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Global smart grid funding up 36% to $1.9b in H1
M&A
Venture Capital Dries Up Even as Smart Grid Funding Hits $1.9 Billion
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

Venture funding for smart grid startups is evaporating, but the sector just pulled in a record $1.9 billion from other…

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Solar Corporate Funding Jumps 56% YoY to $16.9 Billion in 1H 2026
M&A
Solar Corporate Funding Surges to $16.9 Billion as VC Backing Plunges 40%
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

Corporate solar financing hit $16.9 billion in the first quarter, yet venture capital investment in the sector fell off a…

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As Merger Hangs In The Balance, Paramount And WBD Step Into Quarterly Earnings Spotlight
M&A
Merger Stalled, Shares Slump 40% as Paramount and WBD Face Separate Earnings Scrutiny
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are bleeding nearly half their market value as a planned merger stalls and both studios…

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Tinexta 1H 2026 slides: flat revenue, guidance cut amid unit weakness By Investing.com
M&A
Tinexta Slashes Full-Year Outlook After Cybersecurity Profits Plunge 59 Percent
Founder News Team Aug 6, 2026 0

An Italian cybersecurity and digital trust firm just saw its segment profits collapse by nearly 60 percent in the first…

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TMX Group Limited Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2026 — TradingView News
M&A
TMX Profit Surges 92% as $3.2 Billion US Options Deal Reshapes Expansion
Founder News Team Aug 5, 2026 0

TMX Group just posted a 92 percent jump in profit on the back of a single acquisition strategy. The $3.2…

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M&A: Global insurance deals drop sharply in 1H 2023, Clyde & Co
M&A
Global insurance mergers plunge to 171 deals, marking lowest activity since 2014
Founder News Team Aug 5, 2026 0

Insurance dealmaking has fallen off a cliff, sinking to levels the industry hasn’t seen in over a decade. Stubbornly high…

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BoT okays proposed Absa-NBC merger, sets key conditions
M&A
$3 Billion Banking Merger Stalls as Absa Goes Silent on Tanzania Regulator
Founder News Team Aug 4, 2026 0

A $3 billion deal that would have reshaped East African banking is hanging in limbo because one party has stopped…

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Bombshell $29B acquisition has California restaurateurs worried
M&A
A $29 Billion Takeover Threatens the Last Flexible Lifeline for Small Restaurants
Founder News Team Aug 4, 2026 0

Restaurant suppliers used to let struggling owners slide on payments for weeks. A massive acquisition is about to eliminate that…

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More states join legal challenge to Nexstar, Tegna merger
M&A
13 States Now Battle $6.2 Billion Nexstar-Tegna Merger After Federal Approval
Founder News Team Aug 3, 2026 0

A single FCC approval isn't stopping 13 state attorneys general from trying to dismantle the largest local TV station merger…

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Another San Antonio company bought: California firm to buy Visionworks
M&A
VSP Global Acquires Visionworks in Its Biggest Deal Ever, Doubling Its Workforce Overnight
Founder News Team Jul 14, 2026 0

California-based VSP Global has agreed to acquire San Antonio eyecare retailer Visionworks for an undisclosed sum, marking the company's largest…

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