Mergers News and Corporate Acquisition & M&A Market Updates
Ridgeview offers to buy Pinewood Technologies in £545 million deal
Pinewood Technologies is weighing a new private equity approach after an earlier takeover effort collapsed this year. Ridgeview has offered 448 pence a share for the UK automotive software ...
Mapfre affiliate to acquire Safety Insurance Group in $1.54 billion U.S. deal
Mapfre is moving to deepen its position in the U.S. insurance market through a $1.54 billion acquisition of Massachusetts-based Safety Insurance Group. The transaction also draws added attention ...
U.S. Justice Department resumes targeted HSR merger reviews to speed antitrust process
The U.S. Justice Department is reinstating a more focused review process for certain merger investigations under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. The move is paired with a model timing agreement and is ...
Tesla keeps SpaceX merger option open amid deeper operational ties
Questions about how Elon Musk's business empire could become more integrated are resurfacing after Tesla's latest earnings call. Musk says growing collaboration with SpaceX is increasing overlap ...
EU review of airline ownership rules threatens easyJet takeover bids
European regulators are preparing to tighten scrutiny of airline ownership structures as easyJet becomes the focus of competing takeover interest from U.S. investors. The planned review could ...
Mavis affirms growth strategy as Fitch maintains 'B' rating after Pep Boys deal
Mavis Tire Express Services LLC is keeping its expansion plan in focus after completing the acquisition of Pep Boys. The rating affirmation signals a stable credit outlook as the company seeks to ...
Cardinal Health expands home-care business with $360 million acquisitions
Cardinal Health is deepening its push into home care with two cash acquisitions that broaden its diabetes and patient supply operations. The deals are modest relative to the company's size, but ...
U.S. midday trading highlights earnings beats, crypto gains and Utz buyout surge
Midday trading in U.S. equities is being driven by a mix of quarterly earnings, deal activity and momentum in crypto- and AI-linked stocks. Several shares are making outsized moves as investors ...
Paramount-Warner Bros. merger paused as U.S. antitrust challenge intensifies
A federal court intervention is slowing Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery as state attorneys general press claims that the transaction would weaken competition ...
Leonardo warns EU antitrust demands could derail Europe space merger
Europe's proposed satellite and space systems consolidation is moving toward a key regulatory phase as Airbus, Leonardo and Thales prepare to take their plan to Brussels. Leonardo says heavy ...
Space and quantum security stocks draw focus as post-quantum shift nears
Rising concern over the security risks posed by quantum computing is pushing investors and aerospace companies to focus on post-quantum encryption and satellite communications. The issue gains ...
National Grid invests in Joulent to expand U.S. AI power exposure
National Grid is increasing its exposure to rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence by investing $1.75 billion in U.S. energy developer Joulent. The deal strengthens the UK ...
Big Pharma biotech acquisitions hit record pace as patent cliff drives dealmaking
Drugmakers are accelerating biotech acquisitions as looming patent expiries pressure them to refill product pipelines and deploy cash from blockbuster medicines. Deal values and volumes are rising ...
Mitie agrees takeover by OCS in £3.1bn UK outsourcing deal
A new wave of consolidation among London-listed companies continues as facilities management group Mitie agrees to be bought by rival outsourcer OCS Group in a deal valuing its equity at £3.1bn. ...
Mitie agrees to £3.1bn takeover by OCS Group
A wave of takeovers among London-listed companies continues as facilities management group Mitie agrees to be bought by rival outsourcer OCS Group. The cash offer values Mitie’s equity at ...
Linklaters reports record partner payouts as Asia and U.S. profits rise
Strong demand for capital markets and private equity work lifts Linklaters' latest annual results, pushing average pay for its equity partners to a record £2.5 million. The growth is driven by a ...
Cardinal Health agrees acquisitions to expand home care operations
Cardinal Health is moving to deepen its presence in at-home care through two acquisitions valued at about $360 million in total. The transactions add diabetes supply capabilities and broaden the ...
Capital One faces pressure to justify Discover acquisition as earnings near
Capital One heads into its second-quarter earnings report under pressure to show that its more than $35 billion acquisition of Discover is beginning to deliver the strategic and financial benefits ...
IP Group rejects Railpen takeover approach in UK
IP Group has rejected a revised takeover proposal from its largest shareholder, Railpen, saying the terms materially undervalue the London-listed science investor and its outlook. The sweetened ...
Paramount-WBD merger faces court pause as antitrust challenge threatens closing timeline
A California court order is slowing a planned media consolidation that companies have been preparing to close within days. The 14-day pause raises the risk of added transaction costs for Paramount ...
Paramount acquisition pause ordered in Warner Bros. deal challenge
A court order temporarily halts Paramount's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery as a multistate antitrust challenge moves forward. The dispute centers on whether the merger ...
