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As rivals chase acquisitions, Peacock bets on bundles through a new deal with YouTube
While much of the streaming industry is focused on mergers and acquisitions, NBCUniversal is expanding its reach through partnerships, with its latest move bringing Peacock directly to YouTube. On Monday, NBCUniversal and YouTube announced a…
More Footwear M&A Activity Could Be on the Way
Five footwear -related firms were acquired from March 30 to the end of May, and more could be on the way, according to Capstone Partners. The Boston-based investment banking firm said strong tailwinds are expected to bolster sector demand for…
A Merger Closing Mystery
XOMA Royalty Corp. and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. are biotechnology royalty aggregators: They finance biotechnology companies by buying the rights to future drug royalty and milestone payments.1 In April, Ligand agreed to acquire XOMA, and the…
Judge Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger-What Does This Mean For The $110B Deal?
This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery suffered a setback—a federal judge put a temporary pause on the $110…
Paramount's Paused Merger Doesn't Ease Creators' Fears-But The 'Obsession' And 'Backrooms' Story Should.
CHONGQING, CHINA DECEMBER 6: In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the Paramount Skydance logo in front of a blurred Warner Bros. Discovery emblem, on December 6, 2025, in Chongqing, China. Paramount Skydance had previously submitted a…
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition: The New Path To Ownership
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition: The New Path To Ownership For decades, entrepreneurship has been synonymous with building a business from scratch. However, today more entrepreneurs are taking a different route. Rather than launching startups…
The Paramount Merger and the Power of the States
Yesterday I was reading this piece from Status about the agreement between Paramount and the states suing the company on anti-trust grounds to halt the Time Warner merger for up to a year. (The piece is paywalled. But I think you can read it…
Trio Of Well-Known Actors Call For U.K. To Block Paramount Merger
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 12: Benedict Cumberbatch attends the press conference for 'Avengers: Infinity War' Seoul premiere on April 12, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming…
UNP vs. NSC: One Is a Growth Play, the Other a Merger Bet
On July 23, both Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) delivered their Q2 results, giving investors better insight into which railroad stock is the better play. While both companies reported strong…
Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong urge UK to take action against Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong wrote an op-ed on Monday citing the dangers to industry competition, jobs and a concentration of power if Paramount-Warner Bros. merge. “We have watched, with growing alarm, what…
Union Pacific, Norfolk Revise Application to Help Clinch Merger
Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. submitted a revised merger application to regulators that they say offers greater protections to customers, a move by the railroads to help complete what stands to be the industry's biggest-ever deal.
Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern File Supplemental Information to STB on Merger
Union Pacific and are stepping up efforts to convince regulators to approve their $71.5 billion merger, adding commitments to ensure the deal would provide faster, more reliable service as promised. The freight railroad companies said Monday their…
Classy' M&S jacket that's perfect for 'cooler summer evenings
It feels wrong to be thinking about autumn when it feels like summer has only just begun. But any fashion enthusiast knows that the best styles sell out fast - and I already predict one M&S number is going to be the ‘It jacket' of AW26. A…
Binance co-founder Chengpeng Zhao 'CZ' Warns Against Crypto Exchange Acquisitions
/ Block of Fame / / Binance co-founder Chengpeng Zhao “CZ” Warns Against Crypto Exchange Acquisitions Amid crypto industry's wave of shutdowns and consolidation, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has cautioned companies against…
Blackstone's $11.5 billion acquisition of PNM faces regulatory scrutiny and ratepayer concerns
Updated: 5:17 PM MDT Jul 27, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Blackstone's $11.5 billion acquisition of PNM faces regulatory scrutiny and ratepayer concerns Updated: 5:17 PM MDT Jul 27, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Private equity firm…
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