The tentative rebound in global Mergers & Acquisitions activity, which gained footing in the latter half of 2025, is now encountering significant headwinds driven by the escalating military conflict...
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California enacted the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act (SB 25), effective January 1, 2027, requiring parties making a federal Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing to also notify the...
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Prague-based Flowpay announced its acquisition of Berlin's Tapline on March 3, 2026, for undisclosed financial terms. The deal integrates Flowpay's traditional SME lending with Tapline's...
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Oaktree Capital Management is exploring a London IPO for its UK wealth solutions provider, Utmost Group, at a potential valuation of £2.5 billion ($3.3 billion). The private equity firm has...
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UK asset manager Schroders has agreed to a £9.9 billion ($13.5 billion) takeover by US-based Nuveen, a subsidiary of TIAA. The deal values Schroders at 612p per share, creating a combined...
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Gail Slater, the DOJ's assistant attorney general for antitrust, departed on February 12, 2026, amid reported clashes with Trump administration officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi,...
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Japan's government has clarified that companies can reject unsolicited takeover bids, a stance to be formalized by May 2026 in an updated corporate takeover code. This policy shift, driven by...
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Banco Santander announced on February 3rd, 2026, its intent to acquire Webster Financial Corporation for $12.2 billion in a cash-and-stock transaction. This acquisition is structured to...
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A federal appeals court in the Ninth Circuit revived the SEC's civil lawsuit against Elon Musk on January 28, 2026, accusing him of failing to promptly disclose his Twitter stock purchases in...
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A UAE royal family entity, backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, acquired a 49% equity stake in the Trump family's World Liberty Financial DeFi platform for $500 million, just four...
