M&A


Amazon Lines Up Deal to Rival SpaceX’s Starlink: Report. Why Apple Could Be a Problem.

Globalstar stock rose following a report Amazon is in talks to buy the satellite operator. Apple will have something to say about the deal.

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Why 2026 Is Biotech’s Comeback Year

Headwinds in the sector are clearing. That is good news for venture firms seeking liquidity and for a stock market looking for growth stories, Nilesh Kumar writes in a guest commentary.

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Mercer Expands New England Presence With Acquisition of $1.5 Billion Wealth Management Firm

The acquisition of Charter Oak Capital Management brings a team of 19 with two offices in the region.

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McCormick, Unilever to Combine Food Businesses. Investors on Both Sides Hate the Deal.

The spice maker will combine with Unilever’s food business, creating a new company with about $20 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025.

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Why This Pharma Stock More Than Doubled Today

A small biopharmaceutical firm was getting a big boost Tuesday after Biogen agreed to buy it for $5.6 billion.

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Carlyle to Buy Majority Stake in MAI Capital Management, Valuing the RIA at $2.8 Billion

MAI has been expanding its reach through acquisitions of other RIAs. It has nearly $73 billion in total assets.

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This Food Stock Just Clinched a $29 Billion Deal. But It’s Giving Wall Street Indigestion.

Sysco agrees to buy Jetro Restaurant Depot in a deal that will see the food distributor enter the “cash and carry” wholesale business.

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These Independent RIAs Face a Tough Choice: Scale Up, Sell Out, or Slow Down

As the RIA M&A frenzy continues, firms in the $250 million to $500 million asset range feel pressure to sell, but holdouts remain.

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Tesla, Meta, Entergy, Coinbase, Robinhood, Brown-Forman, Norwegian, and More Stock Market Movers

Meta stock declines following Thursday’s big selloff, which occurred on the heels of a landmark social-media trial.

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Brown-Forman Stock Gets an Upgrade. A Merger Could Give Jack Daniel’s Owner a Needed Change.

Brown-Forman confirms merger discussions with Pernod Ricard amid a decline in alcohol consumption.

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The Janus Henderson Bidding War Is Over. Here’s How the Funds Trian Fought for Have Performed.

The company’s fixed-income funds are thriving, but its stock funds remain a mixed bag.

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The Strange Reason Best Buy Is One of the S&P 500’s Best Performing Stocks Today

Best Buy shares jumped on rumors GameStop might be preparing to acquire the struggling retailer without any real basis for the stock’s move.

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This Hair-Care Stock Jumped 51% on Acquisition News. It’s Still a Fraction of Its IPO Price.

Olaplex Holdings will be acquired by German conglomerate Henkel for $2.06 a share.

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Equitable and Corebridge Plan to Merge. Their Shares Are Rising.

The transaction would create a single entity providing annuities, life insurance, and wealth and asset-management services.

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Creative Planning to Acquire $5 Billion British Wealth Management Firm

The acquisition of Maseco in London marks Creative Planning’s second deal for a foreign firm.

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M&A Can Be a Big Opportunity. These Stocks Look Like They Could Pop If Deals Close.

One deal that should close in the next few months is Clearwater Analytics’ sale to a group of private money managers.

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How Bonds Ended the Civil War—and Led to the Rise of J.P. Morgan

From its earliest days, critics have accused investment bankers of profiteering at the expense of ordinary people.

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JetBlue Stock Soars. The Airline Is Exploring a Sale, Report Says.

The airline has evaluated how regulators would react to potential mergers with United, Alaska, and Southwest, a report says.

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Gilead to Buy Ouro Medicines for $2.2 Billion. Why the Deal Is Key to Future Stock Gains.

Gilead plans to develop Ouro’s lead drug candidate, gamgertamig, alongside a Belgian pharma company.

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Estée Lauder Stock Plunges After Puig Merger Talk. Why It’s Getting Ugly for Shares.

The beauty company confirmed merger discussions with Jean-Paul Gauthier owner Puig Brands.

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Ecolab Buys CoolIT Systems for $4.75 Billion. It’s All About AI for the Struggling Stock.

Ecolab agrees to buy CoolIT Systems in an all-cash deal for $4.75 billion.

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Accounting Firm Baker Tilly Is Spinning Off $5.8 Billion Wealth Management Arm Into Independent RIA

Threadline Wealth will launch in May as an independent wealth manager operating across the West Coast.

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Netflix Is $2.8 Billion Richer After Losing Warner to Paramount. What It Could Do With the Cash.

Netflix shares are up 17% over the past month, trouncing the broader market.

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Paramount Stock Heads for Lowest Level Since 2009. You Don’t Need a New Headline to Know What’s Going On.

Shares of Paramount Skydance have fallen for nine straight days, losing nearly 27% over this period.

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Warner Bros. Cleans Up at the Oscars. Why It Bodes Well for the Paramount Takeover.

“One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” landed 10 Oscars between them, and Amy Madigan won best supporting actress.

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