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Private Equity

Point Broadband, NetSpeed, Pavlov Continue Fiber Boom

By Chris Nolter

Published: February 28th, 2023

Berkshire Partners' investment in Point Broadband implies a nearly $1.3 billion valuation for the fiber company, The Deal has learned; meanwhile, various other fiber company auctions are wrapping up or getting underway.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Drinks With The Deal: Skadden's Nijjar Discusses Tech M&A Boom, Memories of Bear Stearns

By David Marcus

Published: February 23rd, 2023

On the most recent Drinks With The Deal, Skadden M&A partner Sonia Nijjar discusses her work on the sale of Bear Stearns, her transition to a tech M&A practice and advising Activision and Elon Musk last year.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: ZMH's Hassan Talks Nominations, Masimo, Disney

By Ronald Orol

Published: February 23rd, 2023

Waheed Hassan, who has advised on major proxy contests at Huntsman, U.S. Foods and LivePerson, discusses activist director recruitment, Masimo's now removed bylaws and Nelson Peltz's battle at Disney.

Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Nixon Peabody's O'Keefe on Advising Founders

By David Marcus

Published: February 16th, 2023

Amy O'Keefe, an M&A and PE partner at Nixon Peabody in Boston, discusses the rewards and challenges of advising founders on the sales of their companies on this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Talking M&A: Trends in Healthtech and Biotech M&A

By Deal Contributors

Published: February 7th, 2023

Baker McKenzie partner Aarthi Belani, AbbVie head of immunology business development and acquisitions Rachel Strick, Flare Capital Partners co-founder Michael Greeley and Patient Square Capital founding partner Neel Varshney share their insights on M&A trends in the sectors for the third episode of the Talking M&A podcast.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Solvay, Innophos Auctions Progress Amid Tepid Chems Start

By Tom Terrarosa

Published: February 6th, 2023

Solvay's advisers provided first-round bid feedback over the holidays; banks are digging into the financing on Innophos; and more news from the chemicals auction block.

Private Equity

Exit Ramp: Dark Fiber Lights Up SummitIG’s Growth Story

By Chris Nolter

Published: February 6th, 2023

SummitIG operates in an important niche of the bustling telecom infrastructure market and has been backed by SDC since 2019.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Circon Environmental Hits Market Via BGL, Houlihan

By Tom Terrarosa

Published: February 3rd, 2023

The waste recycling services company, which The Deal predicted was likely to hit the block in the next few months in October, has received first-round bids.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Compass Datacenters' Auction Progresses as Lockup Expires

By Chris Nolter

Published: February 3rd, 2023

RedBird, Ontario Teachers' and Azrieli back the Dallas data center company and have right of first refusal on any deal.

News & Media

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Point Broadband, NetSpeed, Pavlov Continue Fiber Boom

Drinks With The Deal: Skadden's Nijjar Discusses Tech M&A Boom, Memories of Bear Stearns

Activist Investing Today: ZMH's Hassan Talks Nominations, Masimo, Disney

Drinks With The Deal: Nixon Peabody's O'Keefe on Advising Founders

Talking M&A: Trends in Healthtech and Biotech M&A

Solvay, Innophos Auctions Progress Amid Tepid Chems Start

Exit Ramp: Dark Fiber Lights Up SummitIG’s Growth Story

Circon Environmental Hits Market Via BGL, Houlihan

Compass Datacenters' Auction Progresses as Lockup Expires

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