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South Korean insurance M&A activity heats up
South Korea's insurance mergers and acquisitions market is showing signs of revival as several long-running transactions approach key stages, with Lotte Non-Life Insurance Company Ltd. and Axa General Insurance Company Ltd. among the firms…
M&G slides Wednesday, underperforms market
M&G PLC MNG shares slid 2.06% to £3.47 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.14% to 10,743.35. M&G PLC closed 5.48% short of its 52-week high of…
B&M European Value Retail rallies Wednesday, outperforms market
B&M European Value Retail S.A. BME shares advanced 4.00% to £2.39 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.14% to 10,743.35. B&M European Value Retail…
Advent International buys stake in $1b Kiwi clinical trials giant NZCR
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.
eToro's (ETOR) Acquisition Spree Signals A Bigger Ambition Than Trading
On August 11, eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ETOR) reported second-quarter results that read like a company trying to become more than a trading app. Net contribution rose 9% year over year to $229 million, and on the same day the company said it would…
L'Oreal, Estée Lauder: India's Gen Z are driving up a mega boom in its beauty market
India's beauty brands have been drawing a lot of interest from global capital recently. Earlier this year in March, American luxury cosmetics maker Estée Lauder fully acquired the homegrown ayurvedic company Forest Essentials. France's…
Qualtrics cuts jobs in Seattle, Utah and overseas as it absorbs $6.75B acquisition
Three months after closing its $6.75 billion purchase of Press Ganey Forsta, Qualtrics is cutting jobs across the combined company — a reduction that the experience-management technology company says reflects duplication between two…
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will Cost 4,500 L.A. Production Jobs, Report Finds
The merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. could cost about 4,500 film and TV jobs over three years, according to a new report issued by Los Angeles County. The report, prepared by CVL Economics, argues that the merger would accelerate the downturn…
Officials gather feedback on Everett, CT merger at open house
EVERETT — Dozens of community members packed into a south Everett room on Tuesday to share feedback with officials regarding a potential merger of Everett Transit and Community Transit. In April, the city and Community Transit announced they…
Cinemark joins AMC and Regal in backing Paramount-Warner merger (PSKY:NASDAQ)
Cinemark (CNK) became the latest movie theater chain to back the merger of Paramount Skydance (PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), joining Regal Cinemas and AMC Theaters (AMC) in support of the deal. “The enduring success of our industry…
How Howard Hughes Holdings' (HHH) Vantage Acquisition Sets the Stage for Compound Growth?
Pershing Square Holdings, an investment holding company, released its second quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Pershing Square is an alternative asset manager that primarily manages capital in publicly…
Janet Mills joins growing chorus opposing major utility merger
Gov. Janet Mills joined officials from four other New England states in opposing a major acquisition in the electricity industry that the governors suggest could impact rates and infrastructure improvements. The proposed merger of Florida-based…
Anacacia Capital's property valuer Opteon buys back franchises
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.
Sisters among 137 to begin doctor journey at U of M
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Decision On Paramount's $1.88B Merger Bond Now Close To Ticking Fee Start Date
The results of a court hearing today in Oakland may be a little to close for comfort for Paramount and David Ellison. Additionally, the findings of a report submitted to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors may prove very scary in terms of…
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