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JPMorgan to Take Over Apple Card from Goldman, Expands Its Card Empire as Goldman Exits Consumer Lending🔥54

1/7/2026•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

•The deal ends Goldman’s consumer-lending push launched in 2019.
•JPMorgan becomes the new issuer for both new and existing Apple Cardholders.
•Mastercard will remain the payment network on the card.
•Goldman is selling about \$20B in balances at a discount exceeding \$1B.
•The discount reflects higher delinquency rates and subprime exposure.

Private-Equity Sell-Off Slows to 2009 Levels as Firms Hold Steady Despite Record Backlog and Cash Pountains🔥66

12/31/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

•Year-to-date private-equity-backed company sales total 321 through December 22.
•This pace is the weakest since 2009, during the post-crisis period.
•In 2021, peak exits approached about 1,200 deals, highlighting a stark contrast.
•Private equity firms hold a record 12,899 portfolio companies.

Louisiana Boss Rewards 540 Workers with $240 Million in Five-Year Bonuses After $1.7B Fibrebond Sale🔥70

12/25/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

•Graham Walker, current CEO and son of founder Claud Walker, spearheaded a new employee payout policy.
•15% of the sale proceeds were earmarked for employees, a condition Walker insisted on.
•The total amount allocated to employees equals \$240 million.
•Bonuses are structured as five-year retention awards, paid annually.

Nvidia to Acquire Groq in $20 Billion Deal, Bolstering AI Inference Leadership and Talent Access🔥58

12/24/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

•Largest transaction in Nvidia’s corporate history.
•Agreement includes technology licensing, asset acquisition, and key executive hires.
•Groq develops Language Processing Units (LPUs) for high-speed AI inference.
•Nvidia aims to strengthen its dominance in AI inference hardware.

Kushner-Backed Paramount Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Sparks Ethics Concerns Over Presidential Influence in Record $108 Billion Media Merger🔥69

12/8/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

Paramount Launches Aggressive Cash Offer in Hostile Bid to Upend Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Move After Netflix Deal🔥56

12/8/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

Paramount Launches $30-Per-Share Hostile Bid for Warner Bros as Netflix Deal Intensifies Bid War🔥65

12/8/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

Saudi Public Investment Fund to Take Electronic Arts Private in Record $55 Billion Leveraged Buyout🔥58

12/2/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

•Transaction would transfer near-total ownership to the PIF, taking EA private
•Deal first announced in September and backed by Silver Lake and Affinity Partners
•Equity portion expected to be about \$29 billion from the PIF
•Structure consolidates strategic control under a single major investor group

Goldman Sachs to Acquire Innovator Capital Management in $2 Billion ETF Expansion Deal🔥58

12/1/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

•Deal marks major expansion into defined-outcome exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
•Defined-outcome ETFs, or “buffer funds,” use options to limit losses and gains.
•These products target retirees and conservative investors seeking stability.
•Innovator, founded in 2015, manages about \$28 billion across 159 funds.

Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Halda Therapeutics in $3.05 Billion Deal to Expand Cancer Treatment Portfolio🔥58

11/17/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

•The deal is part of Johnson \& Johnson's strategy to expand its oncology portfolio.
•Halda Therapeutics specializes in targeted oral therapies for solid tumors, including prostate cancer.
•Halda's RIPTAC platform creates small molecules that kill cancer cells by binding proteins crucial to cell survival.
•The lead therapy, HLD-0915, showed promising safety and early efficacy in clinical trials for metastatic prostate cancer.

Personal Care Leader to Acquire Healthcare Giant in $48.7 Billion Deal to Form Consumer Goods Powerhouse🔥55

11/3/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

•The merger will unite popular diaper brands with well-known pain relief and healthcare products.
•The combined company will generate annual revenue exceeding \$90 billion.
•The deal is expected to close in mid-2026 pending regulatory approvals.
•Cost synergies are projected to reach \$2 billion within three years of completion.

Crypto Trading Giant Acquires ETF Manager to Drive Next Wave of Digital Asset Innovation🔥55

10/22/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

•The deal merges advanced trading infrastructure with ETF management expertise.
•Financial terms of the acquisition remain undisclosed.
•Combined firm aims to develop new crypto investment products.
•Integration expected to enhance liquidity and reduce trading costs.

Holcim to Acquire Xella for $2.16 Billion in Strategic Expansion of Building Solutions Business🔥56

10/19/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

•Deal expected to close in the second half of 2026, pending regulatory approval.
•Xella specializes in walling and insulation products like Ytong, Hebel, and Multipor.
•Acquisition aligns with Holcim’s 2030 growth plan focused on sustainable building solutions.
•Move expands Holcim’s presence in Europe’s energy-efficient renovation market.

Fifth Third Bank to Acquire Comerica in $10.9 Billion All-Stock Deal, Expanding Presence Across Key U.S. Markets🔥59

10/6/2025•Business > Mergers & Acquisitions

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