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M&A

Mergers, acquisitions, and deal financing.

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M&A3 novembre 20264 min de lecture

UK North Sea dealmaking tops $19.6bn as taxes and oil prices drive consolidation

Mergers and acquisitions involving a UK oil and gas target or buyer have already beaten all of 2025, and analysts and bankers expect tax incentives and elevated prices to keep the pace up.

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Olivia Bennett

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M&A3 novembre 20265 min de lecture

Taxes and high oil prices set to extend the UK North Sea's deal spree

Oil and gas M&A involving a UK target or buyer has reached $19.6 billion so far this year, already past the $16.5 billion booked for all of 2025, and analysts expect the tax code and elevated prices to keep consolidation running.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A2 novembre 20266 min de lecture

DoorDash to Buy Instacart in $17B Deal, Setting Up Antitrust Test

DoorDash announced a $17 billion acquisition of Instacart, combining the two largest US grocery delivery platforms in a deal that analysts say will almost certainly draw antitrust scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission.

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Catherine Reed

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M&A2 novembre 20265 min de lecture

UK North Sea M&A hits $19.6bn year-to-date as taxes, high oil prices force consolidation

Oil and gas dealmaking involving UK targets or buyers has reached $19.6 billion year-to-date, surpassing 2025's full-year total, as high prices and a 78% tax rate push the mature basin toward consolidation.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A2 novembre 20265 min de lecture

Taxes, high oil prices push UK North Sea M&A to strongest year since 2022

UK oil and gas dealmaking has hit $19.6 billion year-to-date, topping all of 2025, as tax incentives and multiyear-high prices drive consolidation in the mature North Sea basin.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A2 novembre 20267 min de lecture

DoorDash's $17B Instacart Buy Faces FTC Scrutiny as Grocery Delivery Consolidates

DoorDash's $17 billion acquisition of Instacart combines the two largest US grocery delivery platforms, but antitrust scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission looms as regulators focus on affordability and pricing practices.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A14 octobre 20264 min de lecture

Starbucks Rules Out Chipotle Takeover, Ending Deal Speculation That Jolted Shares

Starbucks on Monday said it is not buying Chipotle Mexican Grill, extinguishing a takeover thesis spawned by a Financial Times report that had briefly sent burrito-chain shares soaring and sparked a broad analyst debate.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A13 octobre 20266 min de lecture

Paramount closes Warner Bros. Discovery takeover, creating Skydance media giant

Paramount completed its roughly $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, creating a renamed Skydance that spans two major film studios, CBS and CNN, and more than 200 million streaming subscribers.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A27 septembre 20266 min de lecture

Paramount's $111B Warner Bros. Deal Clears Antitrust Hurdle but Judge Delays Approval Amid Opposition

Paramount Global reached an antitrust settlement with 12 state attorneys general for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, but a federal judge delayed the consent decree's approval and ordered further briefing on concerns raised by Sen. Cory Booker and merger opponents. The company also launched a $7.5 billion debt syndication and is considering bringing Elon Musk in as an equity investor.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A27 septembre 20266 min de lecture

Paramount-WBD Merger Clears Antitrust Hurdle but Faces Judge’s Delay as $7.5 Billion Debt Syndication Begins

Paramount has started raising $7.5 billion in debt to fund its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, after settling a 12-state antitrust lawsuit. A federal judge withheld approval of the settlement, demanding more briefing by September 29, while opposition groups won the right to file formal objections.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A26 septembre 20264 min de lecture

Paramount-Warner Bros Merger Faces Judicial Scrutiny as $7.5 Billion Debt Raise Begins

A federal judge on Thursday declined to immediately approve the antitrust settlement clearing Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, ordering the parties to address objections by September 29. Paramount separately began raising $7.5 billion in debt to fund the deal while considering Elon Musk as an equity investor.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A25 septembre 20264 min de lecture

Paramount Considers Elon Musk as Equity Investor in $110 Billion Warner Bros. Merger

Paramount has discussed asking Elon Musk to take an equity stake in its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a Semafor report, as David Ellison seeks to lock down financing before the merger closes.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A25 septembre 20264 min de lecture

Paramount Explores Elon Musk Equity Stake in Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

Paramount is considering asking Elon Musk to join its equity syndicate for the $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a Semaform report. The potential investment has stoked anxiety among CNN staff and could reduce the financial burden on Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A24 septembre 20264 min de lecture

Ingenia Rejects Warburg Pincus's Sweetened A$2.06B Bid, Signaling Scope for Higher Offer

Australia’s Ingenia Communities Group turned down a second, higher takeover proposal from Warburg Pincus worth A$2.06 billion, but left the door open for a more compelling offer, signaling the private equity firm may need to raise its price to secure the land-lease operator.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A24 septembre 20264 min de lecture

Paramount Considers Elon Musk for Equity Stake in Warner Bros. Merger

David Ellison-led Paramount has held preliminary discussions about bringing Elon Musk into the investor syndicate for its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, a move that could reshape the media deal's financial and political landscape.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A23 septembre 20265 min de lecture

Paramount Clears Legal Hurdle for $111 Billion WBD Merger; Stock Rises 2%

Paramount Skydance's settlement with 12 state attorneys general removes a major antitrust obstacle to its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, sending its stock up 2% amid cautious Wall Street optimism.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A23 septembre 20266 min de lecture

Paramount Skydance Settles Antitrust Suit, Paving Way for $111 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Deal; Shares Edge Up

Paramount Skydance reached a settlement with 12 state attorneys general on Monday, clearing the path for its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Shares of Paramount rose 2% on Tuesday as investors weighed the deal’s conditions and debt burden.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A7 septembre 20264 min de lecture

GoPro Rescued in $285 Million Acquisition by Starman, Averting Bankruptcy

The action-camera maker accepted a $285 million cash acquisition by optical-photonics startup Starman, which also repaid $92 million in debt. The deal saved GoPro from likely bankruptcy after its stock collapsed and auditors warned of going-concern issues.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A7 septembre 20264 min de lecture

PlusAI Agrees to $800M SPAC Merger in Third Attempt at Public Listing

Autonomous trucking software developer PlusAI will merge with Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp. in a deal valued at about $800 million pre-money, providing up to $300 million in capital as the company targets commercial launch of its Level 4 self-driving system in 2027.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A7 septembre 20263 min de lecture

GoPro's $285M Rescue Deal with Starman Signals Pivot to AI and Defense

GoPro has agreed to a $285 million cash merger with optical-photonics firm Starman, positioning the action-camera maker to shift its focus toward national security and AI infrastructure, despite CEO Nick Woodman's assurances that consumer cameras remain its core.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A6 septembre 20264 min de lecture

GoPro Avoids Bankruptcy With $285M Starman Merger, Eyes Defense and AI Markets

Action-camera pioneer GoPro agreed to a $285 million cash acquisition by optical-photonics startup Starman Optical, a rescue deal that repays $92 million in debt and sets the company on a path toward defense, aerospace and AI infrastructure markets.

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Lin Mei

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M&A6 septembre 20264 min de lecture

PlusAI to go public in $800M SPAC merger, its third attempt in five years

PlusAI has agreed to merge with blank-check company Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp. at an $800 million pre-money valuation, the autonomous trucking software developer’s third try to list via SPAC. The deal provides up to $300 million in capital as the company targets driverless freight operations in 2027.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A6 septembre 20264 min de lecture

GoPro’s $285M Rescue Deal With Starman Averts Bankruptcy, Signals Consumer Electronics Turmoil

GoPro agreed to a $285 million cash acquisition by Starman Optical, a private photonics startup, wiping out its $92 million debt and rescuing the action-camera maker from potential delisting and bankruptcy. The deal highlights mounting pressure on consumer-electronics companies facing rising costs and fierce competition.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A4 septembre 20264 min de lecture

PlusAI to go public via SPAC at $800M valuation in third listing attempt

Autonomous trucking software developer PlusAI agreed to merge with blank-check company Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp. at an $800 million pre-money valuation, tapping a trust holding roughly $236 million in its third attempt at a public listing in five years.

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Kevin Wu

M&A4 septembre 20264 min de lecture

PlusAI to go public via $800M SPAC merger in third listing attempt

Autonomous trucking software developer PlusAI has agreed to merge with Nasdaq-listed blank-check firm Texas Ventures Acquisition III in a deal valuing the company at about $800 million and providing it with up to $300 million in capital.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A3 septembre 20264 min de lecture

French quantum firm Pasqal surges 73% in Nasdaq debut, bags $360M in SPAC merger cash

Shares of French quantum-computing company Pasqal jumped as much as 73% on their first day of trading on Nasdaq before paring gains to trade 40% higher, after completing a merger with blank-cheque company Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp II that valued the loss-making firm at about $2 billion and left it with roughly $360 million in cash.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A18 août 20264 min de lecture

SpaceX closes $60B acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor in landmark tech M&A deal

SpaceX has completed its all-stock purchase of AI coding firm Cursor for $60 billion, effective Aug. 14, creating one of the largest tech acquisitions on record and placing the startup's four MIT-educated founders among the newest billionaires tied to Elon Musk's expanding artificial intelligence empire.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A18 août 20264 min de lecture

SpaceX Closes $60 Billion Cursor Acquisition, Doubles Down on AI Coding and Grok Expansion

SpaceX completed its $60 billion all-stock purchase of AI coding startup Cursor, absorbing the firm into its SpaceXAI division and rolling out new Grok models as it steps up competition with OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Lin Mei

M&A18 août 20264 min de lecture

Paramount Demands $1.88 Billion Bond from States Suing to Block Warner Bros. Merger

Paramount Skydance asked a federal judge to require 12 states challenging its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to post a $1.88 billion bond, citing $1.3 billion in ticking fees it will owe by the time antitrust litigation concludes.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A18 août 20264 min de lecture

Paramount seeks $1.88 billion bond from states challenging WBD merger, citing mounting delay costs

Paramount Skydance asked a federal judge on Monday to require the dozen states suing to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to post a $1.88 billion bond to cover the unrecoverable costs of a trial delayed until March.

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Rachel Sinclair

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M&A15 août 20265 min de lecture

Ellison’s $111 Billion Warner Bros. Bid Stalls on Antitrust Suit; Paramount Plans California Exit

Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery faces a March 2027 antitrust trial as California and 11 other states challenge the deal. With ticking fees adding millions daily, CEO David Ellison has secured board approval to relocate the company’s headquarters from Los Angeles to Tennessee or Texas, according to people familiar with the plans.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A14 août 20265 min de lecture

Paramount Pledges 30 Films Annually for Three Years to Theaters in Push to Salvage Warner Bros. Merger

Paramount Skydance has promised major cinema chains a commitment to release 30 films per year for three years with exclusive theatrical and streaming windows if its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery closes, as the company battles antitrust lawsuits and explores relocating its headquarters from California.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A29 juillet 20265 min de lecture

$110B Paramount-WBD Merger Paused as Antitrust Suit Advances; Ticking Fee of $7 Million per Day Begins

A federal judge has halted Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 states sued to block the deal. The company has agreed not to close before June 2027, triggering a daily ticking fee that could reach $1.95 billion, as the legal battle over Hollywood consolidation intensifies.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A29 juillet 20266 min de lecture

Paramount-WBD Merger Pause Deepens Antitrust Scrutiny in $110B Deal

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order and a 12-state antitrust lawsuit have forced Paramount Skydance to delay its planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until at least June 2027, refocusing the legal battle on cable network concentration and the political calculus of California Governor Gavin Newsom.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A28 juillet 20265 min de lecture

Paramount pauses $110B Warner Bros. deal, faces $1.7B ticking fee as legal challenge mounts

Paramount Skydance agreed to delay its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until after a trial on a state antitrust lawsuit, exposing the deal to up to $1.7 billion in daily fees and deepening uncertainty around the largest media merger of the decade.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A28 juillet 20264 min de lecture

Paramount Agrees to Pause $110B Warner Bros. Deal as Legal Challenges Mount

Paramount Skydance has agreed to delay its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until mid-2027, facing a ticking fee of $7 million per day and a growing chorus of opposition from state attorneys general, unions, and divergent global regulators.

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Rachel Sinclair

M&A27 juillet 20266 min de lecture

Paramount Skydance Agrees to Pause $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal Until Trial, Faces $1.7 Billion in Ticking Fees

Paramount Skydance has agreed to halt its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until five days after a federal antitrust ruling or June 1, 2027, whichever comes first, a delay that could cost the buyer $7 million a day in escalating fees. The pause, filed in court Friday, sets the stage for a high-stakes trial pitting 12 state attorneys general against a deal already cleared by the Trump administration.

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Rachel Sinclair