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AI Pressure Spurs Mid-Tier IT Mergers: Happiest Minds, ITC Infotech Lead Trend
India's IT services sector is experiencing a significant wave of mergers and acquisitions, particularly among mid-tier firms, as artificial intelligence intensifies pricing pressure and clients demand comprehensive, end-to-end solutions amidst…
War of the tech stacks': Paramount and WBD employees brace for internal competition after the merger closes
Employees at Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery are preparing themselves for not-so-friendly competition as their companies merge in the coming weeks. 'It'll be quite competitive to see whose services and teams stick around,' a Paramount…
Paramount, states settle, clearing Warner merger
Paramount Skydance on Monday settled an antitrust lawsuit with 12 states challenging its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing the merger's last major obstacle. The states, led by California, had argued that combining the two…
Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti Set for Mipcom Talk on Vision for Banijay After All3Media Acquisition
Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti will usher in a new chapter for Banijay Entertainment and All3Media when the two hold a joint conversation next month during the Mipcom media and content market in Cannes. Zucker's All3Media and Banijay completed…
That's All, Folks! Paramount/Warner Brothers Merger Now a Go
The much-discussed merger of two Tinseltown giants, Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery will now be moving forward, with the settlement of an antitrust lawsuit. The deal's negotiations involved the companies and several state attorney…
FTC Starts Preliminary Review of Uber's Bid for Baemin Operator
Photo: YONHAP News / AFP, Baemin South Korea's antitrust regulator has launched a preliminary review of Uber's plans to acquire Germany's Delivery Hero — the parent company of South Korea's leading food delivery platform, Baemin. The Korea…
Korea's aviation industry undergoes major M&A shakeup
Korea's low-cost carrier (LCC) industry is heading for a major shakeup, as VIG Partners moves to acquire Air Premia, seeking synergies by combining the long-haul-focused carrier with its existing Eastar Jet, which has a stronger presence on…
Cory Booker Slams Paramount-WBD Merger Settlement
Sen. Cory Booker (D-CA) weighed in on the proposed settlement reached between Paramount – Warner Bros. Discovery and state attorneys general, criticizing the agreement yet casting blame on the David Ellison -run company and the Justice…
Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger: Investors react after last major hurdle clears
Shares in both Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery have received a significant boost over the past 24 hours after multiple states agreed to settle a lawsuit seeking to block the merger between the two Hollywood giants. The now-settled…
Warner Bros. Merger Back On: Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit
Paramount reached a settlement on Monday resolving the antitrust lawsuit that delayed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, as reported earlier by The New York Times. If approved by the courts, this would remove the last major obstacle to the…
California Vowed to Stop Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger. Why Did It Fold?
For months, California attorney general Rob Bonta told anyone who would listen that Paramount ‘s $111 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery would ruin Hollywood and that he could stop the merger. Then, when his leverage appeared the…
Maximus' (MMS) Tech Capabilities and Beaten-Down Valuation Point to M&A Upside
Third Avenue Management, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for the 'Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund'. You can download the letter here. The Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund returned 12.85% in Q2…
Anthropic negotiates with AirTrunk's regional NSW data centre
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.
IT Solutions Completes Acquisition of STACK Cybersecurity, Expanding AI and Cybersecurity Capabilities
'The team at STACK Cyber has earned their reputation by putting clients first and taking a highly personalized approach to the client experience,' said Gerry Pearce, CEO of IT Solutions. 'We've built our organizations around many of the same…
Paramount Reaches Settlement in Warner Bros Merger. Will They Still Leave California?
A few days ago, Paramount announced it was leaving California for Texas, Georgia, or Tennessee. The move followed an antitrust lawsuit filed by California AG Rob Bonta and 12 other states against Paramount Skydance. The opposition to the merger was…
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