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Activist Investing Today: Morrow’s Weinberg Tackles Retail Activism

By Ronald Orol

Published: September 8th, 2023

Angry shareholders are running untraditional campaigns at companies with many retail investors, and corporate executives need to deal with it, Morrow Sodali’s Geoff Weinberg explains.

Private Equity

Northleaf Buys Into U.S. Open-Access Fiber

By Chris Nolter

Published: September 8th, 2023

Fiber demand, opportunities in the market and the appeal of open-access fiber networks are driving private equity and infrastructure fund investment in the space, Northleaf's Chris Rigobon says.

M&A

Recochem Leads Handful of Sponsors Into Mid Stages

By Tom Terrarosa

Published: September 7th, 2023

M&A

Stoplight Accelerates SmartBear APIs, M&A

By Chris Nolter

Published: September 7th, 2023

Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Akin's Ramanathan on Move From Bain to Private Practice

By David Marcus

Published: September 7th, 2023

Ranesh Ramanathan, co-head of private credit and special situations at Akin, discusses why he decided to return to a law firm after 14 years in-house at Citi and Bain and how he's thought about his career.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Shearman’s Aryani on Getting Comfortable With Discomfort

By David Marcus

Published: August 24th, 2023

In the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast, Shearman M&A partner Lara Aryani talks about how her practice has evolved and why it’s OK not to know what you want to do as a young associate.

Activism

Exclusive: Yelp Hires Evercore, JPM Amid Semler M&A Push

By Ronald Orol

Published: August 23rd, 2023

The restaurant review site has retained the two banks after TCS Capital's chief launched a campaign seeking M&A, sources said.

M&A

Arko Targets Small Town Convenience Chains

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: August 16th, 2023

With $2 billion in liquidity, the highly acquisitive Arko is chasing family-owned businesses in secondary markets as more small chains under operational pressure look for exit options.

M&A

Next Level of Video Game Dealmaking in Sight

By Chris Nolter

Published: August 15th, 2023

If Microsoft can close its purchase of Activision, other game makers — or even large tech platforms — could target studios.

Insights & Analysis

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Activist Investing Today: Morrow’s Weinberg Tackles Retail Activism

Northleaf Buys Into U.S. Open-Access Fiber

Recochem Leads Handful of Sponsors Into Mid Stages

Stoplight Accelerates SmartBear APIs, M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Akin's Ramanathan on Move From Bain to Private Practice

Drinks With The Deal: Shearman’s Aryani on Getting Comfortable With Discomfort

Exclusive: Yelp Hires Evercore, JPM Amid Semler M&A Push

Arko Targets Small Town Convenience Chains

Next Level of Video Game Dealmaking in Sight

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