mergers

Report: $150B+ in Mergers and Acquisitions Halted This Summer
Report: $150B+ in Mergers and Acquisitions Halted This Summer
August 26, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Since the start of June, mergers and acquisitions totaling more than $150 billion have either been postponed or canceled as financing becomes scarce. That’s according...

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Market Volatility, Souring SPAC Outlook Create Cruel Summer for Crypto M&A
Market Volatility, Souring SPAC Outlook Create Cruel Summer for Crypto M&A
August 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Sometimes it’s friendly and sometimes it isn’t, but long-planned crypto mergers and SPAC acquisitions have been falling apart in the past month. Since July, five...

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Pace of M&A Activity in August Fastest Since November 2021
Pace of M&A Activity in August Fastest Since November 2021
August 12, 2022  |  Acquisitions

In just the first 12 days of August, the dollar value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announced in North America is higher than that recorded...

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US Ponders Tougher Regs for Regional Banks, Muddling Merger Deals
US Ponders Tougher Regs for Regional Banks, Muddling Merger Deals
August 07, 2022  |  Regulation

Regulators in the U.S. are looking into whether big regional banks should be required to add to the debt buffer that helps them in times...

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Signs of Life but No Renaissance for Payments SPACs
Signs of Life but No Renaissance for Payments SPACs
August 05, 2022  |  SPAC

In payments, the rebound in SPAC listings — if we can call it that — will likely be a short one. We wonder: Is the...

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Plastiq Plans SPAC Merger With Colonnade in Move to Go Public
Plastiq Plans SPAC Merger With Colonnade in Move to Go Public
August 04, 2022  |  SPAC

Plastiq, a B2B payments platform that empowers the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) economy, is planning to go public via a merger with Colonnade Acquisition...

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Today in B2B Payments: PayStand Adds Yaydoo in Latam Tech Merger; Bizongo Raises $25M for Supply Chain Automation
Today in B2B Payments: PayStand Adds Yaydoo in Latam Tech Merger; Bizongo Raises $25M for...
August 03, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, embedded finance is seen as the next phase in business payments, Vori expands its grocery store inventory management platform with a...

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M&A in Payments Sector Down but Not Out
M&A in Payments Sector Down but Not Out
July 25, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Reports that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fell 20% in the first half of 2022 compared to last year show how fast action can cool off,...

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Big Tech M&A Regulation Looms in 2022
Big Tech M&A Regulation Looms in 2022
July 21, 2022  |  Big Tech

Big Tech companies have been in the spotlight for most of 2022, from antitrust concerns to allegations of harmful content in their platforms or violations...

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