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M&A And Succession Plans: Leadership Should Be Part Of Due Diligence
Blazy Flash advises leaders and organizations on transformation and scaling, with a special focus on leadership and executive presence. Mergers, acquisitions and leadership transitions are typically analyzed through financial models, synergies and…
PEP lines up $600m-plus in debt as FleetPartners M&A battle heats up
Pacific Equity Partners' SG Fleet is shoring up bid financing for FleetPartners, just as two rival suitors threaten to spoil its party at the ASX-listed car leasing company. The buyout firm – advised by Citi and Bank of America – is…
Five Myths About The Paramount/Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
The Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount logos appear on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo in Reno, United States, on December 15, 2025 (Photo Illustration by Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images). One of the dirty little secrets of…
Bonta denies lawsuit against Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is political
“They would have you believe that this is purely politics,” Bonta wrote. “It's not. If it was, we would have been thrown out of court the day we filed. “Instead, the judge reviewed our case, saw the merits of our…
FM Announces Acquisition of FortressFire
Transaction brings together FortressFire's physics-based wildfire risk modeling platform and FM's leading engineering and research capabilities JOHNSTON, R.I., Aug. 10, 2026 /CNW/ -- Commercial property insurer FM today announced the acquisition of…
Pemba Capital-backed Rennie scales up with Vysus grid deal
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.
Moneris announces acquisition by Francisco Partners
New investment from Francisco Partners and long‑term referral agreements with BMO and RBC further the company's commitment to advancing Canadian commerce TORONTO, and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 10, 2026 /CNW/ -- Moneris Solutions…
Cybersecurity M&A Spree Maps the Next Attack Surface
During the first half of the year, the cybersecurity industry recorded over 215 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) collectively worth over a hundred billion dollars. But the more consequential signal was buried beneath the transaction count. Artificial…
Lantheus Holdings: Why I Am Exiting Before The Merger Closes (NASDAQ:LNTH)
Lantheus Holdings has agreed to be acquired by Curium US Holdings for $102.50/share in cash plus a non-transferable CVR worth up to $12/share. Selling now forfeits only 1% of the spread but eliminates deal-break risk. Selling now also avoids…
Which Mavericks Acquisition Will Be the Biggest Surprise Next Season?
The Dallas Mavericks have made a lot of moves this offseason, drafting Morez Johnson Jr. and Sergio De Larrea in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, Tobi Lawal and Vsevolod Ishchenko in the second round, and trading for Santi Aldama, Tarik…
Morgan Stanley brings Janus Henderson to Perpetual's table
EQT's Singapore-based dealmaker Nick Macksey is expecting to sink his teeth into a deeper set of diligence materials at Perpetual this week, an important step in his long-running aspiration to buy the ASX-listed funds management and corporate trust…
Getty Images outlines balance sheet process through Q3 into Q4 after terminating Shutterstock merger (NYSE:GETY)
Getty terminated the merger due to regulatory requirements, execution uncertainty, and related costs deemed too burdensome for the company's best interests. Getty faced ongoing challenges in its Agency and iStock businesses, negative free cash flow…
A refreshed food court and big names: What the £218m Arndale acquisition means
The Manchester Arndale could be about to embark on one of its major rebrands in recent years after its new owners unveiled big plans are in the works. At the end of July, it was announced that developer Hammerson, who are behind Birmingham's…
Three's a crowd at Livingbridge's $1b-plus Everlight Radiology sale
Three months ago, Jardine Matheson splashed $3.4 billion acquiring I-MED's Australian and New Zealand operations and leaving no doubt in the minds of buyout firms that radiology assets were seriously in demand. Now, the spotlight is on Everlight…
Court rejects Verisk plan to cancel $2.35 billion merger
If at first you don't succeed, someone may force you to try again. That's the situation for Verisk, which on Friday was told by Delaware Chancery Court that it must proceed with a $2.35 billion merger that it had tried to terminate. Zoom in: The…
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