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  • 10/14/26: Faraday Future Announces That It Has Signed a Definitive Agreement with FFR to Combine FFAI’s Full Robotics Business at Approx. $200 Million Valuation and $2.246 Per Share, Representing Approximately 50 Percent Premium
    LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) (“Faraday Future,” “FF,” or the “Company”), a California-based global Embodied AI (“EAI”) ecosystem company, today announced that it has signed definitive agreements with FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. (NASDAQ: FFR) (renamed from AIxCrypto Holdings, Inc. and AIXC) for FFR to acquire FFAI’s full robotics ecosystem business at an agreed valuation of approximately $200 million. The transaction advances the partie - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/14/26: Payward to Acquire Saldo Bank, Expanding Payward Banking Across Europe
    CHEYENNE, Wyo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Payward, Inc. ("Payward"), a unified financial infrastructure platform, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Saldo Finance Oy, a Finnish holding company whose subsidiary, Saldo Bank UAB (“Saldo Bank”), is a digital-first specialized bank licensed in Lithuania with passporting across five European markets. The acquisition marks the next major step in the buildout of Payward Banking, the money layer of Payward's financial infrastructure - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/14/26: Everli's Asset-Light Marketplace Brings Italy's 13 Largest Grocers Online
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Everli Global Inc. (“Everli”), a leading e-grocery marketplace and delivery platform in Italy, today outlined the business model behind its retail network. Everli operates exclusively in Italy in over 60 provinces and has partnered with more than 95 retailers, including the 13 largest grocers in Italy, such as Lidl, Coop, Conad, Carrefour, and Esselunga. Everli's platform offers access to products from more than 1,150 stores across the country. Everli has entered into - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: Porch Group Announces Agreement to Acquire Allied Trust
    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Porch Group, Inc. (“Porch Group”, “Porch” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PRCH), a new kind of homeowners insurance company, today announced that Porch Insurance Reciprocal Exchange (the “Reciprocal”) and Porch Group have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Allied Trust’s insurance carrier and managing general agency, respectively. Allied Trust is a regional insurance carrier operating in Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina and North Carolina. Louisiana represented - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: United States Stove Company Joins World Marketing of America, Uniting Heating Brands on One Platform
    MILL CREEK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United States Stove Company joins World Marketing of America, uniting residential and portable heating brands on one platform. - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: Advance Notice, Fair Warning: Delaware Court Says Bylaw Provisions Aren’t Moving Targets
    As most public companies prepare for their director nomination window to open between December and February, the Delaware courts have delivered a timely reminder: Advance notice bylaws are important tools for boards facing shareholder activism, but only when their requirements are clear and their enforcement is grounded in the bylaws’ text. In ATG Capital Opportunities […] - Source: Cooley M&A
  • 10/13/26: Jasco Acquires Zooz to Accelerate Growth of Smart Home Division
    OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jasco, a leader in consumer electronics, connected home solutions, and lighting products, today announced the acquisition of Zooz, a highly respected innovator in the smart home industry known for its expertise in Z-Wave products and strong reputation among enthusiasts, integrators, and connected home consumers. The acquisition represents another important milestone in Jasco’s long-term strategic growth plan as the company continues to expand its smart home portf - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: Argano Advances Salesforce and AI Capabilities with Acquisition of Oktana
    PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Argano, the world’s first and largest Global Specialist Consultancy exclusively focused on the design and delivery of High-Performance Business Operations with an AI-forward approach to transformation, today announced the acquisition of Oktana Corporation (“Oktana”), a Salesforce Summit Partner specializing in Data & AI and digital engineering. Oktana’s expertise across Salesforce Agentforce, Data Cloud, Snowflake, MuleSoft, and the broader Salesforce ecosystem - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: Generational Group Advises Clearwater Construction & Management, LLC in its Sale to Kelso Industries
    DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Generational Group facilitates the sale of Clearwater Construction & Management, LLC to Kelso Industries. - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: ORS Nasco Acquires Techniweld & PowerWeld and Three Essendant Brands
    ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ORS Nasco ("ORS"), a wholesaler of industrial maintenance, repair, and operations products and a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. ("Wynnchurch"), today announced the acquisitions of Techniweld & PowerWeld and the Boardwalk, GEN, and Windsoft proprietary brands from Essendant, a portfolio company of Sycamore Partners. Techniweld is a Canadian wholesaler of welding products serving distributors with gas and arc welding equipment, filler metals, sa - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: LTC’s SHOP Momentum Continues with $95 Million in New Acquisitions
    WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $LTC #LTC--LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE: LTC) (“LTC” or the “Company”), a real estate investment trust specializing in seniors housing and health care properties, today announced the acquisition of two communities in its seniors housing operating portfolio (“SHOP”) for $95 million, building on the Company’s recent progress and reinforcing its SHOP-focused external growth strategy.LTC’s year-to-date SHOP acquisitions now total over $830 million, representing more tha - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: Avanza + MedHQ Acquires Fulcrum Strategies, Adding Dedicated Payer Contracting Capabilities
    WESTCHESTER, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avanza + MedHQ, a leading provider of advisory, management, and administrative solutions to hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), outpatient care providers, and physicians throughout the United States, has acquired Fulcrum Strategies, an independent payer contracting firm. The acquisition adds a dedicated payer contracting capability to the integrated service delivery platform Avanza + MedHQ has built, scaling payer relations as one - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: ATL Partners Launches New Precise Aerospace & Defense Platform with Acquisition of Precise Metal Products from Staple Street Capital
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ATL Partners (“ATL”), a premier sector-focused private equity firm investing in commercial aerospace, national security, and transportation and logistics, today announced the formation of Precise Aerospace & Defense (“Precise A&D”), a new platform focused on building a scaled and vertically-integrated provider of mission critical, highly complex components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defense, and space end markets. Concurrently, ATL announced Precise A& - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: Carenet Health Acquires Orbita, Advancing AI-Powered Patient Engagement for Healthcare Providers
    SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Acquisitions--Carenet Health (Carenet), the engagement, navigation, and clinical execution partner to more than 400 of America's leading payers, providers, and health technology and services companies, today announced the acquisition of Orbita, an AI-powered patient engagement and communication platform serving health systems and specialty provider groups. The move deepens Carenet's technology and AI infrastructure to orchestrate support where healthcare consumer journeys often - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: martinwolf Advises Digital BackOffice on Sale to Acture Solutions
    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--martinwolf, a leading lower middle market M&A advisor exclusively focused on IT, announced today that it advised Digital BackOffice, a managed IT, managed firewall, and cloud services firm, on its sale to Acture Solutions, a managed IT service provider serving K–12 educational and regional organizations across the Northeast. “With both companies largely focused on serving public sector agencies—particularly schools—Digital BackOffice is a natural fit for - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: Agilent to Acquire Proscia, Advancing AI-Enabled Digital Pathology and Scientific Intelligence
    SANTA CLARA, Calif. & PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Proscia®, a provider of digital pathology software for clinical and life-sciences customers, in an all-cash transaction valued at $240 million in cash at closing and up to an additional $30 million based on achieving future performance milestones. Proscia is a leading independent provider of enterprise digital pathology software, serving - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/13/26: Total Sanitation Services Expands into Alabama with Acquisition of Spanky's Portable Toilets
    DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Total Sanitation Services (“TSS”), a Trivest Partners-backed provider of portable sanitation rentals and related services across North America, today announced its acquisition of Spanky's Portable Toilets (“Spanky's”), a Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based provider of portable sanitation services. The acquisition marks TSS's expansion into Alabama and further strengthens its growing family of brands across the United States and Canada. Spanky's is an establish - Source: Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News
  • 10/08/26: Supermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanish within a decade

    Talks between Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have set industry tongues wagging, with analysts saying the market is ripe for change

    They may be two of the most recognisable brands in Britain, with a combined 188 years serving shoppers, but industry watchers agree that either Asda or Morrisons – or both – could disappear within a decade.

    This week, it emerged that Sainsbury’s and Morrisons – the UK’s second- and sixth-largest supermarket chains – had held merger talks between last November and February, before the larger player decided to walk away.

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  • 10/07/26: Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn

    Former Selfridges owners buy UK high street institution from long-term backer Stefano Pessina

    The Canadian family that once owned Selfridges department store has bought the UK pharmacy and beauty retailer Boots for $8.9bn (£6.74bn).

    Wittington Investments, the holding company of the Weston family that controls the Loblaws grocery chain and Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy outlets in Canada, will own Boots’ UK and Irish retail operations and opticians chain, the No7 beauty brand and a franchise arm in Thailand.

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  • 10/07/26: Paramount Closes Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery to Form Skydance
    After a legal battle, the two Hollywood giants have become one. But the new company is saddled with debt, and in a memo to employees, its leaders hinted at cost cuts. - Source: NYT > Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • 10/06/26: Morrisons is not a must-do deal for Sainsbury’s

    Odds are good the CMA would approve of a supermarket merger. But does Sainsbury’s need Morrisons?

    Would competition regulators really smile upon a combination of Sainsbury’s and Morrisons? One must assume the two companies believed the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) would give a thumbs up if asked, otherwise they would not have initiated their now-aborted merger talks.

    It’s easy to list the arguments the duo could make. First, the combined market share of Sainsbury’s (15.2%, on the latest numbers from Worldpanel analysts) and Morrisons (8.4%) would still be less than that of mighty Tesco (27.8%). It would not be a case of leap-frogging the market leader, which was Sainsbury’s big idea back in 2018 when Asda was in its sights.

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  • 10/06/26: Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance

    David Ellison and ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz to oversee both film studios, HBO Max, CNN and CBS News as co-executives

    Paramount completed its $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday, consolidating some of the world’s most recognizable studios and news outlets after a bidding war with Netflix and months of legal turmoil.

    The new company, now called Skydance, will have David Ellison, the son of a billionaire tech mogul, at its helm, with the former CEO of Mattel, Ynon Kreiz, as co-executive. They will oversee Paramount and Warner Bros’ movie studios, HBO Max, CBS News and CNN.

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  • 10/05/26: CNN C.E.O. Mark Thompson Says He Will Stay On Under New Owner Skydance
    Mark Thompson told the network’s employees that he had faith that David Ellison, the chief executive of Skydance, would support “independent news that CNN has always stood for.” - Source: NYT > Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • 10/05/26: 5 Challenges David Ellison Faces as Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Merge
    The tech scion has given his combination of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount a new name: Skydance. Now he must make tough decisions about news, movies, streaming, sports and debt. - Source: NYT > Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • 10/05/26: Sainsbury’s and Morrisons ‘held talks this year’ on multibillion-pound merger

    Deal would have created a supermarket with a market share of 23.6%, still well behind Tesco’s 27.8%

    Sainsbury’s held merger talks with rival Morrisons this year to discuss a multibillion-pound deal that would have been the biggest shake-up for UK supermarkets in decades, according to reports.

    The two companies held exploratory negotiations, according to the Financial Times and Sky. It is believed they are no longer in live discussions.

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  • 10/05/26: Trump, Putin, Ukraine and an Oil Deal: 5 Takeaways
    A proposal to bolster relations with the Kremlin through the purchase of Russian energy assets is striking even for an administration that regularly mixes personal business interests with foreign policy. - Source: NYT > Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • 10/03/26: Can Xbox Make a Comeback?
    For a decade, Microsoft’s Xbox has placed third in the console wars. Now, as our reporter Zachary Small explains, Microsoft is placing its faith in a new C.E.O., Asha Sharma, an A.I. executive with no prior gaming experience. Can the shakeup help Xbox make a comeback? - Source: NYT > Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • 10/02/26: Mash-Up of Paramount and Warner Bros. Will Be Called Skydance
    David Ellison, the tech scion who will run the combined company, borrowed the name of his original entertainment company that reflects his love of aviation. On Friday, the C.E.O.s of Warner Bros. were told they would not stay on once the companies merged. - Source: NYT > Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • 10/01/26: David Ellison’s Vision for CNN: Same C.E.O and No Bari Weiss, for Now.
    David Ellison is negotiating to keep CNN’s chief executive, Mark Thompson, in place without oversight from Bari Weiss, the CBS editor in chief, when the networks’ parent companies merge. - Source: NYT > Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • 09/30/26: Mattel Chief Named Co-C.E.O. of Combined Paramount and Warner Bros.
    Ynon Kreiz, who will work alongside David Ellison at the merged company, helped turn Barbie into a blockbuster movie. - Source: NYT > Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • 09/30/26: Trump Media’s Merger With Nuclear Fusion Company Moves Closer to Completion
    A securities filing laid out the terms of the deal between Truth Social’s parent company and TAE Technologies, which was formally announced in December. - Source: NYT > Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • 09/30/26: Poundland management in talks to lead bid that could save 11,000 jobs

    Ex-Asda boss Andy Bond linked to plan, with buyout team understood to be negotiating with financial backer

    Poundland’s management team are in “advanced talks” to lead a bid for the ailing cut-price retailer that could save up to 11,000 jobs.

    The former Asda boss Andy Bond, who ran Poundland for a number of years from 2016 then stepped up to its former parent Pepco before leaving in 2025, is understood to be part of the negotiations to take on the business.

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  • 09/29/26: Paramount’s Streaming Chief Leaves Ahead of Warner Bros. Deal
    Cindy Holland’s departure clears the way for Casey Bloys, the HBO chairman, to have a leading role in the combined company’s streaming services. - Source: NYT > Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • 09/27/26: London’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzy

    Bumper fees paid in the year’s mergers and acquisitions spark anger over high City pay during cost of living crisis

    London’s investment bankers and lawyers have made more than £1bn from a frenzy of takeover deals this year, sparking anger over high City pay during the cost of living crisis.

    The value of mergers and acquisitions of UK stock market listed companies has surged 175% in 2026 to $132.9bn (£100bn), according to the London Stock Exchange, as overseas buyers snap up British companies at record pace.

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  • 09/24/26: Flash sale: AO snaps up camera seller Jessops from Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones

    Online electricals retailer says latest purchase continues to broaden its appeal beyond white goods, phones and TV

    The troubled camera retailer Jessops has changed hands after AO World acquired the business from the Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones.

    The online electrical retailer said on Thursday it had completed the acquisition of Jessops.

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  • 09/21/26: Spooky Season: Merger Agreements Rise From the Dead in Verisk Ruling
    The Delaware Court of Chancery’s recent decision in Verisk Analytics, Inc. v. ExactLogix, Inc. d/b/a AccuLynx.com sheds light on how the Delaware courts will interpret contractual language, balance equities and grant specific performance. The outcome of this case should move the specific performance provision out of the merger agreement’s “boilerplate” section and into the boardroom. […] - Source: Cooley M&A
  • 09/15/26: DOJ Announces ‘Historic’ $250 Million Penalty for HSR Filing Violations
    On August 26, 2026, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a proposed settlement with private equity firm KKR & Co. to resolve a complaint alleging repeated and “systemic” Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act violations. Under the settlement, KKR will pay a “historic” civil penalty of $250 million – “more than 20 times any prior HSR penalty,” […] - Source: Cooley M&A
  • 09/08/26: Choosing Your Corporate Home: A Trade-Off Guide for Founder-Led Tech Companies
    The choice of state of incorporation used to be handled quietly at formation or IPO and rarely revisited. Even as a handful of high-profile companies and commentators began questioning Delaware’s judge-made law and domicile dominance in 2024, it was unclear whether the sentiment would be temporary or make corporate domicile a more consequential decision. For […] - Source: Cooley M&A
  • 09/07/26: UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund

    Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’, signs deal amid fears over creeping privatisation of NHS

    Britain’s biggest private hospital operator has agreed to a £1bn takeover by a hedge fund manager known as “the Rottweiler” for his aggressive business tactics.

    Spire Healthcare, which owns the Claremont hospital in Sheffield and St Anthony’s hospital in south London, has agreed to a 250p a share offer by an investor group led by Toscafund Asset Management, which values the business at £1.03bn.

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  • 09/02/26: FTC, Requiring Divestitures, Approves Final Consent Decree in Ascension/AmSurg Deal
    On August 25, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had finalized a consent order resolving antitrust concerns arising from Ascension Health Alliance’s $3.9 billion acquisition of AmSurg. This order arrives against the backdrop of heightened FTC attention to the healthcare sector. In March 2026, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson directed the agency to form a Healthcare […] - Source: Cooley M&A
  • 09/01/26: London Stock Exchange to lose three more firms after takeover offers

    Latest purchases take value of deals to leave capital’s stock market this year past $100bn

    Three more London-listed companies are set to be taken over as the value of deals removing firms from the capital’s under-pressure stock market so far this year passes $100bn (£74bn).

    On Tuesday, Bodycote, the FTSE 250 industrials group that has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1972, agreed a £1.84bn takeover by the US private equity group Veritas.

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  • 08/30/26: AA could face £5bn takeover move by German insurer Allianz, reports claim

    Breakdown recovery group’s private equity owners reportedly in talks with various suitors to sell company

    The German-based financial services company ⁠Allianz is considering a £5bn takeover swoop for AA, ⁠the breakdown ⁠recovery ​group, Sky News has reported.

    Allianz was ‌one of a small number of parties holding talks with advisers to AA about a deal, Sky News said, adding that ‌the private equity outfit EQT was another bidder.

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  • 08/24/26: FTC Court Win Blocks Henkel’s Acquisition of Liquid Nails
    On August 17, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had secured a win in court to block the merger of two of the largest construction adhesive brands. The ruling is a significant triumph for the FTC and a useful data point for dealmakers evaluating how the agency is litigating – and where it is […] - Source: Cooley M&A
  • 08/13/26: Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley buys Harvey Nichols

    Frasers Group acquires majority of upmarket retailer’s sites from the administrators

    The owner of Sports Direct has bought Harvey Nichols out of administration after the upmarket department store chain warned it could run out of money if it did not find new funding.

    Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group said on Thursday it had bought the chain, which is headquartered at its store in Knightsbridge, for an undisclosed sum on the day it was put into administration. Sources said he had paid about £40m for Harvey Nichols, which has 1,200 employees and 13 stores.

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  • 08/11/26: Court Holds Revlon ‘Duties’ Don’t Apply to PBC in Change-of-Control Transaction
    Recently, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision of first impression addressing the fiduciary duties and standards of review applicable to a Delaware public benefit corporation (PBC) navigating a change-of-control transaction. In Drakes Landing Associates, L.P. v. Tilden Park Capital Management, L.P., C.A. No. 2025-0898-NAC (Del. Ch. July 29, 2026), Vice Chancellor Nathan Cook […] - Source: Cooley M&A
  • 08/06/26: Paramount concessions lead UK to approve takeover of Warner Bros

    Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says she will not intervene in £85bn deal after securing guarantees on Channel 5

    The UK culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said she will not intervene in Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, removing one of the remaining obstacles to the blockbuster deal.

    However, Paramount has made significant concessions to secure the UK government’s backing for the $110bn (£85bn) takeover, which will create a global media powerhouse and effectively bolster the influence of Paramount’s chief executive, David Ellison.

    Continue reading... - Source: Mergers and acquisitions | The Guardian
  • 08/06/26: EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US private equity firm

    Airline says it has accepted offer from Apollo Global Management after rival bidder Castlelake walks away

    EasyJet has formally agreed to a £5.7bn takeover from US private equity firm Apollo Global Management.

    The airline announced it had accepted a firm offer on Thursday after a rival bidder, Castlelake, said it would no longer pursue its attempted acquisition.

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  • 08/05/26: Soriot should explain the curious case of AstraZeneca’s non-deal

    AstraZeneca’s rumoured takeover of Bristol Myers Squibb already looked weird, and was met with a lack of enthusiasm by shareholders

    Hold the heartburn pills. It seems AstraZeneca is no longer contemplating a takeover of US rival Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) to create a $400bn (£300bn) pharmaceutical colossus. On Monday, the UK firm’s shares plunged 9% on the FT’s report of preliminary talks. On Wednesday, Reuters said there are no ongoing discussions. Cue a mini-relief rally in AZ’s share price.

    Neither company has seen fit to tell its shareholders what was happening, so it’s impossible to know if the talks were a tentative ‘what if?’ corporate flirtation or something more substantial that has been killed, perhaps, by the lack of enthusiasm on the part of AZ’s shareholders.

    Continue reading... - Source: Mergers and acquisitions | The Guardian
  • 08/05/26: Video game maker EA bought by Saudi-led group for $55bn

    Company acquired in deal involving Affinity Partners, a firm run by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner

    Electronic Arts, the maker of video games such as The Sims, Madden NFL and Battlefield, has been bought by Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and a group of investors for $55bn (£41bn).

    The company announced the completion of the deal on Tuesday evening, only days after the EU gave its approval, the final regulatory green light needed.

    Continue reading... - Source: Mergers and acquisitions | The Guardian
  • 08/03/26: AstraZeneca should stick to its winning formula. It doesn’t need a $400bn US mega-merger

    The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker’s flirtation with a grand combo with US group Bristol Myers Squibb is baffling

    • AstraZeneca shares fall 8.9% over merger talks with US cancer drug firm

    Sir Pascal Soriot, chief executive of AstraZeneca, starts with huge credit in the bank, obviously. His long tenure has been a triumph, starting with the against-the-odds victory over Pfizer’s charmless accountants in 2014.

    The $39bn (£29bn) purchase of Alexion in 2021 looked a little over-priced at the time, but you could see how it sat well with Soriot’s sermons on the importance of backing science. The deal got AZ into the field of medicines for rare diseases, which should offer decades of growth.

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