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Today: July 06, 2026
Today: July 06, 2026

Mergers and Acquisitions

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Solstice buys Element Solutions in $14.5 billion deal, sharpens focus on AI market

Honeywell spinoff Solstice Advanced Materials said it will buy peer specialty chemical company Element Solutions in a $14.5 billion deal, as it seeks to capitalize on

Solstice buys Element Solutions in $14.5 billion deal, sharpens focus on AI market
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ITV and Comcast's Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal

Comcast's Sky has agreed to buy the broadcast channels and streaming service of Britain's ITV for £1.6 billion ($2.13 billion), creating a

ITV and Comcast's Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal
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Goldman dominates first-half M&A as dealmaking surges in EMEA

Goldman Sachs increased its share of mergers and acquisitions advisory work involving Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the first half of 2026,

Goldman dominates first-half M&A as dealmaking surges in EMEA
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Kroger announces agreement to acquire Giant Eagle

Kroger announces agreement to acquire Giant Eagle

Kroger announces agreement to acquire Giant Eagle
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Kroger buying regional grocer Giant Eagle in a deal valued at $1.65 billion

Kroger is buying regional grocer Giant Eagle in a deal valued at $1.65 billion

Kroger buying regional grocer Giant Eagle in a deal valued at $1.65 billion
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Mega-deals fuel record M&A as boards dream big on takeovers

A surge in $10-billion-plus "mega-deals" drove global M&A to record levels in the first half of 2026, LSEG data

Mega-deals fuel record M&A as boards dream big on takeovers
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NBCUniversal may enter video game business after Comcast split, sources say

By Echo Wang, Dawn Chmielewski and Milana Vinn June 29 - NBCUniversal is eyeing opportunities in digital gaming and new entertainment franchises as the company weighs options for future growth after

NBCUniversal may enter video game business after Comcast split, sources say
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Comcast spinoff latest in wave of US media shakeups

Comcast's decision to spin off its NBCUniversal and Sky businesses marks the latest effort by a major U.S. entertainment company to separate or reshape legacy television assets as

Comcast spinoff latest in wave of US media shakeups
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Occidental's new CEO tested by debt, lagging stock price and big dividend payments to Berkshire

In not quite a month as Occidental Petroleum's CEO, Richard Jackson has already been challenged with looking for ways to lift a lagging stock price and pay

Occidental's new CEO tested by debt, lagging stock price and big dividend payments to Berkshire
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French biotech company Ipsen to buy Kartos Therapeutics for $450 million

Ipsen will buy U.S.-based Kartos Therapeutics for $450 million to expand its oncology pipeline with a late-stage blood cancer treatment, the French biotech company said on Monday.

French biotech company Ipsen to buy Kartos Therapeutics for $450 million
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Saks Global emerges from bankruptcy with new name, less debt

Luxury retailer Saks Global on Friday emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after nearly five months with less than half of its previous stores and a quarter of its debt.

Saks Global emerges from bankruptcy with new name, less debt
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Honeywell targets $2 billion-$4 billion deals, eyes industrial automation M&A

Honeywell on Thursday said it is targeting deals valued at $2 billion to $4 billion and sees scope for acquisitions in its industrial automation business

Honeywell targets $2 billion-$4 billion deals, eyes industrial automation M&A
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UK watchdog begins formal review of eBay's purchase of Depop

Britain's competition regulator said on Monday it would begin formally reviewing eBay's planned acquisition of Gen-Z focused fashion resale platform Depop after ending the first

UK watchdog begins formal review of eBay's purchase of Depop
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Apollo bows out of $2 billion takeover pursuit of UK's Bodycote

Apollo Global Management and Britain's Bodycote have ended talks over a £1.52 billion ($2 billion) takeover proposal, they said on Friday, sending shares of the

Apollo bows out of $2 billion takeover pursuit of UK's Bodycote
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Nippon Paint, Sherwin-Williams end takeover pursuit, AkzoNobel shares tumble

Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams have terminated efforts to jointly acquire rival paint maker AkzoNobel, they said on Wednesday, sending the Dulux

Nippon Paint, Sherwin-Williams end takeover pursuit, AkzoNobel shares tumble
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Berkshire Hathaway buys homebuilder Taylor Morrison and then invests $10B in Alphabet under new CEO

Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO Greg Abel started the week by inking a deal to acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison for $6.8 billion, and he's followed that up on with a $10 billion investment in Google's parent company

Berkshire Hathaway buys homebuilder Taylor Morrison and then invests $10B in Alphabet under new CEO
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Wall Street awaits GameStop CEO Cohen's next move after eBay rejected takeover bid

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen shared few details when he said he would do "whatever we need to do" to buy eBay after the e-

Wall Street awaits GameStop CEO Cohen's next move after eBay rejected takeover bid
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BlackRock sees merit in large scale mining M&A

BlackRock would back consolidation among large miners because it would open the sector to generalist investors at a scale that would make it

BlackRock sees merit in large scale mining M&A
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Uber weighs higher bid for Delivery Hero, FT reports

Uber’s board met on Saturday to discuss raising its offer for Delivery Hero after a major shareholder rebuffed Uber's bid that would value the German food delivery group at over

Uber weighs higher bid for Delivery Hero, FT reports
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InPost says FedEx-led $9 billion buyout offer to run from May 26 to July 27

Polish parcel locker company Inpost said on Friday that the €7.8 billion ($9 billion) buyout offer from a consortium made up of FedEx, Advent International and other InPost

InPost says FedEx-led $9 billion buyout offer to run from May 26 to July 27
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Estée Lauder ditches Puig deal, lifting shares as turnaround takes priority

U.S. cosmetics maker Estée Lauder and Spanish perfumery Puig ended merger talks that would have created a premium beauty

Estée Lauder ditches Puig deal, lifting shares as turnaround takes priority
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Parker-Hannifin to acquire KKR-owned Circor Aerospace for $2.55 billion

U.S. investment firm KKR said on Thursday it would sell aerospace division of

Parker-Hannifin to acquire KKR-owned Circor Aerospace for $2.55 billion
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NextEra to buy Quantum-backed energy firm Caliber, set up US shale JV, sources say

NextEra Energy has agreed to buy U.S. oil and gas investment firm Caliber Resource Partners for $1.3 billion and has separately set up a joint venture with

NextEra to buy Quantum-backed energy firm Caliber, set up US shale JV, sources say
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NextEra, Dominion want to create a massive power company as AI drives energy demand in the US

NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion, creating a massive power company as the energy needs of artificial intelligence drive demand higher in the U.S. It is one of the biggest proposed mergers so far this year and would create the world’s biggest regulated electric utility business by market capitalization, the companies said on Monday

NextEra, Dominion want to create a massive power company as AI drives energy demand in the US