It was a comeback year for I.P.O.s. and mergers and acquisitions. Wall Street is optimistic that the winning streak will continue.
Category: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Try Making Their Case for a Merger
Regulators will decide whether a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would improve shipment times or stifle competition. A decision is expected in 2027.
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Trump Media Merger With Nuclear Fusion Firm Raises Ethics Questions
Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president’s financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration holds sway.
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What Trump’s Push Into Nuclear Means for the Sector (and His Net Worth)
The president’s paper wealth soared on news that the company behind Truth Social has agreed to merge with a fusion start-up. But China is way ahead in the funding race to commercialize the technology.
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Massachusetts Battery Start-Up to List on Stock Exchange
Factorial, the start-up, said the listing would provide money that would help it bring new solid-state batteries to market as soon as 2027.
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A New Stage in the Fight for Warner Bros. Discovery
The media company formally rejected a hostile takeover bid by Paramount and questioned the purported political advantages held by its unwanted suitor.
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Warner Bros. Says Ellisons ‘Misled’ Shareholders in Takeover Bid
The claim was made as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s dismissal of Paramount’s hostile takeover offer.
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Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners Pulls Out of Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Affinity Partners, Mr. Kushner’s private equity firm, played a small financial role in Paramount’s $108 billion offer, but it had attracted political attention to the deal.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public
A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.
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Questions About Larry Ellison’s Financing Pledge for Paramount’s Bid for Warner Bros.
The Oracle co-founder has pledged billions to finance Paramount’s takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery — which has questions about his commitment.
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Paramount Says Money Is No Object. Warner Bros. Isn’t Convinced.
Larry Ellison is backstopping Paramount’s bid for Warner Brothers, but Warner Brothers is concerned that the billionaire has not provided a personal guarantee to pay.