Tag: #mergers

NatWest to Buy Evelyn Partners for £2.7 Billion in Post-Privatization Wealth Push

NatWest agrees to buy wealth manager Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn cash, betting on fee income growth as investors fret over capital hit and price.

#natwest, #evelynpartners, #wealthmanagement, #ukbanking, #mergers

Netflix’s $82.7 Billion Bid for Warner Bros. and HBO Draws DOJ Second Request and Senate Scrutiny

Netflix’s planned purchase of Warner Bros. studios and HBO faces a deep DOJ antitrust probe, Senate grilling and a hostile rival bid from Paramount Skydance.

#streaming, #antitrust, #netflix, #warnerbros, #mergers

Fifth Third Completes $10.9 Billion Comerica Deal, Creating $294 Billion ‘Super-Regional’ Bank

Fifth Third closes its all-stock purchase of Comerica, expanding into Texas and the Sun Belt as branch closures and job cuts draw scrutiny.

#banking, #mergers, #fifththird, #comerica, #regulation

Netflix Switches Warner Bros. Bid to All-Cash Offer as Rival Bid and Antitrust Scrutiny Mount

Netflix rewrites its Warner Bros. deal as a $27.75-a-share all-cash offer, sharpening a takeover fight and intensifying U.S. and EU antitrust review.

#netflix, #warnerbrosdiscovery, #streaming, #antitrust, #mergers

Capital One to Buy Brex for $5.15 Billion, Expanding Further Into Business Payments Software

Capital One agreed to buy fintech Brex for $5.15B, adding spend-management software after its Discover deal as regulators and investors weigh integration risk.

#capitalone, #brex, #fintech, #payments, #mergers

Delaware Judge Slows Paramount Skydance Suit, Giving Netflix an Edge in Warner Bros. Discovery Battle

A Delaware judge refused to fast-track Paramount Skydance’s disclosure suit, easing pressure on Warner’s Netflix deal as rival bids face scrutiny.

#netflix, #warnersbrosdiscovery, #paramountskydance, #delaware, #mergers

Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects $108 Billion Paramount Skydance Bid, Setting Up Delaware Fight and Proxy Battle

WBD rebuffs Paramount Skydance’s $30-a-share hostile offer in favor of a Netflix deal, triggering a lawsuit, proxy fight and antitrust scrutiny.

#warnerbrosdiscovery, #netflix, #paramountskydance, #mergers, #antitrust

Rio Tinto and Glencore confirm early-stage merger talks in potential $200bn-plus mining megadeal

Rio Tinto and Glencore confirm preliminary all-share merger talks, a deal that could create the biggest diversified miner and face tough scrutiny.

#mining, #riotinto, #glencore, #mergers, #copper

Constellation Closes $26.6 Billion Calpine Deal, Becoming America’s Largest Power Generator

Constellation’s $26.6B buy of Calpine creates the top U.S. generator, adds gas and geothermal assets, and includes DOJ-ordered plant sales.

#energy, #powergrid, #mergers, #antitrust, #datacenters

Warner Bros. Discovery Board Urges Shareholders to Reject Paramount Skydance Bid, Back Netflix Merger

WBD’s board unanimously told investors to reject Paramount Skydance’s $30-a-share hostile offer and stick with Netflix’s lower, less leveraged deal.

#media, #streaming, #mergers, #netflix, #paramount

China Opens Review of Meta’s Planned Manus AI Acquisition, Testing Reach of Export Controls

Beijing is probing whether Meta’s $2B–$3B deal for Singapore-based Manus improperly exported AI tech from China, raising risks for cross-border AI M&A.

#china, #meta, #ai, #exportcontrols, #mergers

Asset-Management M&A Hits Record in 2025 as Janus Henderson Agrees to $7.4 Billion Take-Private

Deal value and volume in U.S. asset-management M&A hit records in 2025 as fee pressure and rising costs drive consolidation, led by Janus Henderson.

#assetmanagement, #mergers, #privateequity, #etfs, #privatecredit

Alcon forces fourth delay of STAAR Surgical shareholder vote on $1.6 billion takeover

Alcon triggered a fourth postponement of STAAR’s takeover vote to Jan. 6, as Broadwood and proxy advisers keep opposition high despite a higher price.

#alcon, #staar, #mergers, #shareholdervote, #proxyadvisors

Australia’s new merger regime takes effect, forcing big deals into ACCC approval process

New merger laws now require many acquisitions to be cleared by the ACCC before closing, with tougher rules for serial buyers and supermarkets.

#australia, #mergers, #accc, #competitionlaw, #supermarkets

Unilever Allocates €1.5 Billion Annually for US-Focused M&A Strategy Post Ice-Cream Demerger

Unilever sets €1.5B yearly M&A target, emphasizing US growth post ice-cream division demerger.

#unilever, #mergers, #usmarket, #consumergoods