Claro Analisará Oi Soluções Enquanto Se Movimenta Por Desktop, 700 MHz E Starlink
Claro's CEO Rodrigo Marques said the carrier is evaluating the possible purchase of Oi Soluções, the B2B arm that Oi may sell as part of its bankruptcy restructuring. The operator’s biggest deal in progress is the R$24 billion (~$4.8 billion) Desktop acquisition, which is waiting for approval from Brazil’s telecom regulator Anatel and competition authority Cade. Claro also lodged a precautionary request for any leftover 700 MHz spectrum and is in early talks with SpaceX’s Starlink on a direct‑to‑device satellite link. The announcements come as the Brazilian mobile market tightens and equipment costs rise, pressuring margins.
KKR Makes $1.5 Billion Equity Investment in Vertical Bridge
Private equity giant KKR has committed a $1.5 billion equity infusion to Vertical Bridge REIT, cementing a fully funded, long‑term capital structure for the tower owner. The deal follows Vertical Bridge’s $1.9 billion cell‑tower ABS securitization, the largest in the sector, and...
How AI Struggles at Pricing High-Yield Bonds
Artificial intelligence is struggling to price high‑yield municipal bonds because the segment represents only about 7% of the muni market, leaving models with sparse data and volatile credit characteristics. Major players like J.P. Morgan’s PricingDirect have opted to exclude high‑yield bonds...
Adisyn Secures $10 Million Backing Following Recent Graphene Breakthroughs
Adisyn announced an institutional placement that will raise AU $14 million (approximately US $10 million) after achieving two pivotal graphene technology milestones. The round is anchored by Regal Funds Management, which oversees more than $20 billion, and Meitav, Israel’s largest investment house with about $190 billion...
Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Approve Paramount Skydance Deal
Warner Bros. Discovery’s shareholders voted to approve an $81 billion takeover by Paramount Skydance, setting the stage for a major media consolidation. However, a majority of investors opposed a proposed $550 million compensation package for CEO David Zaslav and other executives. The transaction...
Middle Market Deal Terms at a Glance – April 2026
The Lead Left released SPP Capital Partners’ April 2026 middle‑market deal terms snapshot, comparing leverage ratios and pricing spreads for micro‑cap, small‑cap and mid‑cap companies against April 2025. The table highlights modest shifts—leverage levels remain broadly stable while pricing spreads...
Yesway Files for Nasdaq IPO
Yesway, a fast‑growing convenience‑store chain, filed for a Nasdaq IPO pricing shares at $20 and raising $280 million by selling 14 million Class A shares. The proceeds will fund the purchase of LLC interests from its parent, redeem preferred equity, cut debt and...
Fox Tungsten Closes $12.7 Million Bought Deal Financing
Fox Tungsten Ltd. closed a CAD$12.7 million (~US$9.3 million) bought‑deal private placement, issuing hard‑dollar and charity flow‑through units. The proceeds will fund a 2026 exploration program and a preliminary economic assessment for its high‑grade Fox Tungsten Project in central British Columbia, which...
Kurma Partners Closes €215 Million Biofund IV to Back European BioTech Ventures From Paris
Kurma Partners announced the final close of Biofund IV at €215 million (about $232 million), a 35% increase over its €160 million (≈$173 million) predecessor. The fund, backed by pharmaceutical giant CSL, the European Investment Fund and Bpifrance, aims to make roughly twenty investments in...
Jay Leno Is Unusual Guest in Muni Roadshow for Airport Deal
Jay Leno appeared in a video promoting a $379 million revenue‑bond offering for the Burbank‑Glendale‑Pasadena Airport Authority. The bonds will fund a 355,000‑square‑foot terminal slated to open in October, timed for the 2027 Super Bowl and the 2028 Olympics. Fitch Ratings...
VW Shortlists EQT, CVC, and Bain in Everllence Sale Process
Volkswagen has shortlisted private‑equity firms EQT, CVC and Bain as bidders for its Everllence unit, underscoring strong strategic interest in the automotive supplier market. Meanwhile, NorthWall Capital announced AUM exceeding €3bn (≈$3.3bn), and KSL Capital is set to reacquire Invited...
Amneal to Buy a Biosimilar Company; Samsung Bio Workers Protest
Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced it will acquire biosimilar developer Alvotech for an upfront $375 million, with additional contingent payments tied to regulatory milestones. The deal expands Amneal’s pipeline into high‑margin biologics, adding several approved and late‑stage biosimilar candidates. Concurrently, workers at Samsung...
Kongsberg Maritime ASA Lists on Euronext
Kongsberg Maritime ASA, a spin‑out of Kongsberg Gruppen and a global maritime‑technology leader, debuted on Euronext Oslo on 23 April 2026. The IPO issued 879.6 million shares at NOK 67 ($7.4) each, valuing the company at roughly NOK 59 billion (about $6.5 billion). The listing makes Kongsberg...
Kipu Health Acquires Team Recovery Technologies to Unify the Entire Behavioral Health Patient Journey
Kipu Health has acquired Team Recovery Technologies, adding mobile‑first alumni engagement tools to its already extensive behavioral‑health platform. The deal expands Kipu’s reach beyond clinical and billing functions to cover post‑discharge support, aiming to reduce relapse rates. Team Recovery serves...
Why Hurricane Peak Uncertainty Offers a Strategic Window for Cat Bond Entry: Powell, Brookmont
Brookmont Capital’s CIO Ethan Powell argues that the pre‑season window of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane outlook offers a prime entry point for catastrophe bonds, as heightened uncertainty can translate into higher yields. While forecasts suggest an average-to‑below‑average season, record sea‑surface...
International Business Briefs | Warner Bros Shareholders Back $110bn Merger with Paramount
Warner Bros Discovery shareholders voted in favor of a $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, while rejecting an advisory plan that could award CEO David Zaslav up to $887 million. Dow posted a narrower Q1 adjusted loss of $0.14 per share versus the...
PlusAI Terminates SPAC Deal with Churchill Capital IX
PlusAI announced on Tuesday that it is terminating its planned merger with SPAC Churchill Capital Corp. IX, citing deteriorating market conditions. The autonomous‑truck technology firm said the decision does not alter its commercial momentum, highlighting strong revenue expectations for 2026 and...
AIP to Acquire Honeywell’s Warehouse and Workflow Solutions Business in Carve-Out
American Industrial Partners (AIP) announced the acquisition of Honeywell's warehouse and workflow solutions business in a carve‑out transaction. The deal separates the logistics‑technology unit from Honeywell's broader industrial portfolio, allowing each company to focus on core strengths. While the purchase...
UK Startups Win Better Deals as Investors Fight for Top Companies
HSBC Innovation Banking’s Venture Capital Term Sheet Guide 2026, based on 711 term sheets, shows UK later‑stage startups—particularly AI and deep‑tech—gaining stronger negotiating power, with Series B+ deals now representing 31% of equity rounds over £500,000 (≈$635,000). Seed‑stage deals still dominate...
Anglo American Draws Three Bidders for Coal Sale
Anglo American is restarting the sale of its Queensland steelmaking coal assets after a $3.8 billion deal with Peabody Energy fell apart due to a mine fire. At least three parties—Stanmore Resources, Mitsubishi Corp. and Indonesia’s BUMA Internasional—are now in the...
Pudu Robotics Raises Nearly USD $150M in New Funding, Exceeds $1.5B Valuation
Pudu Robotics announced a fresh financing round that brought in nearly $150 million, pushing its post‑money valuation above $1.5 billion. The injection lifts the company’s cumulative capital to more than $300 million and will fund accelerated embodied‑AI research, product diversification, and scaling of...
First Citizens to Drop SVB Name, 3 Years After Crisis
First Citizens Bancshares, the $236 billion‑asset acquirer of Silicon Valley Bank, announced it will retire the SVB brand by the fourth quarter of 2026. The move follows three years of operating the failed bank as a distinct division and aligns the...
India’s Richest State Is Said to Prepare for Power Utility IPO
Maharashtra, India’s wealthiest state, is preparing an initial public offering for its power distribution arm, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. (MSLED). The IPO, being structured with SBI Capital and Deloitte, could raise between $500 million and $1 billion. The proceeds are expected...
Want to Own OpenAI Stock Before Its IPO? Here Are 2 Ways Investors Can Buy Right Now.
OpenAI, valued at roughly $852 billion, plans an IPO as early as Q4 2024 after reporting $13 billion revenue in 2025 and projecting $30 billion in 2026. Investors can gain pre‑IPO exposure through the Ark Venture Fund, which holds an 11% stake in...
The EIB Is Providing EUR 300 Million for the Extension of the FGC Line 8 in Barcelona
The European Investment Bank has signed a €300 million (≈$330 million) loan with the Catalan government to fund the extension of FGC’s Line 8 in Barcelona. The project adds a 4‑kilometre underground tunnel between Plaça d’Espanya and Gràcia, creating new stations at Hospital...
Debt Markets Platform 9fin Expands Into Asia-Pacific
9fin, the global debt‑market intelligence platform, has launched its services across the Asia‑Pacific region, extending its footprint beyond its Hong Kong hub. The rollout provides APAC credit professionals with real‑time news, proprietary data and AI‑driven analytics covering over 1,800 issuers...
International Quarterly Securitisation Update--Q1 2026
Morningstar DBRS’ Q1 2026 International Securitisation Update shows European issuance slipping to €60.1 bn ($66 bn), an 11% YoY decline, while distributed issuance rose to €41.1 bn ($45 bn), lifting its share to 68.3%. Investor‑placed transactions surged 27.5% YoY, reaching €26.6 bn ($29 bn). The report also...
Natixis CIB Opens GIFT City Branch
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking has opened a new branch in Gujarat International Finance Tec‑City (GIFT City), India’s dedicated financial services SEZ. The French bank joins a growing list of foreign institutions establishing a presence in the hub to tap...
Exclusive: Gauri Khan Family Trust to Re-Invests in Sleepy Owl
Sleepy Owl, the Indian D2C coffee brand, announced a fresh Series C2 funding round of Rs 12 crore (approximately $1.5 million). The round was led by Optiscape Network Holdings with a Rs 5 crore ($0.6 million) investment, and included contributions from Pramod Bhasin, the Gauri Khan...
NatWest Launches Venture Banking to Back Ambitious UK Founders
NatWest has launched NatWest Venture Banking, a dedicated unit to back high‑growth, equity‑backed UK companies and close the long‑standing scale‑up gap. The business employs about 30 specialists across venture‑capital coverage, relationship, and venture‑growth finance teams and is linked to NatWest’s...
Greenleaf Capital Launches Centered Partners
Greenleaf Capital Partners has launched Centered Partners, a St. Louis‑based advisory offering M&A, capital markets, insurance brokerage, and commercial real‑estate services to middle‑market firms. The new firm targets sectors such as HVAC, residential services, manufacturing, construction, and financial services, drawing...
Figure Lending's HELOC Pool Supports $383.4 Million in RMBS
Figure Lending is launching a $383.4 million residential mortgage‑backed securities (RMBS) transaction backed by a pool of home‑equity line of credit (HELOC) contracts. The FIGRE Trust 2026‑HE4 will issue seven tranches, ranging from AAA‑rated Class A to B‑rated Class F, each with distinct...
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis – 4/20/2026
Direct lenders in the United States raised less than $77 bn in the first quarter of 2026 to fund sponsor‑backed transactions. That represents a 30% drop from the fourth quarter of 2025, marking the steepest quarterly decline since 2022. The contraction...
Vero Fiber Completes Acquisition of TEC
Vero Fiber announced the closing of its acquisition of Telephone Electronics Corporation (TEC), extending its fiber‑to‑the‑home network into Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. The deal brings roughly 444,000 households—both active and prospective—under Vero’s service umbrella while allowing TEC to keep its...
ABF-Deal-Digest:-JetBlue-Secures-US$500m-Facility
JetBlue Airways closed a $500 million asset‑backed financing facility, one of the largest private‑credit deals in the airline sector this year. The facility is structured through a securitisation vehicle backed by the carrier’s aircraft fleet and lease assets. Proceeds will support...
SCI-In-Focus:-Risk-Based-Capital-Modernisation-a-Catalyst-for-Insurance-CLO-Allocations
Regulators are reviewing new risk‑based capital (RBC) models that would adjust C‑1 factors for collateralised loan obligation (CLO) tranches. The proposals, developed by the NAIC and the American Academy of Actuaries, differentiate senior AAA‑A debt from lower‑rated BBB‑ and below...
WBD Shareholders Approve PSKY Merger
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, targeting a closing in the third quarter of 2026. The board’s proposed post‑merger payout of up to $886 million for CEO David Zaslav was rejected, though the vote...
Two-Mortgage-SRTs-Test-Market-Resilience
Two €500 million mortgage Structured Risk Transfer (SRT) deals were launched in April 2026, pricing at 3.2% and 3.5% yields. The transactions attracted a mix of European banks, insurers and U.S. pension funds, and were structured with a 97% senior‑tranche coverage...
Knowles Corp (KN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Helix Energy Solutions Group posted Q1 2026 revenue of $288 million, a $13 million net loss and $32 million adjusted EBITDA, while announcing an all‑stock merger with Hornbeck Offshore Services. The deal will create a combined offshore services platform under the Hornbeck name,...
US-CLO-Momentum-Slows-After-Strong-Start-to-2026
The US CLO market kicked off 2026 with strong primary issuance, pricing roughly $73 bn across more than 160 tranches in January‑February. Early March data, however, show a slowdown relative to the record‑setting pace of 2025, with fewer deals and longer...
EU Regulatory Approvals for Tata Motors' $4.4 Bn Iveco Deal Run Behind Schedule
Tata Motors’ $4.4 billion acquisition of Iveco is lagging as European competition and other regulators have not yet granted approval. The delay pushes the expected closing past the original April‑June 2026 window, potentially postponing revenue recognition and slowing integration of Iveco’s...
Seeds | Juwei Technology Completes Series A Financing Rounds Totaling Hundreds of Millions of Yuan
Juwei Technology closed four back‑to‑back Series A financing rounds, raising roughly 200 million yuan (about $28 million). The capital will fund deep research into its quadruped robots and accelerate large‑scale deployment across China’s toughest industrial sites. Investors include Weiqiao Group, Binzhou Chemical, Binzhou...
Morningstar DBRS Comments on TMX Group Limited's Agreement to Acquire Cboe Australia and Cboe Canada
TMX Group announced a CAD 300 million (~USD 219 million) agreement to acquire Cboe Australia and Cboe Canada from Cboe Global Markets. The deals give TMX control of Australia’s second‑largest exchange (20.6% market share) and Canada’s third‑largest exchange (12.7% share), adding roughly CAD 112 million (~USD 82 million)...
Meet the M&A Advisory Founder Spreading the Gospel of Retainer Fees
Jess Polito founded Turkey Hill Management to replace traditional M&A success fees with a tiered monthly retainer, typically $15,000 per month. Her model eliminates the 1‑4% deal‑value commissions that can reach $300‑$400k, aiming to remove financial incentives that may bias...
Canada’s Gold Sector Fires up Amidst M&A and Frontier Potential
Canada’s gold sector is experiencing a wave of mergers and acquisitions as global miners chase production growth. In March, Coeur Mining completed a $7 bn purchase of New Gold, while Fresnillo spent $560 m on Probe Gold and Gold Fields is scouting...
Gold Candle Completes Acquisition of Fokus Mining
Gold Candle Ltd. completed its statutory plan of arrangement to acquire all outstanding shares of Fokus Mining Corp. for $0.26 CAD per share (≈$0.19 USD), valuing Fokus at roughly $63 million CAD (≈$47 million USD). Simultaneously, Gold Candle closed a $65 million CAD (≈$48 million USD)...
CoreX Holding Acquires Carajás Copper Assets From BHP for $465M
CoreX Holding completed a $465 million purchase of BHP’s Carajás copper assets in Brazil, paying $240 million at closing with $225 million in contingent payments. The deal adds an operating underground mine, a processing plant and 1,800 km² of exploration ground to CoreX’s Copper...
8 Quiet Breakdowns That Emerge in the First 90 Days After an Acquisition (and How to Protect Against Them)
The article outlines eight subtle breakdowns that commonly surface in the first 90 days after an acquisition, ranging from slowed decision‑making to talent anxiety and customer friction. It argues that these quiet failures, not the financial models, erode value before...
Online Financial Marketplace Munivestor Sets Summer Launch
Munivestor is set to launch a digital municipal bond marketplace this summer, allowing cities to issue bonds of $50 million or less directly to a broad pool of investors, including retail participants. The platform digitizes the issuance workflow with a 30‑day...
High Leverage Brings Negative Outlook to San Diego Sewer Bonds
San Diego’s Public Facilities Financing Authority received mixed ratings as it prepares to issue new sewer revenue bonds for its Pure Water project. Fitch downgraded the outlook on the sewer bonds to negative, citing leverage climbing to 8.2 times and projected...