Paul Schmidt · 2 November 2026
The Deal. On Monday 18 May 2026, Dominion announced its acquisition by NextEra Energy at a [valuation] of US$75.97 per share. Pending regula…
Read moreEQT againHussain Jeddy · 28 October 2026
On Monday 26 October 2026 EQT, one of the largest natural gas producers in the United States, announced that it will buy its Appalachian nei…
Read moreBiotech GrowthJason Lin · 23 October 2026
On 23 October 2026, Nasdaq-listed Bolt Biotherapeutics announced that it had completed its acquisition of privately held Prana Therapies thr…
Read moreGermany Mentioned!Hussain Jeddy · 22 October 2026
On 21 October 2026, QIAGEN, the Dutch company whose kits and machines pull DNA, RNA and proteins out of blood and tissue samples, agreed to…
Read moreAI with AI, topped with AI and a side of AIHussain Jeddy · 21 October 2026
On 19 October 2026, Salesforce signed an Agreement and Plan of Merger to buy Braze, and the two companies announced it the next morning. Eve…
Read moreThe Can Manufacturers Institute Hussain Jeddy · 20 October 2026
On 19 October 2026, Silgan Holdings, the Connecticut packaging group that describes itself as a principal supplier of metal containers in No…
Read morePE takes on Australian RubbishHussain Jeddy · 19 October 2026
On 19 October 2026, EQT Infrastructure VI signed a binding Scheme Implementation Deed to buy every share in Cleanaway Waste Management, Aust…
Read moreMOTOWNHussain Jeddy · 17 October 2026
On 15 October 2026, Penske Automotive Group, one of the world's biggest car and commercial truck dealership groups, signed an agreement to b…
Read moreGuardians of CybersecurityHussain Jeddy · 16 October 2026
On 15 October 2026, Varonis Systems, a Nasdaq listed data security company based in Miami, signed an agreement to be bought by Proofpoint, t…
Read moreOwnership and ManagementHussain Jeddy · 15 October 2026
On 14 October 2026, Portugal's Council of Ministers chose Lufthansa to buy up to 49.9% of TAP Air Portugal, the national airline, for €1,201…
Read moreAI Integrated Dating Apps (???)Hussain Jeddy · 14 October 2026
On 13 October 2026, Bumble, the dating app famous for letting women make the first move, announced that it had agreed to be taken private by…
Read moreGetty in troubleHussain Jeddy · 13 October 2026
On 12 October 2026, Getty Images announced a restructuring support agreement with every major group of people it owes money to. The Getty fa…
Read morePrivate Equity DominanceKaran Murthi · 11 October 2026
The Deal On 10 September 2026, technology-focused private equity investor Accel-KKR announced a recommended all-cash acquisition of UK-liste…
Read moreOil rush in the Wild WestHussain Jeddy · 10 October 2026
On 8 October 2026, Devon Energy agreed to sell its entire Eagle Ford business in South Texas to Crescent Energy for $4.2bn in cash. The pack…
Read moreA magic pill?Kalman Yang · 8 October 2026
On 29 September 2026, Novo Nordisk agreed to license Hengrui Pharma’s experimental obesity and diabetes drug HRS-1596 for $300 million upfro…
Read moreYour drug dealer is being bought outHussain Jeddy · 8 October 2026
On 7 October 2026, Wittington Investments, the private holding company of Canada's Weston family, signed a definitive agreement to buy Boots…
Read moreDrug Distribution and Care ProviderHussain Jeddy · 7 October 2026
On 6 October 2026, Option Care Health announced that it had agreed to be bought by an investor group made up of the private equity firm Clay…
Read moreTax EfficiencyHussain Jeddy · 6 October 2026
On 4 October 2026, C.H Robinson signed an agreement to buy RXO, and the two companies announced it the next morning. For every RXO share, in…
Read moreCars and FridgesHussain Jeddy · 5 October 2026
On 5 October 2026, Schneider Electric and PTC announced a definitive agreement for Schneider to buy all of PTC for $205 per share in cash. T…
Read moreA big game of monopolyHussain Jeddy · 2 October 2026
On 1 October 2026, onsemi and Synaptics announced that they had rewritten their June 2026 merger agreement. The new terms pay Synaptics shar…
Read moreSupermarket LandlordsHussain Jeddy · 1 October 2026
On 28 September 2026, Slate Grocery REIT agreed to be bought by a joint venture between Brixmor Property Group and affiliates of Everview Pa…
Read moreHalfway House OwnershipHussain Jeddy · 30 September 2026
On 28 September 2026, AAR agreed to buy a 65% controlling interest in MRO Holdings, one of the largest independent aircraft heavy-maintenanc…
Read moreMore AI chipsHussain Jeddy · 29 September 2026
On 28 September 2026, AMD signed a definitive agreement to buy World Labs, the AI research lab founded by Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li. AMD…
Read moreWill the AI bubble pop?Hussain Jeddy · 28 September 2026
On 25 September 2026, Rexel agreed to acquire GCG from private equity firm Audax at an enterprise value of about $1.4 billion. Rexel says th…
Read moreWhat a smart plugHussain Jeddy · 26 September 2026
On 24 September 2026, French energy-technology group Schneider Electric announced that it intends to launch a cash takeover offer of €70 per…
Read morePut it ALL on blackHussain Jeddy · 25 September 2026
On 22 September 2026, Caesars Entertainment shareholders voted to approve the company's sale to Fertitta Entertainment, the holding company…
Read moreWho processes your payments?Hussain Jeddy · 24 September 2026
On 21 September 2026, Nasdaq-listed payments company Priority Technology agreed to be taken private by a group led by its own Chairman and C…
Read more'Feeling, hot hot hot' - Michael Scott, The Office (US)Hussain Jeddy · 23 September 2026
On 23 September 2026, Royal Caribbean Group and Sandals Resorts announced they had signed an agreement for Royal Caribbean to acquire a 50%…
Read moreCue the Succession musicHussain Jeddy · 22 September 2026
On 21 September 2026, Paramount Skydance reached a settlement with a coalition of 12 Democratic state attorneys general, led by California's…
Read moreDo you ship to the USA?Hussain Jeddy · 21 September 2026
On 18 September 2026, a consortium led by FedEx Corporation and private equity firm Advent International completed its takeover of InPost S.…
Read moreSafety FirstHussain Jeddy · 19 September 2026
On 18 September 2026, MISTRAS Group, Inc., a NYSE-listed industrial testing and inspection company, announced a definitive agreement to be a…
Read morePower-Hungry Data CentresHussain Jeddy · 18 September 2026
On 17 September 2026, Softcat plc, the London-listed IT infrastructure and services reseller, announced it had agreed to acquire GDT, a Dall…
Read moreCrypto SolutionsDylan Brennan · 17 September 2026
Imagine trying to send money to a friend in another country, but every bank involved in the chain closes at 5pm, needs advance notice, and c…
Read moreIndia bringing the gunsHussain Jeddy · 16 September 2026
On 14 September 2026, Solar Industries India, India's largest producer of industrial explosives and explosive initiating systems, announced…
Read moreWhat do you call a PE firm that doesn't exitHussain Jeddy · 15 September 2026
On 14 September 2026, The Baldwin Group, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed insurance distribution firm, announced a definitive agreement to be taken pri…
Read moreA deal between landlordsHussain Jeddy · 14 September 2026
On 9 September 2026, Independence Realty Trust and Centerspace announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, with Cent…
Read moreOne dollar bid, now 2, now 2, will you give me 2?Hussain Jeddy · 12 September 2026
On 10 September 2026, Copart, Inc., the Dallas-headquartered online vehicle auction group, agreed to acquire ACV Auctions Inc., a Buffalo-ba…
Read moreWhy are we Bending more Spoons?Hussain Jeddy · 11 September 2026
On 10 September 2026, Italian tech-acquisition group Bending Spoons S.p.A. agreed to buy workplace-collaboration platform Miro in an all-cas…
Read moreThe Omnipresent SemiconductorHussain Jeddy · 10 September 2026
On 9 September 2026, Analog Devices, Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Alif Semiconductor, Inc., a privately held maker of AI…
Read moreThe Tata smoke screen covering domestic defence boostHussain Jeddy · 9 September 2026
Tata Motors Limited, via its subsidiary TML CV Holdings B.V, launched the acceptance period for its recommended, all-cash voluntary tender o…
Read moreWho owns your doctor?Hussain Jeddy · 8 September 2026
On 7 September 2026, the board of Spire Healthcare Group plc, the UK's second-largest private hospital operator and a FTSE 250 constituent,…
Read moreA Private Equity BrawlHussain Jeddy · 7 September 2026
Gamma Communications plc, the London-listed communications software business, has agreed to be taken private by Bradbury BidCo Limited, a ve…
Read morePrivate Equity Creating Jobs For A ChangeHussain Jeddy · 6 September 2026
EQT has agreed to buy a majority stake in McGill and Partners, a London-headquartered speciality (re)insurance broker, from private equity f…
Read moreOpen-Source BrainrotHussain Jeddy · 5 September 2026
On 3 September 2026, NVIDIA announced it had agreed to acquire Hugging Face, the open-source AI platform that hosts machine-learning models,…
Read moreForged in heatHussain Jeddy · 3 September 2026
On 1 September 2026, Bodycote plc, the world's largest provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, agreed to be a…
Read moreWhich VWAP will you choose?Hussain Jeddy · 2 September 2026
On 3 August 2026, Integer Holdings Corporation, a Texas-based medical device manufacturer, agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm…
Read moreFire in the data centreHussain Jeddy · 1 September 2026
On 31 August 2026, energy technology group SLB announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Kelvion, a German-headquartered maker of…
Read moreWho controls Australia's energy (meter)Hussain Jeddy · 30 August 2026
On 27 August 2026, US-listed alternative asset manager DigitalBridge announced that a DigitalBridge-managed investment vehicle has agreed to…
Read moreA loft extensionHussain Jeddy · 29 August 2026
On 27 August 2026, Velocity Financial, Inc. announced a definitive agreement to buy the operating platform of Toorak Capital LLC, a real-est…
Read moreBlackstone exiting the healthcare-service industryHussain Jeddy · 28 August 2026
On 25 August 2026, McKesson Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire Precision Medicine Group, LLC, a global provider of clin…
Read more~$4.4bn cash and ~$2.2bn newly issued Victory Capital equityHussain Jeddy · 27 August 2026
On 26 August 2026, Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. announced a definite agreement to acquire 100% of First Eagle Investments, an independent,…
Read moreA courting ritual of sortsHussain Jeddy · 26 August 2026
On 25 August 2026, CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, the United States' largest distributed retail mortgage lender, completed its acquisition of Tw…
Read moreA Consortium of SharksHussain Jeddy · 25 August 2026
On 21 August 2026, Steadfast Group Ltd entered a binding agreement to be acquired by a consortium of US wholesale insurance distributor Amwi…
Read moreBanking giant consolidationHussain Jeddy · 23 August 2026
On 20 August 2026, Banco Santander completed its acquisition of Webster Financial Corporation, the Stamford, Connecticut-based holding compa…
Read moreBroadbanding togetherHussain Jeddy · 22 August 2026
On 20 August 2026, Charter Communications and Cox Communications completed a combination first agreed on 16 May 2025, creating the largest c…
Read moreCooling down data centresHussain Jeddy · 20 August 2026
On 17 August 2026, Madison Air Solutions Corporation, a US-listed provider of air quality solutions, agreed to acquire ebm-papst, a family-o…
Read moreCalm in the stormHussain Jeddy · 19 August 2026
On 19 August 2026, San Francisco-based private equity firm Ridgeview Partners LLC, acting through a newly formed vehicle, U.K. Piston Bidco…
Read moreSearching for goldHussain Jeddy · 17 August 2026
On 17 August 2026, Canadian-listed gold and copper producer OceanaGold Corporation announced it had agreed to acquire 100% of Ausgold Limite…
Read moreGoldman tapping into growing ETF marketHussain Jeddy · 16 August 2026
On 12 August 2026, Goldman Sachs announced an agreement to acquire NEOS Investments, a fast-growing options-based income **ETF** (an exchang…
Read moreReportedly largest venture-backed company sale everHussain Jeddy · 15 August 2026
On August 14 2026, SpaceX completed its all-stock acquisition of Anysphere, Inc., the AI coding assistant company known as Cursor, at an imp…
Read moreACCO Expands Into Gaming Accessories with Trust DealDylan Brennan · 14 August 2026
On 14 August 2026, ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ACCO) announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire Trust, a Netherlands-based com…
Read moreA remarkably quick un-IPOHussain Jeddy · 13 August 2026
On 13 August 2026, Thoma Bravo L.P. entered into a definitive agreement to take Accelerant Holdings private in an all-cash transaction valui…
Read moreCondolidation in medical and industrial imaging components industryHussain Jeddy · 12 August 2026
On 10 August, Teledyne Technologies and Varex Imaging Corporation announced a definitive merger agreement under which Teledyne will acquire…
Read moreGrowing Private Equity Appetite for Infrastructure PlatformsHussain Jeddy · 11 August 2026
Bernhard Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on infrastructure services, agreed to acquire Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. for $43.…
Read moreSafe Harbor Marinas to acquire MarineMax for $1.5bnHussain Jeddy · 10 August 2026
MarineMax Inc and Safe Harbor Marinas announced on 9 August 2026 that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Safe Harbor…
Read moreDNO ASA and Genel Energy plc takeover rejectedHussain Jeddy · 9 August 2026
Norwegian E&P company DNO ASA approached Genel Energy's board on 28 July 2026 with an indicative proposal of 69p per share in cash, (or a ca…
Read moreApollo Global Management's £5.7bn takeover of easyJetHussain Jeddy · 7 August 2026
On 6 August 2026, the boards of Eagle Bidco Ltd (an Apollo controlled vehicle company) and easyJet plc announced a recommended cash acquisit…
Read morePeel Group £582.9m hostile cash offer for Harworth GroupHussain Jeddy · 6 August 2026
On 6 August 2026, Peel Pepper (UK) Limited announced an unsolicited cash offer of 172.5p per share for Harworth Group plc, valuing the compa…
Read moreHussain Jeddy · 5 August 2026
On 4th August 2026, the scheme of arrangement under which IPF Parent Holdings Limited ("Bidco"), a vehicle backed by New York-based BasePoin…
Read more$18.8bn dealHussain Jeddy · 4 August 2026
On 4 August 2026, Prologis Inc announced it had reached agreement with the board of SEGRO plc on a recommended acquisition valuing SEGRO's e…
Read more4 August 2026
On 3 August 2026, Easyfairs completed its acquisition of Xpo Group after initially offering €834.20 per share for all 104,590 of Xpo Group's…
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