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DigitalOcean Dives into AI with Paperspace Acquisition

In the spirit of DigitalOcean Holdings’s $111 million acquisition of Paperspace in order to “expand AI offerings,” I let artificial intelligence take a crack at summarizing this deal. ChatGPT’s...

Biotech M&A Shows Signs of Life

Life Sciences M&A is picking back up, with biotech and pharma deals leading the way. After dropping in 2021 and 2022, the sector is showing signs of life. According to industry...

Q2 M&A Roundup: Latham Back on Top

M&A activity continued to slump during the second quarter. Technology companies, which are often a primary driver of activity, continue to stagnate, with Goldman Sachs analyst Sam Britton predicting...

KKR Takes Circor Private as Defense Spending Soars Worldwide

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. announced it will be taking private Circor International in a deal valued at $1.6 billion. The machinery maker builds flow-control devices, such as pumps...

Fore! PGA Tour/LIV Golf Deal Could Face Danger

Capitol Hill is seeking to drive the PGA-LIV merger into the rough due to antitrust and geopolitical concerns. Launching a probe into the deal, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), chair...

Rock on: Kustom Entertainment Goes Public

As concert ticket sales boom to record heights, Digital Ally, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Kustom Entertainment, Inc. would go public via a SPAC acquisition. The deal values the...