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EigenQ will go public through a merger with blank-check company Silicon Valley ​Acquisition in a deal valuing the quantum tech firm at ‌about $3 billion

Biogen to acquire ​private biotechnology company RayThera for ‌up to $1 billion, as the U.S.-listed ​drugmaker seeks to expand ​its pipeline in immunology

Yum Brands to sell its Pizza Hut chain for $2.7 billion, as the fast-food ​business struggles with stiff competition and cautious consumer spending

Databricks agrees to acquire Panther Labs, its third cybersecurity acquisition; Panther was valued at $1.4B when it raised a $120M Series B in 2021

Olin will acquire Huntsman in an all-stock deal valued at about $2.43 billion, combining two U.S. chemical producers as the industry seeks scale and cost savings amid a ​challenging environment

Elon Musk's SpaceX said it would acquire Anysphere, the software firm behind the popular AI coding ‌agent Cursor, for $60 billion, in a bid to ramp up its foothold in the enterprise AI market

Salesforce buying AI customer service platform Fin, formerly known as Intercom, for about $3.6 billion as businesses accelerate their agentic offerings for enterprises

France-based construction group ​Saint-Gobain ‌to sell its specialist distribution ​business ​in Sweden, Norway, ⁠and Denmark, ​primarily under ​the Dahl brand, to Finnish retailer ​Kesko for $1.7B

Fox buying streaming platform Roku in cash-and-stock deal worth about $22 billion

SL Bio, biomedical company specializing in developing cellular and gene therapies, went public via SPAC merger with Horizon Space Acquisition II, special purpose acquisition company, in $5.568B deal

Nuvei will buy cross-border payments firm Payoneer for about $2.75 billion ​in cash as the Canadian fintech ‌aims to expand its global business

World No. 2 cement ​maker Holcim has secured ‌EU antitrust approval for its $2.14B of German ​walling systems maker Xella ​after pledging to sell a ⁠Romanian business

United Community Banks is selling its equipment finance business, Navitas, to alternative investment firm Wafra ​for $1.9 billion

Warburg Pincus to acquire ‌Japanese student housing provider J.S.B. for $1.2 billion

VERAXA Biotech, drug discovery and development engine for ADCs, went public via a SPAC merger with Voyager Acquisition, a special-purpose acquisition company, in a $1.64B

Einride, technology company that develops and operates digital freight solutions, went public via a SPAC merger with Legato Merger III, a special purpose acquisition company, at a valuation of $1.35B

ZincFive Inc., a specialized battery maker supplying data centers, has agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check company backed by SparkLabs Group at a pre-money valuation of $600M

Accounting Firm Crowe to Sell Stake to KKR in Nearly $3 Billion Deal

Dana will combine with ‌Eaton's mobility business in a deal valuing the unit at ~$5.1B, as the auto parts supplier looks to tap into resilient aftermarket ​demand

GSK's record $10.6B deal for US company Nuvalent will accelerate ​British drugmaker's rebuild of its cancer drug business as it seeks to fend off competition from bigger rivals AstraZeneca and Roche

GSK to ​buy U.S.-listed cancer drug developer Nuvalent for $10.6B in its largest deal in more than decade, marking strategic shift under new CEO as British company steps up focus on oncology

Orange acquired full ​ownership of MasOrange, ‌Spain's largest telecoms operator, after buying ​out its ​joint venture partner in ⁠a $4.91B deal

Johnson & Johnson will ​acquire biotech Firefly Bio for $1 ‌billion in cash, as it looks to expand its cancer drug pipeline

Space infrastructure company Quantum Space would go ​public through merger with acquisition company Inflection Point Acquisition in deal that values the combined company at ​~$1.2B

Incyte will buy Vega ​Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of privately held Star Therapeutics, in a deal ‌worth up to $2 billion, expanding its pipeline for blood disorder therapies

U.S. group Ingredion struck ‌a deal to buy Britain's Tate & Lyle for $3.6B in cash to create a leading speciality food and beverage ingredients company

Consortium led by Bouygues Telecom acquires billionaire Patrick Drahi’s French telecoms business SFR for $23.4B to consolidate French telecoms market and test European regulators’ appetite for mergers

Wellington Management Co. agreed to buy the mutual-fund division of Hartford Insurance Group Inc. for $1.9B as the Boston-based investment firm pushes ahead with a wealth expansion

Canadian power producer TransAlta Corp ​will acquire two natural gas-fired peaking facilities from Blackstone for ~$1 billion, strengthening its presence in the Western U.S. power market

Japan's consumer electronics retailers Yamada Holdings and Edion Corp are planning to merge in a move to create a giant chain ​with combined sales of ~$15.6B

Thrive Capital spinoff Thrive Holdings commits $1B to acquire local accounting firms through its subsidiary, Current, and use AI to automate their workflows

Wall Street banks kicked off the second part of a $6 billion debt package to finance QXO Building Products Inc.’s purchase of rival TopBuild Corp.

UniCredit secured commitments to raise its total stake in Commerzbank past 30%, adding ballast to the Italian bank’s pursuit of its German competitor

Aluminium Bahrain to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque, the European Union's largest ‌aluminium smelter, in a deal valued at about $2.2 billion

Salesforce is acquiring CMS provider Contentful for ~$1.5B, a steep discount from Contentful's $3B valuation in 2021

Edgewise Therapeutics to sell muscular dystrophy drug and related business to Servier in deal worth ~$2.65B, marking expansion for the French group beyond its core cancer and cardiovascular ​therapies

Private equity firm New Mountain Capital has agreed to buy ​residential property management firm Asset Living for over $2 billion

Motorola Solutions to buy Israeli startup D-Fend Solutions for $1.5 billion as governments and critical infrastructure ​operators worldwide rush to defend against the growing threat of rogue ‌drones

On-road load-handling equipment maker ​Hiab to buy North American garbage truck ‌manufacturer Labrie Environmental Group for about $1B

Berkshire Hathaway to buy Taylor Morrison Home Corp for $6.8B in cash, expanding the conglomerate's housing business

CVC Strikes $1.5 Billion Deal for GoDaddy Rival Namecheap

Hadron Energy, a modular nuclear energy company, went public via a SPAC merger with GigCapital7, a special purpose acquisition company, in a $1.2B deal

Fattal Hotel Group, an international hotel group, agreed to acquire PPHE Hotel Group, an operator and manager of hotel properties and hospitality brands, for $1.24B

Terra Quantum and Axiom Intelligence Acquisition Corp 1 Announce Definitive Business Combination Agreement at a $3.5 Billion Equity Valuation