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Mergers & Acquisitions News 29 December 2025 - 30 December 2025

DigitalBridge stock jumps as SoftBank agrees $4 billion buyout at $16 a share

DigitalBridge stock jumps as SoftBank agrees $4 billion buyout at $16 a share

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 05:23 ET — Premarket DigitalBridge Group Inc (NYSE:DBRG) shares climbed 9.7% to $15.26 in premarket trading on Tuesday after SoftBank Group said it would buy the digital infrastructure investment manager in an all-cash deal. The acquisition lands as Wall Street’s focus on AI infrastructure shifts from chips to the physical plumbing behind them — data centers, fiber and power — areas where demand can rise quickly but capacity takes years and billions to build. “As AI transforms industries worldwide, we need more compute, connectivity, power, and scalable infrastructure,” SoftBank Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said.
30 December 2025
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DigitalBridge stock jumps nearly 10% on SoftBank’s $4 billion buyout offer — what investors watch next

DigitalBridge stock jumps nearly 10% on SoftBank’s $4 billion buyout offer — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 00:11 ET — Market closed DigitalBridge Group, Inc. shares jumped 9.7% to $15.27 on Monday after SoftBank Group said it would buy the digital infrastructure investor for about $4 billion, or $16 a share in cash. SoftBank said the offer represents a 15% premium to DigitalBridge’s Dec. 26 close and about 50% to the stock’s “unaffected” 52-week average closing price as of Dec. 4. About 86 million shares changed hands, far above recent averages. Nasdaq+1 The deal lands at a moment when investors are trying to put a price on the plumbing behind the AI
30 December 2025
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Constellation Energy stock today: CEG slips in thin year-end trade as Calpine deal stays in focus

Constellation Energy stock today: CEG slips in thin year-end trade as Calpine deal stays in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 23:50 ET — Market closed Constellation Energy Corp shares slipped 0.6% on Monday, ending at $358.33 as trading volumes thinned in the final week of the year. The dip matters because Constellation has become a proxy for the U.S. power-demand boom tied to artificial intelligence data centers, which are pushing grid planners and regulators to focus on supply constraints and reliability. That backdrop has kept power producers in the spotlight even on quiet sessions, with investors balancing long-term demand themes against near-term catalysts such as regulatory milestones and financing steps tied to big deals. Constellation
30 December 2025
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JNJ stock today: J&J closes $3.05B Halda cancer deal, flags EPS hit — what’s next

JNJ stock today: J&J closes $3.05B Halda cancer deal, flags EPS hit — what’s next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 20:26 ET — Market closed Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) shares were last down 0.02% at $207.56 on Monday after the healthcare conglomerate said it completed its $3.05 billion cash acquisition of cancer drug developer Halda Therapeutics. The stock traded between $207.31 and $209.46, and J&J said it will account for the deal as a business combination and expects it to cut adjusted earnings per share by about $0.20, split evenly between the fourth quarter and 2026. JNJ.com The closing matters because it adds another pipeline bet in oncology, where big drugmakers are still hunting for
30 December 2025
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Adobe stock slips after hours as Semrush sets Feb. 3 vote on $12-a-share deal

Adobe stock slips after hours as Semrush sets Feb. 3 vote on $12-a-share deal

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 19:44 ET — After-hours Adobe Inc. (ADBE) shares slipped 0.2% to $353.16 in after-hours trading on Monday, a session that runs after the market’s 4 p.m. close. Semrush Holdings said in a definitive proxy statement — the document used to seek shareholder votes — that stockholders of record as of Dec. 26 will vote on Feb. 3 on Adobe’s all-cash offer of $12 a share. The proxy statement is dated Dec. 29 and is first being mailed on or about Dec. 31, the filing showed. The filing puts a firm date on a key hurdle
30 December 2025
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JNJ stock edges higher after Johnson & Johnson closes $3.05B Halda deal; earnings outlook next

JNJ stock edges higher after Johnson & Johnson closes $3.05B Halda deal; earnings outlook next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 14:38 ET — Regular session Johnson & Johnson shares were up about 0.3% at $208.28 in afternoon trading on Monday after the healthcare conglomerate said it had completed its $3.05 billion cash acquisition of Halda Therapeutics. JNJ.com The close matters because it brings Johnson & Johnson a clinical-stage oncology platform and assets as investors press large drugmakers to keep replenishing their pipelines ahead of patent expirations and pricing pressure. It also puts the focus back on execution: the deal is expected to dent near-term profit metrics, and Johnson & Johnson has flagged its next earnings
29 December 2025
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Philip Morris stock ticks up on Swedish Match plan filing as U.S. market softens

Philip Morris stock ticks up on Swedish Match plan filing as U.S. market softens

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 1:03 PM ET — Regular session Shares of Philip Morris International (PM.N) rose slightly on Monday after the tobacco company filed to register 500,000 shares for a Swedish Match North America employee profit-sharing plan, a filing showed. The stock was up 0.3% at $161.52 in midday New York trading. SEC The small gain stood out in a market that has leaned choppy into the final full week of the year, with investors favoring steadier, cash-generating names over high-growth bets. That matters for Philip Morris holders because the stock is widely owned for its dividends and
29 December 2025
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WBD stock hovers near takeover price as Jan. 21 tender deadline nears

WBD stock hovers near takeover price as Jan. 21 tender deadline nears

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 12:21 ET — Regular session Warner Bros Discovery shares edged higher on Monday, up about 0.2% at $28.86 by 12:21 p.m. ET, as trading stayed anchored around the prices implied by competing takeover proposals. The stock has been effectively “deal-trading” as shareholders weigh a tender offer — a public bid that asks investors to sell their shares at a stated price — from Paramount Skydance against Warner’s agreed transaction with Netflix, ahead of a Jan. 21 deadline for investors to decide on Paramount’s offer. Reuters That countdown matters now because the window for a higher
29 December 2025
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SoftBank’s DigitalBridge buyout jolts thin year-end trading as U.S. futures dip

SoftBank’s DigitalBridge buyout jolts thin year-end trading as U.S. futures dip

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 09:27 ET Key points: SoftBank Group said on Monday it will acquire digital infrastructure investor DigitalBridge Group in a deal valued at about $4 billion, pushing DigitalBridge shares sharply higher in premarket trading. (Reuters) Reuters The deal lands as Wall Street heads into the final week of the year with lighter volumes and fewer trading days, a setup that can amplify market moves. U.S. markets are shut on Thursday for New Year’s Day. Reuters+1 SoftBank is paying $16 per share, a roughly 15% premium to DigitalBridge’s Friday close, Reuters reported. DigitalBridge managed about $108 billion
29 December 2025
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Warner Bros Discovery stock stuck between Netflix deal value and Paramount’s $30 bid as Jan. 21 deadline nears

Warner Bros Discovery stock stuck between Netflix deal value and Paramount’s $30 bid as Jan. 21 deadline nears

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:21 ET — Market closed Warner Bros. Discovery shares last fell 1.4% to $28.80, leaving the stock wedged between competing takeover prices as investors head into Monday’s session waiting for the next headline in the bidding fight. The gap matters because WBD’s share price has become a running read on whether investors expect a sweeter offer, or whether the company’s board will stick with the deal it has already endorsed. Warner Bros. Discovery IR+1 Paramount Skydance’s hostile bid is structured as a tender offer — a proposal to buy shares directly from shareholders — and
29 December 2025
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ServiceNow stock edges higher into year-end as $7.75 billion Armis deal stays in focus

ServiceNow stock edges higher into year-end as $7.75 billion Armis deal stays in focus

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:05 ET — Market closed ServiceNow, Inc. shares ended Friday’s session up 0.8% at $153.89, giving the workflow software maker a small lift into the final trading days of the year. The move matters now because investors are weighing whether ServiceNow’s push into big-ticket dealmaking will strengthen growth without adding unwanted balance-sheet risk, at a time when year-end trading can be choppy and volumes thin. investor.servicenow.com+1 A Bloomberg report on Friday highlighted that ServiceNow has committed at least $12 billion in 2025 to acquisitions or strategic investments, underscoring why the market is parsing each new
29 December 2025
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BP cashes in on Castrol: $10.1 billion Stonepeak deal sets up Castrol India share offer

BP cashes in on Castrol: $10.1 billion Stonepeak deal sets up Castrol India share offer

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:42 ET BP has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol lubricants business to investment firm Stonepeak, valuing the unit at about $10.1 billion on an enterprise basis. Enterprise value is a measure that includes a company’s debt. Stonepeak BP expects the transaction to deliver net proceeds of around $6 billion, including accelerated dividend payments, and said the cash will be used to reduce net debt. WorkBoat The deal also has an immediate knock-on in India, where Stonepeak and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) are setting up a mandatory share offer
29 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

7 February 2026
Stellantis shares plunged 23.7% to $7.28 Friday after the company disclosed about €22.2 billion in charges tied to a reset of its electric-vehicle strategy and said it will skip its 2026 dividend. The automaker flagged a preliminary net loss of €19–21 billion for the second half of 2025. Shares rose 1.6% in late after-hours trading. Investors await Feb. 26 results and a May 21 Investor Day.
Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

7 February 2026
Intel shares rose 4.87% to $50.59 Friday, trailing gains by Nvidia and Broadcom as chip stocks rallied. Sources said Intel and AMD warned Chinese customers of longer waits and higher prices for some server CPUs, with Intel lead times reaching six months. Intel said China accounts for over 20% of its revenue. Investors await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

7 February 2026
IRS staffing has dropped to 2021 levels as the 2026 tax filing season begins, according to a Treasury watchdog. The agency faces a backlog of about 2 million returns, 129% above pre-pandemic levels. Most e-filers using direct deposit still get refunds within 21 days, but paper filings and amended returns could see delays. The IRS lowered its call-answer target to 70% for this season.
Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

7 February 2026
Plug Power shares rose 11.6% Friday to $2.08 after a sharp drop the previous day, as attention shifted to a Feb. 17 shareholder vote on expanding authorized shares. The company failed to secure enough votes earlier this week and is urging overseas holders to participate. CEO Andy Marsh cited difficulties for European investors in casting ballots. A reverse stock split remains possible if the proposal fails.
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