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India prepares $1bn LIC selldown for next month

India is preparing a roughly $1 billion LIC selldown for late June or early July, giving investors a fresh test of demand for the state-backed insurer.

By Naomi Voss
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CXMT IPO approval sets up China’s biggest listing since 2022

CXMT’s exchange approval puts the chipmaker on course to raise at least 29.5 billion yuan in what could become mainland China’s biggest listing since 2022.

By Naomi Voss
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MUFG explores Danamon stake options, including take-private

MUFG is reviewing a take-private or partial sale of its 92.5 per cent Danamon stake as tighter Indonesian float rules force a choice on ownership.

By Naomi Voss
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Applied Aerospace IPO seeks $682.5 million at $3.6bn value

Applied Aerospace IPO terms target $682.5 million and a $3.6 billion value as Greenbriar keeps control and uses most proceeds to cut debt.

By Naomi Voss
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Quantinuum IPO terms target $12.7bn valuation

Quantinuum IPO terms point to a $12.7 billion valuation and up to $1.05 billion in proceeds, testing appetite for quantum listings.

By Naomi Voss
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Oura IPO tests hardware against the 2026 AI listing wave

Oura IPO gives investors a rare hardware listing built on ring sales and paid health members as OpenAI and SpaceX dominate the 2026 calendar.

By Naomi Voss
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Firefly (FLY) launches 12 million-share sale after IPO debut

Firefly (FLY) launched a 12 million-share stock sale after its 2025 Nasdaq debut, testing whether space-listing demand extends beyond SpaceX.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

Doncasters IPO filing tests defense demand after 26% jump

Doncasters IPO filing follows a 26 per cent revenue rise, but investors still have to price a $47 million quarterly loss and $712 million of debt.

By Naomi Voss
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Webster (WBS) holders back Santander takeover as closing nears

Webster shareholders approved Banco Santander's $12 billion takeover, clearing a major hurdle for one of 2026's biggest cross-border US bank deals.

By Naomi Voss
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Lilly to buy three vaccine developers in deal worth $3.8bn

Lilly said it will buy Curevo, LimmaTech and The Vaccine Company in deals worth up to $3.8 billion, widening its vaccine push through three smaller acquisitions.

By Naomi Voss
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Zepto IPO filing may land in June as India market reopens

Zepto IPO filing could raise up to $1 billion, giving India's 2026 listings market a fresh test beyond the marquee US AI floats.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

Cerebras (CBRS) IPO debut jumps 89% as AI test starts

Cerebras IPO debut lifted shares 89% above the offer price, giving Wall Street its first live test of AI hardware valuations in 2026.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

Deep Fission IPO tests how far the 2026 window has stretched

Deep Fission IPO asks investors to fund a $1.66 billion pre-revenue nuclear bet, showing how loose the 2026 listing window has become.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

OpenAI's IPO has a Sam Altman problem

OpenAI IPO investors may accept huge losses and a $1 trillion story, but Sam Altman's control and conflicts are the harder risk to price.

By Sloane Carrington
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Olaplex (OLPX) stock jumps 51% after Henkel's $1.4bn deal

Olaplex stock jumped about 51 per cent after Henkel agreed to buy the premium hair-care brand for $1.4 billion, offering $2.06 a share.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

Chinese brands buy western labels as home growth slows

Chinese brands are buying western labels as price wars, deflation and weaker demand at home make overseas growth and margins look cheaper.

By Naomi Voss
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AI IPO wave tests Wall Street capital capacity in 2026

AI IPO wave is turning into a Wall Street capacity test as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic chase demand that smaller issuers also need.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

Uber Delivery Hero takeover offer lands at €33 a share

Uber's Delivery Hero takeover offer values the German group at €33 a share as the bid tests cross-border food-delivery consolidation.

By Naomi Voss
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SpaceX Starship test clears key IPO execution hurdle

SpaceX Starship test cleared major flight milestones, giving IPO investors a live read on execution risk behind Musk's valuation pitch.

By Naomi Voss
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IMAX (IMAX) sale talks test appetite for premium cinema assets

IMAX sale talks put a $1.86bn premium cinema asset back in play, highlighting buyer appetite for branded exhibition businesses in a selective deal market.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

China data centres deal: buyout funds eye $1bn exit

China data centres deal talks have entered the final stretch as Princeton Digital Group weighs a sale of its mainland assets for about $1 billion.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

Anthropic's $30 billion round tests the AI IPO endgame

Anthropic's $30 billion round at a valuation above $900 billion shows AI financing is still setting IPO-scale prices before any listing.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

First Carolina files for IPO as US bank listings revive

First Carolina IPO filing adds a regional lender to the 2026 listing queue after quarterly profit rose and U.S. bank offerings regained momentum.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

BD-Waters merger closes at $18.8bn, BD gets $4bn cash

BD said its Waters combination closed at an $18.8 billion valuation, delivering $4 billion in cash and leaving BD shareholders with 39.2 per cent of the merged company.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

Anthropic share frenzy exposes the risks in the private AI secondary market

Anthropic shares are pulling buyers into opaque SPVs and fee-heavy side deals just as revenue growth sharpens the race to public markets.

By Naomi Voss