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May 2024
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Squarespace’s $6.9B Takeover, First of M...

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Private equity has $2.6 trillion in dry powder to put to work, is Squarespace at the top of a long shopping list?


(00:21) Jason Moser and Dylan Lewis discuss:


- Permira private equity’s plans to take website-builder Squarespace private at $6.9B.

- The Biden administration’s reported plans to raise tariffs on EVs, solar equipment, and medical supplies, and why automakers in China aren’t too concerned.


(14:54) The internet economy is all about eyeballs. Fool analyst Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey take a look at Pubmatic, an advertising company creating trillions of impressions per quarter and facing off against some trillion dollar companies.


Companies discussed: SQSP, SCHW, PUBM, TTD, MSFT, NFLX


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Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Jason Moser, Asit Sharma, Ricky Mulvey,

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Dan Boyd

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