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Osborne Clarke is pleased to announce that it has advised Cerve on its successful £3.5M Seed Round, led by SuperSeed and joined by Zenith Ventures, Ponderosa Ventures, and The First Thirty. Cerve, a pioneering company in the food industry, aims to address the critical issues of food waste and food security by providing standardised, accurate, and real-time data solutions. This cross-jurisdictional deal was a collaborative effort between Osborne Clarke - UK and Osborne Clarke - Sweden offices, in cooperation with Israeli firm Shibolet. The Swedish team was led by Mikael Nelson, while the UK team was headed by Justin Starling. The wider team consisted of Emma Charlton (UK), Sian Daly(UK), Beatrice Suomela (SE) and Magdalena Jener (SE). Read the full story here > https://lnkd.in/eTJK3Krz #FutureofFood #Digitalisation #FoodSecurity #TransformativeTech

🚨 TPG and Blackstone Eye Bausch + Lomb in $14 Billion Deal 🏥 Private equity giants TPG and Blackstone are reportedly bidding to acquire Bausch + Lomb, valuing the eye-care company at $14 billion. The potential acquisition reflects growing interest in the healthcare sector, as investors seek resilient, high-growth opportunities. 💡 Why it matters: This deal could further reshape the healthcare landscape, highlighting the increasing appeal of private markets in essential industries like eye care. 📩 Stay ahead of these developments: asstmgmtbrief.com #PrivateEquity #Healthcare #BauschLomb #Blackstone #TPG #AsstMgmtBrief

Roberts & Ryan - Corporate Access Series *For Institutional Investors* We're excited to share our calendar of upcoming events: April 30th: Rexford Industrial (NYSE: REXR) May 6th: Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) May 7th: Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) May 22nd: Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) Format - 45min Zoom webinar Participating investors are always encouraged to ask their own questions Reach out to me if you're interested in joining *All events are listed on CorpAxe* #corporateaccess #investorcall #investoraccess #institutionalinvestors #nondealroadshow #NDR #capitalmarkets #veteranownedbusiness #veteransupport

Sidetrade discussed in detail the highly promising acquisition of SHS Viveon. This deal once again confirms Sidetrade's ability to seize M&A opportunities likely to boost its organic growth potential at prices far removed from market standards. #SidetradeALeader

Mergermarket spoke with Moelis’s Justin Craig following Mars’ announced acquisition of Kellanova, the largest food sector deal in North America in nearly a decade. Justin notes that the rise of weight loss medications and stricter antitrust regulations could impact further M&A in snacks, but this deal may still signal a resurgence in food industry dealmaking. #MergersAndAcquisitions #FoodIndustry #IndustryInsight Click to read the full article: https://bit.ly/4cV0tMu

In a transaction led by Dominic Davis, Tim Roberts, Silvana Van der Velde and Dan Wood, and in collaboration with Investec's Scott Alexander Williams, William Godfrey and Mary Martin, we advised UK-based learning technology company Think Learning and its shareholders on the sale of the business to Totara, a Tenzing portfolio company. With Totara forecasting strong continued growth in the next few years, the acquisition is part of the company’s ambition to boost its healthcare market reach outside of North America and enhance customer-driven innovation in learning solutions. Think Learning, which was already a long-standing partner of Totara, will now benefit from the group’s global resources and expertise to further its public sector and healthcare specialisms and diversify its client portfolio. For the full story, read our press release: https://bsalmon.us/4fN4rsw #Corporate #Healthcare #LearningTechnology

Altaris, LLC, a private equity firm, agreed to acquire Sharecare, a digital health company, for $540m. “Today’s announcement not only delivers value for Sharecare’s stockholders but also will result in exciting opportunities for our employees and customers. This transaction is an important step forward to enable the continued growth and evolution of Sharecare, and further strengthens us as we deploy our innovative technology across the healthcare sector," Brent Layton, Sharecare CEO. Sharecare (led by Brent Layton, Jeff Arnold, Justin Ferrero and Carrie Ratliff) is advised by Houlihan Lokey, MTS Health Partners, King & Spalding, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (led by Dan Neff, Mark Gordon and Meng Lu). Altaris, LLC (led by Daniel Tully, George Aitken-Davies, Lana Dweik and Chuck Mullens) is advised by Kirkland & Ellis. #MergersAcquisitionsDivestitures #PrivateEquity #HealthCare #Technology

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De Heus changes its management structure. Since 2007 Co and Koen de Heus have fulfilled the role of CEO within the De Heus family business. Their ambition is to further grow the company in a sustainable way. To achieve this, it has been decided to make some changes to the management model. https://lnkd.in/eJWUDXkF #deheus #dpc #members #poultrybusiness #poultrynetwork

Mars could acquire Kellanova as part of portfolio overhaul, potentially signaling larger industry rebound in M&A activity https://lnkd.in/e_HY6MAi #BankingAndFinanceNews #MergersAcqusitions #Business #Services #Finance #Markets Please Repost