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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday February 06, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Goodwin: Everbridge to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo for $1.5 Billion
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Public M&A team advised Qatalyst Partners as investment bank to Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVBG) in its agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024, subject to shareholder approval and regulatory clearances. A 25-day "go-shop" period allows Everbridge to seek certain qualifying a  more

Goodwin: Novo Holdings to Acquire Catalent in All-Cash $16.5 Billion Transaction
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Private Equity and Public M&A teams advised Novo Holdings in its entry into a merger agreement with Catalent, Inc. (NYSE: CTLT) under which Novo Holdings will acquire Catalent in an all-cash transaction that values Catalent at $16.5 billion on an enterprise value basis. The merger is expected to close towards the end of calendar year 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by C  more

Greenberg Traurig Adds Veteran Intellectual Property Litigator David Magee to Growing Boston Office
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expands its Intellectual Property (IP) & Technology and IP Litigation practices with the addition of David Magee as a shareholder in Boston. With over two decades of experience, Magee is an experienced commercial attorney with a particular emphasis on representing technology and life science clients in IP matters, including patent litigation, licensing, and c  more

Healey Driscoll Administration Celebrates Literacy Launch Initiative
RANDOLPH, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Today the Healey-Driscoll administration celebrated their new initiative, Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 through Grade 3 with students, educators, and early-literacy advocates at the Martin Young Elementary School in Randolph. This new multi-year strategy aims to improve early literacy education by expanding access to high-quality, evidence-based reading instruc  more

Mass. Auditor: 'Audit of Bristol County Sheriff's Office - Review of Healthcare and Inmate Deaths'
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-1471-3J) on Feb. 2, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Bristol County Sheriff's Office--A Review of Healthcare and Inmate Deaths." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY ...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY ...10 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE ...16 1. The Bristol County Sheriff's Office did not ensure th  more

Mass. Auditor: 'Audit of Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Steamship Authority'
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2022-0587-3A) on Feb. 5, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY ...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY ...5 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE ...9 1. The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authori  more

Mass. Revenue Dept.: January Revenue Collections Total $3.594 Billion
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued the following news release: Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder today announced that preliminary revenue collections for January totaled $3.594 billion, $268 million or 6.9% less than actual collections in January 2023, and $263 million or 6.8% below benchmark.[1] FY2024 year-to-date collections totaled approximately $21.460 billion, which is $212 million or 1.0% less than collect  more

MassMutual Introduces New Municipal Bond Mutual Funds, Clinton Investment Management Selected as Subadviser
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, a life insurance company, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: MassMutual Investments today announced the introduction of three new open-end municipal bond mutual funds to its MassMutual Funds mix and its selection of Clinton Investment Management, LLC (CIM) as the subadviser. "These launches represent an important milestone and reflect continued consistency in our efforts to expand and grow our MassMutual  more

MIT, Applied Materials, and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub to Bring 200mm Advanced Research Capabilities to MIT.nano
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * State-of-the-art toolset will bridge academic innovations and industry pathways to scale for semiconductors, microelectronics, and other critical technologies. * * * The following is a joint announcement from MIT and Applied Materials, Inc. MIT and Applied Materials, Inc., announced an agreement today that, together with a grant to MIT from the Northeast Microelectronics  more