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afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Barrenjoey Capital Partners in talks to buy Kiwi stockbroker Craigs
Barrenjoey Capital Partners in talks to buy Kiwi stockbroker Craigs
Australian Financial Review

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.

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Goldman Sachs appoints head of cash equities
Goldman Sachs appoints head of cash equities
Australian Financial Review

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.

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Morgan Stanley brings Janus Henderson to Perpetual's table
Morgan Stanley brings Janus Henderson to Perpetual's table
Australian Financial Review

EQT's Singapore-based dealmaker Nick Macksey is expecting to sink his teeth into a deeper set of diligence materials at Perpetual this week, an important step in his long-running aspiration to buy the ASX-listed funds management and corporate trust…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Three's a crowd at Livingbridge's $1b-plus Everlight Radiology sale
Three's a crowd at Livingbridge's $1b-plus Everlight Radiology sale
Australian Financial Review

Three months ago, Jardine Matheson splashed $3.4 billion acquiring I-MED's Australian and New Zealand operations and leaving no doubt in the minds of buyout firms that radiology assets were seriously in demand. Now, the spotlight is on Everlight…

coindesk.com - Ian Allison - Inside stablecoin firm BVNK's journey to a $1.8B acquisition by Mastercard
Inside stablecoin firm BVNK's journey to a $1.8B acquisition by Mastercard
CoinDesk

Long before big-ticket crypto deals and billion-dollar acquisitions make headlines, there's a long and hard-fought journey, often culminating in a secretive contest where jockeying suitors bid, bluff or walk, until eventually the best match makes…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Ampltitude's outgoing chair weighs IPO for $1b weapon maker NIOA
Ampltitude's outgoing chair weighs IPO for $1b weapon maker NIOA
Australian Financial Review

Former Senex Energy managing director Ian Davies, who oversaw the ASX-listed company's $884 million sale to Korean steel-making giant POSCO in 2022, is clearing his calendar as he mulls bringing two new companies to the bourse next year. Davies…

247wallst.com - Trey Thoelcke - Wall Street Says Hold but Hedge Funds Are Circling NSC's $85 Billion Merger
Wall Street Says Hold but Hedge Funds Are Circling NSC's $85 Billion Merger
24/7 Wall St

Analysts hold NSC with a $365 consensus target while Millennium, D.E. Shaw, and Point72 run merger arb options around its $85 billion acquisition. UNP's $85 billion NSC bid faces STB regulatory review through mid-2027, with opposition from BNSF…

deadline.com - Anthony D'Alessandro - Paramount Promises 30 Films a Year Contracts To AMC, Regal Post WBD Merger
Paramount Promises 30 Films a Year Contracts To AMC, Regal Post WBD Merger
Deadline

When it comes to Paramount's legal wrestle with the AG's antitrust case over the Melrose lot's possible merger with Warner Bros, the key is to divide and conquer with exhibition. Deadline knows that Paramount has made a written commitments with at…

si.com - Kolton Becker - Texas A&M Guard Entering Transfer Portal After Court Ruling
Texas A&M Guard Entering Transfer Portal After Court Ruling
Sports Illustrated

One of the players who was a part of Year 1 under head coach Bucky McMillan at Texas A&M will not be coming back for another season, as first reported by On3. It's Jacari Lane. He was a guard who was brought over from North Alabama after spending…

bgr.com - José Adorno - What Does The Number In Apple's M-Series MacBooks Mean?
What Does The Number In Apple's M-Series MacBooks Mean?
BGR

Apple's M-series is the company's all-new chips for MacBooks and select iPads. The company started transitioning from Intel processors in late 2020 and finished the process in 2023 with the M2 Ultra Mac Pro. Additionally, the company is going to…

netmums.com - Netmums Editorial - This £42 M&S dress echoes the Princess of Wales's signature print
This £42 M&S dress echoes the Princess of Wales's signature print
Netmums

Every summer seems to have one defining fashion moment, and this year, polka dots have firmly claimed that title. Much of the renewed interest followed one of the Princess of Wales's appearances at a Buckingham Palace garden party alongside Prince…

cnbc.com - Sam Meredith - Trump says oil supermajors are making too much money. What will they do with it?
Trump says oil supermajors are making too much money. What will they do with it?
CNBC

Big Oil generated $48 billion in second-quarter profits and nearly $90 billion in cash, marking an all-time high. The windfall is fueling fresh political and environmental backlash, with Trump accusing Exxon Mobil and Chevron of making “too…

gigemgazette.com - Graham Harmon - The one breakout Texas A&M player emerging in fall camp shouldn't surprise any Aggie
The one breakout Texas A&M player emerging in fall camp shouldn't surprise any Aggie
FanSided

Former five-star Terry Bussey is a player that Aggie fans have been watching closely since the moment he stepped foot on campus. Bussey was the crown jewel of Mike Elko's initial class as the Aggies' head coach, and he saw time on the field…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Ross Dunn - Kilmarnock's M&S Food delayed and firm wants locals to back new store move
Kilmarnock's M&S Food delayed and firm wants locals to back new store move
Daily Record

Bosses at M&S are calling on Kilmarnock residents to back their plans to shutter their high street store and open a new retail park food store. Retail chiefs want shoppers to get behind the move that has proved divisive with locals with many…

si.com - Kolton Becker - Texas A&M Basketball Wraps Up Bahamas Trip With Big Splashes
Texas A&M Basketball Wraps Up Bahamas Trip With Big Splashes
Sports Illustrated

Down in the islands, the Texas A&M basketball program continued to prepare for its 2026-27 campaign with two more matchups against Canada's Carleton University and Columbia's Toros Del Valle. The week wrapped up with three wins and no losses as…

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