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Deals
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
EU merger policy confusion chills Europe M&A revival
EU merger policy confusion is making advisers price Brussels risk more cautiously as officials debate scale, innovation and scrutiny.
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.
Prosus asks EU to drop Delivery Hero stake sale rule
Prosus asks EU to drop a Delivery Hero stake sale, testing whether Brussels will relax merger remedies after its Just Eat deal.
Indian outbound M&A at record $15bn H1 pace as growth cools
Indian companies spent a record $18bn on overseas acquisitions in 2025 and are on track to surpass $15bn in the first half of 2026 alone.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tuas M1 deal collapses after Singapore regulator probe
Tuas M1 deal collapse followed Singapore's review freeze after a spectrum probe, stripping Keppel of a $1.1 billion exit path.
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.
Hapag-Lloyd bids $4.2bn for ZIM in shipping tie-up
Hapag-Lloyd's $4.2bn bid for ZIM at $35 a share gives investors a 58 per cent premium and turns shipping consolidation into a live M&A test.
Oil and gas M&A 2026: high crude prices fuel more deals
Oil and gas M&A hit $38 billion in Q1 2026, and higher crude prices may turn a megadeal-led quarter into a broader wave of shale consolidation.
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.
