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theglobeandmail.com - Andrew Willis - Opinion: Oil patch M&A boom signals confidence in Canada's gas export superpower strategy
Opinion: Oil patch M&A boom signals confidence in Canada's gas export superpower strategy
The Globe and Mail

Please log in to bookmark this story. Create Free Account Canadians have always appreciated validation from foreigners. Last week, London-based Shell PLC validated the country's potential as an energy superpower by closing its $22-billion takeover…

globenewswire.com - Lakefront Biotherapeutics - Acquisition of Own Shares
Acquisition of Own Shares
GlobeNewswire

Mechelen, Belgium; 08 September 2026, 22.01 CET; regulated information Within the framework of the repurchase program announced on June 9, 2026, Lakefront Biotherapeutics NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: LKFT) ('Lakefront') announces that between August 31…

9to5mac.com - Ryan Christoffel - Apple's latest acquisition is about technology that sounds futuristic
Apple's latest acquisition is about technology that sounds futuristic
9to5Mac

EU filings revealed today that Apple has acquired a company called Sonera, makers of wearable-centered technology that sounds like it's from the future. Apple is a secretive company that often doesn't disclose its acquisitions. But under the EU's…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Anthropic decides not to pursue acquisition of Decart AI
Anthropic decides not to pursue acquisition of Decart AI
The Standard

Anthropic has decided not to pursue an acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Decart AI, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Anthropic had explored a deal for Decart…

econotimes.com - Riza Dagoc - Anthropic Drops $6 Billion Decart AI Acquisition Talks
Anthropic Drops $6 Billion Decart AI Acquisition Talks
EconoTimes

Anthropic has reportedly abandoned plans to acquire artificial intelligence startup Decart AI after exploring a potential transaction valued at roughly $6 billion, according to Bloomberg News. The maker of the Claude AI chatbot had conducted due…

newsweek.com - Alexis Kayser - LeanTaaS CEO talks Aidin acquisition, 'optimizing out' of capacity troubles
LeanTaaS CEO talks Aidin acquisition, 'optimizing out' of capacity troubles
Newsweek

This is a preview of the September 3 edition of Access Health— Tap here to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox on Thursday mornings. Good afternoon. I spent the morning speaking with executives from some of the world's…

gizmodo.com - Cheryl Eddy - The First Teaser for M. Night Shyamalan's Nicholas Sparks Movie Is Predictably Heavy-Handed
The First Teaser for M. Night Shyamalan's Nicholas Sparks Movie Is Predictably Heavy-Handed
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Remain, the novel by Nicholas Sparks, hit shelves last year. That's not normally something io9 would take notice of, but Remain was a first for the oft-adapted author known for penning The Notebook and other sentimental tales—it was touted…

wsj.com - Ben Dummett - Novartis Dealmaking Serves as Cautionary Tale for Pharma M&A
Novartis Dealmaking Serves as Cautionary Tale for Pharma M&A
Wall Street Journal

Novartis' latest trial setback serves a cautionary tale for investors betting on big pharma's strategy of making bite-size acquisitions to bolster their drug pipelines. In theory, smaller deals offer big pharma access to promising and potentially…

standard.co.uk - Daisy Lester - I've found the new M&S fashion for your autumn wardrobe
I've found the new M&S fashion for your autumn wardrobe
Evening Standard

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter for hot deals, best buys and expert reviews I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. M&S has been a fixture in British wardrobes for more than…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Ausbil's veteran stock picker Paul Xiradis emerges as Firmus bull
Ausbil's veteran stock picker Paul Xiradis emerges as Firmus bull
Australian Financial Review

Ausbil Investment Management's Paul Xiradis can't get enough of Firmus Technologies, the Australian neocloud heading quickly to the ASX. The veteran investor has quietly poured his personal wealth into the company before his asset management firm…

seekingalpha.com - SA Transcripts - Headwater Exploration Inc. (HWX:CA) M&A Call Transcript
Headwater Exploration Inc. (HWX:CA) M&A Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha

Headwater Exploration Inc. (HWX:CA) M&A Call September 8, 2026 9:30 AM EDT Brian Schmidt - Founder, CEO & Director Jason Jaskela - CEO, President & Director George Burwell - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Patrick O'Rourke - ATB Cormark Capital…

mirror.co.uk - Charlotte Smith - New fruit in Tesco and M&S reduces high cholesterol and blood pressure
New fruit in Tesco and M&S reduces high cholesterol and blood pressure
Daily Mirror

A new fruit that has landed in Tesco, M&S and Ocado for a limited time could help people trying to manage their high cholesterol and blood pressure levels. Known as Boombites, these new red berry grapes are being praised by health specialists not…

jpost.com - WALLA! MONEY - Anthropic cancels $6B acquisition of Israeli AI start-up Decart
Anthropic cancels $6B acquisition of Israeli AI start-up Decart
The Jerusalem Post

There is drama in the local and global AI market: Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has decided to pull out of a mega-deal to acquire Israeli start-up Decart AI. The deal, which was intended to reach a huge sum of around $6 billion and become…

globenewswire.com - GROUPE PARTOUCHE - GROUPE PARTOUCHE: Turnover for the first 9 months of 2026: +3.7% at € 360.7 M - Increase of 3rd quarter activity (+5.1%) driven by recent investments in France
GROUPE PARTOUCHE: Turnover for the first 9 months of 2026: +3.7% at € 360.7 M - Increase of 3rd quarter activity (+5.1%) driven by recent investments in France
GlobeNewswire

Turnover for the first 9 months of 2026: +3.7% at € 360.7 M Increase of 3 quarter activity (+5.1%) driven by recent investments in France Paris, 8 September 2026, 06:00 p.m. Groupe Partouche one European leader in gaming, published this day…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - NAB sheds senior bankers as corporate, insto bank restructure lands
NAB sheds senior bankers as corporate, insto bank restructure lands
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.

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