The M&A Dealmaker

July 2023 issue of The Dealmaker

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Welcome to the July 2023 issue of The Dealmaker.

Global M&A activity will likely rise in the second half of 2023 as investors and executives look to balance short-term risks with their long-term business transformation strategies, according to 2023 Global M&A Industry Trends Outlook.

Here are some of the articles that our colleagues found interesting. Enjoy the reading and please send us ideas and comments:

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5 big trends shaping VC investing today

US startups have progressed precariously through 2023, and several signs point to more trouble ahead if dealmaking and fundraising conditions continue to tighten and exit markets remain closed, according to the Q2 2023 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.
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Herd mentality is alive and well as VCs chase AI craze

AI startups have seemingly defied the overall decline in VC funding of the past 18 months, collectively raising $15.5 billion this year, according to PitchBook data.
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Bain to buy 90% stake in Adani Capital and Adani Housing

U.S.-based investment firm Bain Capital said on Sunday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 90% of Adani Capital and Adani Housing, buying out all of the Adani family's private investments in the company.
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India's Tata chooses UK for $5 bln Jaguar Land Rover gigafactory

India's Tata Group will build an electric vehicle battery plant in Britain to supply its Jaguar Land Rover factories, delivering a major boost for a UK car industry in need of domestic battery production to help secure its future.
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Artificial intelligence boom generates optimism in tech sector as stocks soar

US tech companies started the year in the doldrums, beset by a cost overhang from excessively zealous pandemic hiring sprees and fears about the impact of rising interest rates. Things were looking grim – then along came artificial intelligence (AI).
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Bain Capital Steps On The Gas With Third India Deal This Year

US-based Bain Capital, which has been one of the less aggressive among the bulge-bracket global private equity peers active in India but stepped up its activities over the last 12-15 months, has struck its second deal in the country in as many months and the third since January.
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Wealthy investors return to Asian property as retail, tourism climb

Retail property has bucked the wider trend of quarterly falls for Asian property markets, with indications that investors are favouring the sectors’ low valuation, while high net worth individual HNW.
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UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover to become wealth management behemoth

UBS (UBSG.S) completed its emergency takeover of embattled local rival Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) on Monday, forging a Swiss banking and wealth management giant with a $1.6 trillion balance sheet.
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