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forbes.com - AllBusiness - Mergers & Acquisitions: 32 Vital Issues For M&A Sellers
Mergers & Acquisitions: 32 Vital Issues For M&A Sellers
Forbes

In an M&A deal, make sure to engage seasoned advisors and technology solutions and adopt a disciplined timeline. When you embark on a transaction to sell your business, you'll find that the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) demands…

bloomberg.com - David Wethe - Fresh Wave of Shale M&A Is Poised to Reshape Sector, Rystad Says
Fresh Wave of Shale M&A Is Poised to Reshape Sector, Rystad Says
Bloomberg

Small and medium-sized US oil and gas producers are expected to lead a new wave of shale mergers and acquisitions, according to industry consultant Rystad Energy. Operators will pursue deals within their smaller-sized peer group, Rystad said in a…

forbes.com - Trefis Team - Is Netflix's Big Acquisition A Smart Move?
Is Netflix's Big Acquisition A Smart Move?
Forbes

CANADA - 2025/12/06: In this photo illustration, the Netflix logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen and a Warner Bros. Discovery logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA…

bloomberg.com - Josh Sisco - DOJ Weighs Antitrust Challenge of Pharmacy Software Merger
DOJ Weighs Antitrust Challenge of Pharmacy Software Merger
Bloomberg

The US Justice Department is weighing a challenge to a deal between two of the largest companies offering software to small, independent pharmacies, as antitrust enforcers step up their focus on the health-care industry. The deal, which the…

mirror.co.uk - Elaine Blackburne - B&M bucks Christmas opening trend as it says 'we're open
B&M bucks Christmas opening trend as it says 'we're open
The Mirror

Shops nationwide have been adjusting their operating hours as the Christmas season draws near. Many have extended their opening times in the run-up to Christmas Eve, before closing earlier than usual to prepare for the holiday break. However, there…

businessinsider.com - Reed Alexander - The M&A cycle is roaring back - and Goldman says the dealmaker talent race remains 'intense
The M&A cycle is roaring back - and Goldman says the dealmaker talent race remains 'intense
Business Insider

The dealmaking market has been growing hotter by the minute, as a robust corporate merger backdrop is driving pay packages higher on Wall Street. Banks need elite talent to tackle what's expected to be a busy 2026, forcing them to compete for top…

globenewswire.com - Novo Nordisk A/S - Novo Nordisk has completed its acquisition of Akero Therapeutics
Novo Nordisk has completed its acquisition of Akero Therapeutics
GlobeNewswire

Bagsværd, Denmark and South San Francisco, CA, US, 9 December 2025 – Novo Nordisk and Akero Therapeutics Inc. (“Akero”) (Nasdaq: AKRO) today announced that Novo Nordisk's acquisition of Akero, announced on 9 October 2025…

bloomberg.com - Monique Mulima - Bitcoin Firm Twenty One Falls 25% After Cantor Equity Merger
Bitcoin Firm Twenty One Falls 25% After Cantor Equity Merger
Bloomberg

Twenty One Capital Inc. fell 25% in its trading debut Tuesday, after it merged with special-purpose acquisition company Cantor Equity Partners Inc. to become the latest public crypto company. Shares of the Austin, Texas-based Bitcoin treasury…

indiewire.com - Dana Harris-Bridson - Here's What the WBD Merger Means for Sundance
Here's What the WBD Merger Means for Sundance
IndieWire

Because the fates love a dramatic entrance, the now-dueling bids for WBD landed just days before Sundance unveils its 2026 lineup and its last festival in Park City. WBD doesn't move the needle at festivals anymore, but the sheer scale and chaos of…

globenewswire.com - Aspocomp Group Oyj - Aspocomp Group Plc: Notification of management's transaction - Terhi Launis (acquisition)
Aspocomp Group Plc: Notification of management's transaction - Terhi Launis (acquisition)
GlobeNewswire

Aspocomp Group Plc, Management's transaction, December 9, 2025, at 9:35 a.m. Finnish time Aspocomp Group Oyj - Managers' Transactions Person subject to the notification requirement Position: Chief Financial Officer Notification type: INITIAL…

globenewswire.com - GROUPE PARTOUCHE - GROUPE PARTOUCHE: Sustained performance over 2025 - Turnover of € 460.2 M, up by +6.0 %
GROUPE PARTOUCHE: Sustained performance over 2025 - Turnover of € 460.2 M, up by +6.0 %
GlobeNewswire

Sustained performance over 2025 Turnover of € 460.2 M, up by +6.0 % Paris, 9 December 2025, 06:00 p.m. Groupe Partouche European leader in gaming, published this day its consolidated turnover for the 4 quarter of fiscal year 2025 (August to…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - Netflix faces consumer class-action lawsuit over $72bn Warner Bros deal
Netflix faces consumer class-action lawsuit over $72bn Warner Bros deal
The Guardian

Lawsuit argues that proposed deal threatens to reduce competition in US subscription video-on-demand market Netflix has been hit with a consumer lawsuit seeking to block the online video giant's planned $72bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery's…

awfulannouncing.com - Drew Lerner - Fox not interested in any M&A amid Warner Bros. Discovery craziness
Fox not interested in any M&A amid Warner Bros. Discovery craziness
Awful Announcing

As Netflix and Paramount duke it out for future ownership over Warner Bros. Discovery, one media company is perfectly content sitting on the sidelines when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. At the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference…

mlb.com - Daniel Kramer - Mariners' acquisition of Ferrer was 6 years in the making
Mariners' acquisition of Ferrer was 6 years in the making
MLB.com

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jose A. Ferrer had been coveted by the Mariners for far longer than most might imagine, before the club eventually landed the leverage lefty reliever in a trade with the Nationals on Saturday. Seattle actually tried to pry him away…

seekingalpha.com - Mike Fay - ETHM: Getting Interesting Before Merger Finalization (NASDAQ:ETHM)
ETHM: Getting Interesting Before Merger Finalization (NASDAQ:ETHM)
Seeking Alpha

The article revisits Ether Machine/Dynamix Corporation (ETHM) as the merger remains pending and shares have declined to near $10. ETHM now holds nearly 497k ETH, valued at over $1.5 billion, and is the third largest ETH DAT by holdings. Despite…

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