GSK announced Tuesday it will acquire Nuvalent, a cancer drug developer, for $10.6 billion. CEO Luke Miels, six months into…
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Italy’s Banking Giant Intesa Sanpaolo Makes Surprise $35 Billion Move to Swallow Monte dei Paschi and Reshape Europe’s Financial Power
Italy's largest banking group, Intesa Sanpaolo, launched an unsolicited €30.6 billion ($35 billion) cash-and-share bid on Monday, June 8, to…
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Estée Lauder’s Billion-Dollar Merger With Puig Collapsed Under the Weight of Leaks, Family Feuds and a Price War
Estée Lauder's merger talks with Puig, the owner of Jean Paul Gaultier, collapsed over price disagreements, CEO Stéphane de La…
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10 State Attorneys General Race to Block Skydance-Paramount Deal Before July Deadline
Attorneys general from 10 states, including California, New York, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania, are reportedly exploring…
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Spruce Biosciences Acquires Rare Enzyme Therapy Targeting Fatal Childhood Brain Disease With No Approved Treatments
Spruce Biosciences (Nasdaq: SPRB) has announced a new corporate strategy centered on the acquisition of tralesinidase alfa enzyme replacement therapy…
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Estée Lauder CEO Reveals Why Its Blockbuster Merger Collapsed and What Comes Next
Estée Lauder's CEO Stephane de La Faverie confirmed Tuesday that merger talks with Spanish fragrance group Puig, owner of Jean…
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Canada’s Oilpatch Braces for Another Wave of Mergers as Private Equity Eyes Undervalued Assets
Canada's oilpatch is expected to continue consolidating through mergers and acquisitions in 2026, though likely at a smaller scale than…
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Biden’s Antitrust Chiefs Take Aim at Big Tech With Toughest Merger Rules in Years
The Biden administration unveiled stricter merger review guidelines on Wednesday, with FTC Chair Lina Khan and DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan…
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Trump’s Antitrust Blitz Targets Google and Meta as Federal Judges and Regulators Move to Break Up Big Tech
The Trump administration is pressing forward with antitrust action against major tech companies despite industry hopes for a lighter touch.…
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CoinShares Hits Nasdaq at $1.2 Billion Valuation Amid 40% Bitcoin Crash
European crypto asset manager CoinShares began trading on Nasdaq Wednesday under the ticker CSHR, following its merger with SPAC Vine…
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