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Tag: Mergers

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M&A Showing Signs of Life in 2024

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Is the Intelligize team clairvoyant? We’re obviously not, however, we must note that our recent M&A report states that oil and gas is an industry primed for consolidation. And then, as if on cue, oilfield services giant SLB on April 2 a...

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DOJ, FTC Propose New Guidelines for Evaluating Mergers

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Recently, we told you about the steep decline in mergers and acquisitions as documented in an Intelligize report on dealmaking in 2022. The research showed that companies aren’t announcing as many deals as they have in the past. Moreover, m...

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SPACs’ Woes Mount

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Furbys. The Spice Girls. Flash mobs. You could argue that special purpose acquisition companies – more commonly referred to as SPACs – have enjoyed a longer shelf life than most notable fads. Nevertheless, signs point to SPACs going the way...

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Inflation Surge Gives Cover in Washington for Antitrust Revival

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If you followed the coverage last week of President Joe Biden’s first year in office, you probably heard talk of the threat rising inflation poses to his administration. Economists use the term to refer to declining purchasing power as the...

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3 Things the BuzzFeed Merger Tells Us About SPACs

3 Things the BuzzFeed Merger Tells Us About SPACs

3 Things the BuzzFeed Merger Tells Us About SPACs

It’s everyone’s favorite spot for personality quizzes, news about celebrity Instagram posts and viral videos of food absurdities. Now thanks to a special purpose acquisition company – more commonly known as a SPAC – BuzzFeed is about to hav...

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