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Blackstone fund acquires energy storage company NRStor C&I

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Mar 4, 20201 min read

Blackstone fund acquires energy storage company NRStor C&I

Blackstone has announced that funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners have completed the acquisition of North American battery energy.

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GFL sees Valuation sink 9.5% from $6B in Canada's largest IPO since 2014

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Mar 4, 20201 min read

GFL sees Valuation sink 9.5% from $6B in Canada's largest IPO since 2014

North America’s fourth-biggest waste hauler GFL Environmental sees it’s valuation sink 9.5% from $6B in Canada’s largest IPO since 2014.

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AT&T to sell Quickplay to Firstlight and Highview Capital Partners

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Mar 3, 20201 min read

AT&T to sell Quickplay to Firstlight and Highview Capital Partners

AT&T has announced the sale of it’s Quickplay video distribution platform to a JV with Firstlight Media and Highview Capital partners.

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Thermo Fisher to acquire QIAGEN for $11.5B

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Mar 3, 20201 min read

Thermo Fisher to acquire QIAGEN for $11.5B

Thermo Fisher Scientific is set to acquire QIAGEN N.V. for $11.5B including the assumption of $1.4b in debt.

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MVB to combine Potmac Mortgage Group with Intercoastal Mortgage

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Mar 3, 20201 min read

MVB to combine Potmac Mortgage Group with Intercoastal Mortgage

MVB Financial to combine it’s Potamac Mortgage Group with Intercoastal Mortgage Company.

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Elliot Management takes $1B stake in Twitter

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Mar 2, 20201 min read

Elliot Management takes $1B stake in Twitter

Elliot Management takes a $1B stake in Twitter and nominates fource directors to their board, looking to replace part-time CEO Jack Dorsey.

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Takeda Pharmaceutical sells assets to Hypera S.A. for $825M

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Mar 2, 20201 min read

Takeda Pharmaceutical sells assets to Hypera S.A. for $825M

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company has announced the sale of a portfolio of prescription and over the counter products to Brazil's Hypera S.A.

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Gilead Sciences to buy Forty-Seven for $4.9B

Cameron Caldwell

Mar 2, 20201 min read

Gilead Sciences to buy Forty-Seven for $4.9B

Biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences to buy clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, Forty Seven, for $4.9B. “This agreement builds...

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Fidelity National’s $2.7 bn Acquisition of FGL Holdings

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Feb 25, 20205 min read

Fidelity National’s $2.7 bn Acquisition of FGL Holdings

Fidelity National Financial has agreed to acquire FGL Holdings for $2.7 billion in a move that will diversify...

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Capgemini acquires Altran Technologies for €3.7B

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Feb 16, 20205 min read

Capgemini acquires Altran Technologies for €3.7B

In a deal worth €3.7B, Capgemini and Altran will combine to create a new global leader in the digital transformation consulting landscape...

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Feb 9, 20205 min read

Xerox’s $32 billion Acquisition of HP

Xerox has announced that it has secured $24 billion in financing to back its proposed acquisition of HP...

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Feb 1, 20205 min read

Visa's $5.3 bn Acquisition of Plaid

Visa is acquiring fintech start-up Plaid for $5.3 billion - double Plaid’s latest funding round valuation...

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The MergerSight Group

Feb 1, 20206 min read

Big Pharma's Patent Panic

Over the past years, large pharmaceutical companies have experienced a deterioration in their ability to grow organically as the investments

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Specialisation in the Pharmaceuticals Sector

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Feb 1, 20204 min read

Specialisation in the Pharmaceuticals Sector

Many companies in the pharmaceutical industry are facing pressure to generate sales and profit while losing ground due to expiring patents a

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The Rising Prominence of Activist Investors

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Feb 1, 20204 min read

The Rising Prominence of Activist Investors

Investor activism is where an individual or group “purchases large numbers of a public company’s shares and/or tries to obtain seats on the

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Feb 1, 20206 min read

The Shrinkage of Public Markets

The shrinkage of public markets is a relatively recent phenomenon and is comprised of two main underlying trends.

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Consolidation is Key for the Automotive Industry

Cameron Caldwell

Feb 1, 20205 min read

Consolidation is Key for the Automotive Industry

The automotive industry is undergoing unprecedented changes on multiple fronts.

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Charles Schwab's $26bn acquisition of
TD Ameritrade

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Jan 20, 20206 min read

Charles Schwab's $26bn acquisition of TD Ameritrade

The Charles Schwab Corporation has acquired TD-Ameritrade in an all-stock $26bn deal to create a mammoth in the wealth management space.

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LVMH’s $16.6bn Acquisition of Tiffany & Co.

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Dec 29, 20197 min read

LVMH’s $16.6bn Acquisition of Tiffany & Co.

LVMH is on a $16.6bn luxury shopping spree acquiring Tiffany & Co in its biggest takeover yet.

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Occidental Petroleum’s $55 billion Acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

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Dec 22, 20197 min read

Occidental Petroleum’s $55 billion Acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Occidental quadruples debt holding acquiring key competitor Anadarko to consolidate the challenged oil and gas industry.

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