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bloomberg.com - Amy Bainbridge - Goldman's Freund Sees Early Signs of Australia M&A Rebound
Goldman's Freund Sees Early Signs of Australia M&A Rebound
Bloomberg

Australia's subdued deals landscape is showing early signs of recovery after lagging Asia and the US, according to Goldman Sachs' local head of mergers and acquisitions. Deal activity has suffered due to broader market volatility, concerns about…

reason.com - Jack Nicastro - China blocks tech acquisitions to weaken America. The U.S. shouldn't follow suit.
China blocks tech acquisitions to weaken America. The U.S. shouldn't follow suit.
Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free Markets

Earlier this week, the People's Republic of China blocked Meta from acquiring Manus, an AI startup that developed an advanced AI agent capable of completing complex tasks and relocated last summer from China to the more business- and…

bbc.co.uk - Emily Hudson - Hampshire council leader threatens legal action over mergers
Hampshire council leader threatens legal action over mergers
BBC

Emily Hudson, South of England political editor and Nathan Briant, South of England The leader of Hampshire County Council has warned the government a planned reorganisation of local government in the county could leave an authority that would be…

bbc.co.uk - Emily Hudson - Hampshire council leader threatens legal action over mergers
Hampshire council leader threatens legal action over mergers
BBC

Emily Hudson,South of England political editorand The leader of Hampshire County Council has warned the government a planned reorganisation of local government in the county could leave an authority that would be financially unsustainable.

bloomberg.com - Brooke Sutherland - United's Scott Kirby Has a Point About Airline Mergers
United's Scott Kirby Has a Point About Airline Mergers
Bloomberg

This article is for subscribers only. To get Industrial Strength delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. The airplane manufacturing industry is effectively a duopoly split between Boeing Co. and Airbus SE. There are less than a handful of…

globenewswire.com - Bekaert - Bekaert completes acquisition of tire cord business from Bridgestone in China and Thailand
Bekaert completes acquisition of tire cord business from Bridgestone in China and Thailand
GlobeNewswire

Bekaert completes acquisition of tire cord business from Bridgestone in China and Thailand Bekaert has successfully completed the acquisition of Bridgestone's tire reinforcement business in China and Thailand, following the successful completion of…

mirror.co.uk - Ethan Evans - B&M reduce 'stylish' and 'versatile' set similar to B&Q option
B&M reduce 'stylish' and 'versatile' set similar to B&Q option
The Mirror

B&M has dramatically cut the price of a 'perfect' set of shelves that promises to 'give your walls a stylish edge'. The budget retailer has knocked 50 per cent off the item, but you'll need to move fast as a 'Hurry Low Stock' warning has already…

thewrap.com - Jeremy Fuster - Paramount Hit With Lawsuit From Subscribers Seeking to Block Warner Merger
Paramount Hit With Lawsuit From Subscribers Seeking to Block Warner Merger
TheWrap

Paramount Skydance has been hit with its first lawsuit seeking to block its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. via five Paramount subscribers suing the company on antitrust grounds. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in California federal court, the…

marketwatch.com - Perella Weinberg Shares Fall on Lower 1Q Sales
Perella Weinberg Shares Fall on Lower 1Q Sales
MarketWatch

Shares of Perella Weinberg Partners' shares were lower after the company posted a drop in first-quarter revenue. The stock slipped 6.2% to $21.34 in premarket trading Friday. Through the close Thursday, shares were up 31% this year. The investment…

afr.com - Sarah Petty - The Oaks: Inside the $132.5m acquisition of a Sydney icon
The Oaks: Inside the $132.5m acquisition of a Sydney icon
Australian Financial Review

Patrick Gallagher's great-great-grandfather Lawrence fled the Irish potato famine for Australia in 1851. His great-grandfather J.J. built the family's first pub in Krambach, a village three hours north of Sydney. His father, Brian, moved from pub…

deadline.com - Dominic Patten - Paramount Hit With Antitrust Lawsuit By Consumers Seeking To Stop WBD Merger
Paramount Hit With Antitrust Lawsuit By Consumers Seeking To Stop WBD Merger
Deadline

Some of the most powerful state attorneys general in the nation just got eclipsed by five regular citizens in a move to put the brakes on Paramount ‘s merger with Warner Bros Discovery. “The April 23, 2026, stockholder vote materially…

express.co.uk - Holly Kintuka - M&S confirms closure of UK store - 'no sustainable future'
M&S confirms closure of UK store - 'no sustainable future'
Daily Express

M&S confirmed it will be closing stores as part of its rotation programme Marks and Spencer has announced the closure of one of its stores in Essex, due to the branch not having a 'sustainable' future. The huge retailer confirmed that it has…

seekingalpha.com - SA Transcript Insights Editor - Fulgent outlines $350M 2026 revenue outlook following Bako/StrataDx acquisition (NASDAQ:FLGT)
Fulgent outlines $350M 2026 revenue outlook following Bako/StrataDx acquisition (NASDAQ:FLGT)
Seeking Alpha

Revenues are expected to continue to be significantly impacted by decreased volume from the largest customer, with possible stabilization in the second half of the year. Management reiterated $350 million revenue guidance, expects non-GAAP gross…

prnewswire.com - NYX Professional Makeup - NYX Professional Makeup Partners with Mars to Unveil Limited-Edition M&M'S Smushy Surprize Blind Bags
NYX Professional Makeup Partners with Mars to Unveil Limited-Edition M&M'S Smushy Surprize Blind Bags
Cision PR Newswire

The limited-edition assortment leans into the global craze and obsession of unboxing collectibles on TikTok. As the trend continues to grow with Gen Z and millennials, NYX Professional Makeup is strategically expanding into the category with a…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - M&T Bank Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
M&T Bank Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
MarketWatch

Shares of M&T Bank Corp. MTB rallied 1.43% to $218.63 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 1.02% to 7,209.01 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising…

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