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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

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Around the turn of the century, Autonomy Corporation was one of the darlings of the UK technology industry, specializing in knowledge management and enterprise search. Rather than selling software to customers, HP said, Autonomy had been selling them hardware at a loss, then booking the sales as software licensing revenue.

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LinkSquares benefits from the legal tech boom with a fresh $100M

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Demonstrating that there’s a robust market for contract management solutions, LinkSquares , a company developing intelligent software that helps brands maintain and ink new contracts, today announced that it raised $100 million in Series C financing led by G Squared. ” Growing market. . ” Growing market.

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Unlocking the M&A code: 5 factors that can make (or break) a deal

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Frank Roe Contributor Share on Twitter Frank Roe is CEO of SmartBear , a provider of software development and visibility tools. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have long been a driving force for companies seeking exponential growth, gaining market share and creating shareholder value. However, this may not always be the case.

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Whose Your Landlord raises $2.1M for its rental review and data service

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Per Ezeugwu, WYL was founded back in 2015 and raised $1.1 The startup charges building owners $2 per unit, per month for its software, a figure that Ezeugwu said can be discounted for larger contract volumes. Let’s see how quickly it can scale its software incomes. million over a roughly seven-year period.

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The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of the year

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Even though Nvidia’s $40 billion bid to shake up enterprise computing by acquiring chip designer ARM has fallen apart, the merger and acquisition (M&A) boom of 2021 looks set to continue in 2022, perhaps matching the peaks of 2015, according to a report from risk management advisor Willis Towers Watson. Perforce Software buys Puppet.

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Battery Ventures Sees AI’s Massive Impact On Tech, And It’s Here Already

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Battery has made investments in Arize , Weaviate and Galileo in technologies that assist companies with model management and performance. Thakker joined Battery in 2015 to build out its infrastructure, data and cloud practice. And so, we’re seeing this innovation fully impact productivity in the tech sector.”

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Use IRS Code Section 1202 to sell your multimillion-dollar startup tax-free

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Using a QSB can eliminate capital gains tax due on the future business sale if the company is established and stock issued pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 1202. The corporation may not have gross assets in excess of $50 million in fair market value at the time the stock is issued.