Heather West

Sr. Managing Editor, U.S. News at @pitchbook

[Heather West @hkheather]

⁦@celinehalioua⁩, founder of ⁦@loyalfordogs⁩, talks about her company’s goal to extend the lifespan of dogs with a drug that reduces the risk of multiple age-related diseases at the same tim⁦e. ⁦@NeueHouse⁩ ⁦#AtlanticProgress #longevity

[Heather West @hkheather]

Lab-grown meat is approaching commercialization. After a $400m funding round, ⁦@upsidefoods⁩ is making the rounds, including this visit by ⁦@SciencEric⁩ to ⁦@ChabotSpace⁩ on a Friday night. Q&A from audience included queries on ethics and regulatory approvals.

[Heather West @hkheather]

@dansaltzstein 2002 on UES. I was renting a room from a 90-yr-old woman who was always out salsa dancing and ate every meal out. One night I use her (untouched) kitchenette to make marinara sauce. She comes home and I hear, “What’s that smell?! Is that gah-lic? I hate gah-lic!”

[Mergermarket @Mergermarket]

What does @Uber's recent interest in acquiring @Grubhub say about what's next for the crowded food delivery market?
#MnA #Buyers

[Heather West @hkheather]

@mwandress and I look at how startups are asking their #VC backers to cede their control rights in order to access government funding. #PPP #affiliate #SBA

[Mergermarket @Mergermarket]

Startups are increasingly asking their venture backers to waive control rights so they can access government loans and are looking at less-than-optimal funding instruments in a bid to stay afloat. https://t.co/4RWfIOpigM

[Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum]

@viet_t_nguyen Goodnight Zoom

[Heather West @hkheather]

“I personally don’t want #CFIUS to be a data privacy regulator,” says Thomas Feddo, Asst Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security. @BerkLawBusiness

[Heather West @hkheather]

“We are not trying to stifle benign investment,” says Thomas Feddo with the US Department of Treasury at the 2020 Forum on M&A and Governance. Around 6% of cases run into #CFIUS problems. @BerkLawBusiness

[Heather West @hkheather]

This building in West #Oakland was erected in 10 days. The company that developed it, @FactoryOS, used #modularconstruction. Learn more about this growing #trend to combat the #affordablehousing crisis, and the M&A implications here: https://t.co/y6vzy4zDHD

#MergermarketPredicts

[Heather West @hkheather]

“I think activism has peaked as a strategy,” said Jason Greenberg with Jefferies at #MIGlobal. The universe of poorly run public companies is shrinking, he notes.

[Heather West @hkheather]

Tim Ferriss leads discussion on the potential for psychedelics to treat mental illness. Speaker @ayeletw notes their potential to treat the “mundane PTSD of a long marriage.” #MIGlobal

[Heather West @hkheather]

Forget cat cafes. #MIGlobal offers the latest health and wellness trend: puppy playtime. Reduce blood pressure and lift your mood.

[Heather West @hkheather]

Leaders of Goldman Sachs, Viacom, General Mills, EY, Siemens USA at #MIGlobal discuss importance of company culture, authentic communication strategies. David Solomon chooses Instagram over Twitter.

[Heather West @hkheather]

Carlos Martinez @ypoons2000 and @Mergermarket’s Mexico City team report on the #MexicoForum. Story here: https://t.co/V80ogfh6tg

[Heather West @hkheather]

Olivier Hache @olh71 with @EYMexico notes in the Global Capital Confidence Barometer: In the face of shifting trade policies and political uncertainties, “companies are increasing the frequency of their portfolio reviews, with divestitures as their primary focus.” #MexicoForum

[Heather West @hkheather]

Amb Antonio Garza @aogarza, speaking on panel at #MexicoForum says investor confidence is still not quite there. “We will be in an extended period of uncertainty with this (US) administration.”

[Heather West @hkheather]

I wish every event started with chilaquiles. The Mexico M&A and Private Equity Forum kicks off. #MexicoForum @AcurisEvents @Mergermarket

[Heather West @hkheather]

@Mergermarket's #LosAngeles bureau is one to watch. Check out scoop by Dayna Fields @MyChiFriends, Troy Hooper @WestCoastScribe and @hkheather on #middlemarket Intrepid Investment Bankers and its talks to sell to MUFG Union Bank. https://t.co/8Hy7gy0W33

[Mergermarket @Mergermarket]

Over the last seven years, St. Louis-based @Enterprise has spent more than $2bn acquiring car-share businesses, insurance technology firms, car rental companies and franchises. @WestCoastScribe reports on how Enterprise is driving innovation through #MnA: https://t.co/hvJ3PCcNFR

[Heather West @hkheather]

Thanks to our panelists @KunalCAgarwal with @mozilla, David S. Kim with @EYnews, Julian Perlmutter with @QylurSystems and Abishek Shukla with @GEVentures. We discussed how legacy businesses stay relevant in these quickly evolving times. #MMTech18 #Mergermarket #IIOT #AI https://t.co/y3MmFvpobT

[Acuris Events @AcurisEvents]

How hungry are old industries for #tech innovation? We find out during panel two of #MMTech18