Ex-Rio Tinto CEO's deep-sea mining firm to merge with Odyssey in $1 billion deal https://t.co/Kuu3PtXS1B

🆓 Wednesday links: mega IPO index inclusion, ramping up AI's impact, and the resilience of the American economy. https://t.co/2rISt9cBqB chart: https://t.co/A1bsjGCgt0 https://t.co/VvptTczGDp
Data Dispatch: Big US bank deal closing timelines outpace smaller transactions | S&P Global Market Intelligence https://t.co/5gAkhAtbAk

What if the boldest force in Europe's distressed debt isn't a legacy titan — but a 35-year-old with a love for raising parrots and $20B to deploy?
Chinese AI glasses maker Rokid planning Hong Kong IPO: sources | South China Morning Post https://t.co/rl1YQ27ki8

Franklin Templeton Aims to Strengthen Digital Asset Capabilities With 250 Digital Acquisition | https://t.co/KTVJGVwr3F https://t.co/agCEO4Si3N https://t.co/H5biPcYGwV
Hesai and Taikang Life are planning to participate as cornerstone investors in spatial-design software maker Manycore Tech’s IPO https://t.co/sbttMcIR6v
Transportation Secretary Says He’s Open To Airline Mergers — “Trump Loves To See Big Deals Happen” - View from the Wing https://t.co/lOqKHbeNux

"We saw a busy start to 2026 – Between banks acquiring fintechs, fintechs acquiring banks, merchant acquirer PayPay's $12.7 billion IPO, and prediction markets platforms acquiring over 273,908 new users each month." - @itssophievo for @twifintech https://t.co/aIs9zyJRvu

A BDC can only issue shares below NAV if it has prior shareholder authorization. This shareholder approval for dilutive share issuance is required annually. In the current market environment, most BDCs with good corporate governance are aggressively buying back shares at...
⚡️ Clearing Up the Paramount Equity Syndication for WBD Confusion ⚡️ $PSKY $WBD Concurrent with closing, Paramount will issue a 10-year warrant to all existing public PSKY Class B shareholders representing... https://t.co/xBIFsn2ogd
Ali Ghodsi says this is a terrible year to go public … bad news for SpaceX and maybe OpenAI/Anthropic

Investors can be prorated on the way in too. “COF V is Blackstone’s largest opportunistic credit fund raised to date, reflecting continued strong institutional demand for private credit." Institutional investors piling in to private credit as retail flees. https://t.co/gjHIJ7Kg2B
EXCLUSIVE: A $5.9 billion deal for control of #Venezuela’s Citgo by a group affiliated with hedge fund Elliott has gotten bogged down amid Trump administration concerns over the price and political risk. @jendlouhyhc @NicolleYapur @GaripPatricia https://t.co/hnSAqgLCpt
Trump’s Iran ultimatum is basically the only story for bond traders today. USTs have seen a volatile morning, swinging back and forth in reaction to the news and moves in crude oil prices. They are now recovering from the early...