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"One of the members of that panel, John Sculley, former CEO of Apple and President of Pepsi, chimed in about the ways the private sector could fill those gaps because he had recently brought his decades of business experience to the health space. In fact, he contends that in the health care world, he’s found his calling because so many of the problems are fixable." via Forbes.

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"Jana Mercereau, head of corporate mergers and acquisitions for Great Britain, said: 'The increasing focus on domestic markets will intensify the competition for an ever-shrinking pool of targets, making it harder to deliver a deal without harming shareholder value. British companies have instead benefited from taking a more internationalist stance by targeting foreign businesses, despite Brexit uncertainties still looming large and the weakness of the pound.'" via City AM

QOTD from the booming Real Estate Tech sector: Early adopters have to deal more with bugs, compatibility and other issues. I prefer to keep my working systems unaltered until a new technology is proven to save time, money, effort or all. I then transition into greater effectiveness, not increased aggravation. We continually add small improvements that have been shown by others to be helpful. - Roger Blankenship, Flipping America

One-to-watch is a commission-free trading app Robinhood which has quadrupled its valuation in about a year to more than $5 billion. Recently, the start-up announced it had raised $363 million in capital, bringing its total valuation to $5.6 billion. The app is now about one-third the size of E-Trade Financial, which is valued at close to $17 billion. It was unclear to outsiders how the app was generating the bulk of its revenues, which was later revealed to be a tiered mont...hly fee for a premium trading product and the interest it makes on uninvested customer cash. #AdvisorsOfChoice #SoftwareMand See more

According to VentureBeat, E-SPORTS will heat-up this season after Epic Sports the creators of the hit game Fortnite, announced they will drop 100 million in prizes into this year’s tournaments. This should S-P-E-L-L some pretty big excitement for gamers, considering that last year the top 10 games only gave out just over 91 million combined. #AdvisorsOfChoice #SoftwareMandA

"We are pleased to announce Atlas Technology Group's role as exclusive financial advisor to Learnosity on its significant investment from global, technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures. Learnosity is the leading global provider of SaaS-based tools for authoring, delivering, and analyzing digital assessments. Its B2B customers include education publishers and learning management system providers serving K-12, higher-education, adult/vocational, and corporate learning markets. "This represents Atlas Technology Group's 12th announced transaction through the first five months of 2018."

"Money is pouring into the U.S. economy and in turn helping provide support for the otherwise struggling stock market. "If current conditions persist, corporations are likely this year to inject more than $2.5 trillion into what UBS strategists term "flow" the combination of share buybacks, dividends, and mergers and acquisitions activity. "The development comes as companies find themselves awash in cash, thanks primarily to years of stashing away profits plus the benefits of a $1.5 trillion tax break this year that slashed corporate rates and encouraged firms to bring back money idling overseas. Companies have nearly $2.5 trillion in cash parked domestically, according to the Federal Reserve, and as much as $3.5 trillion overseas, various estimates have shown." via CNBC

"Giovanna Burns, a VP with Meridian Capital, plays an essential role in transaction execution and supports the Seattle-based firm's business development initiatives. She has provided advisory services to middle-market companies across various industries on transactions including buy-side and sell-side engagements, IPOs, debt issuances and growth equity raises. "We caught up with Burns to learn more about the basics of investment banking for the second installment of PitchBook's M&A 101 series." via PitchBook

Atlas Tech Reads via CNBC on 5/22: Global dealmaking on pace to smash record books, already above $2 trillion this year. "Worldwide deal-making surged to the $2 trillion mark this week, adding to the all-time record pace already set this quarter.... "Tax cuts set the stage for the recent boom in deals as companies put extra savings to work. "This week kicked off with a standout ‘Merger Monday,’ including GE's $11.1 billion deal to merge its transportation business with U.S. manufacturer Wabtec.

Atlas Tech Reads via CNBC on 5/22: Global dealmaking on pace to smash record books, already above $2 trillion this year. "Worldwide deal-making surged to the $2 trillion mark this week, adding to the all-time record pace already set this quarter.... "Tax cuts set the stage for the recent boom in deals as companies put extra savings to work. "This week kicked off with a standout ‘Merger Monday,’ including GE's $11.1 billion deal to merge its transportation business with U.S. manufacturer Wabtec.

"Why do companies choose to acquire rather than form a partnership? And when they do decide to buy another firm, what makes them choose one target over another? Wharton research reveals that companies pursue M&A when there are both internal synergies at work as well as network synergies. Research on mergers and acquisitions has typically focused on exploring internal synergies where the deal generates value by combining the internal assets that each firm owns and controls."

"Worldwide deal-making surged to the $2 trillion mark this week, adding to the all-time record pace already set this quarter." via CNBC

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