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All your M&A questions will be answered at Disrupt 2026
The year keeps moving swiftly, and so is all of our planning for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ! We have an exciting new panel in store for founders in need of merger and acquisition advice … but first, we have a limited-time ticket offer to…
Channel 4 CEO Priya Dogra Rails Against Mooted BBC Merger, Saying It Would Be 'Loss To Society'
Priya Dogra has used her first public address as Channel 4 ‘s new CEO to pour cold water on the idea that the UK network should merge with the BBC to compete with YouTube and Netflix. In a fireside chat at the Creative Cities Convention in…
Searchlight Capital's Zinterhofer Sees Bifurcated M&A Market
Searchlight Capital Partners founding partner Eric Zinterhofer said he thinks dealmaking has bifurcated, with multiple buyers competing for good assets at high prices while less-viable companies are kept off the market. Acquisitions have shifted in…
Strange Bedfellows Combine to Attempt to Block New Media Merger
Whoever said conservatives and progressives can't work together on a common purpose? Here's what I mean by that. Nexstar is a big local television station group based in Irving, Texas. They have recently acquired a competitor, that being Tegna, now…
NORBIT enters exclusive negotiations for an Oceans technology acquisition
Trondheim, 6 May 2026: NORBIT is in exclusive negotiations regarding an add-on acquisition of an undisclosed Oceans-related technology company. The acquisition will broaden the product offering in the Oceans segment. NORBIT has signed a term sheet…
GD Culture Forms Special Committee to Review Acquisition Proposal
GD Culture said it formed a special committee to review the acquisition proposal it recently received. The virtual content generation company said Wednesday that the committee consists of three disinterested directors named Lei Zhang, Yun Zhang and…
Former Frontier CEO says merger could have saved Spirit Airlines
“Everyone knows I wanted to merge with Spirit,” Biffle told Forbes in an article published on Wednesday. “We made an offer. But JetBlue came in and made what was believed to be the higher offer. Spirit could have survived if…
How 'premier' law firms became a decade-long spy ring
The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday that it had charged 30 people allegedly linked with a decade-long insider trading scheme involving high-profile law firms. According to two complaints unsealed on Wednesday, the group stole and used…
AMETEK, Inc. (AME) M&A Call Transcript
AMETEK, Inc. (AME) M&A Call May 6, 2026 8:00 AM EDT Kevin Coleman - VP of Investor Relations & Treasurer David Zapico - Chairman of the Board & CEO Dalip Puri - Executive VP & CFO Matt Summerville - D.A. Davidson & Co., Research Division Andrew…
UBS CEO Ermotti Sees Acquisition as an Option for US Growth
UBS Group AG Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti said the firm “cannot rule out” an acquisition when looking at growth paths for its business in the Americas. “We may want to do an acquisition. I don't know about any big…
Leverate: Prediction Markets Are Turning Into an Acquisition Engine for Brokers
According to Leverate, prediction markets are attracting users that traditional CFD products often fail to reach. For brokers, the commercial value may lie less in trading revenue and more in user acquisition and cross-selling. As brokers…
Very flattering' M&S summer top is now £12 in two colours
With summer on the horizon, many of us are taking the warm weather of late as an opportunity to upgrade our wardrobes. One high-street brand whose recent launches have proven highly popular is Marks and Spencer. And we've spotted a new, flattering…
Did Dems block Jet Blue, Spirit Airlines merger?
Ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines shut down May 2, citing rising jet fuel prices. The Trump administration, which had floated bailing out the airline, blamed the previous administration, saying Democrats blocked a deal that could have saved…
Maha Capital AB (publ) (MHEYF) Discusses Merger Completion, New Capital Structure, and Strategic Focus on Fintech and Venezuelan Asset Transcript
Maha Capital AB (publ) (MHEYF) Discusses Merger Completion, New Capital Structure, and Strategic Focus on Fintech and Venezuelan Asset May 6, 2026 11:30 AM EDT Roberto Marchiori - CEO, CFO, Head of New Business Development and M&A Director Okay.
Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Sweeten Merger Filing With New Freight Shift Projections
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are hoping a do-over on their paperwork can bring the railroads closer to federal approval for their planned $85 billion merger. The railroads refiled their merger application with the Surface Transportation Board…
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