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afr.com - Emma Rapaport - Advent, doctors seal $700m radiology merger with $360m raising
Advent, doctors seal $700m radiology merger with $360m raising
Australian Financial Review

Advent Partners' Imaging Associates and doctor-owned Radiology SA have raised $360 million for a special-purpose fund, clearing the way to finalise their $700 million merger and the formation of a top-five radiology sector player dubbed Radia. The…

bbc.co.uk - Mike McBride - Causeway Academy: Students welcomed after merger of three schools
Causeway Academy: Students welcomed after merger of three schools
BBC

Opening any new school comes with challenges, but opening one across three sites in two different locations brings a unique set of logistical and practical demands. For Causeway Academy principal Ruth Harkness, the priority is making the…

mirror.co.uk - Andrea Blazquez - Waitrose and M&S to open new UK stores with 6 locations named
Waitrose and M&S to open new UK stores with 6 locations named
Daily Mirror

Waitrose has announced it will open new sites across the UK this autumn, including locations in London and Manchester. The new superstore in Hale Barns, Manchester, will replace an Asda that closed down in May. Waitrose regional manager, David…

gigemgazette.com - Graham Harmon - Final game-by-game predictions for Texas A&M in 2026: Marcel Reed leads A&M to CFP
Final game-by-game predictions for Texas A&M in 2026: Marcel Reed leads A&M to CFP
FanSided

Texas A&M has a huge year ahead of them in 2026. The Aggies need to get to 10 wins to make it back to the College Football Playoff, but the consensus is that they are facing a much stiffer challenge in the way of the schedule. Of course, the Aggies…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Arbitrage fund Harvest Lane lifts stake in Kip McGrath
Arbitrage fund Harvest Lane lifts stake in Kip McGrath
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.

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - PE giants get creative to escape childcare sector black hole
PE giants get creative to escape childcare sector black hole
Australian Financial Review

There's no doubt the country's childcare industry is in the trenches, with a mix of scandal and poor economics squeezing profits at even the biggest operators. The private equity firms behind the major providers are far from immune, increasingly…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Dental Boutique seeks growth partner at $500m-plus valuation
Dental Boutique seeks growth partner at $500m-plus valuation
Australian Financial Review

The owners of Dental Boutique are ready to flash their pearly whites at private equity dealmakers, after spending more than a year preparing the national chain for sale. Morgan Stanley this week started reaching out to potential bidders, telling…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - ASIC micro-cap probe widens to at least three stocks, two brokers
ASIC micro-cap probe widens to at least three stocks, two brokers
Australian Financial Review

The corporate regulator's inquiries into irregular trading in a clutch of micro-caps – having started with an Australian Federal Police visit to Evolution Capital's Sydney offices last week – are widening, and now extend to at least…

nypost.com - Charles Gasparino - California AG Rob Bonta's political bid has put the Paramount merger on hold
California AG Rob Bonta's political bid has put the Paramount merger on hold
New York Post

Paramount allegedly leaks stuff about antitrust talks ­regarding its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery — never mind that it's stuff that people already know — and this guy talks like it's a criminal offense. Actor Mark Ruffalo…

si.com - Kolton Becker - Texas A&M's Path To The CFP Is More Realistic Than It Looks
Texas A&M's Path To The CFP Is More Realistic Than It Looks
Sports Illustrated

The road to the College Football Playoff starts soon. Week 0 officially began, and that means that Texas A&M 's week leading up to Week 1 starts now, and the journey back to the postseason starts next Saturday at Kyle Field. It's evident what head…

si.com - Zach Dimmitt - New Contract Details Emerge For Texas A&M Co-DC Elijah Robinson
New Contract Details Emerge For Texas A&M Co-DC Elijah Robinson
Sports Illustrated

The Texas A&M Aggies have what many might view among the most underrated coaching staffs in the SEC, though the group heads into 2026 with still a lot to prove. Led by head coach Mike Elko, the Aggies boast a new offensive coordinator in Holmon…

si.com - Andrew Hughes - Texas A&M's 2026 Roster Still Has One Major Concern
Texas A&M's 2026 Roster Still Has One Major Concern
Sports Illustrated

Texas A&M is one of 15 teams with nine returning starters. The Aggies have one more defensive starter than offensive starters. For a program that lost 4/5ths of its starting offensive line, that's a good amount of continuity otherwise. That said…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Realise your mistake and work for strengthening CPI(M), Pinarayi tells LDF supporters
Realise your mistake and work for strengthening CPI(M), Pinarayi tells LDF supporters
The Hindu

Leader of the Opposition in Keralam and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leader Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday (August 30, 2026) asked the Left Democratic Front (LDF) supporters of the Taliparamba Assembly constituency, a traditional…

si.com - Ylver Deleon-Rios - Jerome Myles Exit Leaves Clear Path For This Young Texas A&M WR To Play Early
Jerome Myles Exit Leaves Clear Path For This Young Texas A&M WR To Play Early
Sports Illustrated

The Texas A&M Aggies roster took a sizable hit late last week before a ball had been snapped for the 2026 season. The Aggies saw one of their former blue-chip prospects leave the program as former five-star recruit wide receiver Jerome Myles left…

247wallst.com - Rich Duprey - Altman-Musk Feud Escalates as OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor Access After SpaceX Merger
Altman-Musk Feud Escalates as OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor Access After SpaceX Merger
24/7 Wall St

The long-running dispute between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk has simmered for years, rooted in Musk's exit from the AI lab he co-founded and his subsequent legal and public challenges over its direction. That rivalry just moved from…

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