim, our very own VP of Finance at Planful, recently joined me on the Being Planful podcast.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 11, 2022

Asia Pacific M&A activity remains robust in 2022 despite major geopolitical and financial headwinds, said EY recently when releasing results of an analysis. Elevated deal volumes and values and an increased focus within the APAC region suggests that APAC companies are leveraging M&A as a vehicle to transform their businesses.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity has broken a new record this year, according to the latest data from Jeff Golman, vice chairman of Mesirow Financial. 21), Golman noted that not only is corporate M&A at its highest level ever, it also accounts for the largest-ever portion of total M&A activity.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Despite continued headwinds from the pandemic, which continue to suppress corporate spend around the world, commercial payments technology firm FLEETCOR is retaining an optimistic outlook for 2021 thanks to evidence of a trajectory of recovery, continued modernization efforts, and an aggressive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy ahead.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

Billtrust , which works in accounts receivable automation and integrated B2B payments, has completed a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with South Mountain Merger Corp. After the merger was completed, South Mountain changed its name to BTRS Holdings Inc., according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

CarLotz and Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. and other key investors have committed to invest $125 million in the deal, in the form of common stock priced at $10 per share. and other key investors have committed to invest $125 million in the deal, in the form of common stock priced at $10 per share.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Six months after merger talks stalled between two of Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing companies, Gojek and Grab Holdings have resumed negotiations, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Previous merger talks stalled, in part, due to opposition from SoftBank, according to FT. But Gojek has proved a resilient rival.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Today in B2B Payments, commercial payments technology firm FLEETCOR reveals $1 billion plans for M&A activity. FLEETCOR Looks To Invest $1B Despite Pandemic M&A Slowdown. FLEETCOR is looking to invest $1 billion this year, despite an M&A slowdown in the payments sector due to the ongoing pandemic.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 9, 2022

Global M&A to remain strong in 2022 as valuations reach historic highs, said Willis Towers Watson (WTW) recently. Based on share-price performance, companies making M&A deals outperformed the World Index[1] by +1.4pp (percentage points) on average, the firm added. Highlights. Source: Willis Towers Watson.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Procurement and financial process automation firm Corcentric announced a new credit facility that it secured as it prepares to invest in expansion. “We’re continually investing in further improving our technology and solutions, benefiting our customers as we help them to transform procurement, accounts payable and billing.”

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Future CFO

JULY 12, 2022

When it comes to strategic M&A deal value, 2022 could be on track to reach US$4.7 In the first quarter of 2022, M&A deal value totalled only $599 billion, a steep drop from fourth-quarter 2021’s $970 billion, Bain said. . While this would represent a 20% decline from 2021’s record-breaking $5.9

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Apple could be stepping up its acquisition strategy as it aims to move beyond the iPhone, elevating Adrian Perica to head up mergers and acquisitions. It is a step up for Perica, given Luca Meastri, Apple’s chief financial officer, had been in charge of mergers and acquisitions for Apple, the news outlet noted.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing giants Gojek and Grab are holding discussions about a possible merger, The Information reported on Tuesday (Feb. A merger would create one of the world’s most highly valued startups, with Gojek valued at $9 billion and Grab valued at $14 billion. A merger between Grab and Gojek could make $16.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

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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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given the green light to the acquisition of a roughly 9.99 Jio Platforms owns and runs digital applications as well as possesses controlling investments in some entities. Jio Platforms owns and runs digital applications as well as possesses controlling investments in some entities.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey said the company's merger with Amazon has been enabling the grocery retailer to "think long term," Bloomberg reported. They’re making investments in technology for Whole Foods that I think will be transformative. A merger’s similar. I’ve been married 30 years,” Mackey said, according to Bloomberg. “I

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The growth in year-over-year (YoY) value of M&A deals recorded since the beginning of Q3 is likely to continue into 2021, as companies position themselves for improved economic activity and reframe their future for the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, said EY recently. . trillion, global M&A in 2020 is tracking below 2019’s value of US$3.3

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a faster decline in M&A activity across Asia Pacific countries and globally during Q3 2020 than the global financial crisis of 2007-2008, but APAC’s M&A scene rebounded faster, said EY recently when releasing results of its research on Q3 2020 M&A activity in the region.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Jeffrey Smith , the hedge fund’s founder, chief executive officer and chief investment officer , called the payments firm an “attractive” takeover candidate during the Capitalize for Kids virtual investors conference. The valuations paid for recent acquisitions exceeds the multiple that ACI is currently trading at,” he said.

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 5, 2024

Previously, he was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton. He explains how his career meandered from studying classics, teaching Greek, clerking for a Federal Judge, working on M&A at a big firm, and eventually doing derivative transactions on Wall Street.

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Future CFO

JULY 12, 2021

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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Corporate Finance Associates

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The report below gives a good overview of the Fall 2021 M&A activity in the Technology Industry Sector. The sector experienced increased investments driven by initial public offerings of special-purpose acquisition companies, and venture capital funding during the initial period of 2021. Posted by Dan Vermeire.

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Spreadym

JULY 14, 2023

Financial models are mathematical representations or frameworks used to analyze the financial performance and make predictions about the future financial outcomes of a business, project, or investment. Valuation models: Valuation models are used to determine the intrinsic value of a business, asset, or investment.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Further, this week’s B2B Venture Capital roundup finds VC funding isn’t the only investment strategy for B2B FinTechs, with (mergers and acquisitions) M&A activity seeking a spike, as well as some high-profile plans by industry players to go public. leading the investment. Cardlay, based in the U.K.,

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Future CFO

JUNE 4, 2020

If you happen to read the Asia Pacific M&A Review 2020 by Herbert Smith Freehills you will easily conclude that the report while earmarked 2020 was written much earlier as there was no mention of any major macroeconomic disruption other than the percolating US-China Trade war. Describe the M&A landscape in 2019.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 9, 2021

In Q1 2021, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activity in APAC-ex Japan was up by 55%, the highest level since 2015. PwC ’s M&A 2020 Review and 2021 Outlook , reported a similar observation in China with M&A activities up 30% to US$733.8 The need for M&A insurance.

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MAY 30, 2021

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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Convenience Store M&A Deals Rev Up Despite COVID-19. billion of consolidation arrangements announced in the last four months, as a pandemic-related mergers & acquisitions (M&A) pause concludes and coronavirus changes consumer demand. Plus, the convenience store vertical has seen $21.7 for $645 million.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Uncertain times increase the risk of M&A transaction failure, warned Alvarez & Marsal recently. In uncertain times such as the current pandemic, businesses might struggle to meet projections made prior to or during the health crisis, resulting in a higher risk of M&A deals falling apart, said the professional services firm.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

These are indeed the days for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the world of payments, and that trend looks likely to hold into the 2020s. For starters, don’t expect M&A activity to stop anytime soon, he told PYMNTS. In July, for example, Fiserv announced that it had completed its acquisition of First Data.

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Corporate Finance Associates

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The report below gives a good overview of the Fall 2021 M&A activity in the Metal Fabrication Industry Sector. The increasing investments in major end users of automotive, aerospace, and military industries, will propel the growth in the global sheet metal fabrication services market. Posted by Jim Zipursky. The author is jimz.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Businesses are betting big on generative AI to gain an edge despite hurdles to adoption and M&A challenge, said EY recently. Survey highlights Conscious of its potential to disrupt their own business models, almost all CEOs (99%) are making or planning significant investments in GenAI.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Roundtable: Should Tech M&A Be Locked Down During The Pandemic? The pandemic has forced many aspects of business life to pause, including much of the action in mergers and acquisitions. Now, some lawmakers even want to ban M&A until the economy returns to normal. Uber Refocuses Business, Cuts 3K Jobs.

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