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Daiwa Revives M&A Hiring to Boost Global Status, Ride Japan Wave
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is resuming an expansion of its mergers and acquisitions business to capitalize on a dealmaking boom at home and lift its standing abroad. Japan's second-largest brokerage has restarted hiring merger advisory staff…
Benesch panelists: Why 2026 could be a strong year for logistics M&A
New York–Ron Lentz is the managing partner of Logisyn Advisors, a logistics merger and acquisition advisory firm. And he recently had two widely divergent views of the year that is about to end and the one that is coming up. At the annual…
Coinbase Goes All-In on Prediction Markets With New Acquisition
Crypto exchange Coinbase Global is pushing deeper into the popular prediction markets space by buying startup The Clearing Company. The move comes after Coinbase rolled out prediction markets, powered by specialist Kalshi, to its users last week.
Kitron ASA: Receipt of regulatory approvals related to the acquisition of DeltaNordic
(2025-12-22) Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by Kitron ASA (the 'Company') on 19 November 2025 regarding the entering into agreement to, through its subsidiary Kitron Holding AB, acquire DeltaNordic AB (the 'Transaction').
TMT Dealmakers Are Ending 2025 With a Late M&A Flurry
This article is for subscribers only. Hi, it's Fareed Sahloul in New York, rounding up a mini Merger Monday in what is usually one of the quietest periods of the year. Also today, we get dealmakers' predictions for M&A in 2026. Please note that we…
Nippon Life seeking overseas acquisitions and watching bond yields
Nippon Life Insurance is studying further acquisition opportunities abroad after spending more than $12 billion on a string of deals a year ago, the company's top executive has said. “Our overseas business division is always looking at a…
M&A Boom Has Room to Run: Dealmakers' Predictions for 2026
Huge takeovers agreed across railways, drugstores, film studios, video game makers and more, mean dealmakers' roughly $4.5 trillion haul for 2025 is their second biggest on record. There's already plenty of optimism on Wall Street that next year…
Healthcare VCs predict more AI transparency investment, private equity M&A, and a quiet year for IPOs in 2026
It's been a hot year for healthcare deals — but some investors are predicting a shift in which startups will capture VC attention next year. 2025 saw a welcome surge in healthcare venture funding as investors rushed to back top AI startups.
Cyprus urged to push business mergers to fix 'structural weakness'
Cyprus should actively encourage mergers and acquisitions to help overcome the structural weakness of its business landscape and lift the country's competitiveness, the Cyprus Economy and Competitiveness Council said on Monday. In its statement…
Marcel Reed decision looms for Texas A&M following CFP loss
The Texas A&M Aggies started their 2025 college football campaign with an 11-0 record, but closed out the year with two unfortunate back-to-back losses. Following a regular-season finale loss to the rival Texas Longhorns, the No. 7 seed Aggies fell…
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API Holdings appoints Shashi Tiwari as chief human resource officer
API Holdings has appointed Shashi Tiwari as its chief human resource officer. In his new role, Tiwari will lead the group's people strategy, with responsibility for organisational capability, people practices and long-term workforce planning.
Warner Bros bidding war and red hot M&A market has dealmakers working through holidays
NEW YORK, Dec 22: A flurry of multi-billion-dollar deals has bankers and advisers from Wall Street to Canary Wharf packing laptops next to presents and warning family and friends their holiday vacations over the next two weeks will be cut…
Exclusive | Hollywood actors' union secretly plotting possible strike over Netflix-WBD merger: sources
Hollywood actors could go on strike over the planned Netflix-Warner Bros Discovery tie-up, with their trade union secretly plotting a possible work stoppage in the New Year over fears the merger could drive down pay and reduce jobs, The Post has…
Logan Lednicky caps dream with volleyball title at Texas A&M
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A few days before the NCAA women's volleyball national championship, Texas A&M opposite hitter Logan Lednicky posted an old family video on her Instagram account. Lednicky is maybe 5 or 6 years old in the video, wearing a maroon…
Will there be an M&S boxing day sale 2025? Everything we know, from dates to deals
There are very few places on the high street where you can buy your weekly food shop, design-led homeware and dependable wardrobe staples in one trip. So the M&S Boxing Day sale is one to put in your calendar. In previous years, the retailer has…
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