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Gabelli Enterprise Mergers & Acquisitions Fund Q1 2026 Commentary (EMAYX)
Mergers and Acquisition ((M&A)) volume continued its strong pace in the first quarter with $1.2 trillion in announced transactions. The Fund's top contributors to performance for the quarter were TEGNA Inc., Millicom International Cellular S.A.…
Acquisition of Own Shares
Mechelen, Belgium; June 16, 2026, 22.01 CET; regulated information Within the framework of the repurchase program announced on June 9, 2026, Lakefront Biotherapeutics NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: LKFT) ('Lakefront') announces that it has repurchased…
SPAC Market Technology Acquisition Files for $200M IPO
The company said it would focus efforts on an initial business combination on the acquisition, recapitalization and scaling of U.S. equities and options clearing infrastructure. The company added it is planning to invest in the financial plumbing…
Big food M&A: when is it a threat to competition in the EU?
Mergers and acquisitions will often face significant scrutiny from competition law in the EU. If these companies harm competition, for example gaining significant market share without competitive constraints, the European Commission will often ask…
SpaceX Buys Cursor In Largest Startup Acquisition Ever At $60 Billion
SpaceX just executed the largest acquisition of a venture-backed startup in history, exercising its option to buy Cursor parent Anysphere for $60 billion in an all-stock deal that pulls a rocket company straight into the center of the AI coding…
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says SpaceX's eye-popping valuation is helping it do mega-acquisitions
Just days after its blockbuster IPO, SpaceX announced it's acquiring Cursor in a $60 billion deal. Bill Ackman — the billionaire founder of Pershing Square Capital Management — says SpaceX's massive public valuation is helping it do…
SpaceX's $60 Billion Cursor Acquisition Doubles 20-Something Cofounders' Net Worths
Cursor CEO and cofounder Michael Truell Getty Images for HumanX Conference O n the heels of its blockbuster IPO, SpaceX announced that it plans to acquire AI coding startup Cursor in an all-stock deal worth $60 billion by the third quarter of 2026.
M&A Woes, Coral Reefs That Survive Climate Change
Good morning from the Melbourne bureau. Sigma Healthcare's decision on Monday to pull out of its roughly $10 billion pursuit of British pharmacy chain Boots represents more than just the collapse of a single bid. It is a stark example of the low…
Hovis: Merger of two major NI bakeries approved by watchdog
Economics and business editor, BBC News NI The UK's competition watchdog has approved the merger of two major bakeries in Northern Ireland. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the way for Associated British Foods (ABF), whose…
Hovis: Merger of two major NI bakeries approved by watchdog
The UK's competition watchdog has approved the merger of two major bakeries in Northern Ireland. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the way for Associated British Foods (ABF), whose brands include Sunblest, to buy Hovis, whose…
Elon's super currency: SpaceX' surging stock paid for the $60 billion Cursor acquisition in just a few hours of trading
SpaceX's stunning IPO pop has driven Elon Musk's net worth to astronomical levels. It's also given him an extraordinary business tool: a supercurrency for mergers and acquisitions. Musk demonstrated the power of that currency on Tuesday when SpaceX…
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The M&A Plot Twist No One Saw Coming
This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, an attempt to future-proof Bloomberg Opinion's opinions. Sign up here. Here's a fun little pop quiz. This week, says Chris Hughes, there has been “a shocking plot twist” in the M&A world. Was he…
A Fox-Roku Merger Is Just More Industry Consolidation, but Creators Shouldn't Sweat It Yet
For $22 billion, you would think the acquisition of a streamer and distribution network like Roku by Fox would have a bigger impact on filmmakers, showrunners, and other creators. Fox sold its film studio to Disney in 2019 and hasn't really looked…
Netflix Says Not Pursuing Lionsgate Amid Eruption Of Media M&A Chatter
Shares of Lionsgate surged 14% Tuesday on merger chatter, then fell after-hours as Netflix shot down speculation that it was eyeing the standalone studio. “Netflix is not interested and is not pursuing Lionsgate,” a spokesperson for…
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