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Mergers and Acquisitions 24 September 2025 - 18 November 2025

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Euronext Today, 18 November 2025: European Stocks Slide as Eutelsat’s €828m Capital Raise, Nexans Buyback and AkzoNobel–Axalta Mega‑Merger Dominate Trade

The Euronext 100 index fell about 1.3% to 1,689–1,690 points by late morning, with the CAC 40 and AEX also down over 1%. Euronext N.V. launched its €250 million share buyback program today, set to run through March 2026. Broader European markets tracked similar declines amid concerns over tech valuations and fewer expected Fed rate cuts.
18 November 2025
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Yum Brands’ Pizza Hut Shake‑Up: Why Wall Street Is Turning Bullish as Convenience Stores Circle the Deal – 18 November 2025

Yum Brands’ Pizza Hut Shake‑Up: Why Wall Street Is Turning Bullish as Convenience Stores Circle the Deal – 18 November 2025

Yum! Brands has launched a formal review of Pizza Hut, considering a possible sale as the chain’s U.S. same-store sales fell 6% in Q3 2025. Pizza Hut now accounts for just 11% of Yum’s operating profit, while Taco Bell and KFC drive growth. Goldman Sachs and Barclays are advising. No deadline or outcome has been set.
18 November 2025
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Ondas Holdings (ONDS) Lands $8.2M Airport Drone Defense Deal and Closes $225M Sentrycs Acquisition on November 17, 2025

Ondas Holdings (ONDS) Lands $8.2M Airport Drone Defense Deal and Closes $225M Sentrycs Acquisition on November 17, 2025

Ondas Holdings secured an $8.2 million contract to deploy counter-drone systems at a major European airport and closed its $225 million acquisition of Israel-based Sentrycs. The company reported record Q3 revenue of $10.1 million, up more than sixfold year-over-year. ONDS shares traded around $7.00 midday, down 2.5% after recent gains. Analyst price targets rose, with Oppenheimer upgrading the stock to “outperform.”
17 November 2025
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Galecto (GLTO) Soars on Damora Therapeutics Acquisition and $285M Financing: IND in 2026, Proof‑of‑Concept in 2027

Galecto (GLTO) Soars on Damora Therapeutics Acquisition and $285M Financing: IND in 2026, Proof‑of‑Concept in 2027

Galecto said it acquired Damora Therapeutics and raised $284.9 million in an oversubscribed private placement, extending its cash runway into 2029. The moves shift Galecto’s focus to mutant calreticulin therapies for myeloproliferative neoplasms. GLTO shares surged about 285% in pre-market trading. No shareholder vote was required for the acquisition.
10 November 2025
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Bubble or Boom? Magnificent Seven Stocks Face Critical Earnings Showdown

Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Today, Nov 7, 2025: Shares Slip ~2.6% as YouTube TV–Disney Blackout Persists; DOJ Clears $32B Wiz Deal

Alphabet Class A shares fell 2.6% to $277.45 midday Friday, tracking a broader tech decline as U.S. stocks headed for a losing week. The DOJ cleared Alphabet’s $32 billion acquisition of cloud-security firm Wiz, with closing expected in 2026 pending further approvals. Disney and YouTube TV remain in talks to restore ABC and ESPN after a blackout last week. Alphabet completed $17.5 billion in USD and €6.5 billion in euro bond offerings on Nov. 6.
7 November 2025
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Marvell Technology Soars After Report SoftBank Explored Takeover, Eyeing ARM Tie‑Up — Nov. 6, 2025

Marvell Technology Soars After Report SoftBank Explored Takeover, Eyeing ARM Tie‑Up — Nov. 6, 2025

Marvell Technology shares rose as much as 10% Thursday after Bloomberg reported SoftBank explored acquiring the U.S. chipmaker earlier this year. No deal was reached and talks are not active, but sources said interest could return. The proposed tie-up would have combined Marvell with ARM, making it the largest semiconductor deal on record. Marvell shares remained up about 6% intraday.
6 November 2025
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Schwab to Acquire Forge Global in $660 Million All‑Cash Deal, Accelerating the Race to Retail Access for Private Shares (Nov. 6, 2025)

Schwab to Acquire Forge Global in $660 Million All‑Cash Deal, Accelerating the Race to Retail Access for Private Shares (Nov. 6, 2025)

Charles Schwab will acquire Forge Global for $660 million in cash, or $45 per share, a 72% premium to Forge’s last close. Both boards approved the deal, with closing expected in the first half of 2026 pending regulatory and shareholder approvals. Forge’s top shareholders, Motive Capital and Deutsche Börse, have agreed to support the transaction. Forge shares surged in premarket trading after the announcement.
6 November 2025
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Luminar (LAZR) Stock Surges on Lidar Hype – Volvo & NVIDIA Deals Ignite Investor Interest

Luminar’s LIDAR Rollercoaster: Stock Rockets on Buyout Buzz, Then Plunges Amid Cash Crunch

Luminar shares plunged up to 45% on Oct. 31 after the company warned of a cash crunch and announced a 25% workforce cut. The firm reported $429 million in debt and just $74 million in cash, and may run out of funds by Q1 2026. Founder Austin Russell has proposed a buyout, but no deal is assured. CFO Thomas Fennimore will resign Nov. 13 amid ongoing financial turmoil.
1 November 2025
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Paramount Slashes 1,000 Jobs as New CEO Eyes $60 B Warner Bros. Takeover

Paramount Slashes 1,000 Jobs as New CEO Eyes $60 B Warner Bros. Takeover

Paramount Skydance began laying off about 1,000 employees this week, roughly 5% of its workforce, following its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media. Nearly 100 CBS News staffers are affected. CEO David Ellison said the cuts are necessary for long-term stability. Paramount has made multiple failed takeover bids for Warner Bros. Discovery, whose stock surged nearly 10% on the news.
29 October 2025
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Skyworks Soars 18% on $22B Qorvo Merger – What’s Next for the Chipmaker?

Skyworks Soars 18% on $22B Qorvo Merger – What’s Next for the Chipmaker?

Skyworks shares jumped nearly 18% to around $89 on Oct. 28 after announcing a $22 billion cash-and-stock deal to acquire Qorvo. Qorvo holders will receive $32.50 and 0.96 Skyworks shares per Qorvo share. Skyworks recently reported Q3 revenue of $965 million and non-GAAP EPS of $1.33, both above forecasts. Wall Street remains cautious, with an average 12-month target of $70.90.
28 October 2025
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Adverum (ADVM) Stock Skyrockets on News of Lilly’s $12.47/Share Gene Therapy Deal

Adverum (ADVM) Stock Skyrockets on News of Lilly’s $12.47/Share Gene Therapy Deal

Eli Lilly said Oct. 24 it will buy Adverum Biotechnologies for $3.56 per share plus a CVR worth up to $8.91, targeting Adverum’s lead gene therapy Ixo-vec for wet AMD. Adverum shares jumped 17% on the news but stayed well below the $12.47 maximum deal value. The agreement includes a $65 million secured loan to fund trials before closing. Adverum had warned its cash would run out by Q4 2025.
24 October 2025
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Is Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) the Next Big Media Stock? 75% YTD Surge Sparks Buzz

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Soars on Sale Buzz – Is a Blockbuster Media Deal Brewing?

Warner Bros. Discovery shares jumped about 9% on October 21 after the company said it received unsolicited takeover interest and launched a review of strategic options. The board is weighing a sale or splitting off its studio and streaming arm. WBD reportedly rejected a $40 billion bid from Paramount Skydance as too low. The stock is up roughly 75% year-to-date, hitting multi-year highs near $20.
21 October 2025
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Fifth Third’s Stock Jumps on Earnings Beat and Mega-Merger – Is FITB a Buy Now?

Fifth Third’s Stock Jumps on Earnings Beat and Mega-Merger – Is FITB a Buy Now?

Fifth Third Bancorp shares rose 2–3% to the low $40s on Oct. 17 after Q3 profit jumped 14% to $608 million, beating analyst estimates. The rebound followed a 4% drop the previous day amid regional bank credit fears. Net interest income climbed 7% to $1.53 billion, helped by easing deposit costs. Earlier this month, Fifth Third announced a $10.9 billion all-stock deal to acquire Comerica.
17 October 2025
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Verizon (VZ) Stock’s Wild Ride: New CEO & $20B Deal – Analysts Are Buzzing

Verizon (VZ) Stock’s Wild Ride: New CEO & $20B Deal – Analysts Are Buzzing

Verizon shares fell to about $40 by Oct. 13, 2025, down from $43.70 after Dan Schulman was named CEO, triggering a 3% drop on Oct. 6. The company raised its dividend to $0.69 and reported Q2 revenue of $34.5 billion. Verizon agreed to acquire Starry and awaits FCC approval for its $20 billion Frontier deal. Analysts remain cautiously positive, with a median price target near $48.
13 October 2025
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Record Highs, $55 B Deals & Data Drama: Wall Street’s Wild Week (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Record Highs, $55 B Deals & Data Drama: Wall Street’s Wild Week (Oct 4–5, 2025)

U.S. stock indices hit record highs this week, with the S&P 500 closing near 6,716, the Dow at 46,758, and the Nasdaq at 22,780. A federal shutdown delayed key economic data, but investors focused on expected Fed rate cuts. Nvidia and Intel led tech gains, while EA agreed to a $55 billion buyout. Oil prices slumped, but gold reached a record near $3,900 an ounce.
5 October 2025
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Electronic Arts Stock Skyrockets on $50 Billion Buyout Rumors – Latest Price & Outlook (Sept 2025)

Electronic Arts’ $55 Billion Buyout: Massive LBO, Saudi Ambitions and What It Means for Gamers and Industry

Electronic Arts will be taken private in a $55 billion buyout led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. The deal pays $210 per share, a 25% premium. The consortium will provide $36 billion in cash and $20 billion in debt, with EA’s assets securing the loan. CEO Andrew Wilson will stay on; the deal is expected to close by June 2026.
2 October 2025
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Electronic Arts Stock Skyrockets on $50 Billion Buyout Rumors – Latest Price & Outlook (Sept 2025)

EA’s Stock Skyrockets 25% After Surprise $55B Buyout – What It Means for Investors

EA agreed to a $55 billion buyout at $210 per share, sending shares up nearly 15% to $193.35 on Sept. 26. The stock trades near its 52-week high after surging 25% above pre-announcement levels. FY2025 net income fell to $1.12 billion on flat revenue, while the company repurchased $2.5 billion in shares. CEO Andrew Wilson leads the firm, which holds a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating.
29 September 2025
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Crane NXT Stock Soars on Currency Boom and Big Acquisition – Key Highlights and 2025 Outlook

Crane NXT Stock Soars on Currency Boom and Big Acquisition – Key Highlights and 2025 Outlook

Crane NXT shares jumped 15% on September 23, 2025, nearing a 52-week high after the company forecast high single-digit growth in its U.S. currency business for 2026, citing a major Federal Reserve order. The firm announced plans to acquire Italy’s Antares Vision S.p.A. for about €445 million and reported Q2 sales up 9% to $404 million, beating earnings estimates. Analyst sentiment remains mostly positive.
24 September 2025
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