M&A Industry News

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afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Private equity backed ctrl:cyber continues M&A streak; snaps up rival
Private equity backed ctrl:cyber continues M&A streak; snaps up rival
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.

marketwatch.com - Organigram Global Restructures Operations Post-Acquisition
Organigram Global Restructures Operations Post-Acquisition
MarketWatch –

Organigram Global is overhauling its business model to integrate its Sanity Group acquisition, targeting synergies and cost savings while cutting Canadian manufacturing overhead. The cannabis producer said Thursday the unified operating structure…

standard.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - Poundland drafts in new directors as sale talks intensify
Poundland drafts in new directors as sale talks intensify
Evening Standard –

The owner of Poundland has drafted in three new directors, including restructuring experts, to help oversee the discount retailer as sale talks continue. It comes after majority owner Gordon Brothers, which snapped up Poundland only last year…

bbc.co.uk - Alex Moss - Further arrest in A1(M) crash murder investigation
Further arrest in A1(M) crash murder investigation
BBC –

A woman has been arrested in connection with a fatal crash on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire. Elena Chiriac, 22, from Newcastle, died when a silver Ford Transit and a silver Volkswagen Golf collided on the southbound carriageway on 4 October in the…

standard.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - Poundland drafts in new directors as sale talks intensify
Poundland drafts in new directors as sale talks intensify
Evening Standard –

News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The owner of Poundland has drafted in three new…

fortune.com - Seth Ashley - Skydance's merger exposes a gap between what pays for media and what democracy needs
Skydance's merger exposes a gap between what pays for media and what democracy needs
Fortune –

Media critic Ben Bagdikian warned in 2004 that five corporations had accumulated “more communications power than was exercised by any despot or dictatorship in history.” More than 20 years later, a major media merger is bringing his…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - WA rail contractor buys Australian operations of Austrian rival
WA rail contractor buys Australian operations of Austrian rival
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.

seekingalpha.com - SA Transcripts - Volatus Aerospace Inc. (FLT:CA) M&A Call Transcript
Volatus Aerospace Inc. (FLT:CA) M&A Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha –

Volatus Aerospace Inc. (FLT:CA) M&A Call October 15, 2026 4:30 PM EDT Glen Lynch - President, CEO & Director Abhinav Singhvi - Chief Financial Officer All right. We're 04:30. So I'm going to say good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us.

itweb.co.za - Admire Moyo - iOCO targets AI, cyber security, cloud acquisitions
iOCO targets AI, cyber security, cloud acquisitions
www.itweb.co.za –

Ashona Kooblall, group CFO of iOCO. Technology services group iOCO plans to expand its portfolio through acquisitions in artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security, cloud and digital transformation, as it seeks to capitalise on demand for modern…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Wes Maas pulls out of Morgans conference amid Firmus float fallout
Wes Maas pulls out of Morgans conference amid Firmus float fallout
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.

koreatimes.co.kr - Hankookilbo - SK, Samsung among Korean firms considering Westinghouse stake acquisition
SK, Samsung among Korean firms considering Westinghouse stake acquisition
The Korea Times –

Major Korean companies including Samsung, SK and Doosan are considering participating in the acquisition of a stake in U.S. nuclear power company Westinghouse, according to industry sources. If private companies join nuclear cooperation between…

seekingalpha.com - Albert Anthony - Coursera: Downgraded To Hold Ahead Of Q3 Results, Awaiting Merger Progress (NYSE:COUR)
Coursera: Downgraded To Hold Ahead Of Q3 Results, Awaiting Merger Progress (NYSE:COUR)
Seeking Alpha –

Albert Anthony is the pen name of a business author on Amazon and his newest book is 'How To Pick Stocks: 8 Steps For Long-Term Investing with Fundamental & Technical Analysis,' now available as a 2026 edition paperback and Kindle ebook in several…

deadline.com - Max Goldbart - Sky-ITV: UK Culture Secretary 'Minded To Intervene' Over $Merger
Sky-ITV: UK Culture Secretary 'Minded To Intervene' Over $Merger
Deadline –

The UK culture secretary is “minded to intervene” over the £1.6B ($2.1B) Sky – ITV deal. Lisa Nandy issued her notice over “public interest considerations” including “the need for free expression of…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Buyside mandates fly as $2b Lineage APAC auction heats up
Buyside mandates fly as $2b Lineage APAC auction heats up
Australian Financial Review –

The $2 billion auction of Michigan-based cold storage giant Lineage Inc's Asia Pacific operations looks set to sizzle, with the deadline for binding proposals in the Macquarie Capital-run auction just weeks away. Florida-based I Squared Capital…

seekingalpha.com - SA Transcripts - Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (FFH:CA) M&A Call Transcript
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (FFH:CA) M&A Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha –

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (FFH:CA) M&A Call October 15, 2026 8:30 AM EDT Derek Bulas - VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary V. Watsa - Founder, Chairman & CEO Stephen Boland - Raymond James Ltd., Research Division Jaeme Gloyn -…

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