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An investment banking play for a potential M&A boom
(This is a wrap-up of the key money moving discussions on CNBC's 'Worldwide Exchange' exclusive for PRO subscribers. Worldwide Exchange airs at 5 a.m. ET each day.) Investors are looking for opportunities in financials while trying to understand…
CIBC Names Freeborn, Traboulsi to Head Global Investment Banking
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce appointed Mike Freeborn and Alfred Traboulsi co-heads of global corporate and investment banking. Freeborn will focus on the bank's Canada franchise and Traboulsi the US platform, according to an internal memo…
UP-Norfolk Southern Deal Boosts Rare $1 Trillion M&A Market - TT
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific freight locomotives in Burnside, Ky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] A rush of big, bold mergers and acquisitions is lifting dealmakers in an otherwise…
Madden, EAFC maker Electronic Arts to go private in record $55bn buyout
Electronic Arts (EA) is set to be taken private following a $55billion (£40.9bn) buyout from a consortium, a release from the video game company said Monday. EA, the developer of sports games franchises including EA Sports FC (formerly FIFA)…
Dealmakers defy stubborn M&A market with rare $1 trillion haul
A rush of big, bold mergers and acquisitions is lifting dealmakers in an otherwise slower-than-expected market for getting transactions off the ground. Global deal values have topped $1 trillion in a third quarter for only the second time on…
Politics And The Markets 09/29/25
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France's sovereign wealth chief has a warning for Europe: We're being 'doubly colonized
Nicolas Dufourcq, the head of France's state investment bank Bpifrance, warned that Europe is becoming 'doubly colonized' by Chinese industry and U.S. tech. 'It's not in the future; the consequences are now,' he warned an audience at private…
ACE Market-bound THMY Holdings aims to raise RM44.6mil from IPO
KUALA LUMPUR: Automated test solutions firm THMY Holdings Bhd aims to raise RM44.6 million via its initial public offering (IPO), ahead of its ACE Market listing on Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd on Oct 23, 2025. The IPO entails the issuance of…
ATB Capital Markets Fall 2025 Energy Sector Survey Reveals Gas-Focused Growth Amid Tepid Industry Sentiment
88% of E&P companies expect to grow production over the next 12 months, with weighted average growth of ~5% (6-7% for gas-weighted vs. 4-5% for oil-weighted). Gas-weighted producers lead the growth story, underpinned by at least 3.2 bcf/d of…
The Case For SPACs
SPACs are back in a big way in 2025, with 91 new SPAC IPOs raising $16.5 billion so far, up threefold from 34 new SPACs that raised $5.3 billion in the same period last year. In fact, SPACs have accounted for 37% of all new U.S. IPOs this year…
Comcast promotes Michael Cavanagh to co-CEO amid restructuring
Comcast said on Monday it will appoint President Michael Cavanagh as co-CEO, adopting a dual chief executive model as the company prepares to spin off several NBCUniversal cable networks as part of a restructuring. Cavanagh will take up the new…
Moelis Hires Former BlackRock Innovation Head for Privates Push
Moelis & Co. hired BlackRock Inc. 's former innovation capital head to bolster its business of providing customized capital raising advice for private and public companies. Matt Singer's focus at the investment bank will be on private placements by…
Mike Cavanagh Named Co-C.E.O. of Comcast
Comcast, the cable and media empire that operates the Universal movie studio, broadcasts “NBC Nightly News” and connects millions of American homes to the internet, said on Monday that Mike Cavanagh would be its co-chief executive…
Novice Investor's Digest For Monday, September 29: Traders Optimistic Despite Shutdown Possibility
Stock prices may build on Friday's gains today, despite prospect of a government shutdown. Stock prices moved up slightly Friday after ticking down for four consecutive days. Investors appear undeterred by the prospect of a government shutdown this…
Maybank names Mohamad Yasin as group CEO, Islamic Banking and CEO of Maybank Islamic
PETALING JAYA: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has appointed Mohamad Yasin Abdullah as group chief executive officer (GCEO), Islamic Banking and CEO of Maybank Islamic Bhd, effective Oct 1, 2025. In a statement, Maybank said Mohamad Yasin will be…
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