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ttnews.com - Connor D. Wolf - Transport M&A Slowed Against 2025 Headwinds - TT
Transport M&A Slowed Against 2025 Headwinds - TT
Transport Topics

Deal volume has declined in recent years, with nearly 1,800 deals completed in 2021. (skynesher/Getty Images) Transportation and logistics M&A slowed in 2025 as global deal volume fell 21.7% to 1,150, extending a multiyear decline, according to…

globenewswire.com - KBC Groep - KBC Group: KBC completes the acquisition of 365.bank, strengthening its position in Slovakia
KBC Group: KBC completes the acquisition of 365.bank, strengthening its position in Slovakia
GlobeNewswire

KBC Group today announces the successful completion of its acquisition of a 98.45% stake in 365.bank from J&T Finance Group. The deal originally announced on 15 May 2025, received approval from all relevant authorities and has now officially…

wsj.com - Brian Gormley - Biotech Venture Limped Through 2025. A Brighter 2026 Beckons.
Biotech Venture Limped Through 2025. A Brighter 2026 Beckons.
Wall Street Journal

A run of pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions is fueling optimism that biotechnology venture capital is poised to rebound from its postpandemic slump. With $223 billion in biotech M&A deals worldwide, 2025 was the industry's third-busiest year…

mirror.co.uk - Grace Salmon - M&S' new £50 'sneakerinas' are the flats you'll be living in this spring
M&S' new £50 'sneakerinas' are the flats you'll be living in this spring
The Mirror

It's officially going to be a 'sneakerina' spring, and Marks & Spencer's latest launch is a stylish way you can tap into the trend. As you can probably guess from the hybrid name, the 'sneakerina' combines trainers (or sneakers as Americans call…

cnbc.com - Gabrielle Fonrouge - How Saks's acquisition of Neiman Marcus plunged the company into bankruptcy: 'Recipe for disaster
How Saks's acquisition of Neiman Marcus plunged the company into bankruptcy: 'Recipe for disaster
CNBC

Saks Fifth Avenue's acquisition of Neiman Marcus was supposed to create a luxury powerhouse, but instead it led to the company filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. After funding the deal with $2.2 billion in junk bonds, Saks didn't have…

nytimes.com - Rob Copeland - Earnings Fall Short at Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo
Earnings Fall Short at Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo
The New York Times

For a year, Wall Street's dominant theme has been the so-called K-shaped economy, in which the well-to-do have powered financial activity despite lower earners' struggles. This week, the nation's largest banks reported a broadly disappointing set…

standard.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - Pub owners M&B and Fuller's cheer 'exceptionally strong' Christmas
Pub owners M&B and Fuller's cheer 'exceptionally strong' Christmas
Evening Standard

News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Hospitality giants Mitchells & Butlers and Fuller's have…

bloomberg.com - Ishika Mookerjee - JPMorgan, Brookfield See Deals Revival for Clean Energy Assets
JPMorgan, Brookfield See Deals Revival for Clean Energy Assets
Bloomberg

Clean energy projects are poised for a revival in mergers and acquisitions activity on the strengthening outlook for electricity demand and as expectations on asset valuations converge, according to some of the sector's top dealmakers. Executives…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport - Rio Tinto, Glencore weigh ASX spin-off amid $300b mega-merger
Rio Tinto, Glencore weigh ASX spin-off amid $300b mega-merger
Australian Financial Review

After the big reveal last week, Rio Tinto and Glencore have kept pretty quiet about what exactly their $300 billion megamerger might actually look like. Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment…

seekingalpha.com - Clark Schultz - Rails rumpus: Union Pacific defends the potential benefits of a merger with Norfolk Southern (UNP:NYSE)
Rails rumpus: Union Pacific defends the potential benefits of a merger with Norfolk Southern (UNP:NYSE)
Seeking Alpha

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) continues to defend the company's plans to merge with Norfolk Southern (NSC). The rails company met with customers at the winter meeting of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers to discuss the benefits of the…

independent.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - Pub owners M&B and Fuller's cheer 'exceptionally strong' Christmas
Pub owners M&B and Fuller's cheer 'exceptionally strong' Christmas
The Independent

Hospitality giants Mitchells & Butlers and Fuller's have shrugged off cost-of-living concerns from consumers to cheer strong Christmas trading. Both companies saw shares tick higher in early trading on Thursday after revealing increased sales in…

globenewswire.com - Wolters Kluwer Global Brand B.V. - Share Buyback Transaction Details January 8 - January 14, 2026
Share Buyback Transaction Details January 8 - January 14, 2026
GlobeNewswire

Share Buyback Transaction Details January 8 – January 14, 2026 Alphen aan den Rijn – January 15, 2026 - Wolters Kluwer (Euronext: WKL), a global leader in professional information solutions, software and services, today reports that…

thesun.co.uk - Leanne Hall - M&S shoppers rush to nab 'slimming' jumper that's £200 cheaper than COS dupe
M&S shoppers rush to nab 'slimming' jumper that's £200 cheaper than COS dupe
The Sun

THE cold weather means we have no choice but to layer up to keep warm. But if you're fed up of feeling frumpy in a baggy jumper, you'll be pleased to know Marks & Spencer has a solution. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy…

barrons.com - Rebecca Ungarino - Goldman Sachs Banking and Trading Division Notches Record Year
Goldman Sachs Banking and Trading Division Notches Record Year
Barron's

Goldman Sachs posted record full-year revenue across its key global banking and markets arm and in its equities business, powered by months of capitalizing on both volatile markets and higher mergers and acquisition activity. Goldman Sachs said its…

wsj.com - Edith Hancock - U.K. Competition Watchdog Tells Aramark to Unwind Entier Purchase
U.K. Competition Watchdog Tells Aramark to Unwind Entier Purchase
Wall Street Journal

The U.K.'s merger authority told to unwind its acquisition of Entier, citing competition concerns. U.S.-based catering company Aramark acquired a 90% stake in Entier early last year, triggering an investigation from the U.K.'s Competition and…

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