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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.
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Drinks With The Deal: O'Melveny's David Makarechian

By David Marcus
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Published: June 3rd, 2021
David Makarechian, who heads the emerging technologies group and the northern California corporate department at O’Melveny & Myers, compares today's tech market with that of the late 1990s and discusses his work with Silicon Catalyst and his love of Singapore street food.