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Acquisition of Own Shares
Mechelen, Belgium; 18 August 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 between August 10…
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…
Highlights From KCON LA 2026: M Countdown, Night Market, And More
WANNA ONE on KCON LA 2026 M Countdown During Friday's M Countdown show, K-pop's celebrity-filled group, Wanna One, reunited at Crypto.com Arena after nine years (they last performed at KCON LA 2017). The group's members, who disbanded in 2019, have…
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.
US biz demands board investigation amid legal stoush with $905m Amotiv
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.
Macquarie boosts advisory lineup for $25b-plus Stack, eyes on Skip
Macquarie Asset Management has added Goldman Sachs to its advisory roster, as its dealmakers seek to repeat their AirTrunk grand slam with Stack Infrastructure's Asia Pacific data centres. Goldies and UBS are helping Macquarie's infrastructure…
Gold player Medallion Metals launches $60m cash call
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.
Inside the $8 billion cybersecurity acquisition that rescued ServiceNow from the 'Saaspocalypse'
In 2007, Assaf Rappaport was 24 years old and working inside Unit 81, an elite technology division of the Israeli Defense Forces that builds hardware and surveillance tools. For weeks, a friend had repeatedly badgered him about a 19-year-old…
Barrenjoey's New Zealand Shakeup, Mushroom Murders
Good morning from Sydney. Barrenjoey's expansion into New Zealand is expected to shake up the country's investment banking market, which has been described as a “cozy club” with a thin talent pool. Meanwhile, Australia's…
Smartgroup drives away from FleetPartners auction
The race to buy ASX-listed vehicle leasing business FleetPartners is short one bidder. Street Talk can reveal the $1.8 billion Smartgroup has walked away from the auction for FleetPartners, leaving three suitors in the mix: Japan's Orix, Pacific…
Unitree IPO's Massive 629% Pop Makes Agility Robotics Look Super Cheap
A Unitree G1 humanoid robot. The company's IPO landed today, and the stock jumped 629%. High-five a Unitree G1, if you can find the robotic little guy anywhere. His makers hit the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market today, and the company's stock…
Lowe's: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Lowe's Cos. (LOW) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $2.4 billion. The Mooresville, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of $4.27 per share. Earnings…
Cinemark Joins AMC Theatres and Regal in Supporting Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Cinemark has endorsed the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which means all three of the country's major movie theater chains are backing the $111 billion deal. “The enduring success of our industry requires a healthy theatrical…
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