Insights & Analysis

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BuzzFeed Makes Top Targets List, Adds Complex

By Chris Nolter
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Published: July 14th, 2021
Special purpose acquisition company 890 5th Avenue Partners will merge with BuzzFeed while the latter will acquire youth media and events venture Complex Networks from Verizon and Hearst.
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Goldman Sachs SPAC Tees Up Mirion Deal

By Bill Meagher
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Published: July 9th, 2021
The investment bank's second SPAC strikes a $2.6 billion business combination with the radiation measurement and analytics company.
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Book Review: Insurance's Origin Story

By David Marcus
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Published: July 6th, 2021
In their books, scholars Dan Bouk, Caley Horan and Jonathan Levy trace the history of the insurance industry in the U.S. from its beginnings in the mid-19th century and explore how they have helped shape American attitudes toward government and risk.
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Apparel Company Iconix to Go Private

By Nikitha Sattiraju
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Published: July 2nd, 2021
An affiliate of Lancer Capital will acquire the New York-based owner of consumer brands in a $585 million deal.
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Thoma Bravo's Cyberdefense Network

By Chris Nolter
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Published: June 30th, 2021
The firm's $12.3 billion purchase of Proofpoint is the largest take-private in cybersecurity, a field that has attracted prominent sponsors and has only gained prominence with the Colonial Pipeline breach.