mergers and acquisitions

Goldman Head Projects 2025 Dealmaking Will Exceed 10-Year-Average

Goldman Head Projects 2025 Dealmaking Will Exceed 10-Year-Average
Goldman Head Projects 2025 Dealmaking Will Exceed 10-Year-Average
December 11, 2024  |  Partnerships

The CEO of Goldman Sachs is predicting a strong year for dealmaking in 2025. Speaking to Reuters Tuesday (Dec. 10), David Solomon said that dealmaking...

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Judge Blocks Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal Over Competition Concerns
Judge Blocks Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal Over Competition Concerns
December 10, 2024  |  Retail

A federal judge has blocked Kroger’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons on Tuesday (Dec. 10), citing concerns that the deal would reduce competition in the...

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Food Giant Mondelez Reportedly Exploring Hershey Acquisition
Food Giant Mondelez Reportedly Exploring Hershey Acquisition
December 09, 2024  |  Partnerships

Consumer packaged goods giant Mondelēz is reportedly considering a deal to acquire chocolate brand Hershey. That’s according to a report Monday (Dec. 9) by Bloomberg...

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Goldman Sachs Head Predicts M&A ‘Pick-up’ in 2025
Goldman Sachs Head Predicts M&A ‘Pick-up’ in 2025
November 19, 2024  |  Business

Goldman Sachs Chairman David Solomon has reportedly predicted stronger capital raising under the next Trump administration. Solomon also said Tuesday (Nov. 19) that there will be a more...

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M&A Activity Stays Cool as Interest Rates Remain High
M&A Activity Stays Cool as Interest Rates Remain High
August 25, 2024  |  Partnerships

Merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity remained slow during the second quarter of the year. The reason? The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates high, making...

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Payhawk Looks to M&A After 86% Revenue Jump
Payhawk Looks to M&A After 86% Revenue Jump
June 06, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Spend management platform Payhawk is reportedly going into acquisition mode. Co-founder and CEO Hristo Borisov told CNBC in an interview published Thursday (June 6) that the company aims to acquire early-stage...

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Report: Ant Group Plans $200 Million Purchase of MultiSafepay
Report: Ant Group Plans $200 Million Purchase of MultiSafepay
January 07, 2024  |  Partnerships

China’s Ant Group is reportedly preparing to purchase Dutch payments firm MultiSafepay. The deal, worth about $200 million, comes as Ant Group — which owns Alipay — is...

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Banks Slash 60K Jobs as Dealmaking and IPOs Decline
Banks Slash 60K Jobs as Dealmaking and IPOs Decline
December 26, 2023  |  Banking

The world’s biggest banks reportedly slashed more than 60,000 jobs in 2023. It was a year in which investment banks suffered their second year in a...

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