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Deals
Allianz to buy HSBC Singapore insurance unit for $2.09bn
Allianz will buy HSBC Singapore insurance unit for $2.09 billion, giving the German insurer a 15-year bank distribution channel in a key wealth hub.
UniCredit Commerzbank deal could reach Q4 after profit beat
UniCredit Commerzbank deal could reach the fourth quarter after Andrea Orcel tied a full takeover to regulatory clearance and lifted guidance above €11bn.
Innolight Hong Kong listing opens at up to $7bn
Innolight Hong Kong listing orders opened at up to HK$55 billion, giving investors the clearest test yet of demand for large China tech IPOs.
SBI Funds IPO debut gains 6.9% as India demand holds
SBI Funds IPO debut opened 6.85% above issue price after 41.66 times subscription, offering a new test of demand for large Indian listings.
Samsung Biologics to buy PolyPeptide for $1.8bn in cash
Samsung Biologics will buy PolyPeptide Group for $1.8 billion in cash, widening its peptide manufacturing footprint across Europe, the US and India.
Tempus AI buys Personalis at $16.25, adds stock floor
Tempus AI buys Personalis at $16.25 a share in cash or stock, with a $48.42 floor that turns the merger into a test of healthcare AI deal currency.
Zhongji Innolight Hong Kong IPO tests demand as shares jump
Zhongji Innolight's Hong Kong IPO is turning into a live demand test after its shares rose 3.67% and the deal pointed to $8 billion.
Anthropic IPO tests AI demand as SpaceX frenzy fades
Anthropic IPO preparations put a $965 billion private valuation in front of public investors just as SpaceX slips below its $135 debut price.
Seven & i shares jump 4% on reported Zabka stake talks
Seven & i shares jumped after Nikkei and Reuters reports said the 7-Eleven parent is in talks to buy a stake in Poland's Zabka Group.
British Steel nationalization puts Scunthorpe on state books
British Steel nationalization puts the Scunthorpe mill on the U.K. balance sheet at an estimated £1.3 million a day in public cost.
PayPal (PYPL) jumps 15% on Stripe, Advent $53bn takeover bid
PayPal shares jumped 15 per cent in premarket after Reuters reported Stripe and Advent had offered $60.50 a share, valuing it above $53bn.
MGM Resorts deal talks center on Barry Diller's $48.30 offer
MGM Resorts deal talks turned on Barry Diller's $48.30-a-share approach, a proposal that values the casino operator at about $12.36bn.
Tailored Brands IPO filing tests Men’s Wearhouse comeback
Tailored Brands IPO filing puts Men’s Wearhouse back in view with $2.528 billion of sales, $411 million of EBITDA and a debt-paydown plan.
Holtec nuclear IPO filing rides data-center power boom
Holtec nuclear IPO filing shows $576.617 million of 2025 revenue and a backlog that could rise by more than $2.5 billion as power demand climbs.
Xavier Niel to become Vodafone's biggest shareholder in $5.9 billion deal
Xavier Niel's Vega agreed to buy e&'s 16.21 per cent Vodafone stake for £4.4 billion, sending the telecom group's shares sharply higher.
easyJet bid war: Apollo tops Castlelake with £5.7bn bid
easyJet bid war heats up after Apollo offered 715p a share, topping Castlelake and leaving investors to price in rival responses and deal risk.
SK Hynix US listing demand tops 7x as AI-memory trade holds
SK Hynix US listing demand topped seven times the shares on offer, signaling investors still want AI-memory exposure after the chip selloff.
Anduril IPO warning points to a fragile listing market
Anduril IPO warning highlights how a reopened U.S. listing market is still being priced on scarcity, strategic-tech hype and timing risk.
SK Hynix US listing raises $26.5bn at $149 a share
SK Hynix US listing raised $26.5 billion at $149 a share after demand topped seven times supply, setting a foreign issuer record on Nasdaq.
Luxshare (002475.SZ) IPO falls 9.6% in Hong Kong debut
Luxshare Hong Kong IPO fell as much as 9.6% after a HK$24.27 billion raise, suggesting investors are pricing large hardware deals more tightly.
BofA extends first $520 million loan to OpenAI ahead of IPO, source says
Bank of America’s $520 million credit line to OpenAI shows banks already jockeying for AI IPO roles ahead of a potential listing.
GameStop (GME) 2.5bn-share vote arms proposed eBay deal
GameStop's 2.5bn-share vote gives GME new equity capacity for a proposed eBay deal, though financing and regulatory risks remain.
Momenta Hong Kong IPO rises 3% in debut, testing AI demand
Momenta Hong Kong IPO opened 3 per cent above its issue price after a HK$5.89 billion sale, testing demand for China autonomy listings.
SK Hynix's Nasdaq debut tests the next leg of the AI trade
SK Hynix Nasdaq listing gives U.S. investors direct access to the AI memory boom while testing the won, valuations and chip appetite.
Luxshare Hong Kong listing heads for top-end pricing
Luxshare's Hong Kong listing is headed for top-end pricing, pointing to firm demand for large AI supply-chain deals in Asian equity markets.
