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M&A

Covid Webcast: Cash Is King, Control a Bonus

By Tom Terrarosa
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Published: May 14th, 2020
In a discussion hosted by The Deal in partnership with Edelman, dealmakers weighed in on the new landscape of their industries amid the Covid-19 pandemic, who is best positioned to do deals and how.
M&A

Big Funds Bet on DraftKings PIPE

By Paul Springer
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Published: May 8th, 2020
Caledonia and Capital Research are among the investors betting on a $304 million PIPE that helps take one of the world’s premier online gambling concerns public via a SPAC acquisition.
Activism

Companies May Regret Rejecting Pre-Covid Deals

By Tom Terrarosa
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Published: May 8th, 2020
Those companies that rebuffed suitors offering premiums in the 10th straight year of market expansion may find themselves easy pickings when activist campaigns return in full force.
Activism

Activist Investing Today: Goldstein Targets Fund Bylaws

By Ronald Orol
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Published: May 7th, 2020
Activist investor Phil Goldstein of Bulldog Investors believes a recent SEC decision upholding closed-end fund Dividend & Income's right to ignore a shareholder proposal poses a broader threat to investor rights.
Private Equity

Apollo, Silver Lake Provide Expedia With Voucher

By Chris Nolter
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Published: May 6th, 2020
The online travel group raised $1.2 billion through a sale of preferred stock to Apollo and Silver Lake. Expedia is also raising $2 billion in debt.
M&A

‘Coronavirus Risk’ Enters M&A Lexicon

By David Hatch
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Published: May 5th, 2020
Uncertainty posed by the pandemic is reshaping negotiations, upending timelines, altering strategies and killing transactions.
Restructuring

XFL Kicks Off Plan for Summer Sale

By David Elman
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Published: May 5th, 2020
Parent Alpha Entertainment looks to set a July 6 bid deadline ahead of a July 8 auction for the football league's assets.