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Healthcare Heats Up As Investors Turn Eyes From Memes And Crypto
Healthcare Heats Up As Investors Turn Eyes From Memes And Crypto
June 04, 2021  |  Healthcare

Within a market that is enthralled by meme stocks and consumed by crypto, the deal flow within the healthcare sector took a noticeable jump this...

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M&A Deals Hit Record Levels; SPACs Aid Surge
M&A Deals Hit Record Levels; SPACs Aid Surge
June 04, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have set record amounts for three months in a row, the latest being May. Reuters reported on Friday (June 4)...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Mexico Payments Firm Prosa Seeks Buyer; United Bankshares To Purchase Community Bankers Trust Corporation
Today In Digital-First Banking: Mexico Payments Firm Prosa Seeks Buyer; United Bankshares To Purchase Community...
June 03, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Mexico’s Prosa is looking for a buyer that will pony up more than $1 billion, while United Bankshares has...

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United Bankshares Buys Community Bankers Trust
United Bankshares Buys Community Bankers Trust
June 03, 2021  |  Banking

United Bankshares, the parent company of United Bank, has entered into a merger agreement with Community Bankers Trust, the parent company of Essex Bank, the...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: European Nations Want More Control Over Big Tech Mergers; US Treasury Official Anticipates Strong Support For Global Minimum Tax
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: European Nations Want More Control Over Big Tech Mergers; US Treasury...
June 01, 2021  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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First Midwest Merges With Old National In $6.5 Billion Deal
First Midwest Merges With Old National In $6.5 Billion Deal
June 01, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Chicago’s First Midwest Bank and Indiana’s Old National Bank have signed a $6.5 billion definitive merger agreement to create a midwestern financial institution (FI) with...

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SoFi Will Go Public June 1 Following SPAC Merger
SoFi Will Go Public June 1 Following SPAC Merger
May 28, 2021  |  IPO

Online FinTech startup Social Finance, otherwise known as SoFi, is expected to go public June 1 following a merger Friday (May 28) with a special...

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US Banks, Installment Payments, On-Demand Payroll Top This Week’s News
US Banks, Installment Payments, On-Demand Payroll Top This Week’s News
May 21, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw a report that U.S. banks could end up cutting as many as 200,000 jobs. Also, new insights have emerged...

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Deal Pipeline For Slumping IPOs And SPACs Suggests Rebound May Be Coming
Deal Pipeline For Slumping IPOs And SPACs Suggests Rebound May Be Coming
May 21, 2021  |  IPO

The PYMNTS IPO/SPAC Tracker finds relatively muted announcements of public listings in the payments/financial services space, with a bit more than two dozen bank listings...

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