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It's M&A Season. Is Your ESG Strategy Ready?
It may be tempting to look at the recent headlines about major ESG-related regulatory proposals and think that the world has lost interest in sustainability. We're coming off a year that saw the European Union (EU) slash corporate sustainability…
What to know about Netflix's landmark acquisition of Warner Bros.
If you thought 2025 couldn't get any crazier, the streaming world had one more surprise up its sleeve before the year ended. Netflix, already the largest streaming platform with over 325 million subscribers, took a bold step by acquiring…
B&M European Value Retail slides Friday, underperforms market
Shares of B&M European Value Retail S.A. BME slid 7.18% to £1.62 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 0.07% to 10,143.44. B&M European Value Retail S.A.
After $8.6B merger, Atlanta banking firm to accelerate hiring in 2026
Hiring is expected to accelerate into next year, with the goal of adding up to 275 bankers in 2027, Kevin Blair, the former Synovus CEO who is now the chief executive of the merged bank, said Thursday on an earnings call. “We'll hire across…
North American Tech M&A Values Nearly Doubled In 2025
Technology mergers and acquisitions surged in 2025 as buyers chased artificial intelligence capabilities, data infrastructure and cybersecurity assets, with total values nearly doubling in the North American market, according to a... To view the…
Why Capital One's $5 Billion Acquisition Of Fintech Brex Could Be Another Masterstroke For Billionaire Richard Fairbank
Eight months after completing its $35 billion acquisition of payments network Discover, Capital One is buying fintech company Brex for $5.15 billion. A mid the flurry of news yesterday surrounding President Trump's speech at the World Economic…
Jeong merger proposal sparks rift inside Democratic Party
Jan. 22 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's Democratic Party split into competing camps Thursday after party leader Jeong Cheong-rae abruptly proposed a merger with the Rebuilding Korea Party, drawing praise from some lawmakers and backlash from others…
Legacy executives to headline IRLA conference
Will Bridger, group CEO, Compre (Photograph supplied) The inaugural Insurance and Reinsurance Legacy Association Bermuda Conference next week will feature panels with senior executives from major legacy players on topics as diverse as market…
M&S convenience store to open on outskirts of Bradford - BBC News
Marks & Spencer which closed its city centre store in Bradford's Broadway shopping centre in 2024 is to return to the city - but on a much smaller scale. Planning documents show the chain is hoping to open a convenience store on the outskirts of…
Eastern swears off M&A amid activist investor's pressure
Key insight: Eastern Bankshares' CEO hardened his stance against future bank M&A deals. The comments came three months after activist investor HoldCo Asset Management criticized the bank's M&A strategy and urged it to consider selling itself.
CompCom greenlights Africa Data Centres acquisition
The Competition Commission has greenlit Stanlib to acquire Africa Data Centres without conditions. (Image source: 123RF, created via GenAI) The Competition Commission (CompCom) has recommended the Competition Tribunal approve the proposed…
Openmarkets set to become Nasdaq listed; inks $440m merger
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
Best spring knits to buy from M&S, Nobody's Child and more
Although we're still wrapping ourselves up in several layers to keep out the cold, we cannot wait for the warmer temperatures of springtime. With a more moderate climate, means more opportunity to wear pretty, delicate jumpers that are perfect for…
Confluent gets rating cut at Bernstein following acquisition by IBM
Bernstein downgraded Confluent (CFLT) to Market-Perform from Outperform, citing a fair acquisition by IBM (IBM). The firm has a $31 price target on Confluent's stock. Last month, IBM (IBM) said it was acquiring enterprise data streaming platform…
The Clorox Company (CLX) M&A Call Transcript
The Clorox Company (CLX) M&A Call January 22, 2026 5:00 PM EST Lisah Burhan - Vice President of Investor Relations Luc Bellet - Executive VP & CFO Peter Grom - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Kaumil Gajrawala - Jefferies LLC, Research…
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