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Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Friday, 30 January, 2026
    Due Diligence
    OpenAI’s too-big-to-fail fundraising

    Tech groups have lined up to invest in the ChatGPT maker as its strength will directly impact their own businesses

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  • Thursday, 29 January, 2026
    Oil & Gas industry
    Coterra and Devon near tie-up to create $60bn US shale group

    Deal would be the largest oil and gas merger in two years

    A pump jack operates at a Devon Energy well site, surrounded by yellow wildflowers under a clear sky.
  • Thursday, 29 January, 2026
    Apple Inc
    Apple buys Israeli start-up Q.AI for close to $2bn in race to build AI devices

    iPhone-maker strikes deal for secretive group that creates technology that analyses facial expressions

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  • Thursday, 29 January, 2026
    Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA
    Ex-Casino chief Jean-Charles Naouri found guilty of corruption

    Former stalwart of French establishment and three other ex-Casino executives convicted by Paris court

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  • Thursday, 29 January, 2026
    Carlyle strikes tentative deal to buy Lukoil’s international assets

    Agreement comes after US targeted Russian company with sanctions in October

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  • Thursday, 29 January, 2026
    Due Diligence
    Who’s the real cockroach: bankers, lawyers or private equity?

    Wall Street firms are pointing fingers over credit issues, with tensions boiling over at Altice USA

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  • Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
    Due Diligence
    The private equity giant in Zug facing a test

    Partners Group pioneered private equity for individual investors but is now battling its US rivals for market share

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  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
    Private equity
    CD&R targets $6bn Indicor exit in drive to return cash to investors

    Buyout group believes maker of industrial pumps and valves could draw interest from strategic buyers

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  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
    LexPrivate equity
    CVC deal brings American-style alternative investing to Europe

    After going public in 2024, the European buyout powerhouse needs growth to lure mutual fund investors into its stock

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  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
    Retail & Consumer industry
    China’s Anta Sports agrees to buy €1.5bn stake in Puma from Pinault family

    Shares in German sportswear brand surge as Chinese group takes 29% stake

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  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
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    The Chinese company that went from contract shoemaker to betting on Puma

    Anta’s €1.5bn deal for a 29% stake in the German sportswear brand is a big step towards fulfilling its global ambitions

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  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
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    UK politicians call for competition review of Netflix bid for Warner Bros

    Watchdog has come under government pressure to be less interventionist and to support growth

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  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
    Due Diligence
    Private capital’s consolidation fever

    CVC is buying Marathon in the latest tie-up of private capital groups

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  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
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    Football regulator vows to look ‘very closely’ at debt-funded takeovers

    Watchdog is seeking financial information from clubs for first ‘state of the game’ report, due next year

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  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
    Mining
    Mike Pompeo-linked mining group pursuing up to 10 copper deals

    ACG chief executive Artem Volynets says London-listed company aims to become a ‘western supplier’ of the metal

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  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
    Spire Healthcare Group PLC
    Spire Healthcare shares jump almost 20% on sale talks with buyout groups

    London-listed company on Monday confirms discussions with suitors including Bridgepoint and Triton

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  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
    Daniel Křetínský
    Daniel Křetínský launches ‘friendly’ takeover bid for Fnac Darty

    CEO Enrique Martinez welcomes offer from Czech billionaire, who already holds 28% stake in French electronics retailer

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  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
    Gold
    China’s Zijin swoops for Allied Gold in $4bn deal

    Acquisition of Canadian peer comes as record prices for precious metal drive consolidation

    Zijin Mining logo and name illuminated on a sign at the company’s booth at a mining conference.
  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
    Oil & Gas industry
    Adnoc increases stake in Rio Grande LNG project in Texas

    Abu Dhabi’s state oil company is seeking to become one of the world’s largest integrated gas suppliers    

    The ADNOC headquarters building with the company’s logo and oil industry equipment displayed in front.
  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
    CVC Capital Partners Ltd
    CVC strikes $1.6bn deal for US private credit group Marathon

    Acquisition will significantly expand CVC’s credit business as it targets ‘fast-growing’ US market

    CVC Capital Partners logo displayed on an office wall, with building reflections visible on the glass.
  • Saturday, 24 January, 2026
    LexInsurance
    Zurich’s £8bn bid for insurer Beazley produces some spurious claims

    Chief Greco says prior offers were rebuffed and shareholders should now have a say

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  • Friday, 23 January, 2026
    Personal Finance
    Stockpickers: Rathbones, Treatt, Safestore

    Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week

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  • Friday, 23 January, 2026
    Due Diligence
    Trump and Fink take over Davos

    The annual meeting themed ‘a spirit of dialogue’ was dominated by the US president’s attendance

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  • Friday, 23 January, 2026
    News in-depthNetflix Inc
    Netflix says Paramount bid ‘doesn’t pass sniff test’ as Warner battle intensifies

    Co-chief Greg Peters says Netflix is winning Warner Bros shareholder support for a deal that would upend Hollywood

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  • Friday, 23 January, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    China’s fear of ‘selling young crops’ spurred review of Meta’s Manus deal

    Senior leadership ordered assessment of whether purchase risks losing cutting-edge technology

    A hand holds a smartphone displaying the Manus logo, with the Meta logo blurred in the background.
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