G Mining to Buy G2 Goldfields for $2.2B in Guyana Play
Canadian miner G Mining Ventures announced a C$3 billion all‑share acquisition of rival G2 Goldfields, creating a combined Oko district in Guyana. The deal offers G2 shareholders 0.212 G Mining shares per G2 share, a 72% premium, and adds a new spin‑off exploration company funded with C$45 million. Together the Oko West and Oko‑Ghanie projects could produce over 500,000 ounces of gold annually, far exceeding the output of each asset alone. The transaction is slated to close by June 30, pending approvals.
CVC Seeks Partners to Back 10.9 Billion-Euro Italian Drugmaker Recordati Deal: Sources
CVC Capital Partners is courting co‑investors to fund a €10.9 billion (≈$11.9 bn) takeover of Italy’s Recordati. The firm needs an equity injection of €5.5‑€6 bn (≈$6.0‑$6.5 bn), which would rank the deal among Europe’s largest leveraged buyouts. Potential partners include Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, Abu Dhabi...
'Time to Shift that Narrative' — RBC to Launch $1-Billion Fund to Help Canadian Businesses Grow
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced a new growth fund that could deploy up to $1 billion to invest directly in Canadian companies. The initiative aims to keep capital at home, supporting sectors of national importance such as defence, infrastructure,...
Uzbekistan Prepares to List State Assets in London
Uzbekistan announced plans to float a portfolio of state‑owned enterprises on the London Stock Exchange, marking a major step in its market‑oriented reforms. The government aims to tap deep international capital pools, improve corporate governance, and generate a sizable cash...
Howden Launches German HCMA Unit to Meet Rising European ILS Demand
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA) has launched a German‑registered entity, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (EU) GmbH, after securing a BaFin investment‑firm licence. The move responds to accelerating demand from European insurers and reinsurers for insurance‑linked securities, capital‑raising and...
Capri Global Capital to Raise ₹500 Crore Through Debenture Issue
Capri Global Capital announced a ₹500 crore non‑convertible debenture (NCD) issuance, comprising a ₹100 crore base issue and a ₹400 crore green‑shoe option. The NCDs offer tenures of 24, 36, 60 and 120 months with coupons up to 9.5% per annum and will...
KLB Business Valuations & Forensic Accountants to Merge with TowerBrook-Backed EisnerAmper
KLB Business Valuations & Forensic Accountants announced a merger with EisnerAmper, a firm backed by private‑equity sponsor TowerBrook. The transaction is expected to close in May 2026, subject to customary approvals. The combined entity will integrate KLB’s valuation expertise with...
Exchanges Extend IPO Approval Validity for SMEs
Indian stock exchanges NSE and BSE announced a one‑time extension of in‑principle approvals for SME listings, pushing expiry dates to September 30, 2026. The move follows SEBI’s recent circular that relaxed IPO validity periods to help issuers facing volatile market conditions. Approximately...
GAIL India to Borrow ₹5,000-6,000 Crore in Financial Year 2027
GAIL (India) announced it will raise between ₹5,000 crore and ₹6,000 crore (approximately $539‑$647 million) in fiscal 2027 to fund expansion projects, chiefly to boost utilization at its Dabhol LNG import terminal. The company has also secured three spot LNG cargoes to offset...
CB&I All Done with Acquisition of Petrofac’s Asset Solutions Business
CB&I, a designer and builder of storage facilities, completed the acquisition of Petrofac’s Asset Solutions business, adding roughly 3,000 employees and expanding into operations, maintenance, and de‑commissioning services. The transaction was structured on a debt‑free, cash‑free basis, with proceeds directed...
Avalyn Plots IPO to Push Inhaled Pulmonary Fibrosis Pipeline Through Clinic
Avalyn Pharma announced its intent to launch an IPO on Nasdaq under the ticker AVLN, though the number of shares and target raise remain undisclosed. The company will channel the proceeds into advancing its inhaled pulmonary‑fibrosis pipeline, beginning with AP01,...
Questions Cloud Latest Danone Link to Mead Johnson
Danone has engaged Centerview Partners to assess a possible acquisition of Mead Johnson, the infant‑formula business Reckitt Benckiser labeled non‑core after buying it for roughly $17.9 bn in 2017. The move revives interest first reported in 2009 and follows a series...
CoreWeave Tapping Junk Debt Market After Meta AI Computing Deal
CoreWeave is issuing $1.25 billion of junk‑bond notes due 2031 after expanding its AI compute agreement with Meta Platforms. The private placement will fund general corporate purposes and refinance existing debt. The move highlights CoreWeave’s confidence in scaling AI‑focused cloud services...
Dividend Stocks Merge In $1.7 Billion Deal; This One Rockets
Whitestone REIT agreed to be acquired by Ares Management’s real‑estate funds for $19 per share, a cash deal worth $1.7 billion and representing a 12.2% premium to the prior close. The transaction will take Whitestone private after closing in Q3, pending...
Deal Roundup: Francisco Partners Agrees Blackline Take Private at up to $850m Valuation, Agilitas to Sell Integris Composites
Francisco Partners agreed to take private Blackline Safety Corp for up to $850 million, a 34% premium to its Toronto closing price. Blackline, a maker of wearable gas‑detection devices and cloud‑connected analytics, has logged more than eight million emergency alerts. Agilitas...
CDL Sets up S$2 Billion Multicurrency Perpetual Securities Issuance Programme
City Developments Ltd (CDL) announced a S$2 billion (~$1.48 billion USD) multicurrency perpetual securities issuance programme. The net proceeds will fund general working capital, corporate funding for CDL and its subsidiaries, and refinance existing borrowings. The perpetual securities carry no fixed maturity,...
What Do SpaceX, xAI, And X Have In Common? Is It Tesla?
Elon Musk completed a rapid February merger of SpaceX with his AI startup xAI, adding up to $75 billion to SpaceX’s already $2 trillion‑plus valuation. The combined entity is eyeing an IPO that could raise as much as $50 billion, using the merger...
European Union Deep Tech Plan Too Late for Quantum Champions IQM and Pasqal
Europe’s two leading quantum‑computing firms, Finland’s IQM and France’s Pasqal, announced U.S. SPAC listings to secure the capital needed for next‑generation hardware. Their moves coincide with the European Commission’s rushed €3 bn (≈$3.2 bn) ScaleUp Europe fund, designed to keep late‑stage deep‑tech...
Ulta Beauty CEO Hails Space NK Deal and Hints at Potential US Stores for the Chain
Ulta Beauty announced the acquisition of UK high‑street retailer Space NK for roughly $380 million, a deal completed in July 2025. CEO Kecia Steelman highlighted the UK’s fast‑growing market and Space NK’s strong culture as key reasons for the purchase. She emphasized that Ulta...
Sateliot Seeks €100M in Latest Funding Round
Sateliot, the Spanish low‑Earth‑orbit (LEO) satellite operator, has opened a Series C round seeking roughly $108 million to finance the launch of 16 additional 5G‑capable satellites. The company already has six satellites in orbit and plans to add five more this year,...
Pimco to DC: Please Stop Talking About a Fannie-Freddie IPO
Pimco sent a direct message to Washington, urging policymakers to cease public speculation about an initial public offering of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The asset‑manager warned that premature IPO talk could destabilize the housing‑finance market and undermine ongoing reform...
Alstom Acquires Cummins Hydrogen Fuel Cell Business
Alstom announced the acquisition of Cummins' rail hydrogen fuel‑cell business, adding engineering, product and support capabilities along with the Herten, Germany manufacturing site. The deal value was not disclosed. Cummins had earlier halted new electrolyser sales after incurring $458 million in...
Loan Note: Fundraising Maintains Momentum in Q1; Moody’s Takes Dimmer View of BDC Market
Fundraising in the private‑debt space remained strong throughout Q1, even as semi‑liquid funds grapple with a surge in redemption requests. Investors are also wary of AI‑driven disruption in software‑focused loan portfolios, adding a layer of credit risk. Moody’s shifted its...
Exclusive: BRND.ME to Convert Into Public Company; Set to Raise Rs 300 Cr Debt
BRND.ME, the e‑commerce roll‑up formerly Mensa Brands, has approved a name change to Mensa Brand Technologies Limited, signaling its conversion to a public company ahead of an IPO slated for the next 12‑18 months. The board also authorized a Rs 300 crore...
PR Firm News: ICR Report Sees More SPAC IPOs Ahead
ICR’s April 2026 SPAC Market Update reports a surge in special‑purpose acquisition company IPOs, with 62 offerings in Q1 raising $13.2 billion—well above the recent four‑quarter average of 47 IPOs and $10.1 billion. Serial sponsors drove more than half of the activity, and...
Can the Secondary Market Allay Private-Credit Fears?
Private‑credit funds are under pressure, with Blackstone and KKR shares down roughly a third this year and banks writing down collateral on loan‑backed assets. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned that losses on leveraged private lending could exceed expectations, prompting investors...
EverSea Medicines to Acquire Hasten Biopharmaceuticals
Everest Medicines, through its Singapore subsidiary EverSea Medicines, signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Hasten Biopharmaceuticals (Asia) for a total consideration of $250 million, payable in three instalments. The deal brings trademark, commercial and marketing authorisation holder (MAH) rights for...
Amazon: Could Globalstar Be the Missing Spark the Stock Needs?
Amazon’s shares have flat‑lined around $220 for 18 months while the S&P 500 rose over 10%, prompting investors to look for a catalyst. The company is reportedly negotiating a roughly $9 billion acquisition of satellite‑communications firm Globalstar, a move that could accelerate...
Florida Peninsula Raises Palm Re 2026-1 Cat Bond Target Again, to $250m
Florida Peninsula Insurance Company has raised the target size of its Palm Re Ltd. Series 2026-1 catastrophe bond to $250 million, marking a second increase since the deal’s launch. The insurer also cut the price guidance for the Class A notes to...
Cooling Middle East Tensions Could Support Private Equity Deal Activity, Says Blackstone’s Baratta
Joe Baratta, Blackstone's global head of private equity, warned that recent Middle East instability, especially the Iran‑related conflict, has dampened investor confidence and slowed dealmaking. He said a temporary cease‑fire and easing of tensions could revive private‑equity transaction momentum in...
Akiem Secures EUR 1.52 Billion Green Refinancing
French rolling‑stock specialist Akiem completed a €1.52 billion ($1.66 billion) green senior debt refinancing, converting all existing borrowings to sustainable financing. The deal combines 7‑ and 10‑year bank loans with 15‑ and 20‑year private placements, extending maturities to two decades. A €700 million...
Serie A Explores PE Interest in International Media Rights Business
Serie A is in talks with private‑equity firms about selling up to 49% of its international media rights unit, which generates roughly €250 million (about $270 million) a year. The league has hired JP Morgan to explore options and could launch a formal...
Co-Op Merger to Bring Huge Shakeup to Retail and Funeral Giant
The Co‑op Group announced a planned takeover of Southern Co‑op, adding roughly 300 food stores, funeral branches and Starbucks outlets to its portfolio. The deal follows a £126 million loss tied to a recent cyber‑attack that also prompted chief executive Shirine...
NSE IPO: Bourse Likely to File DRHP in June with SEBI, Say Reports
The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has moved forward with its long‑awaited IPO, gathering all 20 of its investment bankers to draft the offer document and set a tentative timeline. The exchange aims to file its draft red herring...
UK IPO Market Has Muted Start to 2026 as Volatility Delays Listings
The London Stock Exchange recorded only two UK IPOs in Q1 2026, raising roughly $11.3 million on the main market and $5.1 million on AIM. Globally, 232 companies went public, pulling in about $38.9 billion—a 23% drop in deal count but a 36% year‑on‑year...
This Newly-Listed Stock Finds No Buyer After Its Debut on Dalal Street, Hits Lower Circuit for Fifth Day in a...
Amir Chand Jagdish Kumar (Exports) Ltd’s shares opened weakly on April 2 and have since triggered the 5% lower circuit for five consecutive sessions, sinking roughly 43% from the IPO price. The stock opened at a discount on both BSE and...
Operator of Yiwu Market, Former Mecca of Global Consumer Goods Trade, Eyes Hong Kong IPO
Zhejiang China Commodities City Group, the state‑owned operator of the Yiwu international trade market, announced plans for a Hong Kong initial public offering to finance its overseas expansion. The company posted a 2025 net profit of ¥4.2 billion (about $614 million), up...
BaaS, Regtech, Payment Infrastructure Take Center Stage in Fintech M&A Rebound
Fintech M&A, stalled in 2022‑23, is rebounding with projected deal volume rising from $25 bn in 2024 to $40‑60 bn over the next two years. Consolidation will focus on banking‑as‑a‑service platforms, regtech compliance solutions, and cross‑border B2B payment infrastructure. Distressed BaaS players...
Qingtao Energy Files for Hong Kong IPO After Ramping up Solid-State Battery Deliveries
Qingtao Energy Development Group submitted a prospectus to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on April 8, 2026, with Guotai Junan International, CICC and China Merchants Securities acting as joint sponsors. The company, a pioneer in organic‑inorganic composite solid electrolytes,...
Bloomberg: Leveraged Lending Insights – 4/6/2026
Lenders are deepening original issue discounts (OIDs) to clear leveraged‑loan deals as primary‑market activity stalls. In March 2026 the weighted‑average OID on U.S. institutional loans surged to 140 basis points, up from 62 bps in February, marking the deepest discount...
Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav’s ‘Extraordinary’ $887 Million Golden Parachute Gets Ripped by Proxy Advisory Firm ISS
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has urged investors to reject the $887 million golden parachute slated for Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav as the company pursues a $77.7 billion merger with Paramount Skydance. The proposal includes a $335 million excise‑tax gross‑up and single‑trigger equity...
T.-Rowe-Price-Makes-US-CLO-Market-Debut
T. Rowe Price, which oversees $1.80 trillion in client assets, announced its entry into the U.S. collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market by launching its first CLO fund. The move expands the firm’s fixed‑income platform and positions it among a growing cohort...
EU-Securitisation-Reform-Hinges-on-Calibration
The European Union is close to finalising its securitisation reform, focusing on how risk‑weight calibrations will be set for the Simple, Transparent, Standardised (SRT) framework. Regulators aim to strike a balance between tighter safeguards and market‑friendly capital treatment to restore...
New-Clean-up-Call-Rules-to-Help-US-SRT
The U.S. Structured Risk Transfer (SRT) market is set to benefit from newly introduced clean‑up call provisions and an updated p‑factor methodology, collectively dubbed the B3E redux framework. These rules allow issuers to trigger early redemption of residual tranches if...
SCI-Webinar:-Data-Centre-Issuance-Accelerates,-but-Concerns-About-Power-Remain
Public data‑centre asset‑backed securities (ABS) issuance surged to roughly US$8 bn in Q1 2026, putting the market on track for a full‑year volume of about US$37 bn—more than double the 2025 total. Deal sizes are expanding, with high‑yield structures becoming popular to...
ABF-Deal-Digest:-Dubai-Aerospace,-BXCI-Launch-Aircraft-Leasing-Partnership
Dubai Aerospace and BXCI have announced a joint venture to create a dedicated aircraft leasing platform. The partnership will employ asset‑backed securitisation to fund a pipeline of roughly $1.2 billion in new narrow‑body and wide‑body jets. By bundling lease receivables into...
Specialist-Lenders-Ride-a-Wave-of-Healthcare-Financing-Momentum
Specialist lenders are experiencing a surge in healthcare financing as demand for hospitals, biotech facilities, and revenue‑linked assets grows. Asset‑backed finance firms are leveraging securitisation structures to provide customized capital solutions, positioning themselves as key providers of structured private credit....
WBD-PSKY Latest
Paramount Skydance is refinancing its balance sheet ahead of closing the $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. The company will syndicate a bridge facility, cutting debt commitments from $54 billion to $49 billion, and expand its senior unsecured revolving credit line from $3.5 billion to...
ACP Holdings Acquisition Corp. Announces Closing of $200 Million Initial Public Offering
ACP Holdings Acquisition Corp. completed a $200 million initial public offering of 20 million units at $10 per unit, listed on Nasdaq’s Global Market under the ticker ACGCU. Simultaneously, the SPAC closed a private placement of 485,000 units, raising an additional $4.85 million....
UBS-Led Group Funds Echo Global Debt as Investor Talks Pause
UBS Group AG led a financing syndicate for Echo Global Logistics' $765 million loan to acquire ITS Logistics. Early investor outreach was halted as market volatility spiked in early April 2026. The pause reflects UBS's caution in offloading debt risk amid...