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Guidepost Growth Equity Leads Sale of ActiveViam

Choate represented Quartet Financial Services (a.k.a. ActiveViam) and its private equity sponsor Guidepost Growth Equity, in the sale of ActiveViam, a data analytics company that offers a range of analytics and services for financial institutions.

2024 Hart-Scott-Rodino Requirements

Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing thresholds will be adjusted upward effective March 6, 2024, and for parties involved in a merger or acquisition these adjustments may affect whether a company is required to make a premerger notification filing in any given transaction.

Thirdera, a Sunstone Partners Portfolio Company, Acquired by Cognizant

Choate represented Sunstone Partners and its portfolio company, Thirdera, in the sale of Thirdera to Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH).

CPBS Holdings Acquired by Avantik

Choate represented Copley Equity Partners and its portfolio company, CPBS Holdings, in the sale of CPBS Holdings to Avantik, an integrated medical products and services provider to anatomic pathology, histology, and dermatology laboratories.

DOXA Insurance Holdings to be Acquired by Goldman Sachs

Choate represented Century Equity Partners in the sale of its portfolio company, DOXA Insurance Holdings, to Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

FTC Files Antitrust Charges Against a Private Equity Sponsor

The current FTC leadership has been making strong statements against private equity roll-ups across industry sectors, and on September 21, 2023, acted on this rhetoric by suing a large health care provider in Texas, along with its founding private equity sponsor.

Guidepost Growth Equity Makes $25M Investment in Intellum

Choate represented Guidepost Growth Equity, a leading core growth equity firm that partners with entrepreneur-led application and infrastructure software, and tech-enabled and data services companies, in its $25M minority growth equity investment in Intellum, a leading enterprise learning management system.

FTC Proposal for New HSR Rules Will Dramatically Increase Time and Cost of Premerger Filings

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Department of Justice (DOJ), recently published proposed rules aimed at radically expanding the information that goes into a Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing. By the FTC’s estimate, the time required to complete an HSR filing will increase, on average, by 107 hours.

Guidepost Growth Equity Makes Significant Minority Growth Investment in ClassWallet

Choate represented Guidepost Growth Equity in its significant minority growth investment in ClassWallet, a leading digital wallet purchasing and reimbursement platform for public funds.