Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly attended Wall Street Journal's "All Things Digital" conference wearing a T-Shirt that read "quiet period" on the front and "can't answer questions" on the back. This follows the controversy surrounding the interview given by Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com (another company that has filed for an IPO), to the New York Times. "Perhaps Marc Benioff should have had a similar t-shirt made up . . . and then stuffed in his mouth," says David Hornik, a venture capitalist with August Capital.
Ernst & Young and Avendus claim the No.2 & No.3 slots Citi , which advised the $2 Billion acquisition of the Indian business of American Tower Corporation by Brookfield, topped the Venture Intelligence League Table for Transaction Advisors to M&A Deals during H1 2024. Ernst & Young stood second advising 8 deals worth $1.5 billion. Avendus followed with 7 deals worth $1.2 billion. KPMG ($1.1 billion across 5 deals) and JM Financial ($900 million across 4 deals) completed the top five. The Venture Intelligence League Tables , the first such initiative exclusively tracking transactions involving India-based companies, are based on the value of PE and M&A transactions advised by Financial and Legal Advisory firms. Among the other larger M&A deals in H1 2024 (other than the ATC-Brookfield deal) , Ernst & Young, KPMG and Deloitte advised $1.1 Billion acquisition in PNC Infratech 12 Road Projects by Highways Infrastructure Tr...