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IBA - ACQUISITION OF OWN SHARES
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, May 26, 2026 – 6 PM CEST – In accordance with article 8:4 of the Royal Decree of 29 April 2019 executing the Belgian Code on Companies and Associations, Ion Beam Applications SA (“IBA”) hereby…
Hovis: Bakery merger cleared by competition watchdog
John CampbellEconomics and business editor, BBC News NI A competition watchdog has provisionally cleared the way for a merger of two major bakeries in Northern Ireland. The deal will see ABF bakeries, the owner of Sunblest, taking over Hovis, whose…
Eli Lilly announces acquisition of 3 vaccine makers in $4 billion deal
May 26 (UPI) -- Eli Lilly announced Tuesday that it is acquiring three vaccine companies in deals totaling nearly $4 billion. Eli LIlly is acquiring Curevo Inc., LimmaTech Biologics AG and Vaccine Company, Inc., expanding its research and…
VEON's Kyivstar Expands Renewable Energy Portfolio with Acquisition of Six Solar Power Plants
Dubai, Kyiv and New York, May 26, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator, today announced that Kyivstar Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: KYIV, KYIVW) (“Kyivstar”) has completed the acquisition of six solar power plants…
Lowenstein Brings Former Steptoe Atty To M&A Team In NY
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has added a former Steptoe LLP attorney to its mergers and acquisitions and capital markets and securities practices, the firm announced Tuesday.... To view the full article, register now. Already a subscriber? Click here to…
SpaceX-Tesla merger chatter reignites as Musk pushes rocket company towards Nasdaq
As Elon Musk prepares to lead SpaceX into the public markets, there's growing chatter that his ultimate goal is to combine the company with Tesla. Musk has discussed with colleagues the possibility of folding the companies together, people familiar…
Velcro's acquisition, Webster says yes to Santander, and a new Cohen SPAC
• Navigate.ai, an SF-based developer of AI copilots for field workers, raised $25m. Elad Gil. led, joined byKhosla Ventures, Lennar, Fifthwall, Tishman Speyer, and Helix Electric. Go deeper CasaPerks Technologies, an Austin, Texas-based…
Jeannette Smits van Oyen on M&A, Consumer Shifts, and Future-proofing
Just how are public and private market investors thinking about the consumer sector? That's the question Jeannette Smits van Oyen, the global head of global consumer and retail investment banking at JP Morgan, set out to answer during her…
NANO Nuclear Soars As It Turns Revenue-Generating With Strategic Acquisition
NANO Nuclear announced the acquisition of Secured Transportation Services, instantly converting itself from a pre-revenue developer into a revenue-generating business with in-house secure transport capabilities for nuclear materials. With the $13…
Gibson Dunn steers Mentari merger
The all-stock transaction is expected to accelerate clinical development plans. Global law firm Gibson Dunn has advised biotechnology company Mentari Therapeutics on its merger with pharmaceutical company InMed Pharmaceuticals and concurrent $290…
Diamond Hill Large Cap Strategy Initiated Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Post-Acquisition Decline
Diamond Hill Capital, a First Eagle Investment Management company, issued its Q1 2026 investor letter for its “Large Cap Strategy”. A copy of the letter is available to download here. The Strategy declined 2.39% (net of fees)…
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) Discusses Insights and Key Takeaways From ICSC Recap With Focus on Leasing and Acquisitions Transcript
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) Discusses Insights and Key Takeaways From ICSC Recap With Focus on Leasing and Acquisitions May 26, 2026 2:00 PM EDT Kimberly Green - Senior VP & Head of Investor Relations Vasili Lyhnakis - Senior VP of…
TV Giant Tegna Names Fox Veteran as CEO Amid Nexstar Merger Legal Showdown
TV station company Tegna Inc. has named Patrick Paolini its new CEO, effective June 1. The news comes after fellow station giant Nexstar Media Group closed its acquisition of Tegna in March, but the latter is so far operating autonomously under…
Tegna Names Fox TV Stations Ad Sales Boss Patrick Paolini CEO With Nexstar Merger in Legal Limbo
The previous CEO of local TV station group Tegna, Mike Steib, stepped down in March when Nexstar announced it had closed its deal for the smaller rival. But with the Nexstar -Tegna merger currently tied up in an antitrust challenge from state…
Tegna Names Patrick Paolini CEO Amid Nexstar Merger Litigation
Tegna has named former Fox Television Stations ad sales boss Patrick Paolini CEO amid litigation for its Nexstar merger. Effective June 1, Paolini will oversee “daily operations, revenue-generating business strategies, local journalism and…
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