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forbes.com - Bhaskar Ahuja - Insurance Is Quietly Reshaping Small M&A-Most Buyers Haven't Caught Up
Insurance Is Quietly Reshaping Small M&A-Most Buyers Haven't Caught Up
Forbes

Bhaskar Ahuja is CIO & CFO at TEOL Capital, leading acquisitions, capital strategy and value creation across key sectors. ​For years, sophisticated dealmaking has relied on a simple principle: Trust, but verify and ensure. In mergers and…

cnbc.com - Yun Li - Goldman says the M&A boom has room to run, flags new takeover candidates
Goldman says the M&A boom has room to run, flags new takeover candidates
CNBC

Goldman Sachs is telling investors to look beyond the recent surge in takeover activity and focus on companies that could still become acquisition targets, arguing the market has yet to fully price in the accelerating merger cycle. Announced U.S.

gizmodo.com - Ece Yildirim - Musk Leaves Room For a Potential SpaceX-Tesla Merger
Musk Leaves Room For a Potential SpaceX-Tesla Merger
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Elon Musk has a lot of companies, and lately his hobby has been mergers. Earlier this year, the billionaire's space company SpaceX acquired his artificial intelligence company xAI (now SpaceXAI) in a $1.25 trillion deal. The joint entity, known…

engadget.com - Ian Carlos Campbell - EU gives Paramount's Warner Bros. acquisition the go-ahead
EU gives Paramount's Warner Bros. acquisition the go-ahead
Engadget

As long as Paramount ends its distribution business with Universal, it can purchase Warner Bros. Discovery in Europe. European Commission regulators have approved Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, provided it ends its business…

marketwatch.com - SPAC Pinnacle Acquisition Files for $200M IPO
SPAC Pinnacle Acquisition Files for $200M IPO
MarketWatch

Blank-check company Pinnacle Acquisition filed for a $200 million initial public offering of 20 million units. The company said it plans to focus on businesses with growth platforms, strong management teams, and opportunities to drive value…

forbes.com - Chelsea Tobin - Why Podcast Guesting Is A Powerful Customer Acquisition Strategy
Why Podcast Guesting Is A Powerful Customer Acquisition Strategy
Forbes

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The podcast industry is no longer niche, with projections exceeding $130 billion by 2030 and 55% of Americans now listening monthly. This…

wral.com - WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS — AP Business Writer - European Union gives its greenlight to Paramount and Warner's mega merger with some conditions
European Union gives its greenlight to Paramount and Warner's mega merger with some conditions
WRAL News

NEW YORK (AP) — The European Union approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery this week, effectively clearing another regulatory hurdle for a mega merger that could vastly reshape the entertainment and media…

japantimes.co.jp - Japan antitrust watchdog to add new bureau to tackle Big Tech
Japan antitrust watchdog to add new bureau to tackle Big Tech
The Japan Times

The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to create a new bureau for the first time in about 30 years to strengthen oversight of Big Tech firms and ensure fairer transactions for small businesses. The antitrust watchdog announced the organizational…

washingtonexaminer.com - Ashley Baker - The merger isn't killing Hollywood. Hollywood already did that
The merger isn't killing Hollywood. Hollywood already did that
Washington Examiner

According to the 12 Democratic state attorneys general who sued this week to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the theatrical movie business is “a big business, and it is thriving.” That…

independent.co.uk - Wyatte Grantham-Philips - EU approves Paramount and Warner Bros merger with certain conditions
EU approves Paramount and Warner Bros merger with certain conditions
The Independent

The European Union has given its approval to Paramount's substantial $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing a significant regulatory obstacle for a merger poised to dramatically reshape the global entertainment and media sectors.

cnbc.com - Hugh Leask - UniCredit CEO tells CNBC full acquisition of Commerzbank could happen in fourth quarter
UniCredit CEO tells CNBC full acquisition of Commerzbank could happen in fourth quarter
CNBC

UniCredit now has de facto control of Commerzbank, having increased its stake to 48%. CEO Andrea Orcel said an acquisition could happen 'potentially' in the fourth quarter The Italian lender on Thursday posted record second-quarter and first-half…

bbc.co.uk - Francisco Velasquez - EU clears $110bn Paramount and Warner Bros merger, but it remains on hold in US
EU clears $110bn Paramount and Warner Bros merger, but it remains on hold in US
BBC

Francisco Velasquez Business reporter, New York European regulators have cleared Paramount Skydance's $110bn (£85bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery – though the mega-merger still faces a legal obstacle in the US. The European…

bbc.co.uk - Francisco Velasquez - EU clears $110bn Paramount and Warner Bros merger, but it remains on hold in US
EU clears $110bn Paramount and Warner Bros merger, but it remains on hold in US
BBC

European regulators have cleared Paramount Skydance's $110bn (£85bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery – though the mega-merger still faces a legal obstacle in the US. The European Commission gave its green light after Paramount agreed…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport, Angira Bharadwaj - Macquarie's Bingo Industries ends months-long stand-off with lenders
Macquarie's Bingo Industries ends months-long stand-off with lenders
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.

globenewswire.com - BOUYGUES - Equans announces acquisition of a majority stake in an Australian company CV Services PTY
Equans announces acquisition of a majority stake in an Australian company CV Services PTY
GlobeNewswire

Equans announces acquisition of a majority stake in an Australian company CV Services PTY. With this acquisition, Equans reaffirms its bolt-on growth strategy in high-potential geographies and strengthens its position in the Australian market.CV…

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