Archive for May 2020
Bankers fear massive borrower fraud in PPP
Up to 12% of loans under the $660 billion small-business rescue program could be tied to misleading or completely phony…
Read MoreM&A wrap: Liberty, Telefonica, Virgin Media, O2, MidCap, Apollo, Unity Technologies, Finger Food, KKR
Neptune Financial’s Karin Kovacic and other dealmakers weigh in on Work From Home and Social Distancing; Liberty Global and Telefonica…
Read MoreIs the coronavirus giving banks an excuse to spy on employees?
Financial institutions have been monitoring workers’ productivity at home with tracking software and webcams. Now they’re mulling whether to mandate…
Read MoreAuto parts sellers turn to e-commerce, as coronavirus quarantine keep drivers off the roads
Automotive aftermarket retailers are currently scrambling to launch or improve their e-commerce offerings with brick-and-mortar stores being closed. This is…
Read MoreM&A wrap: Accenture, Kates Kesler, Live Oak, Wedbush, Sire Bioscience, Geopointe, LevelEleven, Snow Phipps, Brook and Whittle
Sterling Investment’s Amy Weisman and other dealmakers weigh in on Work From Home and Social Distancing; Accenture acquires Kates Kesler;…
Read MoreAutomakers struggle with quarantine forcing people to work from home
Jaguar Land Rover plans to spinoff its cars business, while deals involving BorgWarner and Asbury Automotive get impacted, as demand…
Read MoreM&A wrap: SAP, Sinch, Alexion, Portola, KPS, Baker Hughes, Sauer Brands, Falfurrias, Cove Hill, Ara, Rising Stars
Riverside’s Jeremy Holland and other dealmakers weigh in on Work From Home and Social Distancing; Sinch acquires SAP unit; Alexion…
Read MoreCheat sheet: 8 ways Fed is using emergency powers to counter pandemic
The central bank’s programs announced since mid-April in response to the coronavirus outbreak match if not exceed the actions it…
Read MoreM&A wrap: Alumni Ventures, Menarini, Stemline Therapeutics, Levine Leichtman, SiPM, Insight Partners, Ardian, Buckingham
Duane Morris’ Nanette Heide and other dealmakers weigh in on Work From Home and Social Distancing; Alumni Ventures launches coronavirus…
Read MoreCoronavirus crisis is changing everything, including private equity and M&A
Datasite, Pitchbook and Stifel release reports aimed at predicting how the pandemic will play out in the middle market.
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