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Why Software Stocks Are Looking Tasty To Private Equity Firms

Look for private equity firms to keep on targeting software companies in 2023, though rising interest rates could get in the way of some deals.

Investors Business Daily

One chart shows where venture valuations have seen record growth

Median valuations at seed stage startups grew by nearly 17% in 2022 despite the rough market.

Fortune

Business trends, risks and people to watch in 2023

What to look for this year in the corporate world in sectors from energy to private capital and technology

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Market Rally Pressured On Fed Rate Outlook; Moderna, Boeing, Tesla In Focus: Weekly Review

The market rally came under pressure on a higher Fed rate outlook. Moderna spiked on a cancer vaccine while Tesla continued to dive.

Investors Business Daily

Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo Gobbles Up Coupa In Another Software Deal

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo on Monday agreed to buy software maker Coupa Software in a deal valued at $8 billion.

Investors Business Daily

Exclusive: Leaked documents Sam Bankman-Fried used for fundraising in 2021 and 2022 show FTX revenue soared nearly 6,600% in two years but leveled off this year

Fortune reviewed two sets of spreadsheets, one dated December 2021 and another dated June 22, 2022, that showed FTX's astounding growth before its sudden crash.

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Why Meta Platforms Shares Dipped Around 25%; Here Are 77 Biggest Movers From Yesterday

Gainers UserTesting, Inc. (NYSE: USER) shares jumped 91.7% to close at $7.40 after the company announced it will be acquired by Thoma Bravo and Sunstone Partners for $1.3 billion. The company also reported better-than-expected Q3 sales results.

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Nasdaq Drops 150 Points; AZZ Shares Plummet

U.S. stocks traded mostly lower toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite dropping around 150 points on Tuesday.

Benzinga

Dow Surges Over 100 Points; Crude Oil Down 2%

U.S. stocks pared some losses midway through trading, with the Dow Jones gaining more than 100 points on Tuesday.

Benzinga

US Stocks Open Lower, Dow Falls 100 Points

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones dropping around 100 points on Tuesday.

Benzinga

Darktrace shares slump after takeover talks collapse

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo ends bid interest in scandal-hit British AI and cybersecurity firm

The Guardian - UK

Nearmap agrees to $1b private equity offer

Sydney-based aerial mapping company Nearmap has agreed to be taken over by US private equity firm Thoma Bravo in what Macquarie calls almost a done deal.

AAP

Nearmap in advanced $1b takeover talks

Nearmap shares have soared by 28 per cent after the aerial mapping company received a $1 billion takeover offer from US private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

AAP

Stock Market Rally Mixed As Oil Prices Fall, Job Growth Hot: Weekly Review

The stock market rally had mixed action, with the Nasdaq and small caps rising while the S&P 500 and oil prices fell.

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Merger Arbitrage Mondays - The Bidding War For Spirit Airlines (SAVE) Continues

After twelve new deals were announced during the prior two weeks, merger activity ground to a halt last week with no new deals announced. Oracle completed its massive $24.3 billion deal for healthcare software company Cerner and in a trend we have been seeing for several weeks, yet another SPAC…

Benzinga

Why Anaplan Shares Are Dropping Today

Thoma Bravo pruned its Anaplan, Inc (NYSE:PLAN) takeover offer after agreeing to resolve a disagreement regarding compliance with specific merger terms. Now Anaplan stockholders will receive $63.75 per share in cash, down from the original purchase price of $66.00 per share in cash. The revised agreement aimed to avoid the risk of lengthy litigation, provide increased…

Benzinga

Merger Arbitrage Mondays – Bristol Myers (BMY) Acquires Third Point Therapeutics (TPTX)

Another week and another deal with big pharma buying out a development stage oncology company. Given the real synergies to be had through young companies partnering with big pharma to leverage their manufacturing expertise and distribution networks, regulators have allowed most of them to go through and they tend to…

The Street

Stocks Edge Lower, Twitter, Gap, Snap and Disney - Five Things To Know

Stock futures extend slide as hawkish Powell ignites rate rally; Twitter shares higher on report Musk may team-up with Thoma Bravo; Gap shares plunge as group loses Old Navy exec, slashes sales forecast; Snap sees inflation, supply chains hitting Q2 ad revenues and Disney set to lose self-governing status in…

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Merger Arbitrage Mondays – Thoma Bravo Adds SailPoint Technologies To Its Portfolio And Approaches Twitter

Merger activity increased last week with five new deals announced and one of the five new deals announced was a potential deal in the works. SailPoint Technologies (NYSE: SAIL)

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Twitter adopts 'poison pill' defence as challenger to Elon Musk's takeover bid emerges

Twitter adopts a "defensive measure" limiting Elon Musk's ability to raise his stake in the social media platform, as a buyout firm emerges to challenge his $58 billion bid for the company.

Benzinga

KKR To Acquire Cybersecurity Firm From Thoma Bravo For Undisclosed Sum

KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR) has agreed to acquire cybersecurity company Barracuda Networks Inc from Thoma Bravo. The deal terms were not disclosed, but Bloomberg reports that the transaction could value Barracuda at ~$3.8 billion, including debt. Cybersecurity assets lure private equity firms due to their steady cash flows and market opportunity. This week, Thoma Bravo agreed to…

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Action In Coupa Software After Private Equity Firm Agrees To Buy Anaplan

Shares of Anaplan Inc (NYSE: PLAN) Monday spiked close to 28% after private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo announced it had signed a deal to acquire the business planning software company.

Benzinga

Merger Arbitrage Mondays - Anaplan To Be Acquired By Thoma Bravo For $10.7 Billion

We see a lot of chatter about potential deals every week and while most of these deals don't come to fruition, a surprisingly large number do. We analyzed 200 potential deals in our "deals in the works" (DITW) database in December 2018 and updated our analysis in October 2021 after…

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Why Anaplan Shares Are Soaring Today

Anaplan Inc (NYSE: PLAN) shares are trading significantly higher Monday morning after the company announced it will be acquired by software investment firm Thoma Bravo.

Investors Business Daily

Anaplan Stock Jumps On Acquisition By Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo agreed to buy software maker Anaplan in a deal valued at $10.7 billion. PLAN stock surged on the news.

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