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M&A Volume to Stay Strong in Second Half, Says Sullivan's Sawyer
The variety, range and scope of deals in the market suggests transaction volumes will continue to remain strong in the second half, according to Melissa Sawyer, head of global mergers and acquisitions at Sullivan & Cromwell. “We are seeing…
Why Niche B2B Media Brands Are Becoming Acquisition Targets
Simon Corbett is the Founder and CEO of The Jargon Group, a top UK PR agency with offices in the UK, Middle East and US. For years, niche business-to-business media brands were viewed by many investors as legacy businesses slowly being disrupted by…
Bank Mergers Just Hit a 7-Year High. Here Are the Regional Banks Most Likely to Make a Deal.
Merger mania continues unabated among regional banks. Currently at its highest level in seven years, merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction volume among banks reached $15.1 billion in the first six months of this year. That's not even including…
APi Group Boosts FY Guidance on Acquisition of WTech Fire Group
APi Group raised its guidance for the year after it closed its acquisition of WTech Fire Group. The business services company said it now expects revenues of $8.66 billion to $8.86 billion for 2026, up from its prior guidance of $8.58 billion to…
The Impact of War and a Proposed Merger Hurt Estee Lauder Companies (EL) in Q1
Hardman Johnston Global Advisors, an investment management firm, issued its investor letter for the Hardman Johnston Large Cap Equity Strategy for the first quarter of 2026. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy achieved a…
Merger of Korean Cinema Chains Lotte and Megabox Collapses
The planned merger of Lotte Cinema and Megabox, South Korea's second- and third-largest multiplex chains, has collapsed, ending a 14-month attempt to combine the two companies into the country's biggest theatrical exhibitor. Lotte Shopping, the…
Watch M&A Environment Healthy: Top M&A Firm
M&A Environment Healthy: Top M&A Firm Melissa Sawyer, global head of M&A Sullivan & Cromwell, joins Dani Burger on 'Bloomberg Deals.' Global transaction values were up around 30% year over year to $2.6 trillion in the first half, according to data…
Getty's M&A Bond Soars 14 Cents to Near-Par on Deal Termination
A bond issued by Getty Images Holdings Inc. to fund its acquisition of Shutterstock Inc. surged on Wednesday to near-par after the company announced its plan to terminate the deal. Getty said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it was scrapping…
Football Daily | England survive a Lionel M masterclass and roll on to the Azteca … just
“For us now, it's absolutely not a time to panic,” Anthony Barry urged in his now customary half-time debrief, with England 1-0 down to a Democratic Republic of Congo side playing with serious confidence. Thomas Tuchel's No 2 coldly…
Proposed Merger Of Korean Cinema Chains Lotte & Megabox Collapses
South Korea's second and third largest cinema chains, Lotte Cinema and Megabox, have called off their proposed merger. Lotte Shopping revealed in a corporate filing on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Megabox parent…
Stryker Stock: The Reshaped Product Portfolio Will Drive Growth (NYSE:SYK)
Stryker is a Dividend Aristocrat with 32 years of increases, robust cash flow, and a strong M&A-driven growth strategy. SYK's Q1 2026 results were impacted by a cybersecurity incident, but management maintained full-year guidance and expects…
What does the future of Giant Eagle look like in Pittsburgh after Kroger acquisition?
Giant Eagle has remained the dominant grocer in southwestern Pennsylvania for more than 40 years, and one of those reasons was the exit of Kroger. Now that major chain is returning to the region, acquiring the company it unintentionally helped to…
Asia Deals Top $750 Billion Despite Mayhem in Parts of the World
The world has faced plenty of disruption this year, but that hasn't derailed business in and out of the Asia Pacific, where the volume of deals such as mergers and acquisitions has already topped $750 billion in 2026. The first-half figure is 30%…
Paramount-Warner Merger Enters Crunch Time In Europe, UK Holds Key
When David Ellison met with the UK culture secretary on January 15, Paramount may have been in Netflix's shadow as the preferred bidder for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), but it did not stop the American media mogul from laying the groundwork for…
Korea's Lotte Cinema-Megabox Merger Collapses as JoongAng Group's Financial Crisis Deepens
The proposed merger between Lotte Cinema and Megabox, which would have created South Korea's largest theatrical exhibitor, has officially collapsed after roughly 14 months of negotiations, with the deal ultimately undone by a financial crisis…
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