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Today: July 24, 2026
Today: July 24, 2026

Mergers and Acquisitions

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Paramount agrees to pause Warner Bros deal while case plays out

Paramount Skydance on Friday agreed to pause its acquisition of Warner Bros.

Paramount agrees to pause Warner Bros deal while case plays out
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Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. Discovery takeover for months

Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. Discovery takeover for months

Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. Discovery takeover for months
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Commerzbank chairman says bank is ready for takeover talks with UniCredit

Commerzbank Chairman Jens Weidmann on Friday invited UniCredit to open talks on the terms of a merger, as the German lender abandoned its

Commerzbank chairman says bank is ready for takeover talks with UniCredit
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US Justice Department streamlines merger review process

The U.S.

US Justice Department streamlines merger review process
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Musk keeps Tesla-SpaceX merger speculation alive, cites growing overlap

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday left the door open to the EV maker merging with his other trillion-dollar-plus-valued firm SpaceX, declining to

Musk keeps Tesla-SpaceX merger speculation alive, cites growing overlap
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UK's Segro signals support for Prologis' last-ditch $18.8 billion takeover bid

British warehousing group Segro said on Wednesday it was minded to back Prologis' £14 billion ($18.8 billion) takeover bid after investors urged

UK's Segro signals support for Prologis' last-ditch $18.8 billion takeover bid
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Citizens Financial's quarterly profit jumps on interest income, fees boost

Citizens Financial Group posted a higher second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher net interest income and fee growth in wealth and capital markets businesses.

Citizens Financial's quarterly profit jumps on interest income, fees boost
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PayPal can push Stripe to dig deeper in its wallet

(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.) By Karen Kwok NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Stripe's digital deal wallet is a little light.

PayPal can push Stripe to dig deeper in its wallet
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Morgan Stanley beats estimates on strong trading and dealmaking, bets on AI investment

Morgan Stanley beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, posting record revenue driven by strong deals activity, while

Morgan Stanley beats estimates on strong trading and dealmaking, bets on AI investment
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Wall Street's investment banking machine firing on all cylinders

A broad revival in investment banking is taking hold on Wall Street, fueled by a surge in IPOs, mergers and debt issuance.

Wall Street's investment banking machine firing on all cylinders
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Thomson Reuters to sell 51% stake in global print business to KKR for $500 million

Thomson Reuters said it would sell a 51% stake in its Global Print business to KKR for about $500 million and form a venture with the private equity firm that would hold exclusive

Thomson Reuters to sell 51% stake in global print business to KKR for $500 million
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Global M&A activity on track to eclipse 2021 deal boom, Morgan Stanley says

Morgan Stanley expects global mergers and acquisitions activity to hit a record $6.4 trillion in 2026, overshadowing the levels seen in 2021 as buoyant equity markets

Global M&A activity on track to eclipse 2021 deal boom, Morgan Stanley says
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UniCredit closes in on Commerzbank as battle enters endgame

One of Europe's most cantankerous banking battles in decades is becoming more a question of how and when, not if, UniCredit secures its

UniCredit closes in on Commerzbank as battle enters endgame
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Solstice buys Element Solutions in $14.5 billion deal, sharpens focus on AI market

Honeywell spinoff Solstice Advanced Materials said it will buy peer specialty chemical company Element Solutions in a $14.5 billion deal, as it seeks to capitalize on

Solstice buys Element Solutions in $14.5 billion deal, sharpens focus on AI market
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ITV and Comcast's Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal

Comcast's Sky has agreed to buy the broadcast channels and streaming service of Britain's ITV for £1.6 billion ($2.13 billion), creating a

ITV and Comcast's Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal
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Goldman dominates first-half M&A as dealmaking surges in EMEA

Goldman Sachs increased its share of mergers and acquisitions advisory work involving Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the first half of 2026,

Goldman dominates first-half M&A as dealmaking surges in EMEA
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Kroger announces agreement to acquire Giant Eagle

Kroger announces agreement to acquire Giant Eagle

Kroger announces agreement to acquire Giant Eagle
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Kroger buying regional grocer Giant Eagle in a deal valued at $1.65 billion

Kroger is buying regional grocer Giant Eagle in a deal valued at $1.65 billion

Kroger buying regional grocer Giant Eagle in a deal valued at $1.65 billion
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Mega-deals fuel record M&A as boards dream big on takeovers

A surge in $10-billion-plus "mega-deals" drove global M&A to record levels in the first half of 2026, LSEG data

Mega-deals fuel record M&A as boards dream big on takeovers
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NBCUniversal may enter video game business after Comcast split, sources say

By Echo Wang, Dawn Chmielewski and Milana Vinn June 29 - NBCUniversal is eyeing opportunities in digital gaming and new entertainment franchises as the company weighs options for future growth after

NBCUniversal may enter video game business after Comcast split, sources say
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Comcast spinoff latest in wave of US media shakeups

Comcast's decision to spin off its NBCUniversal and Sky businesses marks the latest effort by a major U.S. entertainment company to separate or reshape legacy television assets as

Comcast spinoff latest in wave of US media shakeups
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Occidental's new CEO tested by debt, lagging stock price and big dividend payments to Berkshire

In not quite a month as Occidental Petroleum's CEO, Richard Jackson has already been challenged with looking for ways to lift a lagging stock price and pay

Occidental's new CEO tested by debt, lagging stock price and big dividend payments to Berkshire
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French biotech company Ipsen to buy Kartos Therapeutics for $450 million

Ipsen will buy U.S.-based Kartos Therapeutics for $450 million to expand its oncology pipeline with a late-stage blood cancer treatment, the French biotech company said on Monday.

French biotech company Ipsen to buy Kartos Therapeutics for $450 million
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Saks Global emerges from bankruptcy with new name, less debt

Luxury retailer Saks Global on Friday emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after nearly five months with less than half of its previous stores and a quarter of its debt.

Saks Global emerges from bankruptcy with new name, less debt