Know What's Happening in M&A
Know What's Happening in M&A
Tech24, a commercial foodservice equipment repair and maintenance provider, announced the acquisition of Pacific Standard Service. The deal, backed by private equity, broadens Tech24’s geographic reach and service capabilities. Pacific Standard Service adds a substantial customer base and skilled technicians to Tech24’s portfolio. The transaction underscores ongoing consolidation in the foodservice equipment repair sector.
Google is reported to have renewed its bid for cloud‑security firm Wiz, lifting the offer to roughly $32 billion, which would become the largest cybersecurity acquisition ever. The deal would give Google Cloud a full‑stack security platform covering CSPM, CWPP, CIEM,...
The Delaware Court of Chancery rejected HoldCo’s request for an injunction to block Comerica’s merger with Fifth Third, finding the deal‑protection provisions lawful and not coercive. HoldCo, which had initially championed the transaction, could not demonstrate a colorable claim or irreparable...
The Competition Commission announced a probe into Canal+'s compliance with the merger conditions attached to its takeover of MultiChoice, focusing on the recent shutdown of the Showmax streaming service. Regulators will assess whether Canal+ adhered to voting‑right caps and the...
UBS has finished migrating roughly 1.2 million former Credit Suisse clients onto its own platforms, marking a pivotal step in the three‑year integration that began after the 2023 rescue acquisition. The bank now enters the final integration phase, focusing on decommissioning...
Commvault announced an expansion of its Cloud platform to include data security posture management for structured data and real‑time access governance, leveraging its recent acquisition of Satori. The new features automatically classify sensitive information, monitor usage of structured and vector...
SouthernCarlson, a fastener and construction‑supply distributor backed by private‑equity firm Truelink, announced the acquisition of specialty distributor Greenwald Supply Direct. The deal adds Greenwald’s niche product lines and customer base to SouthernCarlson’s existing portfolio. Integration is expected to broaden geographic...
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Delaware Chancery Court’s ruling that the standard three‑year statute of limitations applies to fiduciary‑duty claims arising from de‑SPAC transactions. The court applied Delaware’s long‑standing occurrence rule, holding that the limitations clock starts when the...
Activist hedge fund Jana Partners, holding roughly a 9% economic stake in Six Flags Entertainment, has written to the board urging the company to explore a sale and replace its chair, Marilyn Spiegel. The letter follows Jana’s earlier push for...
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told investors that government travel is down roughly 50%, eroding about 4‑5% of the carrier’s revenue. United is responding by retiring 21 aircraft early, cutting redeye flights and shifting its yield‑management system to fill seats...
Nokia’s $2.3 billion acquisition of Infinera is bearing fruit as the company unveils a modular "building‑block" optical engine featuring four new DSPs and interchangeable indium‑phosphide, silicon‑photonic, and lithium‑niobate front ends. The approach lets customers mix and match components to serve 13...
Good read on Biopharma M&A by RBC , little mention to Betaville, Bloomberg, FT , oand ofc the standout $RVMD Our biopharma team is out with an M&A discussion piece - given the importance of M&A to the sector, it is...
United CEO Scott Kirby Says Buying JetBlue Is Up To Them — As Government Travel Falls 50% - View from the Wing https://t.co/SCDu2KV8hV
Global M&A activity surpassed $4.9 trillion in 2025, driven by a shift toward digital, borderless marketplaces. These platforms streamline negotiations with automated NDAs, virtual data rooms, and AI‑powered matching, compressing mid‑market deal cycles from a year to three‑six months. Emerging regions...
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) referred Aramark’s acquisition of Entier to a Phase 2 inquiry after a Phase 1 decision flagged potential competition risks. An interim report in October 2025 provisionally confirmed those concerns, leading to a final report in January 2026...
The merger‑arbitrage landscape has markedly improved as 2025 regulatory enforcement shifted toward settlement‑oriented antitrust reviews, reducing deal risk. Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund (CMRGX) posted a 10.72% return in 2025, outpacing the Morningstar Event‑Driven peer average of 9.03%. The fund’s low...
U Mobile satisfied Malaysia’s local‑ownership rule for 5G by letting Mawar Setia acquire a majority stake, while Singapore’s ST Telemedia retained a 20% share. The ownership shift also saw Tunku Tun Aminah become chair. With compliance secured, the operator can...
Valeura Energy announced 2025 results featuring $594.4 million revenue, 23.2 mbbl/d production and a 192% 2P reserves replacement. The company highlighted a farm‑in with PTTEP, a JV with Transatlantic Petroleum and a cash pile of $306 million, signaling readiness for larger acquisitions.
Summit Financial, a New Jersey‑based RIA backed by Merchant Investment Management, has taken a minority, non‑controlling stake in Signet Financial Management, which manages $1.2 billion in client assets. The partnership is part of Summit’s Growth Partners initiative and allows Signet to...
$OSUR is a cash box with a diagnostic business attached. Altai Capital is pushing for a full strategic review/sale. Activist has also nominated two directors for the upcoming AGM. Altai's SOPT in the screenshot. https://t.co/tAJzNe8cMy
Unilever is weighing a comprehensive sell‑off of its food division, with advisers already engaged to explore spin‑off options. The potential transaction could be valued in the tens of billions of dollars and may or may not include its drinks brands...
Ghana is evaluating three local bids to acquire the seized Damang gold mine as the current lease with South African miner Gold Fields expires on 18 April. The government rejected Gold Fields' renewal request, citing insufficient reserve data, and will not...
2024 proved a paradoxical year for corporate negotiations: overall deal activity slowed, with M&A volume dropping 18% while total dollar value rose 9% to $3 trillion. High‑profile negotiations spanned sectors, from Google’s antitrust‑driven Android app‑store opening and Amazon’s $12 billion AI partnership...
Microsoft is reportedly considering legal action after Amazon secured a roughly $50 billion cloud partnership with OpenAI. The deal, which positions Amazon Web Services as the primary infrastructure for OpenAI’s next‑generation models, threatens Microsoft’s dominant role in the AI‑cloud market. Sources...
On March 17, 2026 Accenture announced the completion of its acquisition of London‑based AI specialist Faculty, a deal first disclosed in early January and valued at more than $1 billion. The transaction brings over 400 Faculty AI engineers and data scientists...
On March 17, 2026 IBM announced the closing of its all‑cash acquisition of Confluent, Inc. for $31 per share, valuing the data‑streaming firm at roughly $11 billion. The deal brings Confluent’s Apache Kafka platform into IBM’s Watsonx, hybrid‑cloud and Z‑series portfolio,...
On March 18, 2026, Google announced it has completed a $32 billion acquisition of cloud‑security firm Wiz, marking the largest transaction in Google’s history and the biggest deal involving a venture‑backed startup. The deal, finalized in the United States, brings Wiz’s...
China’s National Development and Reform Commission has summoned Meta and Manus executives to question the $2 billion acquisition of the Singapore‑based AI startup. The move appears aimed at penalising individuals linked to the deal and may include exit bans preventing Manus...
Sutter Health and Allina Health have signed a Letter of Intent to merge, creating a nonprofit system that spans Northern California, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The combined entity will include 39 hospitals, over 400 care sites, 18,000 physicians and 88,000 staff,...
Nevada's Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), managing roughly $74.9 billion, announced it will unwind its exposure to Clearlake Capital after identifying a potential conflict of interest. The conflict arises from Clearlake’s recent agreement to acquire Pathway Capital Management, which overlaps with...
Krafton CEO Changhan Kim used ChatGPT to devise a plan to remove Unknown Worlds Entertainment’s leadership and avoid a $250 million earn‑out bonus tied to Subnautica 2. The AI suggested a multi‑stage “Project X” takeover, which Kim pursued despite warnings from his legal...
Casey Wasserman is reportedly demanding an "insane" valuation for his agency, The Team, anchored to a high EBITDA multiple. The ask comes amid a wave of aggressive Hollywood M&A, highlighted by David Ellison’s leveraged‑buyout attempt of Warner Bros. Discovery. Industry...
NX Group completed the merger of PT. NX Lemo Indonesia Logistik and PT. Nippon Express Indonesia on March 1, 2026, creating a unified freight forwarding powerhouse. The consolidation ends a fragmented structure by bringing air and ocean services under one...
Connoisseur Media is preparing to divest a former Alpha Media property acquired during its debt‑driven merger with the group. The buyer is a North Texas owner of a Christian Contemporary Music station, which will take control of an 18 kW Class...
Canal+ and PPF, each holding roughly 29.3% of Viaplay after a €0.36 billion recapitalisation, are exploring a joint move to take the Nordic streamer private. The proposal would give the two investors close to 60% combined control, consolidating their influence over...
Smartly has signed a letter of intent to acquire Incrmntal, a real‑time marketing measurement platform. Smartly’s AI‑driven suite automates campaign creation, while Incrmntal provides incremental lift analytics across channels. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition aims to embed live...
"there is tremendous power in owning a consumer’s journey from the moment he or she powers up the TV, to the content that’s displayed, to what they end up watching." “If I were David Ellison, I would have bought Roku,” Greenfield...
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Sibling dealers Casey Frames and David Ellis formed RBM Automotive Group after acquiring Porsche of Greenville, Land Rover Greenville, and Crown Nissan from Asbury Automotive Group. The deal requires building separate, state‑of‑the‑art facilities for Porsche and Land Rover, while Nissan...
So the National Storage Affiliates acquisition puts Public on par with Extra Space as far as total square footage managed. Industry consolidation continues apace. https://t.co/Ce69lYGYsk https://t.co/Rqz8xdySVZ
Ted Sarandos (Politico interview): "We had a price where we thought this was good for our business. We made our best and final offer back in December and it was our best and final offer. So that’s all."
SUSE announced on February 19 that it has acquired Losant, an Industrial Internet of Things platform, to expand its edge portfolio into operational execution at the “Tiny Edge.” The deal includes plans to open‑source Losant’s technology and feed it into...
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.@IBM Completes Acquisition of Confluent, Making Real Time Data the Engine of Enterprise AI and Agents https://t.co/QqwqJPCT4P >> Congrats. A key augmentation for the IBM AI capabilities. Good news for customers. #NextGenApps https://t.co/aCKH7wuesW
U.S. M&A activity slowed in February 2026, with announcements dropping 26.7% to 1,013 versus January, yet aggregate deal spending surged 236.8% month‑over‑month. Eleven of FactSet’s 21 tracked sectors posted higher three‑month deal volumes compared with a year earlier, led by...
Roku is scaled, growing, and profitable, so why hasn't anyone bought it? Via @loudmouthjulia. ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/dyvtlQl7RB
Private equity firms are facing a growing bottleneck in their exit pipeline as IPO markets stay muted, M&A activity slows, and secondary‑sale demand wanes. Elevated interest rates and tighter credit conditions are compressing valuations, forcing managers to hold assets longer...
Fat Brands, burdened by over $1 billion in debt, has filed a Chapter 11 motion to market and sell all or part of its assets, setting an April 3 deadline for non‑binding indications of interest. The company is pursuing debtor‑in‑possession financing and remains...
Manulife Financial completed a low‑$60‑$65 million acquisition of the RED Sol rental project in Coquitlam, British Columbia, from developer Adera Development. The deal was structured as a share sale, allowing Manulife to avoid roughly $1.8 million in property transfer tax. RED Sol consists of...
Highline Hospitality Partners (HHP) has purchased the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, a 397‑room hotel on 29 lakeside acres near Dallas‑Fort Worth International Airport. The acquisition expands HHP’s portfolio to 18 hotels, more than 5,000 rooms and roughly $1.5 billion...
