Report says the majority of family business transfers fail
The $240 million IPO of Lightspeed POS was the largest of eight issues in the first quarter
Alabama-based Colonial Bank had acquired hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fraudulent mortgages
More strong deal activity expected in the year ahead
But uncertainty about interest rates, the continuing Brexit saga and global trade tension clouds the outlook for 2019
A surge in the energy, real estate and health-care sectors drove deal activity in the first half of the year
A significant percentage of women remain concerned about the impact starting a family would have on their careers
Report suggests banks must ensure they’re keeping up with “increasingly sophisticated adversaries” and “rapidly evolving technologies”
The firm was found to have violated the audit rules in connection with its audit of U.S. brokerage firm Merrill Lynch
One bright spot so far this year is the artificial intelligence sector, which saw record investment activity in the first half