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Hugging Face explores $13 billion sale as AI tooling valuations climb
The AI developer platform is reportedly working with a bank to gauge buyer interest at $13 billion or more, nearly tripl...
Why M&A Culture Is Set by the CEO's Earliest Trade-Offs
Mergers force rapid decisions on brands, portfolios and people. Leaders often treat culture as a later fix, but those ea...
ITL Group to Buy Rudholm Group and Bamatex in Apparel Supply-Chain Deal
The deal would combine ITL's RFID, packaging and digital supply-chain network with Rudholm's 12-country footprint and Ba...
Real and RE/MAX Shareholders Approve Merger, Forming Real RE/MAX Group
Real and RE/MAX shareholders approved the acquisition, and closing is expected in about two weeks pending a British Colu...
JAPEX Expands US Shale Footprint with $320 Million Fundare Acquisition
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. acquires Colorado-Wyoming tight oil producer Fundare, adding 9,500 boe/d and betting on ...
Alexandria Container Handling’s H1 Profit Jumps 18% to EGP 3.8B as Expansion Advances
Egypt’s Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company reported a sharp rise in first-half earnings, backed by margin g...
IC Podcast: $400bn Pharma Rumour, AI Jobs Fears, and Smith & Nephew’s Stalled Turnaround
Investors’ Chronicle weighs a rumoured AstraZeneca–Bristol Myers megamerger, probes whether AI will really destroy jobs,...
Vodafone Sells Dutch Ziggo Stake for €1bn as Turnaround and AI Push Accelerate
The FTSE 100 telecoms giant agreed to sell its 50% stake in VodafoneZiggo to Liberty Global for €1bn, the latest in a se...
Apollo Wins EasyJet Bidding War with £5.7bn Takeover, Founder Backs Deal
Apollo Global Management has agreed to buy budget airline EasyJet for £5.7bn, taking it private after rival Castlelake d...
NRF’s Hot 25 List: The Fastest-Growing US Retailers Revealed for 2026
The National Retail Federation and Kantar release their annual ranking of the fastest-growing US retailers by domestic s...
AstraZeneca–BMS Merger Report Sends Shares Tumbling Into Antitrust Spotlight
Investors sold AstraZeneca after a report it held preliminary merger talks with Bristol Myers Squibb, while analysts que...
Gildan sales jump 72% on HanesBrands, sells Australia unit and lifts margin outlook
Gildan Activewear's second-quarter sales rose 72.3% to $1.58bn on the HanesBrands integration, as it agreed to sell Hane...
School Specialty to Acquire Nasco Education U.S. in K-12 Supplies Consolidation
School Specialty, which supplies five in every six U.S. school districts, is acquiring Nasco Education U.S., uniting two...
AI’s First Winners Seek Their Next Big Moves with Acquisitions and Unlikely Bets
From Midjourney buying a astrology app to Cognition adding personality to its coding agent, AI startups flush with cash ...
Tesla Considers Exiting China Amid SpaceX Merger Talks, WSJ Reports
Tesla is exploring a sale or spin-off of its China business, its second-largest market, to avoid conflicts with defense ...
Tesla Explores Selling China Unit to Clear Path for SpaceX Tie-Up
The electric-car maker faces geopolitical headwinds in its second-largest market; a potential transaction could reshape ...
Elon Musk Sells X to xAI for $45B—The Data Play Behind the Deal
The self-deal merges X’s vast user data with xAI’s artificial intelligence ambitions, reshaping the competitive landscap...
Expand Energy Bets $1.25 Billion on Gas Marketing with Twin Eagle Buy
Expand Energy will acquire gas marketer Twin Eagle for $1.25 billion, lifting its marketing free cash flow target by 50%...
Greg Abel's First Deal: Berkshire Acquires Taylor Morrison for $8.5bn
Greg Abel’s first acquisition as Berkshire Hathaway CEO is a $8.5 billion cash deal for homebuilder Taylor Morrison, sig...
TPG Exits Consortium for KKR's Re Sustainability, Leaving Three Bidders in Race
TPG has dropped out of a three-way consortium pursuing KKR’s Re Sustainability, reshaping the Indian waste management di...