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thenyledger.com - News Room - As M&A Activity Swells, ESOPs Emerge As A Potent New Player
As M&A Activity Swells, ESOPs Emerge As A Potent New Player
The New York Ledger

With global merger & acquisition activity at record levels as first-half 2026 value surged to $2.8 trillion, middle market M&A is playing its part as private equity and corporate buyers reenter the market. Adding to this activity is a relatively…

washingtonexaminer.com - David Zimmermann - California leads antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
California leads antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Washington Examiner

The state attorneys general, all of whom are Democrats, went on to cite statistics showing that the combined Paramount-Warner Bros. entity will control 27% of the entertainment market if the merger closes and that the defendants will release more…

forbes.com - Danielle Chemtob - Forbes Daily: States Seek To Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
Forbes Daily: States Seek To Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
Forbes

California is leading an effort along with 11 other states to block the $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. California Attorney General Rob Bonta claims the megadeal, which the Trump administration greenlit in June, could harm movie…

abcnews.com - Mason Leib - AGs sue to block Warner Bros., Paramount merger
AGs sue to block Warner Bros., Paramount merger
ABC News

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a group of 12 attorneys general from across the country filed a lawsuit Monday attempting to block the Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance merger, which shook up the Hollywood landscape when it…

yahoo.com - MATT OTT - JPMorgan Chase profit hits $16.9 billion in the second quarter, boosted again by market volatility
JPMorgan Chase profit hits $16.9 billion in the second quarter, boosted again by market volatility
Yahoo!

WASHINGTON (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday that it logged $16.9 billion in second-quarter profit as its equities trading division again took advantage of market volatility triggered by the war in Iran. The nation's largest bank by asset…

arstechnica.com - Jon Brodkin - States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin
States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin
Ars Technica

A group of 12 states led by California sued Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery today in an attempt to block a $111 billion merger that was greenlit by the Trump administration last month. “The unlawful merger of these two…

thehill.com - Dominick Mastrangelo - States sue to block Paramount-Warner Brothers Discovery merger
States sue to block Paramount-Warner Brothers Discovery merger
The Hill

A dozen state attorneys general on Monday filed a joint lawsuit seeking to block Paramount's pending takeover of Warner Brothers Discovery, the sprawling media company that owns one of the world's largest movie and television studios and cable news…

techdirt.com - Karl Bode - A Dozen States Sue To Block Paramount's Shitty, Unpopular Merger
A Dozen States Sue To Block Paramount's Shitty, Unpopular Merger
Techdirt

A dozen states have filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount/CBS' $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers. The states argue the deal will undermine market competition, cause untold layoffs, result in higher prices and lower quality for…

adweek.com - Christopher Cicchiello - Meet the People Cracks the Southern Market With LOOMIS Acquisition
Meet the People Cracks the Southern Market With LOOMIS Acquisition
ADWEEK

Independent holding company Meet the People has secured a foothold in the U.S. South with Tuesday's acquisition of the LOOMIS Agency, a Dallas-based operation. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Meet the People founder and global CEO, Tim…

bbc.co.uk - Francisco Velasquez - Paramount and Warner Bros sued to block $110bn mega merger
Paramount and Warner Bros sued to block $110bn mega merger
BBC

A dozen US states have joined together to block the $110bn (£85bn) merger between Warner Bros. and Paramount, claiming the largest media consolidation in Hollywood history would stifle competition and raise consumer prices. A group of states…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport, Angira Bharadwaj - ESR zeros in on Frasers industrials head to run $23b local platform
ESR zeros in on Frasers industrials head to run $23b local platform
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.

bloomberg.com - Chloe Chaplain - UK Examines Rising Number of Acquisitions Under Security Laws
UK Examines Rising Number of Acquisitions Under Security Laws
Bloomberg

The UK is studying a rising number of acquisitions under security laws, with government stepping in to block one deal in the last financial year. Laws passed in 2021 and overseen by the Cabinet Office allow for greater government scrutiny over…

bloomberg.com - Talking Transports: Private Equity Eyes Freight Recovery
Talking Transports: Private Equity Eyes Freight Recovery
Bloomberg

Transportation deal activity may be poised to rebound as freight markets stabilize after a prolonged downturn. In this Talking Transports podcast, Littlejohn & Co. Senior Operating Partner Farrukh Bezar joins Bloomberg Intelligence's senior…

forbes.com - Paul Iddon - S-400 Acquisition Will Give UAE Most Diversified Air Defense In Region
S-400 Acquisition Will Give UAE Most Diversified Air Defense In Region
Forbes

S-400 surface-to-air missile launcher is seen at 'ARMY-2019 International Military and Technical Forum' in Moscow, Russia on June 25, 2019. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) The United Arab Emirates is likely the leading contender…

cbsnews.com - Mary  Cunningham - 12 states sue to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger
12 states sue to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger
CBS News

A coalition of a dozen states on Monday sued to block Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, posing a new challenge to the $110 billion deal that would unite two of the nation's largest media companies. Attorneys general from…

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